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Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
https://twitter.com/DefPenHoops/status/968304647936135168

https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA/status/969062211971825664






The race to the bottom continues. Memphis has been on an impressive streak recently.


Dexo fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Mar 7, 2018

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MalarkeyToboggan
Jan 4, 2015



RIP Lauri and Wes.

Is it just me or are there more dead NBA players this year?

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

The quickest substitution in the history of the NBA
From the last thread:

quote:

Harden looks relatively slow when he's breaking down dudes on the dribble but he puts more guys on skates than anyone else around, I just can’t tell how

You can see how in that move, his handle is ridiculous. That entire move is basically setup when he baits Johnson to swipe at a steal and in a blink of an eye the ball is between his legs and back in his left hand.

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

Harden's control over his body's speed and movement is insane, he doesn't need to be remotely the most athletic guy on the court to be the most impactful player

Comrade Gorbash
Jul 12, 2011

My paper soldiers form a wall, five paces thick and twice as tall.
To make a cross sports analogy, Harden reminds me of Randy Moss in that both move in such an efficient way that they never look like they're really exerting themselves. It's only when you see how everyone around them is scrambling to keep up that you realize just how freakish they are.

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
Harden isn't anywhere near the physical freak Moss was.

Rice is more of an apt application of your description.

Rice was so efficient and smooth, Moss would just run by you and jump over you and there was nothing you could do about it

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

https://twitter.com/BBiomechanics/status/968566620925956096

this whole twitter thread has an explanation of Harden's body control, with slowed down video examples

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Dexo posted:

Harden isn't anywhere near the physical freak Moss was.

Rice is more of an apt application of your description.

Rice was so efficient and smooth, Moss would just run by you and jump over you and there was nothing you could do about it

Always worth posting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdeifvGtRHk

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

Carlosologist posted:

https://twitter.com/BBiomechanics/status/968566620925956096

this whole twitter thread has an explanation of Harden's body control, with slowed down video examples

Even with the slowmo and explanation it's hard to see

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/969222358732103680

schweens
Jan 14, 2011

kakarot ain't got shit on me
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/969288766312603649

lonzo's going to have a weird poo poo release

OzFactor
Apr 16, 2001

zoux posted:

Even with the slowmo and explanation it's hard to see

Trying to read @BBiomechanics is like reading a transcript of a fighting game tournament

leftist heap
Feb 28, 2013

Fun Shoe
It looks like a markov bot wrote it

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




Grimey Drawer

OzFactor posted:

Trying to read @BBiomechanics is like reading a transcript of a fighting game tournament

This is perfect.

Also it's kinda fitting, Harden and Paul both fit a similar-ish mold of not relying on supreme athletic ability (in NBA terms) but rather by being otherworldly skilled. Put them on the same team and there's basically multiple filthy stepbacks a game.

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

Carlosologist posted:

Harden's control over his body's speed and movement is insane, he doesn't need to be remotely the most athletic guy on the court to be the most impactful player

Yeah there is no one else in the league who can change speeds like him

Brolander
Oct 20, 2008

i am but a vessel

schweens posted:

https://twitter.com/Complex/status/969288766312603649

lonzo's going to have a weird poo poo release

release....rotation....oh and off the rim

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
James Harden is an evolved Manu Ginobli, they're both great at hypnotizing people like snake charmers

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
James Harden is Steve Kerr with a first step.

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop

Rick posted:

James Harden is Steve Kerr with a first step.

James Harden is a 5 inch shorter Hedo Turkoglu

Henrik Zetterberg
Dec 7, 2007

Not sure if this goes here or the NFL thread.......

https://deadspin.com/which-was-longer-james-hardens-staredown-or-tom-bradys-1823440730

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
my dude Jaylen is giving his harvard talk today

https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/969341404236443649

Here he is shaking Ghost Dad's hand

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
steve kerr with a first step would be making like $15mil in todays nba probably

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

chunkles posted:

steve kerr with a first step would be making like $15mil in todays nba probably

34.68 million, actually

verbal enema
May 23, 2009

onlymarfans.com
Why is JR Smith suspended for one game?

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

verbal enema posted:

Why is JR Smith suspended for one game?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jr+smith+suspended

"Detrimental Conduct" after shootaround

Comrade Gorbash
Jul 12, 2011

My paper soldiers form a wall, five paces thick and twice as tall.

Cool Buff Man posted:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jr+smith+suspended

"Detrimental Conduct" after shootaround
Yes but what did he do.

Besides be JR Smith.

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

Comrade Gorbash posted:

Yes but what did he do.

Besides be JR Smith.

We need to speculate about which of the newcomers he feels most threatened by

The Good Rodney Hood? Sparkin' Jordan Clarkson? He probably called them a colorful word

paternity suitor
Aug 2, 2016

Cool Buff Man posted:

my dude Jaylen is giving his harvard talk today

https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/969341404236443649

Here he is shaking Ghost Dad's hand

I wish he wasn't on the Celtics. Jaylen is such a fascinating guy, I want to root for him, but Boston.

MelancholyMark
May 5, 2009

https://twitter.com/clutchfans/status/969303404181950464

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

Her frickin voice is like nails on chalkboard jeez louise

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?
Rachel Nichols is cool.

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

MourningView posted:

Rachel Nichols is cool.

Ok, where do we go from here

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

First page

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

verbal enema posted:

Why is JR Smith suspended for one game?

W-what?? Ty Lue retire bitch

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

AggressivelyStupid posted:

W-what?? Ty Lue retire bitch

Maybe that's what Earl yelled.

pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.
https://twitter.com/b1ackschefter/status/969371786172387328?s=21

Stealth Tiger
Nov 14, 2009

Honestly, I think Harden is pretty drat athletic. He's exceptional at both driving and finishing through contact and though he only unleashes it like twice a year, he has some dunks where he absolutely slaughters the rim. He's definitely a powerful dude.

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
im the thunder fans who are convincing themselves that corey brewer is a good pickup but will poo poo on terrance ferguson every time he's on the floor

Mr. Mambold
Feb 13, 2011

Aha. Nice post.



Metapod posted:

im the thunder fans who are convincing themselves that corey brewer is a good pickup but will poo poo on terrance ferguson every time he's on the floor

No. In fact you are not those things. I too believe Ferguson deserves more playing time.

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Mr. Mambold
Feb 13, 2011

Aha. Nice post.



AggressivelyStupid posted:

W-what?? Ty Lue retire bitch

I believe Brolander posted the reason on the other thread

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