EPTi have a hard time believing any team can sweep Philadelphia in the playoffs.
Zach Lavine's whining creates lots of 5 on 4s for Toronto.
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JimmyJRaynor
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i have a hard time believing any team can sweep Philadelphia in the playoffs. Zach Lavine's whining creates lots of 5 on 4s for Toronto. | ||
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Nemireck
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On February 15 2018 11:17 JimmiC wrote: I don't know if it is a myth or not but they always talk about it based on the season being so much longer then the college season. But opponents adjusting to them and game planning for them, exploiting their weaknesses makes more sense. Though the longer season makes sense to me as well so could be both to some degree. I think the issue with sending them to the Dleague is they are both starters right now! Yes, well "They" also often know little more than you or me when it comes to these things. Hell, even most professional athletes have little understanding of the reasons behind things they do in a game. That's why sports have coaches. The players have physical talents and are told by a coach (or team of coaches) how to put those talents to use. That's why players with high "(insert sport here) IQ" are highlighted in the media (ignoring the fact that most media have no fucking clue what they're talking about and are just parroting the same talking points as everyone else for entertainment). They are the few players that truly understand the game, and often you find them "defying the clock" and having greater success than expected later on in their careers. Think guys like Tom Brady or even, yes, LeBron at the highest level... Though I believe more often they are above average role players who just never seem to fall off until they retire or age finally does what it do (Steve Kerr, anyone?). Anyway, I'm sure a longer season has an effect but honestly, that's all conditioning assuming no nagging injuries. Conditioning is super-easy to improve, especially before 30. | ||
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andrewlt
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On February 15 2018 11:45 Nemireck wrote: Yes, well "They" also often know little more than you or me when it comes to these things. Hell, even most professional athletes have little understanding of the reasons behind things they do in a game. That's why sports have coaches. The players have physical talents and are told by a coach (or team of coaches) how to put those talents to use. That's why players with high "(insert sport here) IQ" are highlighted in the media (ignoring the fact that most media have no fucking clue what they're talking about and are just parroting the same talking points as everyone else for entertainment). They are the few players that truly understand the game, and often you find them "defying the clock" and having greater success than expected later on in their careers. Think guys like Tom Brady or even, yes, LeBron at the highest level... Though I believe more often they are above average role players who just never seem to fall off until they retire or age finally does what it do (Steve Kerr, anyone?). Anyway, I'm sure a longer season has an effect but honestly, that's all conditioning assuming no nagging injuries. Conditioning is super-easy to improve, especially before 30. Speaking of Steve Kerr, deeper teams like the Warriors can rest their coaches against shitty teams and let the players coach themselves. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On February 15 2018 11:47 andrewlt wrote: Speaking of Steve Kerr, deeper teams like the Warriors can rest their coaches against shitty teams and let the players coach themselves. you learn things about "old material" when teaching "old material" to people unexposed to it. active instruction and teaching is a learning technique. it was a smart move by Kerr. Couple of days ago the big news was Cleveland's brand new all powerful offense hung the highest point total on the "toughest defense in the NBA" in Boston. Welp, one game later the LA Clippers put up more points than Cleveland. I think Boston's wilting defense is as much or more responsible for the big points the Clips and Cavs put up as the Clips and Caves offenses. | ||
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sung_moon
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BlackJack
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skills challenge - Markkanen 3 point contest - Klay dunk contest - Mitchell | ||
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BlackJack
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On February 18 2018 11:11 JimmiC wrote: You almost got it, I'll go ellington in a surprise and Smith Jr. I'm nailing it on 2nd place finishers. It's okay cause i got the Warriors to win the Finals | ||
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xwoGworwaTsx
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Grats on the 3pt win! Reggie miller is annoying af. he tries so hard to be cool saying shit like DB and Queen B but he sounds like a try hard buffon, no pun intended. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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The only metric that fully captures the brilliance of Fred Van Vleet is ESPN Real Plus Minus. He now has a higher Real Plus Minus than Kyle Lowry and its well deserved. The Raptors bench has been outplaying the Raptors starters for a while now. http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM/position/1 On February 15 2018 10:36 JimmiC wrote: A sampling of people who have a worse shooting % then wiggins: Blake Griffin, Kris Dunn, Devin Booker, Lauri Markkanon, Kemba Walker, John Wall, Kyle Lowery, Marc Gasol, Mello, Dinwiddie. no troll. Wiggins has taken almost 1000 shots this year. A lousy shooting % by all the guys you mention here is a negative for those players. Taking Lowry and Dinwiddie though... they do a lot more than just shoot. They create way more offense than Wiggins outside of shooting. They also don't take any where near the # of shots Wiggins does. How many players have missed more shots than Wiggins the last 3 years? i'm too lazy to look it up.. but i'll bet you its less than 5 guys. so the joke fits the reality quite well... Wiggins lays enough bricks to build a pyramid. | ||
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