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dokmo posted:A long time ago I was sent to try to encourage a coach to shoot more threes. He said, but we don't have any shooters. By which he meant shooters like Ray Allen or Reggie Miller. I said coach those are elite shooters, once in a generation, we got plenty of normal shooters. He said those guys can get better shots inside. He literally did not see the value in an average shooter. This coach by the way, was a forward thinking innovator. Sounds like you subscribe to the "Cs Get Degrees" line of thinking I don't know how many times I've had to argue with a boss or hiring manager that we don't have to keep holding out for straight As kids from tier 1 schools to fill mundane positions we had and will probably never fill with their standards
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Early in the season it did look like finally we hit a point where teams were losing games because league average shooters were shooting too many threes, but that seems to not have lasted (for everyone but Toronto?).
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May 12, 2021 18:55
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iamsosmrt posted:This Stockton talk made me look up one of his '89 games from his most ridiculous assist season. Why did the NBA pretend that they didn't use zones for years anyway? they would call an illegal defense at the start of the game, and then proceed to never call it again
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May 12, 2021 19:12
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Good point, vooch https://twitter.com/NikolaVucevic/status/1392546571116589059?s=20
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May 12, 2021 19:38
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That sculptor always adds worrying vaguely-human shapes to their statues. Michael Jordan is dunking over some kind of dementor amalgamation and the Harry Caray one outside Wrigley makes it look like he's gleefully sending a bunch of babies to hell
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May 12, 2021 19:45
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Zach Lowe wrote his Luke Walton All Stars column and it was guys you'd expect, Bruce Brown, Cam Payne, Yuta Watanabe, Juan Tuscano Anderson, and so on, and the last guy I swear I've never heard of, and I try and know every single guy on every team, Garrison Matthews.  Anyone ever heard of this guy?
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May 12, 2021 20:32
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Was pleasantly surprised to see Malik Monk in there, though I’ll be happy to go one season without getting some kind of “I had to grow up but I am now mature starting now” quote from him
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Dejan Bimble posted:Zach Lowe wrote his Luke Walton All Stars column and it was guys you'd expect, Bruce Brown, Cam Payne, Yuta Watanabe, Juan Tuscano Anderson, and so on, and the last guy I swear I've never heard of, and I try and know every single guy on every team, Garrison Matthews. I remember him in college (not by name but definitely remember The Really Good Lipscomb Guy) but didn't realize he was in the NBA. MourningView fucked around with this message at 20:44 on May 12, 2021 |
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May 12, 2021 20:40
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Dejan Bimble posted:Zach Lowe wrote his Luke Walton All Stars column and it was guys you'd expect, Bruce Brown, Cam Payne, Yuta Watanabe, Juan Tuscano Anderson, and so on, and the last guy I swear I've never heard of, and I try and know every single guy on every team, Garrison Matthews. i tried to look him up on basketball reference but you misspelled his last name so i couldn't. Trap sprung I guess t 
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May 12, 2021 20:42
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kingcobweb posted:i tried to look him up on basketball reference but you misspelled his last name so i couldn't. Trap sprung I guess t My bad, I also wonder if anyone here has even heard of Lipscomb university, maybe excluding nickrowe
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Dejan Bimble posted:Zach Lowe wrote his Luke Walton All Stars column and it was guys you'd expect, Bruce Brown, Cam Payne, Yuta Watanabe, Juan Tuscano Anderson, and so on, and the last guy I swear I've never heard of, and I try and know every single guy on every team, Garrison Matthews. I absolutely watched him play good basketball within the last week because the announcer was like "Wow who's this Garrison Mathews????" but I already forgot what team it was for and who it was against. I've watched a lot of games the last week.
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Dejan Bimble posted:My bad, I also wonder if anyone here has even heard of Lipscomb university, maybe excluding nickrowe My wife got her masters from Lipscomb
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May 12, 2021 21:01
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he plays for the Wizards, been watching them lately
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jackofarcades posted:he plays for the Wizards, been watching them lately Oh yeah! It was the Russ recordbreaker.
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May 12, 2021 21:08
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lmao this thread of perimeter players that have gone off on the Pels this season is hilarious: https://twitter.com/MasonGinsberg/status/1392573558942015488?s=20
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Dejan Bimble posted:My bad, I also wonder if anyone here has even heard of Lipscomb university, maybe excluding nickrowe Only because the basketball team has been good recently. Could not tell you where it is though I'm assuming Tennessee now
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May 12, 2021 21:46
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I've heard of Lipscomb because of NCAA College Hoops 2005.
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Poque posted:That sculptor always adds worrying vaguely-human shapes to their statues. Michael Jordan is dunking over some kind of dementor amalgamation and the Harry Caray one outside Wrigley makes it look like he's gleefully sending a bunch of babies to hell MJJ literally dunked on a fully open arc of the covenant and platoon of Nazis
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Bip Roberts posted:MJJ literally dunked on a fully open arc of the covenant and platoon of Nazis well they kept his mustache off the statue so I suppose that's ok
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May 12, 2021 22:16
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Paperback Writer posted:how bout that Wiggins Nice to see him with a 40 point game in May instead of April for a change
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some interesting data nerd poo poo: https://thef5.substack.com/p/youd-complain-too
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May 12, 2021 22:44
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https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1392600351518380040 love it. nice that he gets a chance to coach some blake and andre-less teams.
