NBA 2014-2015 Regular Season - Page 56
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Malinor
Germany4727 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On December 09 2014 17:19 Malinor wrote: The West is insane... starting the season with 16-6? Sure, here is your 7th seed and the 4th place in your conference. welcome to the west! rockets are so lucky to get by without dwight and pulling out wins out of our ass...here is your 2 game lead ahead of 8th.... same with dubs...12 wins in a row? have fun with that 2.5 game lead. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
Wat. Seriously though, anyone who's watched a Rockets game this year knows Harden has stepped up his defense. Still lazy at times and overly aggressive at other times, but he's finally putting the quickest hands in the NBA to use. His DRtng this year is 98 and the Rockets' D has held up even with Dwight out. I know his shooting has tanked, but this has to be considered his best season so far, right? James Harden as a + defender is immediately a top MVP candidate. I think he's #6 in steals (overrated measure of a defender, but still important) and like #30 in blocks. o.O | ||
icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On December 09 2014 18:48 Doraemon wrote: welcome to the west! rockets are so lucky to get by without dwight and pulling out wins out of our ass...here is your 2 game lead ahead of 8th.... same with dubs...12 wins in a row? have fun with that 2.5 game lead. Obviously the West is gonna start better than the East but I can't see these ridiculous win percentages keeping up, like there's no way 7th seed is gonna finish around 60 wins, there's no way | ||
KOFgokuon
United States14896 Posts
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
On December 09 2014 21:02 Jibba wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oP4eXW9y7g Wat. Seriously though, anyone who's watched a Rockets game this year knows Harden has stepped up his defense. Still lazy at times and overly aggressive at other times, but he's finally putting the quickest hands in the NBA to use. His DRtng this year is 98 and the Rockets' D has held up even with Dwight out. I know his shooting has tanked, but this has to be considered his best season so far, right? James Harden as a + defender is immediately a top MVP candidate. I think he's #6 in steals (overrated measure of a defender, but still important) and like #30 in blocks. o.O Yep, most of the national media still hasn't caught on though. From December 3rd of this year: NBA.com best 2 guards ; the Australian NBA.com reporter picked Wesley Mathews over Harden... It's kind of funny because Harden is averaging more Blocks and Steals than Thompson so far this year, but people still think Harden is playing the same defense as he did last year. All the current complaints about Harden's defense show most of them haven't watched any Rockets games this year. Harden just had to improve to average defensively to be the best 2 guard in the league, and he has been well above average so far. Only concern is the energy used has made him less efficient as a scorer so far, but the results are in the wins despite Dwight Howard, Terrence Jones, Pat Beverly, Canaan and now Papanikolaou out for extended periods so far with injuries. | ||
Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On December 09 2014 16:37 FakePseudo wrote: Lebron's is straight ugly ass comic sans, while Rose's was some kind of "walt disney" font style (had some comi vibe in it still). I don't know how I feel about the latter but on the moment it didn't shock me while LB's seemed straight horrible. So, LeBron(and the other guys at the game last night) got a shirt in a font you don't like given to them by Jarret Jack, who had his sports agency acquire them when he heard the players wanted them, and that means what exactly? | ||
Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
Harden and Garcia (questionable) and Howard (doubtful) and Canaan (out) and Jones (out) and Papanikolaou (out) LOL btw, good to see jibba still here, feel for you bro about the pistons situation | ||
rebdomine
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RowdierBob
Australia13008 Posts
On December 09 2014 09:12 oneofthem wrote: espn released their RPM numbers for this season. interesting results: http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM still not sure about methodology on this thing though. it is also very small sample and single season Anyone know how this differs from RAPM? | ||
RowdierBob
Australia13008 Posts
On December 10 2014 09:14 Doraemon wrote: rockets injury list: Harden and Garcia (questionable) and Howard (doubtful) and Canaan (out) and Jones (out) and Papanikolaou (out) LOL btw, good to see jibba still here, feel for you bro about the pistons situation Scared of Dubs imo. | ||
Ethelis
United States2396 Posts
On December 10 2014 09:45 rebdomine wrote: Who will start at SG if Harden and Garcia can't go? Jason Terry? Nick Johnson if we need Terry at PG cause everyone else is dead. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On December 10 2014 09:14 Doraemon wrote: rockets injury list: Harden and Garcia (questionable) and Howard (doubtful) and Canaan (out) and Jones (out) and Papanikolaou (out) LOL btw, good to see jibba still here, feel for you bro about the pistons situation It's pretty tough to watch. This is the most broken basketball I've seen in a while. Not the worst, but the most disjointed. | ||
oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On December 10 2014 09:45 RowdierBob wrote: Anyone know how this differs from RAPM? the espn stuff involves play charting and assigning player responsibility based on their involvement rather than just being on the floor. because it's proprietary and blackbox, we don't really know how accurate any of it is. it is also not adjusted for opponent and who is replacing the player. | ||
icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
even magic says lakers should lose ![]() | ||
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