agreed
― polyphonic, Sunday, 1 December 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
Every time I watch the Clips play I wonder why some other pg/pf/c trios don't figure out those restricted area alleyoops. