I thought that was a very weak dunk contest overall. I thought Donovan Mitchells 2nd round dunks were super weak. Dunking over Kevin Hart and some children and asking them to crouch down? How much lower can they get? There were a lot of "throwback" dunks in that contest but I thought doing a throwback of Vince Carter's dunk was a bad idea. All of Vince Carter's dunks from the Dunk Contest are imprinted on my brain and when you try to mimic it all I see is a wayyyyyyyy inferior dunk. I don't think Nance Jr. was that great either but I think he should have won. His double-tap dunk was probably the most original of them all.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 18 2018 14:24 GMT

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JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 19 2018 01:43 GMT

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JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 19 2018 04:02 GMT

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ZenithM

France15952 Posts

February 19 2018 13:45 GMT

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That was a far better game than the past 2-3 years iirc. No boring "open 3s and uncontested alleys". Players actually trying to defend in a lot of possessions in all quarters, and a close finish.

And I kind of want to see Lebron + KD on the same regular team... I'd bet they would mesh really well personality and playstyle wise. Lebron as alpha playmaker and KD as beta scorer :D.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

February 20 2018 04:18 GMT

#2346

On February 15 2018 22:11 JimmiC wrote:

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He is pro medical MJ and sure loves his Tie die, so your probably right!

https://www.google.ca/search?q=bill walton tie dye&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=YqoYtmY9RERZZM%3A%2CJ9W4mFjHGLTePM%2C_&usg=__y0L6NbmpwkQ8Hr2zYM42Wamw_08=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO2pHy_qfZAhUBSGMKHclpDM0Q9QEIMjAD#imgrc=YqoYtmY9RERZZM:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/bill-walton-caught-in-a-marijuana-rant-after-football-commercial-break_us_5874d1c5e4b02b5f858af9b2

I always wanted a picture of Mack Brown wearing a "Legalize it, bitch." shirt.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 20 2018 14:23 GMT

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andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

February 20 2018 16:06 GMT

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It depends. Alcohol is legal but there are repercussions if a player shows up to the game hammered. It is possible that it may become legal to be used in off days.

And it's funny that the most hardcore anti medical MJ people come from opioid abuse states. Some people don't realize how much more dangerous the legal stuff are.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 20 2018 16:41 GMT

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada17183 Posts

February 20 2018 17:40 GMT

#2350

this Louisville stuff only scratches the surface.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title

as the G League evolves the NCAA slowly loses its monopoly grip on north american player development.... its a welcome change.
its better to just directly pay developing young players what they are actually worth rather than playing this college scholarship shell game.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

February 21 2018 20:15 GMT

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I need to write that essay about hypocrisy. People accusing others of hypocrisy never want them to do the right thing...they just want their piece of the pie.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 21 2018 20:45 GMT

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada17183 Posts

February 21 2018 23:57 GMT

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as wayne gretzky once said...
"you miss 100% of the shots you do not take"
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/why-raptors-pascal-siakam-will-keep-launching-3s-despite-shooting-19-2-percent/

at one point this year Siakam had a stretch where he was 1 for 35.

i'm not buying Cuban's "i didn't know nuttin" routine. He is a smart guy and a skilled liar though. it'll be interesting to see how this plays out...
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Cuban just got fined 600K for discussing tanking. I think 2018 will be a bad year for Cuban.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17183 Posts

February 22 2018 01:13 GMT

#2354

Leonard likely out for the year.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22533719/kawhi-leonard-san-antonio-spurs-likely-season-gregg-popovich-says

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 22 2018 01:46 GMT

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada17183 Posts

February 22 2018 02:13 GMT

#2356

the back and forth between Kawhi and the Spurs has been going on for many weeks now. this is just the latest salvo.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

February 22 2018 05:39 GMT

#2357

Well isn't his uncle his agent now?

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17183 Posts

February 22 2018 17:20 GMT

#2358

this tweet is not discussing "ESPN Real Plus Minus". it is not xRAPM.
it is regularized adjusted plus minus.

seems like Jeremias Engelmann is the only member of the US media who realizes how good Fred Van Vleet is...
too bad he doesn't know how to spell his name