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Paul Zuvella posted:Haha no one on his team ran with him, what a joke. What the hell, Cavs? Isn't Love supposed to have some of the best basket-to-basket speed in the game? Wasn't that one of the first big narratives when SportsVue information started being publicized?
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tadashi posted:What the hell, Cavs? Isn't Love supposed to have some of the best basket-to-basket speed in the game? Wasn't that one of the first big narratives when SportsVue information started being publicized? Huh? Love doesn't have footspeed; he is a great outlet passer.
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tadashi posted:What the hell, Cavs? Isn't Love supposed to have some of the best basket-to-basket speed in the game? Wasn't that one of the first big narratives when SportsVue information started being publicized? Back injuries can really limit that.
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I think I might be a terrible fan because of all the schadenfreude I'm getting from Pels fans overreacting to last night. Apparently, many of them thought that a fast pace would fix every offensive problem and that Erman would turn them into a top defensive unit overnight (even in spite of the team missing four of its top five defenders).
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Back injuries can really limit that. Love has never hurt his back, not to mention what Kibner said about him being an outlet guy
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Kibner posted:I think I might be a terrible fan because of all the schadenfreude I'm getting from Pels fans overreacting to last night. Apparently, many of them thought that a fast pace would fix every offensive problem and that Erman would turn them into a top defensive unit overnight (even in spite of the team missing four of its top five defenders). Everyone on that team is dead, what did they expect? Also, AD had an outlier game of terrible proportions. Here, feel better and let the soothing stare of McBob heal and cleanse your soul: 
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PantsFreeZone posted:Everyone on that team is dead, what did they expect? Also, AD had an outlier game of terrible proportions. His hair triggers me because of premature male pattern balding.  Most of them expected losing handily, but they apparently forgot what that kind of loss looks like. Fans are dumb.
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Kibner posted:His hair triggers me because of premature male pattern balding. I was high during my fantasy draft and somehow ended up with Jrue, Eric Gordon AND Tyreke. I don't have enough starting players because of that. They need 4 months to even see what they could have.
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Back injuries can really limit that. Love would rarely run the court on a break like that.
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Oct 28, 2015 17:38
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McBob never left the 90s. Never change.
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I'm trying to google that love stat but not coming up with the right thing. I may have a a faulty memory, but I remember it was more a measure of guys running in a straight line from defense to offense, which was easier in Kevin Love's case, because he was only half heartedly defending.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Love has never hurt his back, not to mention what Kibner said about him being an outlet guy Love played most of last season with a bad back.
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Lockback posted:This is Lebron for ever and ever. Holy poo poo this is awful.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Love has never hurt his back, not to mention what Kibner said about him being an outlet guy edit: ahhhh basket to basket not back to the basket. Still pretty sure he has back issues. Redgrendel2001 fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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Oct 28, 2015 18:03
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Yes he does have a history of back issues and being an outlet guy has nothing to do anything. The original statement was "back to the basket speed" as in how well he moves in the post on offense. Read it again
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Paul Zuvella posted:Love played most of last season with a bad back. I missed that but he doesn't run fast anyways edit; Friendly reminder to everyone that league pass is free until Nov 3 so watch all the games!! Cool Buff Man fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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I wonder when they'll start limiting Lebron's minutes this year. Part of the advantage of going to Cleveland was supposed to be the fact he could rely on Love and Irving to carry some of the load, but Irving's pretty much as big a health risk as Wade (if not more so, I think last year's the only time he's played over 70 games, and he still missed time during the playoffs) and Love's also had injury issues. That team still relies on him for so much, and he's played a ton of games already that they have to start thinking about cutting his time (or giving him more time off like the couple weeks he had last year). I have a feeling the East won't be nearly as bad as people think though, so it may come back to bite them. Also, is it just age why people are so high on Davis? I understand he's good, but I don't see him getting much better than Orlando Magic Dwight, with less defense/more offense. I've not seen the Pelicans much, but the handful of games I caught last year he never seemed nearly as dominant as a lot of people make him out to be. What am I not seeing? I certainly don't see him ending up as good as say, Duncan or KG (which isn't an insult at all, but based on what I read you'd think he's a combination of Jordan and Wilt).
