EPTNBA Season 2017-2018 - Page 21
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Twinkle Toes
United States3605 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
Right now, Tyus Jones is playing better, more active, higher effort defense than Teague. This gives Thibs a tough choice to make. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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urmomdresslikafloozy
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John just got destroyed on ESPN poor guy | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
On October 27 2017 01:30 urmomdresslikafloozy wrote: Ball > Wall John just got destroyed on ESPN ... poor guy meh, Wall trashed talked before the game so i don't really feel sorry for him. Plus, no one takes S.A.S. seriously.. he is more of an entertainer than an analyst. Offensive Points Added//Defensive Points Saved for Cleveland after 5 games. Upward is "Points Saved" to the Right is "Points Added ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/W917Js1.jpg) | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21052224/real-plus-minus-projections-every-nba-player-2017-18-rpm projected big improvements: Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic, Demarcus Cousins projected small declines: Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Twinkle Toes
United States3605 Posts
On October 27 2017 03:30 JimmiC wrote: I mean wall missed a bunch of shots, but if you watched the game he was the better player by far. Only readon this is talked about is because he talked shit before the game. If he hadnt we may be ralking about how he smothered ball and his 2-11 . which unlike walls bad shooting had a lot to do with the d of wall. Wall just missed shots, which sucks but is gonna happen some nights. Hopefully he just learned not to yap pregame 😂 The thing about Wall is that he is obviously a good player. But there is an air of arrogance about him that makes it difficult to root for him. | ||
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Twinkle Toes
United States3605 Posts
On October 26 2017 22:50 JimmiC wrote: They just keep trucking and this is without their best player and one of the best players in the league. It is going to take a while for all the teams that made major changes to figure things out and this is another advantage for the spurs since they always rock their system and keep so many pieces the same. Minny, Bos, Hou, Cavs, Clippers all added pieces and are now dealing with major pieces missing. But the 82 game season is long it will be interesting to see how much different it is at year end! (spoiler alert spurs will still be a threat xD) Spurs narrative for the last couple of decades People: Nah, they're old End up with 55+ win season People: They're boring as hell Wins championship People: Team is a band of misfits Another 55+ season People: What Spurs? Other teams have superstar this, superstar that! Another championship People: He is a system player. Player wins Finals MVP along with championship To be this consistently competitive for a couple of decades in a league that is designed to be anti-parity and do it quietly is really the best thing about the Spurs! | ||
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Twinkle Toes
United States3605 Posts
On October 27 2017 04:58 andrewlt wrote: Maybe it's because they are Washington DC's team but the Wizards just talk way too much for what little they accomplish. That Arenas/Jamison team used to trash talk Lebron constantly before losing. They blew up the entire team, rebuilt, and got more yappers. They keep talking about being best in the east without anything to show for it. If they were in the west, they'd be fighting for an 8th seed. And Wall is an annoying yapper. He can be like Draymond and commit to it, but he won't and think he is Jordan and Jesus combined and that gives his yapping some substance. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
https://fansided.com/2017/10/26/nylon-calculus-traveling-violations/ you have to wonder how much home court advantage milwaukee is giving up tonight. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
nice team defense by Boston tonight and as bad as Horford was in game #1 against the Bucks ... he played very well tonight. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
"you don't need great defensive talent to be a great defensive team. Thibs implements a great system .you follow the system.", Paul Pierce. Wiggins and Townes have been taking a beating in the national media for a while now. The best defense metrics identified the very weak defense of both players from the start of their respective careers. On October 27 2017 18:22 Jerubaal wrote: After looking at a lot of Giannis this season, I continue in my belief that he needs to develop a shot in order to be great. I don't think I've seen him score without getting to the rim. That's not going to fly in the playoffs if he's the best player on the team. ya , good point. until Giannis gets a jumpshot teams will just stick 5 guys in the key like the Raptors did in games 4 through 6 of last year's playoffs. | ||
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Keyboard Warrior
United States1178 Posts
On October 27 2017 18:22 Jerubaal wrote: After looking at a lot of Giannis this season, I continue in my belief that he needs to develop a shot in order to be great. I don't think I've seen him score without getting to the rim. That's not going to fly in the playoffs if he's the best player on the team. And he really needs to improve his APM so he becomes more valuable to his team in the playoffs | ||
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
On October 27 2017 18:22 Jerubaal wrote: After looking at a lot of Giannis this season, I continue in my belief that he needs to develop a shot in order to be great. I don't think I've seen him score without getting to the rim. That's not going to fly in the playoffs if he's the best player on the team. I think he does need some shooting weapon, but it doesn't need to be from 3. With Giannis' speed and size, about any shot he can get off and make consistently will be good for him, like a midrange pull-up or some turnaround jumper from the post. I'd like to see him with some kind of Kobe-like footwork  . Do the same kind of shit Kobe or Jordan did, but with 5 more inches of height and I don't know how many more of wingspan. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18051 Posts
maybe Giannis is a good candidate. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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virpi
Germany3599 Posts
On October 28 2017 01:38 JimmyJRaynor wrote: hakeem olajuwon has a training facility in the middle of nowhere in texas and in it he teaches NBA-ers better footwork. maybe Giannis is a good candidate. Recently, I was watching some Hakeem vids. That guy was on another level. | ||
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