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117 | 48.35% |
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39 | 16.12% |
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25 | 10.33% |
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46 | 19.01% |
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Kibner posted:Pels sign Dante Cunningham. Supposed to be available for tonight's game. This team seriously lacks depth. He is probably the sixth best active player on the roster. Dante is a pretty good rotation guy but he had some domestic abuse problems and REALLY looked like a shithead when he sent threatening texts AFTER being arrested. So basically, try not to like him if you can.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:36
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Lockback posted:Dante is a pretty good rotation guy but he had some domestic abuse problems and REALLY looked like a shithead when he sent threatening texts AFTER being arrested. Those charges have been dropped and proven(?) to be sent by the accuser in an effort to frame him.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:39
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McRoberts has also been injured for most of the season so far, so who knows.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:40
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Guess I might as well post a link: http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=11750556&src=desktop
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Dec 4, 2014 19:40
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Kibner posted:Those charges have been dropped and proven(?) to be sent by the accuser in an effort to frame him. Oh really? drat, I had no idea. Well, then enjoy Dante.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:43
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I really really want to see the Bucks in the playoffs this year
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Dec 4, 2014 19:46
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Lockback posted:Oh really? drat, I had no idea. Well, then enjoy Dante. He might very well still be a shithead, just most likely not from that particular incident. I fully understand that anyone on my favorite team could very well be a bad person, despite their outward appearances or ability to play this loving awesome sport at a high level.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:47
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WYA posted:I really really want to see the Bucks in the playoffs this year All dat length combined with Jason Kidd playoff coaching could make for some spectacular games. Whether that means fun or a disaster, I'm not sure.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:49
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WYA posted:I really really want to see the Bucks in the playoffs this year I will laugh if the first team Toronto manages to knock off aside from the NYK is fuckin' Milwaukee.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:50
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WYA posted:I really really want to see the Bucks in the playoffs this year They're 6th right now. They're going to make it, barring injury. Hopefully they'll play the Cavs and knock them out in the first round. Then they beat the Raptors, then the Bulls, and then the Warriors. Championship. Larry Sanders, Giannis, Oj Mayo, friendship basketball reigns in the celestial city.
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Dec 4, 2014 19:51
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We need to talk about Joey Dorsey and how he dunked all over the Grizzlies last night chunkles fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Dec 4, 2014 |
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Dec 4, 2014 20:02
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Seth Partnow used sportVU data to come up with an expected EFG%. It's a cool list, and when you filter out role/scheme changes, its a great flag saying SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. http://nyloncalculus.com/2014/12/04/shot-selection-and-shot-making-a-quick-intro-to-xefg/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed quote:Last week, I noted the detailed shot location and defense data available from SportVU via NBA.com allows for an estimate of “Expected” shooting percentages based on shot locations and strength of defensive contests. Along those lines, I derived XeFG for individual players as well as for team offense and defense. Through games of Tuesday, December 2:  Go to the site and check out the full list, it's very interesting
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Dec 4, 2014 20:04
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Kibner posted:He might very well still be a shithead, just most likely not from that particular incident. I fully understand that anyone on my favorite team could very well be a bad person, despite their outward appearances or ability to play this loving awesome sport at a high level. Actually, this makes sense because before that accusations he was known as a generally quiet and seemingly nice guy. The accusations were pretty left-field. As a player, he provides acceptable rim-protection and weak-side D, and has a 17 foot shot that can be automatic for him for long stretches. Other than that he's pretty forgettable everywhere else. Still, a nice get for a rotation.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:09
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I expect him to be used in lineups where Anderson is in to help with defense and rebounding while still being capable of making a shot.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:19
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chunkles posted:We need to talk about Joey Dorsey and how he dunked all over the Grizzlies last night How about this huge block followed by a fast break and then a dunk?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnD0dxxGbaQ e: Also that was a pretty slick euro by Pops, even if he did miss the layin Intruder fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Dec 4, 2014 |
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Dec 4, 2014 20:34
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After watching the Clippers vs. Magic last night for the 1st half all I have to day is wow Blake what the gently caress stop taking those loving jumpers dude. Are you scared to post up Kyle O'Quinn???
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Dec 4, 2014 20:36
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Kibner posted:I expect him to be used in lineups where Anderson is in to help with defense and rebounding while still being capable of making a shot. He isn't really a SF tho, but I guess it might work with Anderson's shooting. And Davis and Anderson use 95% of the minutes at the PF spot according to 82games. Not a great fit for Dante imho, but as the article mentioned, he has to take what he can get.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:36
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:He isn't really a SF tho, but I guess it might work with Anderson's shooting. And Davis and Anderson use 95% of the minutes at the PF spot according to 82games. Not a great fit for Dante imho, but as the article mentioned, he has to take what he can get. Yeah, my theory is that they will hide Anderson on SFs on defense but have him at PF on offense. Kinda like how he was used when OKC went small while the Pels went big the other night. Regardless, he brings more to the team than Babbitt and Salmons, even if he plays out of position.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:40
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This means he's the best PG right???
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Dec 4, 2014 20:45
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hitze posted:This means he's the best PG right??? I'm pretty sure you have to be leading the league in three point percent to be the best PG.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:48
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Rose had the most jersey sales out of any PG last year, which means he was the consensus best PG last year.
