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On July 15 2017 12:28 sung_moon wrote:https://streamable.com/zo8qrHighlight reel I seen from reddit that brought his landing form into question.
TLDW:
- 14 plays total - 13 dunks/layups, 1 DRose pass. 2 of the 13 dunks/layups had completely obscured landing, and along with the pass, were not included here.
- ALL had had clear tip-toe/ball of foot landing, with varying degrees of cushion and impact.
- In #3, the actual landing was obscured, but the preparation for the landing was ball first
- In #4, the Suns player cut across Rose affecting his balance. Rose still managed to land ball first but with only split second delay to full heel landing that there was considerable impact on his sole. Bent knees didn't help either.
CONCLUSION: These are mostly good landing mechanics. Insufficient data.
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What Rose could have done better is hang on the rim a bit to lower the impact on the ground. Instead it seemed he really liked these "drop" type of dunks. I can't blame him, they do look ridiculously sick, let's be honest ;D.
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I think I like James Harden... o.o maybe Houston Rockets fan in the making
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On July 15 2017 19:27 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Who's following the Summer League? Lonzo Ball is doing fine
Trying to catch as many games as possible but busy casting times + horrible times for people in CET makes it hard to follow everything D:
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On July 16 2017 22:28 NarutO wrote:
I think I like James Harden... o.o maybe Houston Rockets fan in the making
Good choice! They should be one of the top teams this next season and one of the more fun ones to watch.
They also drafted Hartenstein, German national player, but he won't be on the team until at least next-next season (2018).
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On July 15 2017 19:27 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Who's following the Summer League? Lonzo Ball is doing fine
I'd argue he actually isn't looking that great. Right now he looks like Ricky Rubio without the defense. Shot looks pretty bad and better defenders are eat it up off the dribble.
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Yeah, the real question is what his scoring is going to look like. Right now he's the 3rd option on a Summer league and his FG% has been pretty garbo. His FTs have been pretty good, though, so that's an encouraging sign.
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Anyone watching WNBA as well? Just watching Sky vs Wings and they have a pretty good game - at least super close so its fun to watch
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I dont know why but I always have a hard time watching WNBA
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Serious question:
Poll: Are you a WNBA fan? Please Explain your answer.1 (Don't care, never watch) (13) 81% 5 (Super fan, like watching fave NBA team) (1) 6% 3 (Know a few names a teams, watch games and highlights sometimes) (1) 6% 2 (Watch when it's on, out of curiousity maybe) (1) 6% 4 (Know whats up, but not really NBA-level fandom) (0) 0% 16 total votes Your vote: Are you a WNBA fan? Please Explain your answer. (Vote): 5 (Super fan, like watching fave NBA team)
(Vote): 4 (Know whats up, but not really NBA-level fandom)
(Vote): 3 (Know a few names a teams, watch games and highlights sometimes)
(Vote): 2 (Watch when it's on, out of curiousity maybe)
(Vote): 1 (Don't care, never watch)
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On July 17 2017 09:44 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Serious question about WNBA
I used to watch a little bit when Seattle Storm had Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson.
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It's refreshing to watch some WNBA sometimes, because they play a different style of basketball, but eventually I miss the athletism and physicality.
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Count me as sceptical about Lonzo translating effectively to the NBA. I'm worried about his athleticism. He'll look good against bad teams but will struggle against good defenders. Wish him well though.
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On July 15 2017 19:27 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Who's following the Summer League? Lonzo Ball is doing fine
It's either Lonzo Ball is looking pretty fine because Kuzma fucking converts every single one of his passes or Kuzma had a monster summer league because Lonzo sets him up perfectly. I think it's a little bit of both. His summer league performance would not look as good if it wasn't for Kuzma, because Ball isn't scoring at all.
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Holy shit. The Rockets are trading everything this summer, including the entire team.
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I applaud the Rockets for being aggressive, but eventually you don't have the same team, even if you think you have equivalent parts. You don't quite know what you're going to get.
And yeah...that.
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I'm positively surprised that so many teams are making contending moves, despite the Warriors being seemingly unbeatable at this point. I'm even more surprised they're stacking up in the West :D. I guess in the end it doesn't matter where you are, you eventually have to beat the Warriors anyway to win it all.
I don't quite get all these moves to be honest. Are teams like the Wolves and the Rockets in win-now mode? Or win in 1-2 years? The Rockets especially don't seem to have what it takes to beat GSW, even if they bring Anthony in. I could see the Wolves matching up well, just not right away.
Meanwhile, Cleveland did nothing aside from firing the GM. Lebron is not happy.
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