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alansmithee posted:Also, is it just age why people are so high on Davis? I understand he's good, but I don't see him getting much better than Orlando Magic Dwight, with less defense/more offense. I've not seen the Pelicans much, but the handful of games I caught last year he never seemed nearly as dominant as a lot of people make him out to be. What am I not seeing? I certainly don't see him ending up as good as say, Duncan or KG (which isn't an insult at all, but based on what I read you'd think he's a combination of Jordan and Wilt). he had the best PER ever for a person not named LeBron, Wilt, or Jordan last year and was barely old enough to legally drink
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alansmithee posted:Also, is it just age why people are so high on Davis? I understand he's good, but I don't see him getting much better than Orlando Magic Dwight, with less defense/more offense. I've not seen the Pelicans much, but the handful of games I caught last year he never seemed nearly as dominant as a lot of people make him out to be. What am I not seeing? I certainly don't see him ending up as good as say, Duncan or KG (which isn't an insult at all, but based on what I read you'd think he's a combination of Jordan and Wilt). Anthony Davis is a PG in Dhalsim's body. He is the perfect specimen and he's going to destroy all of your preconceived notions on basketball much like Steph is doing when it comes to shooting. 
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alansmithee posted:I wonder when they'll start limiting Lebron's minutes this year. Part of the advantage of going to Cleveland was supposed to be the fact he could rely on Love and Irving to carry some of the load, but Irving's pretty much as big a health risk as Wade (if not more so, I think last year's the only time he's played over 70 games, and he still missed time during the playoffs) and Love's also had injury issues. That team still relies on him for so much, and he's played a ton of games already that they have to start thinking about cutting his time (or giving him more time off like the couple weeks he had last year). I have a feeling the East won't be nearly as bad as people think though, so it may come back to bite them. Lebron played the fewest minutes per game last year than he ever has, so I think it's fair to say his minutes are reduced. What would you call reduced? And basketball players get better with age, so Davis's age is important. He is better a year ago than KG and Duncan were, and NO ONE has put up the kind of numbers he has at his age. Ultimately I think he will be very comparable to KG, but that's REALLY exciting. His skills with the ball are incredibly unique for a player his size, which is why people are so excited.
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Dejan Bimble posted:I'm trying to google that love stat but not coming up with the right thing. I may have a a faulty memory, but I remember it was more a measure of guys running in a straight line from defense to offense, which was easier in Kevin Love's case, because he was only half heartedly defending. Yeah, I misremembered it. It had to do with Kevin Love running a lot in general: http://www.digitaltrends.com/features/big-data-meets-big-dunks-on-the-cutting-edge-of-sports/#ixzz3psyhF8yz quote:Or, when players refer to Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves as a guy who “goes hard,” it’s because he really is doing the most running on the floor. That wasn't exactly the quote. I think what I heard was on Hang Up and Listen or possibly a baseball podcast where they were interviewing someone about SportsVU.
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I was watching this new Hawks court projection thing: https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/659384845097824256 thoughts: 1) neat. Does it look okay from any other angle or is it like those perspective drawings which are confusing and disorienting if you're not in the exact correct spot? 2) the dubstep wub-wub sound has become progressively more embarrassing for almost half a decade now. Please, default music, find a new sound. 3) at some point in the animation there are hawk claws which grab a basketball and stuff and I am reminded that Hawks are technically Raptors. This feels like a problem 4) I wonder if all Hawks fans have seen Over The Top and are aware that there is no distinction between a Hawk and Hawks?
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tadashi posted:Yeah, I misremembered it. It had to do with Kevin Love running a lot in general: I think you are mixing it with the fact that Love makes your team better in transition since he is great at hoovering up defensive boards and has a quick trigger on accurate outlet passes. He himself isn't super fast but he fits well on a fast team. He does run a lot though, but on transition he's most deadly as a trailer to hit the straight-away 3.
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EvanTH posted:I was watching this new Hawks court projection thing: make the inception bwoooooooooooom sound the default dramatic noise for everything
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Nail Rat posted:Holy poo poo this is awful. My high school coach would have murdered every single Cav not named Lebron in this scenario.
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Based on yesterday's performance I would say that the only thing preventing the Pistons from going 82-0 is that our bench is loving awful.
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Lockback posted:This is Lebron for ever and ever. This is what the last pickup game of the night looks like for every fast break
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Notes on Kirk Goldsberry's new article on Russell Westbrook grantland.com/features/russell-the-creator-westbrook-nba-oklahoma-city-thunder-western-conference-kevin-durant-serge-ibaka-kevin-love 1) quote:The box score encodes that sequence as three points for Ibaka and an assist for Westbrook, but that bookkeeping seems crazy. Like so many Ibaka field goals, this one was born in a galaxy far away from the eventual shot location — at the moment that Westbrook beat his man and compromised the defense. Yes, Ibaka’s reliable catch-and-shoot action neatly punctuated the sentence, but Westbrook provided all its language. To say that Westbrook “assisted” this shot is akin to saying George Lucas “assisted” the creation of Star Wars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qJ4BmXjY9I EDUCATE YOURSELF 2) https://vine.co/v/O0U2q0FKmPa     I'm so happy NBA is back*speaking of theft, the vulgar thug Thabo Sefolosha stole a ball 4 times last game he's a great defender but a remorseless criminal
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Nail Rat posted:Holy poo poo this is awful. He should have just kept running and Bo Jacksoned out of the arena and into a two week hiatus.
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Lockback posted:Lebron played the fewest minutes per game last year than he ever has, so I think it's fair to say his minutes are reduced. What would you call reduced? I'm thinking like 30 mpg or so. Didn't Curry only play like 31 mpg last year? Pretty much get him on the Spurs plan ASAP. Alot of this is also just remembering how much he was trying to do last year in the finals. And as for AD, I've not really seen him have much handles for his size (although he's good on the drive). Seems similar to Bosh or someone with that same kind of faceup game. I'm not sure I see him actually playing pseudo-PG like Garnett used to (although he is young so maybe?).
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Henchman of Santa posted:Based on yesterday's performance I would say that the only thing preventing the Pistons from going 82-0 is that our bench is loving awful. If Drummond can continue shooting 60% from the line, he's unstoppable.
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stephen jackson is hosting sportsnation today, if you want to see how da trill stak is doing
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alansmithee posted:And as for AD, I've not really seen him have much handles for his size (although he's good on the drive). Seems similar to Bosh or someone with that same kind of faceup game. I'm not sure I see him actually playing pseudo-PG like Garnett used to (although he is young so maybe?). I feel like this might be very wrong. Davis is the was-a-guard-until-his-growth-spurt guy. Kevin Durant is the only other person in the league near AD's size with remotely comparable ball-on-the-floor ability. And comparing any big guy's handles to Kevin Durant is historically unfair. The guy has like a three yard sidestep. To me it's one of the most impressive physical feats in basketball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXonsFmXAmY AD gets huge usage with comparably few turnovers. Maybe his handling just looks a lil janky because someone with 20 foot arms protects the ball differently than a regular PG? I dunno, you can sorta see it with the way Tim Duncan plays--a lot of 'quickness' in Bigs is in the economy of movement, if that makes any sense?
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DOOP posted:Did Anthony Davis ever fix his hosed up teeth? I think so. He does not have very good handles, though. If they were Lamar Odom level, that would be great, but they're not. He can make one or two quick dribbles and go up. He will turn it over if he is pressured by multiple defenders or has to dribble more than a couple times. His turnover rate has been low because, before this season, he wasn't asked to facilitate the offense. He got the ball where he could score (off of passes or offensive rebounds) or he would pass it back out. He doesn't really have great passing vision, either. As a result, he rarely had to make tough decisions when getting the ball; just had to shoot, dunk, or reset. He has one or two post-moves, but can't handle double teams, yet. Those moves also don't work when the paint is crowded because they involve him spinning or just driving to the rim after starting from 10-15 feet out. He used to have fantastic touch within five feet of the goal, but that seems to have gone away as defenses have become more physical with him.
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Cool Buff Man posted:I missed that but he doesn't run fast anyways How does this work? PS4 app or something, or is there a way to get it on Verizon Fios?
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