In the alternative universe where the other team advances, who will win the NBA title This poll is closed. |
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Nets | 10 | 4.55% | |
Wizards | 64 | 29.09% | |
Trailblazers | 42 | 19.09% | |
Clippers | 104 | 47.27% | |
Total: | 220 votes |
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Jon posted:Should we move onto a a Finals N/V thread? I would make it but I feel like someone usually effort posts one... It's Crazy Ted and I hope he sees this post because I want a Greg Oden portrait and he usually just does the starters.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 14:34 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 12:58 |
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Tae posted:Maybe if they had a real point guard, Brooks can finally find his post-defender for Bigs Well, Brooks pretty much gave up on every other reserve wing he had because he's really dumb and Durant is too tired to hustle much on defense to try to help Fish here.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 14:36 |
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Panzeh posted:Well, Brooks pretty much gave up on every other reserve wing he had because he's really dumb and Durant is too tired to hustle much on defense to try to help Fish here. They didn't need a wing defender! They were playing Jackson/Russ/Fisher/Durant/Ibaka and, surprise surprise, getting killed in the post. Perkins has 1 skill and Brooks put him on the bench the 1 game it would have been useful. If you can't trust Perkins, Steven Adams had been playing solidly this playoffs and is a huge pest down low. If you really insist on playing small, put in Lamb or Thabo who at least have size down low. Seriously, it was an awful lineup that Brooks stubbornly stayed with despite evidence it was failing. They were also switching on screens, and the team did not look prepared or practiced at that. So the Spurs basically got to pick who defended them. Again, Brooks did nothing.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 14:46 |
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Lockback posted:They didn't need a wing defender! They were playing Jackson/Russ/Fisher/Durant/Ibaka and, surprise surprise, getting killed in the post. Perkins has 1 skill and Brooks put him on the bench the 1 game it would have been useful. If you can't trust Perkins, Steven Adams had been playing solidly this playoffs and is a huge pest down low. If you really insist on playing small, put in Lamb or Thabo who at least have size down low. Well, the offense got nowhere with Perkins or even Adams in there, and I think the Spurs would just have attacked Perk on the pick and roll instead of on post ups because Perk is awful when he has to move his feet. Lamb or Thabo was probably the answer rather than one of the bigs. Going small significantly helped their offense but they went small to put Derek Fisher on the floor which is really really odd because the Spurs could easily get away with Diaw on Fish.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 14:49 |
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Panzeh posted:Well, the offense got nowhere with Perkins or even Adams in there, and I think the Spurs would just have attacked Perk on the pick and roll instead of on post ups because Perk is awful when he has to move his feet. Lamb or Thabo was probably the answer rather than one of the bigs. Going small significantly helped their offense but they went small to put Derek Fisher on the floor which is really really odd because the Spurs could easily get away with Diaw on Fish. Fisher was doing nothing for them either. I guess having another ball handler helps but if the problem is they can't figure out how to score the solution is not giving up on defense entirely.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 15:01 |
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Groucho Marxist posted:It's Crazy Ted and I hope he sees this post because I want a Greg Oden portrait and he usually just does the starters. He did Birdman last year, so hopefully he does Oden too. It'll just be a huge dong
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 15:24 |
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Fight Club Sandwich posted:He did Birdman last year, so hopefully he does Oden too. It'll just be a huge dong It should be a huge dong holding the ecf trophy.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 15:50 |
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quote:Patrick Ewing hasn’t talked with Phil Jackson about the Knicks’ head-coaching vacancy yet, but he said Saturday that he’d “love” the opportunity to coach in New York. Why doesn't anyone want Ewing to coach their team?!
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 15:59 |
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WhyteRyce posted:Why doesn't anyone want Ewing to coach their team?! The Knicks have been making GBS threads on Ewing since he retired. They didn't even offer him an assistant coaching position IIRC.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:03 |
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That's like maybe the only intelligent thing the Knicks have done in that time frame.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:04 |
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No basketball until Thursday this is my hell
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:06 |
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@WojYahooNBA posted:Stan Van Gundy's making his first major front office hire, finalizing agreement with Jeff Bower to become Detroit's GM, sources tell Yahoo. May Detroit have a better experience with him than New Orleans did.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:12 |
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Ewing is a bad coach and an astoundingly dumb human being
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:15 |
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Lockback posted:Fisher was doing nothing for them either. I guess having another ball handler helps but if the problem is they can't figure out how to score the solution is not giving up on defense entirely. He wasn't even a good ball handler, every time he had the ball he would sit there until they trapped him, forcing a difficult pass. They weren't even very fast traps.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:27 |
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Kibner posted:May Detroit have a better experience with him than New Orleans did. Hmm...I have the choice between a guy who has learned from RC Buford and another guy. Let's take the other guy.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:27 |
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Time posted:Hmm...I have the choice between a guy who has learned from RC Buford and another guy. Let's take the other guy. His main job is doing what SVG wants so as long as he can sign his name and maybe make powerpoint slides it's cool.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 16:47 |
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chunkles posted:His main job is doing what SVG wants so as long as he can sign his name and maybe make powerpoint slides it's cool. He's the perfect man for the job, then. Actually, I don't know about the Powerpoint stuff. But he's top-tier at the first thing you said.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:06 |
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I read something in the News or Free Press saying the Pistons were looking to sign Anthony Morrow. Would that be a good pick-up? I know absolutely nothing about him other than that he supposedly shoots threes well.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:23 |
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It's not going to change the team or anything but it's fine. They have no shooters and he's a good shooter.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:24 |
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I don't like three days between games periods that happen a couple time during the Finals but the only good thing is that it basically means the draft is the week after the Finals and then free agency period is like two weeks later.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:28 |
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Henchman of Santa posted:I read something in the News or Free Press saying the Pistons were looking to sign Anthony Morrow. Would that be a good pick-up? I know absolutely nothing about him other than that he supposedly shoots threes well. He shoots 3s real well, awful as an individual defender but can, eventually, fit into a team defensive concept. Fan-site with a more in-depth look into this past season. Here's his shot chart:
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:29 |
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Henchman of Santa posted:I read something in the News or Free Press saying the Pistons were looking to sign Anthony Morrow. Would that be a good pick-up? I know absolutely nothing about him other than that he supposedly shoots threes well. It would be a more intelligent move than any they've made in the past few years with regards to Free Agency specifically. He fills an immediate void on the team.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 17:30 |
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Time posted:Hmm...I have the choice between a guy who has learned from RC Buford and another guy. Let's take the other guy. Yeah Spurs magic blah blah but I can't get over Scott Layden's time as the GM of the Knicks. The other alternatives were Stu Jackson and Otis Smith so this is definitely the least awful choice they could have made from that list.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 18:30 |
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Time posted:Hmm...I have the choice between a guy who has learned from RC Buford and another guy. Let's take the other guy. Maybe they didn't want to make their city's streets more dangerous.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 19:45 |
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Spacebump posted:Maybe they didn't want to make their city's streets more dangerous. Puro Pinche Pistons.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 20:27 |
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not...enough...basketball...anymore
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 20:31 |
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Would you guys say I was crazy if I said that WCF game 6 was one of the better games I'd ever seen?
