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andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
November 10 2017 21:03 GMT
#561
Reggie Miller's shot is ugly but it was quick.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
November 11 2017 00:23 GMT
#562
NBA TV Viewership is up 15% compared to the start of last season. it's well deserved. the NBA has tweaked the game very nicely resulting in a more entertaining product. it was already very good for years... and so far this year... its better.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
November 11 2017 16:01 GMT
#563
On November 11 2017 03:27 cLutZ wrote:
Its like Tebow's ugly form vs, Phil Rivers' ugly form. Rivers is ugly, but its compact with a decently high release point, Tebow's was slow and long (he'd drop the ball to his waist) with only a decent release point. I dont know if Fultz can recover his old form, but it was good. Ball's form is bad because he can't shoot properly when dribbling, plus it has a low release point and slow release.


You'd think with the amount of money on the line and the availability of coaching they would attempt to change their mechanics. I realize they developed their habits for much longer than I, but I was able to completely change my shot at age 19 with no help.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-11 16:16:49
November 11 2017 16:13 GMT
#564
i don't think they want to change someone's mechanics mid-season. in college, Ball's long bomb was hitting at 41%. Thus, the college prolly didn't want to tinker with his shot.

it's easier to convince someone to change their mechanics after clear failure. If Lonzo ends up having a full season of shooting very badly his mind will be wide open to making a change.

On a related note, LBJ altered his jump shot this summer. he is what? 33?

It is early , however, The Eastern Conference has more wins this year than the West while the Cavs have a losing record. Hands up all those who called that? In that weekly rookie chart i post here its all Eastern Conference guys in the top-right quadrant.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
November 11 2017 16:43 GMT
#565
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-12 20:17:46
November 12 2017 20:08 GMT
#566
a detailed examination of the difference between actual and estimated defensive ratings for teams and players.

https://squared2020.com/2017/11/05/defensive-ratings-estimation-vs-counting/

when reading about any player or team defensive rating its important to find out if it is estimated or actual.
in the example provided here the 76ers team defensive rating was 104.90. Its estimated rating was 102.17. The estimation is good, but not perfect.

To get an actual rating requires automated (or manual) digging through play-by-play data. Estimated ratings come from boxscore data.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
November 13 2017 16:23 GMT
#567
On November 12 2017 01:43 JimmiC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2017 01:01 Jerubaal wrote:
On November 11 2017 03:27 cLutZ wrote:
Its like Tebow's ugly form vs, Phil Rivers' ugly form. Rivers is ugly, but its compact with a decently high release point, Tebow's was slow and long (he'd drop the ball to his waist) with only a decent release point. I dont know if Fultz can recover his old form, but it was good. Ball's form is bad because he can't shoot properly when dribbling, plus it has a low release point and slow release.


You'd think with the amount of money on the line and the availability of coaching they would attempt to change their mechanics. I realize they developed their habits for much longer than I, but I was able to completely change my shot at age 19 with no help.

They will, With tebow they tried. With Ball they even talked about how he had to much to learn and too much to adjust to in his first year and they would work on his shot next off season. Lots of people alter their shots, some it works out some can't break the habits I guess we will see with ball.


The issue is that there will always be a drop off while they are working on their shot. It happens. The more they practiced and worked on their previous shot, the harder the drop off will be. And there's always the temptation to use the old form whenever they get cold shooting the new shot.

I'm guessing there's a minimum of six months before the new shot could potentially be better than the old one. Even in a freaking desk job, consultants predict that it takes roughly six months to get back to the previous productivity after changing your database/enterprise/transaction software.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-13 18:22:25
November 13 2017 18:10 GMT
#568
including all games before November 13th.
i will bet you that Eastern Conference Sophomores are substantially outperforming their Western Conference counterparts.
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Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 01:35:04
November 14 2017 01:30 GMT
#569
the Knicks//Cavs game tonight is good.. and folks.. these 2 teams don't like each other.
O'Quinn just delivered a bodycheck Mark Messier would be proud of....
Isaiah Thomas with a tech.. Wade with a tech...
Enes Kanter and LBJ with double tech....
its mayhem in the garden!

The Cavs are getting beat up.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
November 14 2017 04:10 GMT
#570
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 04:34:17
November 14 2017 04:28 GMT
#571
rubio is a slightly better player than teague
wasn't gobert out of utah's lineup tonight?
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
November 14 2017 12:57 GMT
#572
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 14:17:24
November 14 2017 13:52 GMT
#573
the Jazz offense is in bad shape with lots of problems.. and Ricky Rubio ain't one of 'em. When Ricky Rubio is your #1 scoring option you're not using him properly.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/11/9/16626430/nba-utah-jazz-ricky-rubio-donovan-mitchell

"Scared, Shotless: Ricky Rubio Is Utah’s Leading Scorer, Which Is Why Its Offense Is a Nightmare"

Utah's offense was average last year and they lost their #1 and #2 offensive producers in Gordon Hayward and George Hill. And last night they played without Gobert.

i'd say Hill > Rubio > Teague. Utah replacing Hill with Rubio makes Utah slightly worse both offensively and defensively.


Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 15:18:30
November 14 2017 14:16 GMT
#574
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 14:53:05
November 14 2017 14:18 GMT
#575
basing judgement of players on 1 game is a bad idea.
On November 14 2017 23:16 JimmiC wrote:
Everything i have read about hill is he has disapointed in sac. He is going from a better team to a worse team which usually leads to a bump in usage and stats. Hill has regressed in both.

Both Hill and Rubio are in bad situations. This does not make them bad players. The primary ball-handler/distributor relies on all of their team mates more than other players. Both Hill and Rubio didn't suddenly become bad players because they're in bad situations.

Jeff Teague is a slightly above average PG. Rubio is slightly better than him and Hill is slightly better than Rubio.
On November 14 2017 23:16 JimmiC wrote:
This will be my last response to you because we all know how that goes.

this is hilarious. you keep saying you won't respond to my posts and then you do. it makes it hard to take your posts seriously when you do it repeatedly.
On November 14 2017 23:16 JimmiC wrote:
Edit: because you clearly cant read i didnt say teague is a better player or rubio is worse. I said teague was much better last night. Seriously you have 0 reading comprehension.

in this post
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sports/526388-nba-season-2017-2018?page=29#571
i did not quote your post. i did not provide a rebuttal to your post. i made a general observation. i told you this in the NFL thread and i am telling you now in this thread. if i do not quote your post i am not providing a rebuttal to your post.
if you decide in your own mind i'm providing a direct rebuttal to your post when i do not quote your post you are living in your own dream world.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 16:18:45
November 14 2017 16:15 GMT
#576
2 of Hennigan's last major acquisitions before getting fired by Orlando are not exactly in line for the all star game...
Orlando Magic
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Vucevic has really blossomed under Vogel's new offense so i have no idea how Biyombo is going to get many minutes.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-15 01:55:06
November 15 2017 01:36 GMT
#577
there is no "mystery" to me about why Toronto's 1st unit is always trailing when substitutions occur later in the 1st quarter. Demar Derozan is a very bad defender. Once he is removed from the game Toronto's defense tightens up.

Toronto's defensive rating with Derozan on the floor : 110
Toronto's defensive rating without Derozan : 94.
ouch.
On November 14 2017 23:16 JimmiC wrote:
Edit 2: since i didnt quote your post i must not have been responding to it. Heck im not responding to you now. Im editing for everyone elses benefit since many people have said they dont like the back and forth filling the thread. You have shown on every thread you either dont care about others or you are completely socially unaware. Either way it has got you banned before and im sure it will happen again.

your post started with "Thats your opinion" indicating you were providing a rebuttal.
my post was a general observation not a comment on 1 specific game.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
November 15 2017 03:34 GMT
#578
I would say that Harry's is an EASIER shave, although I wouldn't necessarily say it's BETTER, although easier usually also translates into less nicks/irritation. I always look like I have a 5 o'clock shadow, especially on my mustache region and I've yet to find a razor that can take care of that.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Nemireck
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1875 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-15 03:44:03
November 15 2017 03:35 GMT
#579
On November 15 2017 10:36 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
there is no "mystery" to me about why Toronto's 1st unit is always trailing when substitutions occur later in the 1st quarter. Demar Derozan is a very bad defender. Once he is removed from the game Toronto's defense tightens up.

Toronto's defensive rating with Derozan on the floor : 110
Toronto's defensive rating without Derozan : 94.
ouch.
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2017 23:16 JimmiC wrote:
Edit 2: since i didnt quote your post i must not have been responding to it. Heck im not responding to you now. Im editing for everyone elses benefit since many people have said they dont like the back and forth filling the thread. You have shown on every thread you either dont care about others or you are completely socially unaware. Either way it has got you banned before and im sure it will happen again.

your post started with "Thats your opinion" indicating you were providing a rebuttal.
my post was a general observation not a comment on 1 specific game.


This is a mystery to literally nobody who has paid any amount of attention to the team for the last 3-4 years. I even understand this, and I'm nothing more than an unashamed bandwagon fan.

The only people confused about this are the casual observer that checks boxscores until playoffs start and they become, "Literally, the biggest fan ever! Like, Lowry man, and DeRozan... jeez!"
Teamwork is awesome... As long as your team is doing all the work!
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17187 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-15 03:43:53
November 15 2017 03:37 GMT
#580
it is a "mystery" to both the TSN and SPortsnet broadcasting teams.... which is why i brought it up.
of course, they're both owned by the guys that own the Raptors so i guess we shouldn't expect too much.

OG needs to start at SF. I'd like to see Powell start at shooting guard and Derozan come off the bench... but i don't ever see that happening.
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