well obv they can't show anything that shows strategy so we just get "KEEP PLAYING HARD. KEEP GETTING REBOUNDS. WE WANT TO RUN. WE WANT TO RUN. BUT PLAY UNDER CONTROL."
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 23 December 2013 18:49 (48 minutes ago) Permalink
WE NEED STOPS. IF THE SCORE WERE LESS CLOSE, WE WOULD STILL NEED STOPS, BUT NOT AS BAD. BUT THE SCORE IS REALLY CLOSE. SO WE NEED STOPS.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 December 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
Then again it's also fun to hear Pop screaming KNOCK THE STUFFING OUT OF THEM in the huddle.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Monday, 23 December 2013 19:43 (ten years ago) link
Presumably the phenomenon of "makes everyone around him better" can be captured in stats. I would say that team chemistry is a variant of this, where players are brought together on the court whose specific talents complement each other. For example someone with a great spatial sense for throwing lobs finally lands on a team where another player excels at rubbing off his defender, grabbing anything around the rim and putting it down. Except, on a team with great chemistry, this sort of meshing of skills sets happens in a half dozen ways. Role players especially blossom in this kind of a situation, where their talents and skill set are not good enough to make it happen out of pure ability, but they need the right players around them to bring out their best.
The "everyone feels good on a team with great chemistry" is a byproduct of this, a sense that everything is fitting together beautifully and you are playing much closer to your own capacity than you ever did with a different set of teammates. Not only do more good plays get made, but this leads to more wins, and even more aesthetic gratification during game play. Spectators pick up on this, too, and cheer louder and more happily. When stuff really clicks, everyone is happier.
You can call this "just playing good hoops" if you want, but it doesn't happen all that often.
― Aimless, Monday, 23 December 2013 19:54 (ten years ago) link
SportVu statsdump: among league bigs, Vesely is #3 in collected contested rebounds, after Drummond and Bynum.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Monday, 23 December 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
its interesting to see everyones definition of chemistry, for aimless its about basketball skill fit, for compu its emotional resonnance
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
this is why its important to not just be all intangibles maan
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 December 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
For me, chemistry is about this:
rubbing off his defender
― Matt Groening is MY Cousin (Leee), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
imho having chemistry with the other team goes against god and nature
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 December 2013 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Lee found an easter egg.
― Aimless, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
the heat don't appear to have amazing chemistry to me but they mostly seem like solid proffesionals.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:22 (ten years ago) link
the pacers starters are so good
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:27 (ten years ago) link
lance is truly on one this year
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
― Aimless, Monday, December 23, 2013 8:14 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
:0
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:36 (ten years ago) link
another huge game for Brandon Knight
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:39 (ten years ago) link
Lopez is such a boring important piece but bummed Nets won't have him for a big push 2nd half of the season. Lucky that Nets picked up Blatche on that amnestied contract, otherwise ugh lots and lots of Mason Plumlee.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:44 (ten years ago) link
I think you mean lucky that Blatche decided to cut Prokky a bargain deal
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:46 (ten years ago) link
21-4-12 in 3 quarters for Brandon Jennings20-5-11 in 3 quarters for Brandon Knight
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:48 (ten years ago) link
i like watching lopez actually
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:49 (ten years ago) link
every other nets starter is boring as hell
joe and d williams are hell
wow keep up the good work brandons
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:51 (ten years ago) link
lopez is really good injuries are a bummer
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, December 23, 2013 8:49 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes i hate these guys games
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 01:57 (ten years ago) link
Yeah but Blatche was getting paid either way. I forget the ins/outs of the amnesty particulars, but iirc if, on his next contract, Blatche gets paid a ton, it means the Wiz won't have to pay as much, and Blatche stated straightup that he'll purposely take as little money as possible in order to fuck over Wiz management. Heh, found the quote :)
Blatche even said that gives him incentive to take less money. “If I get a lot (in my next contract), yeah, it’s going to take pressure off the Wizards,” he said. “But that’s why I’m not going to do that."
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:00 (ten years ago) link
Could always do w/o Johnson but Williams at least still has consecutive games where he looks like the top-3 pg he was supposed to be.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:01 (ten years ago) link
this whole lance stepback fadeaway thing is getting out of control
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:04 (ten years ago) link
the nets suck
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
meanwhile the knicks have blown a 24 point lead in orlando
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
hawks are 15-23 from three tonight in miami
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
paul millsap is 7-8 from three
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:20 (ten years ago) link
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, December 24, 2013 2:09 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Melo got hurt. Good times in NY.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:25 (ten years ago) link
what happened to oladipo
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:26 (ten years ago) link
lol knicks, i thought this season was gona be epic but its been more weird than anything
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:28 (ten years ago) link
Dirk now 13th on the scoring list, passing Alex English
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:29 (ten years ago) link
dirk could be playing basketball for a while longer
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:30 (ten years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, December 23, 2013 8:46 PM (53 minutes ago) Bookmark
What were his other options at the time? Kinda curious
Like I thought Swaggy P was proof that a gun first stats first guy couldn't get paid in the NBA anymore
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:41 (ten years ago) link
Someone would've signed him for mid-level-- Blatche had enough strong games where you might wanna risk mid-level money on Blatche finding a consistent game. Think Blatche is more hot mess than just run-of-mill gunner.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
Nick Young is making 6m this year
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:46 (ten years ago) link
oh sorry you're right
had nick young had a good season before his deal though?
blatche knows how to contract push, gotta give him that
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:47 (ten years ago) link
lance racking up the stats in trash time here
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link
Other than PG splitting double teams, the ugliest thing for the Pacers this season has been Lance piling on in 4th quarters, esp when he's close to a triple double. A few times this season he's had his rbs/assists taken care of and then he'd just shoot every time down the floor until he'd get to double digits. Pacers fans lightly booed Vogel a few weeks ago for yanking him for chasing his last two points-- just really nagl. Surprised he hasn't been decked this season for it.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 02:57 (ten years ago) link
Oh hey btw Grangerover is back, making extra sure he has zero value on the trade market for the next two months.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:00 (ten years ago) link
surprising too that Vogel is into that stuff
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:00 (ten years ago) link
yeah I was hoping Granger would have a stronger start to this comeback attempt
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:02 (ten years ago) link
no one's trading for granger
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:13 (ten years ago) link
serious dirking tonight
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link
lebron be dunking
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3762597/ledestroyer.gif
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
way to chicken out, millsap
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:18 (ten years ago) link
Granger is a perfect name for a guy who plays in the midwest
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 03:19 (ten years ago) link