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May 12, 2021 23:07
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DeimosRising posted:Dang the Spurs were pretty close. Six Blazers scored 19+ points in this game: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198311220POR.html Ammanas posted:hee hee heeeeeeeee Magic Johnson recounts all the assists he got in one game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpenULIboxM Think Less posted:Why the gently caress would the NBA cover up Aubrey Mcclendon's death lmao? The BOG Brotherhood defending one of its own from prison.
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The Rockets have lost an incredible 43 of their last 48 games...Tilman Fertitta Says He’s Excited https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/05/tilman-fertitta-says-hes-excited-about-rockets-future.html The Pistons are pulling off possibly one of the all-time great tank jobs in NBA history https://sports.yahoo.com/the-pistons-are-pulling-off-possibly-one-of-the-all-time-great-tank-jobs-in-nba-history-152230786.html Poque posted:Definitely agree, it just comes up cuz people point out Stockton's assist record as untouchable because people love to John Stockton's career assist and steal numbers are so high that a player would need 50,000 points and 22,000 rebounds to match it.
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Zogo posted:The Pistons are pulling off possibly one of the all-time great tank jobs in NBA history While we're lucky we tanked during the covid season, this does seem like a woefully optimistic piece. I love the new guys but they are much more likely to end up as rotation players on another team then stay on the Pistons.
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kingcobweb posted:some interesting data nerd poo poo: https://thef5.substack.com/p/youd-complain-too NBA clearly trying to suppress the new biune golden age of centers that is upon us. Poque posted:It's only disrespectful in that it was a reaction to a completely different record. Like when the response to "Russ broke the triple double record!" It is too bad Wilt died over twenty years back and is not here to fight the erasure. He had nearly 350 TDs. RW is barely halfway there! Crazy Ted posted:Today Years Old when I realized this, but 186-184 and the teams combined for 2 three-pointers jeezus With league ORtg increasing every year lately we'll see if any of these scoring records get broken.
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Poque posted:That sculptor always adds worrying vaguely-human shapes to their statues. Michael Jordan is dunking over some kind of dementor amalgamation and the Harry Caray one outside Wrigley makes it look like he's gleefully sending a bunch of babies to hell I have to post a picture of that Harry Caray statue for people who've never seen it, because it is honestly extremely difficult to exaggerate how insane and creepy it is. I have no idea what is broken in that sculptor's brain, but he should probably not be trusted around sharp objects or human beings.  They're just writhing out of the ether under him, like Botlzmann brains that spawned in a state of agony. WHY ARE THEY THERE AT ALL??
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Vinestalk posted:While we're lucky we tanked during the covid season, this does seem like a woefully optimistic piece. I love the new guys but they are much more likely to end up as rotation players on another team then stay on the Pistons. how do the team vibes look at this point? you still got some vets like ellington and plumdog, but i imagine roster flushes can be pretty rough, especially on all the super young guys they have.
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Yoshi Wins posted:I have to post a picture of that Harry Caray statue for people who've never seen it, because it is honestly extremely difficult to exaggerate how insane and creepy it is. I have no idea what is broken in that sculptor's brain, but he should probably not be trusted around sharp objects or human beings. Who are those faces in pain supposed to be?
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https://twitter.com/SmithRaps/status/1392587479258177542 drat the Rockford homies won't be able to see VanVleet
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Lakers' LeBron James won't return from his ankle injury against Houston https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-le-bron-james-wont-return-against-houston-210615194.html IF the Grizzlies and Spurs displace the Lakers and the Warriors in the playoffs one has to wonder if the play-in tournament will be vilified. Poque posted:That sculptor always adds worrying vaguely-human shapes to their statues. Michael Jordan is dunking over some kind of dementor amalgamation and the Harry Caray one outside Wrigley makes it look like he's gleefully sending a bunch of babies to hell  Yoshi Wins posted:I have to post a picture of that Harry Caray statue for people who've never seen it, because it is honestly extremely difficult to exaggerate how insane and creepy it is. I have no idea what is broken in that sculptor's brain, but he should probably not be trusted around sharp objects or human beings. It's even worse when fans have draped the statue in goat carcasses at times.
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Spacebump posted:Who are those faces in pain supposed to be? The demons that helped hoist him out of hell
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Katana_Warrior posted:how do the team vibes look at this point? you still got some vets like ellington and plumdog, but i imagine roster flushes can be pretty rough, especially on all the super young guys they have. Honestly, excluding the game against Minnesota, they're hungry and all in. Plumlee is just happy to be playing I think. Ellington isn't hitting his previous highs with the pistons but he's also a little bit older and there are less players around that take up the defense's attention. Grant is probably only staying for his current contract. The young guys are all about it though, which I think is part of the reason why the Nets game against Blake was such an edgy game. I think the end of the season will continue to be similar to the Minnesota game sadly, but what else can you expect from people at the bottom who previously only know how to win?
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Zogo posted:
itll be loving awesome and im all in one play-in viewing. you a fool if you miss that poo poo vilify it all you want playoff chaos rules
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Vinestalk posted:While we're lucky we tanked during the covid season, this does seem like a woefully optimistic piece. I love the new guys but they are much more likely to end up as rotation players on another team then stay on the Pistons. Do you mean the the 4 2020 draft pick young guys or do you mean hamadu diallo Josh Jackson etc? Because I can see another team signing hamadu this offseason and Josh Jackson might be going just because it's pretty clear that at best he's a bench gunner and he's really not that great at that.
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