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On April 22 2017 16:43 cLutZ wrote: I think Houston wins 75% of overtimes. That's just me, but what you think changes the choice for sure. Also, Houston has a ton of good 3 pt shooters on the floor. Irrelevent stat at this point. OT was instalose for HOU. Beverly was out, Harden and Anderson had 5, and plenty others were at 4 or 3. Only Oladipo was in foul trouble for OKC. Hardens for-the-kill 3 was the right decision in that context 10 out of 10.
I think, probably, the optimal choice is pressuring the inbounds, doubling Harden, and fouling who he passes to over center court. That should get you, at worse, a 1 pt lead with 3 seconds to go. I, however, have little faith in NBA players executing that (look at recent NCAA academic scandals for the best evidence). I dont understand what you mean by this, although it sounds interesting. Care to elaborate?
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On April 22 2017 21:33 Twinkle Toes wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2017 16:43 cLutZ wrote: I think Houston wins 75% of overtimes. That's just me, but what you think changes the choice for sure. Also, Houston has a ton of good 3 pt shooters on the floor. Irrelevent stat at this point. OT was instalose for HOU. Beverly was out, Harden and Anderson had 5, and plenty others were at 4 or 3. Only Oladipo was in foul trouble for OKC. Hardens for-the-kill 3 was the right decision in that context 10 out of 10. Show nested quote +I think, probably, the optimal choice is pressuring the inbounds, doubling Harden, and fouling who he passes to over center court. That should get you, at worse, a 1 pt lead with 3 seconds to go. I, however, have little faith in NBA players executing that (look at recent NCAA academic scandals for the best evidence). I dont understand what you mean by this, although it sounds interesting. Care to elaborate? Most of them involve fake courses, academic fraud, etc. North Carolina is a big one, basically they had a whole set of fake courses for players. Also I find it hard to think DRose's obvious ACT fraud is that much of an outlier. Jumping ability and brains are not necessarily connected.
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I think he's saying NBA players is stoopid.
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Corey Joseph's defense has been very bad this year. Now his playmaking is bad. He used to be a solid backup PG. I have no idea what happened to him. But, he is just plain bad.
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Looks like the refs are swallowing their whistles in this spurs grizz game... so much contact
edit: also Kawhi is a god... reminiscent of lebron vs pistons
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Is it me or do a lot of East teams seem to play outdated basketball.
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Holy hell, Grizz/Spurs are 2-2 now lol
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IDK. The Bulls are the only ones who stand out to me. I think that so few of East teams have 2 good players, and of those that do, only CLE and WASH have 2 that can shoot.
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On April 23 2017 12:23 sung_moon wrote: Holy hell, Grizz/Spurs are 2-2 now lol was a great game, the bromanship between gasol and conley in the post-game interview was pretty cool to see.
Spurs really need game 5, playoffs grindhouse is tough. Grizz won't have this many turnovers again
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Honestly, as much as faith as I have in the Spurs system to overcome any obstacle, I think they overachieved in the regular season. I look at their roster and it's a bunch of marginal and over the hill players. Aldridge has done ok, but I don't think this is his matchup. Tony finally had a good game. Green hasn't done anything. Their bench is really stinking.
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Spurs Grizz was best game sice OKC v Dubs game 6. Amazing.
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It's been the best rivalry since Cavs/Piston and has gone on for a lot longer. xD
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On April 18 2017 11:22 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Lowry wants more ball movement and multiple passes while Casey wants more screen and roll. These comments indicate Lowry is getting closer and closer to openly feuding with Casey. "My team mates want" is Lowry's codeword for "Dwane Casey wants".
https://www.thestar.com/sports/doug_smiths_sports_blog/2017/04/powell-move-reaps-dividends-everywhere-and-wrapping-up-the-weekend-mail.html
"I don’t have the numbers broken down – some enterprising and savvy interwebs person can probably find them – but I do know the number of times DeRozan and a big man were involved in high or elbow screen-roll action was at a series low."
With Powell doing a substantial amount of playmaking it looks like Lowry is getting what he wants.
its your move Mr. Kidd.
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So Lowry was complaining that he shouldn't be the best player on the team?
Woo, Gobert! It's one thing to watch offensive players in the playoffs, but it's a true joy to see good defense.
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Jazz beating Clippers without Hayward is mighty impressive imo.
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On April 24 2017 01:52 Jerubaal wrote: So Lowry was complaining that he shouldn't be the best player on the team?
That's just a smart man.
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@JimmyJRaynor
After you, Mr. Wint.
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I wonder what Portland's game plan would be tonight. Steph and Klay haven't really been shooting well. Javale McGee, of all people, is who is killing the Blazers. Personally, I don't want to be that team McGee beat.
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