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Dec 4, 2014 20:57
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The end of the Wiz game last night rocked. It was just dunk after dunk, sprinkled with Kobe flailing like an idiot
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Dec 4, 2014 20:57
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hitze posted:This means he's the best PG right??? It's clearly Jameer Nelson since he starts at point for the best offense. (It's not Jameer Nelson.)
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Dec 4, 2014 21:10
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Spacebump posted:It's clearly Jameer Nelson since he starts at point for the best offense. (It's not Jameer Nelson.) How bad is Gal Mekel? It looks like New Orleans is thinking of signing him as a backup point.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:30
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Kibner posted:How bad is Gal Mekel? It looks like New Orleans is thinking of signing him as a backup point. He could turn into a decent backup one day. Sometimes he shows flashes of being a decent player, other times it seems like the speed of the NBA is tough for him to deal with. His three point shot is ugly but his playmaking can be ok.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:34
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Kibner posted:How bad is Gal Mekel? It looks like New Orleans is thinking of signing him as a backup point. Hes definitely serviceable, not afraid to take big shots but not a good shooter, and is dreamy. Looks to make plays when he can. You can definitely do worse as far as backups go
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Dec 4, 2014 21:38
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Thanks Mav fans. I remember nothing of his play last year. And since he wasn't retained or signed over the off-season, I had already tempered my expectations.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:44
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The only thing I've seen of Gal Mekel was summer league this year but he looked loving awful.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:49
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Kibner posted:Thanks Mav fans. I remember nothing of his play last year. And since he wasn't retained or signed over the off-season, I had already tempered my expectations. Numbers game. They signed like 500 guards in the offseason. Now what that says that he isnt worth keeping over Nelson, Harris, or Felton is a different argument.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:52
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I saw him in his very limited appearances for Dallas last year and he looked like he was not worth retaining. I'm not sure why anyone else would sign him.
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Dec 4, 2014 21:57
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MourningView posted:The only thing I've seen of Gal Mekel was summer league this year but he looked loving awful. Isn't Gal Mekel the name of one of the aliens in the Star Wars cantina scene?
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Dec 4, 2014 22:40
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MourningView posted:The only thing I've seen of Gal Mekel was summer league this year but he looked loving awful. Yeah but so did Thomas Robinson. Summer league has a way of making good players look awful.
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Dec 4, 2014 23:31
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And then you have guys like Kelvin Cato who will grab 20 boards and 10 blocks and he disappears when the season starts
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Dec 4, 2014 23:35
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Parlett316 posted:And then you have guys like Kelvin Cato who will grab 20 boards and 10 blocks and he disappears when the season starts ~Nick Johnson~
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Dec 4, 2014 23:55
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No one has mentioned it in this thread but last night Cuban got a tech. It couldn't be assigned to him so it was assigned to an assistant coach who actually has vocal cord issues that prevent him from talking loud. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/da...e-rescinded.ece
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Dec 5, 2014 00:02
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Lockback posted:Stop using FG%!! It's a dumb stat that totally ignores the extra point you get from 3s and the points you get for FTs. Brandon Jennings is TS% 52% at 25% Usage. That makes him comparable to John Wall and Ty Lawson, and shooting way more 3s at a higher %. He's been playing pretty well, considering how bad Detroit has been. You don't always have to go to advanced statistics to show that a player is poo poo. Any player who gets regular minutes in the NBA and shoots less than 40% from the floor is actively hurting his team. He's wasting possessions, giving opponents extra possessions, and quite possibly stalling the offense with bad shots and bad decisions. Okay fine True Shooting % - Brandon Jennings was third worst among guards who received regular minutes last year. He was worse than Ricky Rubio on an extra five shots per game. He was only 17th worst in 2012/13 (good job!), but he played more minutes than anyone in the bottom 20 except Monta Ellis. 2010/11: 8th worst TS% among guards. So far this season? He's not in the bottom 20 (yay!), but he's still 60th. Yes Brandon Jennings has had a decentish start to the 2014/15 season, but you'll have to forgive us if we think he'll revert to his established form. John Wall is no great shakes shooting the ball, but he makes up for it by being one of the best passers in the league. Ty Lawson's shooting has dipped over the first quarter of the season, but he should revert to his norm, which is as a player who hits both 2's and 3's at a decent-to-good rate. Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Dec 5, 2014 |
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Dec 5, 2014 00:06
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Intruder posted:~Nick Johnson~ He looks pretty okay to me. I mean he's not throwing down 360s in game which is bullshit but aside from that.
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Dec 5, 2014 00:09
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chunkles posted:He looks pretty okay to me. I mean he's not throwing down 360s in game which is bullshit but aside from that.
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Dec 5, 2014 00:10
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Spacebump posted:No one has mentioned it in this thread but last night Cuban got a tech. It couldn't be assigned to him so it was assigned to an assistant coach who actually has vocal cord issues that prevent him from talking loud. That certainly doesn't make much sense. I guess because there is two options to how to view Mark Cuban's role on the team. Either as a team owner he can be assumed to be an official part of the team's management, in which case the T should be called on him. Or if he is not an official part of the team's management, then he shouldn't have a T called on him anymore than any other fan should have. Although, as far as I recall, at least in the college game, T's can be called on the audience. I think that is also the case in the NBA, but it is almost never used. Also, I wonder if Mark Cuban is the type of libertarian who believes that you can pay someone to go to prison for you.
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Strawberry Panda posted:After watching the Clippers vs. Magic last night for the 1st half all I have to day is wow Blake what the gently caress stop taking those loving jumpers dude. Are you scared to post up Kyle O'Quinn???
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