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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17819 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-10 20:36:33
January 10 2018 20:19 GMT
#1601
looks like Spencer Dinwiddie has just earned himself a starting job.
https://nypost.com/2018/01/09/what-dangelo-russells-return-means-for-dinwiddie-nets

Last 7 times Butler and LBJ played against each other its 7-0 for Butler.



LBJ still doesn't shave his head.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
January 10 2018 20:53 GMT
#1602
On January 11 2018 03:53 Jerubaal wrote:
Again, you guys are arguing different things. Wiggins is certainly a disappointment as #1 pick (although the whole class is pretty disappointing), but he's not a below average player.


He definitely is
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17819 Posts
January 10 2018 21:21 GMT
#1603
Spencer Dinwiddie > Andrew Wiggins
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
Last Edited: 2018-01-10 21:22:44
January 10 2018 21:21 GMT
#1604
On January 11 2018 04:01 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
every 22.9 year old in the NBA has "potential"
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2018 03:53 Jerubaal wrote:
Again, you guys are arguing different things. Wiggins is certainly a disappointment as #1 pick (although the whole class is pretty disappointing), but he's not a below average player.

Spencer Dinwiddie says "hi". if you think he is a disappointment you probably are not watching him play.
there is quite a bit of objective evidence Wiggins is a below average starter. he is getting better though.
as a scorer Wiggins is below average. 32% from 3, 43% shooting, and a 63% FT% is below average
36.5% from 3, 47% shooting, and 75% FT% is average.


Well you better get on the horn with your father's brother's cousin's friend and tell them they are idiots because he's leading the league in minutes. Somebody must like him. His VORP is -0.1 which is about as fucking average as you can get. I'll be glad to change it to "serviceable player". My point is that his problem is the expectation, not his absolute value.

Ditto for those players you are calling good. They are exceeding their value or are valuable in specific ways that coaches in this advanced stat age love.

Also, why the fuck are we talking so much about this thoroughly uninteresting player.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
January 10 2018 21:54 GMT
#1605
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17819 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-10 22:24:52
January 10 2018 22:03 GMT
#1606
your sig and your comments continue to contradict each other.
On January 11 2018 06:21 Jerubaal wrote:
Also, why the fuck are we talking so much about this thoroughly uninteresting player.

Taj Gibson is a very good defender... watch this rainmaker.


This is why he is interesting...


Everyone had Brooklyn left for dead when big famous Lin got hurt..and a guy everyone thought was nuttin is kicking ass and taking names.

That is why Dinwiddie is cool to watch.

On January 11 2018 06:21 Jerubaal wrote:
Ditto for those players you are calling good. They are exceeding their value or are valuable in specific ways that coaches in this advanced stat age love.

Dinwiddie just earned himself a starting job. D'Angelo Russell will not return to PG when he comes back from injury.
So we'll get a chance to see what Dinwiddie can do for the next 40 games. He's been very, very good as a starter so far.

No one knows about him now. He'll be considered a top 8 starting PG by this time next year.

and you better believe he is better than that guy from the great white north whose mom used to be an olympic sprinter.. what's his name again?

On January 11 2018 06:21 Jerubaal wrote:
Somebody must like him. His VORP is -0.1 which is about as fucking average as you can get. I'll be glad to change it to "serviceable player". My point is that his problem is the expectation, not his absolute value.

interestingly, Real Plus Minus has him as the 16th best starting small forward.
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
Canada17819 Posts
January 10 2018 22:38 GMT
#1607
and in other news.

no suspension for Isaiah Thomas... a 20K fine though.
Ibaka and J, Johnson suspended 1 game.
Derozan fined 25K, Dragic fined 10K.
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
January 10 2018 23:55 GMT
#1608
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17819 Posts
January 11 2018 02:42 GMT
#1609
for a guy who says u r ignoring me you sure do respond to my posts and talk about me a lot. LOL.
this is like the 4th post where you either state my name specifically or respond directly to my post.

anyhow, there is something wrong with Butler's right thumb its clear he is in pain and the broadcast guys said he had to get it taped up at halftime.
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
January 11 2018 03:27 GMT
#1610
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Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
January 11 2018 03:44 GMT
#1611
hahahahaha
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
January 11 2018 06:01 GMT
#1612
@ JimmiC and Ace, I'll formulate a bet for you, if you agree.

First, who would be average NBA players that we can all agree on? Name 3.
Let's average their box scores (or whatever metric you wish to use) at the end of regular season, and compare with Wiggins.
Requirement: all 3 players plus Wiggins must play at least 50 (reasonable arbitrary number) games out of 82.

If Wiggins number(s) is lower compared to the average of the three "average" players, Ace wins, otherwise, JimmiC wins.

Bet: Request mods for ban the entire playoffs, to be unbanned the same day of the first game of the finals.

Agree?
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Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
January 11 2018 08:33 GMT
#1613
Man this thread is something. For how much the Jimmis talk about ignoring each other, half the thread is just them sniping at one another.

I like this bet though.
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
January 11 2018 09:51 GMT
#1614
On January 11 2018 17:33 Phredxor wrote:
Man this thread is something. For how much the Jimmis talk about ignoring each other, half the thread is just them sniping at one another.

I like this bet though.

That's what we call true love :D
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-11 13:32:42
January 11 2018 13:31 GMT
#1615
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Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
January 11 2018 13:52 GMT
#1616
Nice..

You and Ace should decide the following:

1. How many "average" players and who?
2. What metrics to use
3. What the penalty is

I disagree with sig bet, it's so inconsequential. How about this, Ace wins, JJ gets banned in the playoffs. You win, JJ gets banned finals. lol jk. Don't reply JJ, I'm just kidding. No hate towards you, I find you funny now.
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
January 11 2018 14:49 GMT
#1617
Just use a matric like WP that does it for you already. I don't visit here enough to make a ban bet worth it but if you want to go for it.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
January 11 2018 15:40 GMT
#1618
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17819 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-11 16:26:43
January 11 2018 16:05 GMT
#1619
nice game by Wiggins last night. if u remove his shooting and just look at every other aspect of his play. That was the best game i've seen him play in an NBA uniform. like i said... he is improving

the Raptors need to quit whining about lack of US National TV exposure.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/ujiri-raptors-lack-u-s-national-tv-games-bunch-bs/

ESPN and TNT get zero ratings for any viewers watching in Canada. Any TNT or ESPN game the Raptors are in is a big draw in only the US city/state of the team the Raptors are facing. When 2 US based teams play ESPN and TNT can get a big draw from 2 cities/states rather than 1 city/state.

ESPN and TNT are looking for max ratings. They are not secretly ganging up on the Raptors to screw them over.

it was nice to see Billups openly admit that no one at ESPN watches the Raptors

Miami looks better without Waiters hobbling around on a bad ankle... they are 7-2 without him; they won without Johnson in the line up last night.


Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
January 11 2018 16:43 GMT
#1620
On January 12 2018 00:40 JimmiC wrote:
If we can remember the Twolves have a home and away game with the Nuggets April 5th and 11th. So it would be Wiggins against Gary Harris head to head. I Think we both agree Harris is above average but I would be fine with the bet. That being said I'd rather it be sig because I would rather see you posting with a funny sig then not posting at all. It is not like we have tons of active people on this thread to begin with.

True true. Do you mind specifying what metrics to use?
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