Reposting:

By the way, are there any 40ish year olds here? Or someone old enough to have watched Jabbar in his prime, or even Wilt?

When you watched him/them, was there a consensus that they the best and most dominant players?

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

January 03 2018 17:00 GMT

#1504

We need a Kyrie meme:

"How can I run downhill if the earth is flat."

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 03 2018 17:27 GMT

#1505

re-watched a bit of some previous Raptors games from this year while commuting...
Lowry and Van Vleet are better at defending 6'10" guys than Andrea Bargnani.

Minnesota's RAPM pretty much re enforces the eye-tests for their players.. ( for those who actually watch the games )
https://www.reddit.com/r/timberwolves/comments/7nq3y1/espns_rpm_has_been_updated_and_heres_how_every/?st=jbzcfk0p&sh=085c39ef

Since Tyus Jones was given the starting job his RAPM has risen substantially. I'm not surprised... as i said i think he is the best 2nd string PG in the NBA. His game is growing by leaps and bounds. Since Tyus has been starting the Timberwolves have trailed for the sum total of something ridiculous like 10 minutes.

Another sometimes reliable measure is TPA.
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Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

January 03 2018 21:03 GMT

#1506

I can't say I find these graphs very helpful.

Twinkle Toes

United States3605 Posts

January 03 2018 22:01 GMT

#1507

On January 04 2018 02:00 Jerubaal wrote:
We need a Kyrie meme:

"How can I run downhill if the earth is flat."

LOL. Although watching his new Kyrie 4 ad makes me think he has become aware of his meme status already.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 03 2018 22:05 GMT

#1508

Dwane Casey won Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December.
Steven Kerr won Western Conference Coach of the Month for December.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

January 03 2018 23:10 GMT

#1509

On January 04 2018 07:01 Twinkle Toes wrote:

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LOL. Although watching his new Kyrie 4 ad makes me think he has become aware of his meme status already.

Sometimes I feel as if my whole world is moving at thousands of kilometers an hour and I just want it to stop.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 04 2018 00:30 GMT

#1510

no leonard tonight.

this is why the Raptors and Blue Jays put a premium on non-American players.
https://streamable.com/mcx54

No Brown for the Celtics tonight.
hey Brown is playing!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 04 2018 13:45 GMT

#1511

Golden State played their superstar starters 37+ minutes last night... Golden State had 3 days rest between games. Golden State barely beat Dallas. Dallas has been good lately.

Twinkle Toes

United States3605 Posts

January 05 2018 04:36 GMT

#1512

The numbers behind James Harden and the ridiculous FT attempts per game:

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Explanation:

Yes, Harden gets a lot of free throws
But it is well within the league average of drives/fta ratio
Others have even higher of percentage of foul calls/drives ratio than Harden, consider:
Harden 18%/12.5, LBJ 18%/6, Giannis 22.5%/6, DD 17%/10.5.
And Harden's 3PA is guarded more closely (3PA with defenders within 0-4ft from him) than anyone in the league, consider: Harden 3, PG .2, Curry 1.9, Klay 1.8, Kyrie 2.

Still, he is a bitch when he egregiously flops with minimal or without contact or hooks players arms or rides them.

Source

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 05 2018 16:46 GMT

#1513

pretty hilarious that Ball and Lillard have more All Star votes than Butler.

On January 04 2018 06:03 Jerubaal wrote:
I can't say I find these graphs very helpful.

X-axis is "Total Points Added - On Offense"
Y-Axis is "Total Points Saved - On Defense"

Up means you're adding points on offense.
Right means you're saving points on defense.

Up and right = good.
down and left = bad.

Players furthest away from the intersection of the x-Y Axis in the top right hand corner are doing the most to help their team win. Players in the bottom left are hurting their teams on both offense and defense.

In the graph i provided Jimmy Butler is doing the most to help the team win.

so, it is pretty hilarious that Ball and Lillard have more All Star votes than Butler.

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 06 2018 01:26 GMT

#1514

here i am watching pirated streams again because the online stream i paid for , TSN.ca , does not work.
<<SMH>>

zev318

Canada4306 Posts

January 06 2018 03:53 GMT

#1515

paul pierce is petty as fuck

Nemireck

Canada1875 Posts

January 06 2018 03:56 GMT

#1516

On January 06 2018 12:53 zev318 wrote:
paul pierce is petty as fuck

He say something bad about the Raptors again?

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17502 Posts

January 06 2018 04:16 GMT

#1517

On January 06 2018 12:53 zev318 wrote:
paul pierce is petty as fuck

r u mad about this ?
+ Show Spoiler +

or is it about him not wanting IT to have a tribute video on the same night as his jersey retirement thing?

Twinkle Toes

United States3605 Posts

January 06 2018 05:22 GMT

#1518

On January 06 2018 12:53 zev318 wrote:
paul pierce is petty as fuck

Word.
Not only does he know now that they don't love him like Kobe, but he also knows that everyone knows how petty he is.
What is a 5-minute video tribute during a timeout? PP can have his ceremony all the other timeouts, halftime, and after the game. What a diva.