btw Warriors vs Suns tomorrow night
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
also a good matchup
doubt the warriors can hang w the thunder this year tbh
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:10 (ten years ago) link
i mean THINGS CAN CHANGE but its not looking too promising
btw i think after a period of confusion we can return to common sense and say mark jackson is a pretty bad coach
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:11 (ten years ago) link
so many isos!
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
i don't think anyone in the west can hang with the thunder this year
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
yeah the ball movement died when iggy went down and hasn't really returned
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
its not like you have one of the all time great teams for running pick n rolls on every damn play or anything
yeah they look great but the warriors HAVE hung with them
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
maybe portland has the right mix of youth and athleticism but okc would drop 100+ on them every game probably
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
― Spottie, Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:13 PM (15 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
im willing to take your money if youre into it
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
bogut = the sweep-the-leg-johnny of the nba
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
also don't know why the dubs stopped pushing the ball
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
yeah it's really a shame cuz steph & david lee should be one of the most deadly PNR duos in the league especially with klay hanging out around the perimeter
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
i will homer this one all the way home bro
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
yeah they've been doing more steph and bogut pick and rolls inexplicably
they really havent played much with the full roster yet
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:16 (ten years ago) link
the thunder look really great and are getting better too. that bench is the surprise of the year (along w PDX and PHX)
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:17 (ten years ago) link
the thunder are a lot better than they were in the first month of the season and the dubs are worse, i doubt itd be much of a contest if they played rn, the warriors can regain their form i think tho some guys were clearly playing over their heads for a minute there, but i dont see okc slipping too much unless injuries or w/e
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
bothers me that neither team has a l33t coach
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
yeah iggy was kinda out of his mind to start, klay a little too but I think he can produce pretty close to that consistently
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
at least with Jackson they have that Christian Connection and they kinda buy into a thing, whatever that thing is. Like we've never had a coach that a free agent of note would take less money to play for.
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:21 (ten years ago) link
theyre both really good players but neither is going to shoot like they did to start the season, klay was like 70% from three, iggy 50% after being a career 35% guy
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:22 (ten years ago) link
feel like jackson is prob a pretty good players coach the team sees to like him and each other and play hard but tactically hes def a lil lacking
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:23 (ten years ago) link
yeah true to both posts
the team defense has slipped the most tbf, but now picking up a little again since iggz return
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link
kinda still early in the season and hopefully they injuries are out of the way
yeah iggy is a super legit defender
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:25 (ten years ago) link
injuries happen and theyre def a p thin team, prob just have to hope theyre all healthy for the playoffs and can make a run
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
so is bogut xp, w those two on the floor together we can hang w anyone
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
one cool thing w being top heavy tho is that theyre built for the playoffs where starters play big minutes and have time to rest, like last night when they went down big it was cause jackson inexplicably put his entire bench in at once
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:27 (ten years ago) link
also jermaine oneal loss was kinda big, and festus is out till at least all star break so there is no backup center atm
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
i wld say iggy is an elite defender, bogut is formerly elite has lost some mobility but is still very good, klay is good, curry is prob below average, and lee is the worst defender in the nba except maybe ray allen
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
you cant expect oneal to stay healthy for more than three games just let that one go, unless youre the suns of course
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:31 (ten years ago) link
prob fair
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:31 (ten years ago) link
tell it to me straight my brain is twisted, havent ever had expectations you see
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
when he played on the celtics it was comical, i have no idea how he does it, there was a new minor injury every game he played
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
he old n broken
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
the warriors are a cool ass team, they have a bunch of really good young players, if they manage the situation right they shd be good for a while
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
they're prob gonna have to decide between klay and barnes at some point
― Spottie, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:35 (ten years ago) link
between *paying
lol trade barnes now imho
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
people arent going to belive hes good for too much longer
i think jackson uses him poorly... they give him too much responsibility
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
he shouldn't be the number one option on bench units and shouldn't be getting post up isos in crunch time
a better offensive coach would use barnes better and his numbers would probably reflect that
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:44 (ten years ago) link
the guy's 6' 8" and athletic and can shoot i wouldn't be looking to trade him just put him in a better position to succeed
he just seems like one of those super athletic guys who has no idea how to use his athleticism, but yeah interest in post ups is another way in which jackson has no idea whats goin on in todays nba
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:45 (ten years ago) link
smh trade him to the spurs, we know what to do
― rhyme heals all goons (m bison), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:46 (ten years ago) link
yeah barnes def doesn't seem like he quite understands how to play
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link