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10 | 4.55% |
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64 | 29.09% |
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42 | 19.09% |
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104 | 47.27% |
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Sneaky Fast posted:Speaking of the clippers what is Deandre Jordan's ceiling? Pretty much what he did this year.
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May 17, 2014 04:49
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DeimosRising posted:Parker definitely benefits the most, Ibaka is their best help defender (inching towards equaling his reputation, even) and that's like their whole non-post up paint defense. Without him they're totally reliant on their (very good) perimeter guys to stay in front of Parker and Ginobili, because if they get around the edge and into the paint, Perkins, Adams, and Collison can either draw a charge or allow a score. The problem with your analysis is that you didn't determine that okc always has hosed up spacing. Lamb won't play, they'll give Adams and collison more minutes.
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May 17, 2014 04:59
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Lockback posted:Pretty much what he did this year. Sounds about right, though I guess he could always be more destructive with blocking and rebounding.
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May 17, 2014 05:02
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Sneaky Fast posted:Speaking of the clippers what is Deandre Jordan's ceiling? Oh I don't know... 
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May 17, 2014 05:04
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More tinder to throw on the MJax fire http://www.bayareasportsguy.com/jim-barnett-on-warriors-coaching-change-i-think-they-made-the-right-decision-quite-frankly/ quote:“I never was able to go to a practice. We were banned from practice that way. We weren’t part of the group. I always felt like it was Mark Jackson against the world. It was us against them and he had that kind of philosophy. And therefore, I don’t know Mark Jackson any better today than I knew him three years ago.” quote:“Their offense can be improved, without question. Obviously there were a couple things. Communication – you’ve got to get along with the people you work for. Alright? And secondly, was the team going to get any better? Did Harrison Barnes get any better? Did Harrison Barnes regress? How much teaching was there? The big thing that I understood is that Mark Jackson really did not want a strong, strong coaching staff underneath him. And especially a lead assistant. If you don’t want strong people underneath you, there’s a problem right there.”
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May 17, 2014 05:37
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Looking at the comments, I'm continually surprised how many fans truly believe Mark Jackson was being set up, or conspired against. Makes you think about how he had so much sway over the fanbase.
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May 17, 2014 05:46
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Sneaky Fast posted:Speaking of the clippers what is Deandre Jordan's ceiling? 
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May 17, 2014 06:05
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DeAndre Jordan's ceiling is DeAndre Jordan, the 70% free throw shooter.
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May 17, 2014 06:34
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Captain Tolerable posted:Looking at the comments, I'm continually surprised how many fans truly believe Mark Jackson was being set up, or conspired against. Makes you think about how he had so much sway over the fanbase. I haven't heard one word from the players about the whole Steve Kerr in Mark Jackson out deal. Not even Bogut. Is there anything out there about a "Hey and Welcome Coach Kerr!" from Dubs players I've missed or are they pissed that MJax caught the boot?
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May 17, 2014 06:43
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Is this what they call "docking"
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May 17, 2014 06:55
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PantsFreeZone posted:I haven't heard one word from the players about the whole Steve Kerr in Mark Jackson out deal. Not even Bogut. Is there anything out there about a "Hey and Welcome Coach Kerr!" from Dubs players I've missed or are they pissed that MJax caught the boot? Well, the season's over so none of them are required to talk to the media right now and they're all on vacation. Some of them said they were sad for Jackson to go though.
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May 17, 2014 06:57
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Would a whole league of people who were Lebron James be more interesting than the current league where only one person is Lebron James?
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May 17, 2014 07:11
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Curry spoke out about it, actually: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/thompson/2014/05/15/stephen-curry-speaks-about-losing-mark-jackson/ quote:I heard a lot of different explanations and reasons. I heard the positions on why management and the front office wanted to make a change. I can’t say I agree with all of them, but I know what they were thinking and I understand where they are coming from. Basically, he's sad Mark Jackson is gone but understands why they fired him.
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May 17, 2014 07:12
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WYA posted:Would a whole league of people who were Lebron James be more interesting than the current league where only one person is Lebron James? Certainly not. Complete homogeneity would be terrible. A league where the worst players are as good as Lebron James would rule, but you need levels of talent to keep things interesting.