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 20:45 |
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Shear Modulus posted:Would you guys say I was crazy if I said that WCF game 6 was one of the better games I'd ever seen? It was a really fun game, definitely the best game in the conference (semi)finals.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 20:49 |
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Phil Jackson was fined $25k for tampering with Derek Fisher
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:00 |
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Phil Jackson was fined $25k for tampering with Derek Fisher I hope he convinces Dolan to pay the fine for him then just cashes the check himself.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:05 |
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All-NBA Defensive First Team Noah George CP3 (lol) Ibaka (lol since according to bball breakdown the Spurs were actively trying to get Duncan vs him in the post) Iguodala All-NBA Defensive Second Team LeBron Pat Bev Jimmy Butler Kawhi Leonard Roy Hibbert Other players receiving votes, with point totals (First Team votes in parentheses): DeAndre Jordan, L.A. Clippers 63 (14); Anthony Davis, New Orleans, 62 (18); Tony Allen, Memphis, 60 (17); Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 45 (12); Dwight Howard, Houston, 26 (6); Taj Gibson, Chicago, 21 (2); Mike Conley, Memphis, 21 (5); Ricky Rubio, Minnesota, 19 (5); Lance Stephenson, Indiana, 14 (3); P.J. Tucker, Phoenix, 13 (2); Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 10 (2); Kyle Lowry, Toronto, 10 (3); Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix, 9 (1); Marc Gasol, Memphis, 8; John Wall, Washington, 8 (1); Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City, 8 (1); Kirk Hinrich, Chicago, 7 (2); Trevor Ariza, Washington, 5 (2); Avery Bradley, Boston, 5 (1); Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 5 (1); Klay Thompson, Golden State, 5; Andrew Bogut, Golden State, 4; Chris Bosh, Miami, 4 (1); Luol Deng, Cleveland, 4 (1); Wesley Matthews, Portland, 4 (1); Tony Parker, San Antonio, 4 (1); Nicolas Batum, Portland, 3 (1); Stephen Curry, Golden State, 3 (1); Danny Green, San Antonio, 3 (1); Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte, 3; Shaun Livingston, Brooklyn, 3 (1); Victor Oladipo, Orlando, 3 (1); DeMarre Carroll, Atlanta, 2; Matt Barnes, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); James Harden, Houston, 2; George Hill, Indiana, 2; Jeff Teague, Atlanta, 2; Dwyane Wade, Miami, 2 (1); Kemba Walker, Charlotte, 2; David West, Indiana, 2; Arron Afflalo, Orlando, 1; Corey Brewer, Minnesota, 1; Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia,1; Darren Collison, L.A. Clippers, 1; DeMar DeRozan, Toronto, 1; Andre Drummond, Detroit, 1; Monta Ellis, Dallas, 1; Danny Granger, L.A. Clippers, 1; Draymond Green, Golden State, 1; Reggie Jackson, Oklahoma City, 1; David Lee, Golden State, 1; Paul Millsap, Atlanta, 1; Rajon Rondo, Boston, 1.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:30 |
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Chris Paul is a really good defensive player, and Ibaka is a very good one despite not necessarily being great one on one. Those selections are fine. Allen should probably be on one of the teams and LeBron is more of a reputation pick this year, but those don't seem that awful.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:38 |
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I was expecting Allen to be picked over Butler just by reputation. For Leonard AND Butler over him, that's a surprise.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:39 |
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I think I'd rather have the second team actually.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:39 |
James Harden received two votes.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:41 |
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Take away whoever voted David Lee's vote.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:43 |
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drat, I was hoping for zero total votes for Dallas players but some idiot voted for Monta and hosed it all up.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:45 |
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Geriatric Pirate posted:Ibaka (lol since according to bball breakdown the Spurs were actively trying to get Duncan vs him in the post) Don't you think that had a lot to do with his injury status and not with his overall defensive capability?
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:47 |
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Libertine posted:Don't you think that had a lot to do with his injury status and not with his overall defensive capability? Even at full health, Ibaka was rated as an average post defender. His strength is the ability to roam the court and block with his athleticism.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:49 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 12:58 |
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Anthony Davis got too many votes. Tony Allen not enough. Marc Gasol got disrespected, imo, with only 8 total votes and no first team. John Wall was similarly forgotten about.
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# ? Jun 2, 2014 21:49 |