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May 17, 2014 07:13
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Lockback posted:Healthy Thunder are a matchup nightmare for the Spurs, but Ibaka being out swings it. Ibaka is really important to a lot of what the Thunder do. I wouldn't call it a nightmare, but Ibaka was definitely key in screwing up what the Spurs did. Ibaka is woefully underrated on these forums. Both offensively and defensively. He's a great spot up shooter that spaces out the floor and can kill you rolling. He allows the Thunder to do what Dallas did but with much better athletes involved. If Tony Parker is healthy this is going to be a huge hiccup for the Thunder. I do not think there is any way Tony Parker is healthy either though. The Spurs getting swept by the Thunder this year is overblown. Kawhi broke his hand in one game, didn't play in another, and was benched in the third (presumably due to foul trouble*) and wasn't put back in until the fourth. He's a huge part of the puzzle to containing the athletes of OKC. *I say presumably due to foul trouble because Pop threw that game pretty hard by holding Kawhi out and tinkering with lineups. Everybody wanted the 17 game win streak gone and he decided it was a good time to try out a few never before seen lineups that didn't feature Kawhi, while Kawhi was glued to the bench watching the Spurs fall behind.
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May 17, 2014 07:49
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Captain Tolerable posted:Looking at the comments, I'm continually surprised how many fans truly believe Mark Jackson was being set up, or conspired against. Makes you think about how he had so much sway over the fanbase. I'm more pissed at his friends who happen to work for wide reaching media outlets. Stuff like Jalen Rose talking about Scalabrini being a snake on a Grantland podcast, or van Gundy giving shoutouts to Mark Jackson during a Thunder-Clippers game. And I really thought the Thunder could have taken the Spurs in 7. I don't think they can pull it off without Ibaka. Also, take note Thunder fans: this is the part of the season where forum users who root for other teams will tell you that losing your 3rd best player isn't a big deal. Enjoy! Jack's Flow fucked around with this message at 08:32 on May 17, 2014 |
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May 17, 2014 08:30
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WYA posted:Would a whole league of people who were Lebron James be more interesting than the current league where only one person is Lebron James? A whole bunch of the interest in sports comes from the different personalities and having 500 of the same character would be monumentally dull writing. You'd never get away with it, even if they cut their hair in 500 unique ways. Now, a story about the scrappy team of misfit rebels who blow up the clone factory where they're building a basketball army of stormtrooper LeBrons, now that might be a fun watch. edit: but not as much fun as watching mighty Chris Copeland win the Pacers a trophy. EvanTH fucked around with this message at 08:45 on May 17, 2014 |
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May 17, 2014 08:38
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WYA posted:Would a whole league of people who were Lebron James be more interesting than the current league where only one person is Lebron James? In a way, the NBA is already a league of comparative Lebron James's. The best basketball player you've likely ever played against would get destroyed by the guy who sits at the end of the bench for a mediocre Division I school, and THAT guy is a future accountant. He is beaten badly by his teams best player, and THAT guy didn't even get drafted. The worst player in the NBA is among the 0.0001% best basketball players in the world. Lebron James is just among the 0.00001%. In real terms, not that much different. In short, if you can hit a ten foot jumper, then we are all Lebron James, really 
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May 17, 2014 09:17
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Sneaky Fast posted:Speaking of the clippers what is Deandre Jordan's ceiling? He has already achieved it 
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May 17, 2014 13:22
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Fight Club Sandwich posted:He has already achieved it The ball pinging off Knight's head on the way down gets me every time 
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May 17, 2014 13:26
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That was probably Knight's best assist as a Piston.
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May 17, 2014 13:47
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PantsFreeZone posted:I haven't heard one word from the players about the whole Steve Kerr in Mark Jackson out deal. Not even Bogut. Is there anything out there about a "Hey and Welcome Coach Kerr!" from Dubs players I've missed or are they pissed that MJax caught the boot? Ric loving Bucher stirred up poo poo yesterday by getting quotes from a Warriors player off the record saying the silence from the Dubs players on the Kerr hiring was intentional: quote:Sometimes what is not said—or tweeted—speaks the loudest. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2065541-steve-kerr-faces-challenge-to-win-over-players-upset-over-mark-jacksons-firing
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May 17, 2014 13:58
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anonymous player source = iguodala
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May 17, 2014 14:03
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mynameisjohn posted:anonymous player source = iguodala I was thinking the same thing The biggest reason we should all want Indiana gone is because the league is a copycat league and a bunch of teams always try to copy the style of whatever team is doing well or just won the title. We don't need another late 90s/early 2000s era
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May 17, 2014 14:12
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Apparently there was a part in that article that was later removed where the quoted player talked about having only met "Steve" through broadcasting. Warrior fans have hypothesized that this means it wasn't Iguodala because he and Kerr went to Arizona together and played in the Lute Olson Classic charity game (unless Iguodala was trying to cover his tracks). Money guess seems to be on Draymond Green.
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May 17, 2014 14:26
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I think the best odds are Bucher just making poo poo up.
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May 17, 2014 14:27
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hitze posted:
He was right bob raissman @nydnraiss 4m Mark Jackson to reunite with JVG/Breen for Eastern Conference finals and NBA finals. Jax also inks multi-year deal with ESPN. Knicks? No.
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May 17, 2014 15:28
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Vertical Lime posted:He was right Now I agree with the media, gently caress GSW for firing him so early. edit: You know, I can see Mark Jackson spending entire games just bitterly bitching about Golden State and Scalabrine and that might be funny.
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May 17, 2014 15:35
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God loving damnit
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May 17, 2014 15:35
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So he's taking Jeff's spot, and Jeff can come coach the Knicks right? Right...?
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May 17, 2014 15:43
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Hand down Man down
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May 17, 2014 15:46
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Son of a loving bitch, Mark Jackson is back in the booth. Knicks should have bitten the bullet and hired him immediately so this could not happen.
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May 17, 2014 15:53
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Momma here comes that man 
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May 17, 2014 15:57
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Lockback posted:edit: You know, I can see Mark Jackson spending entire games just bitterly bitching about Golden State and Scalabrine and that might be funny. And that's what is going to happen. He's back on his soapbox, spreading the good word. All praise Lord Jackson.
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May 17, 2014 16:13
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Jack's Flow posted:
I loving will not. Also, I don't think anyone on here hates the Thunder as much as Bashez, but at least he appreciates Serge 
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May 17, 2014 16:31
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Terry Glenn posted:I loving will not. Also, I don't think anyone on here hates the Thunder as much as Bashez, but at least he appreciates Serge Me. The only player I don't dislike watching or playing against is Lamb. Hate the colors, unis, name, fonts, and mascot. They are also the reason I have to deal with the extremely stupid YHT bullshit on every local Pelican board or comment section.
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May 17, 2014 16:40
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A no no yes shot 
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May 17, 2014 16:50
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Fight Club Sandwich posted:He has already achieved it This is really pretty close to the ceiling of basketball just in general.
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May 17, 2014 17:01
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Some bad news for Seattle, Ballmer is signalling that he still wants a basketball team and doesn't really care wherequote:WSJ: You've tried a couple times to buy an NBA franchise to return a basketball team to Seattle. Are you interested in the Los Angeles Clippers, if the team goes up for sale? Apparently he's been seen sitting with Silver at a playoff game too
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May 17, 2014 17:07
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It's pretty foolish to believe anything that Ric Bucher says, ever. Especially that article...it's filled with the catchphrases that everyone was saying during the end of the season when people were talking about Jackson losing his job, like "We'd run through a wall for him". I read the article and then completely lost it at this point: Ric Bucher posted:"Guys are going to look at it from a race standpoint," the player said. "It shows what this was all about when they cut him as quick as they did. Guys question, 'Is this really about winning or is it about the way you want the place to look like?' " This is a typical Bucher 'stir-the-pot before someone realizes my career is all smoke and mirrors' move.
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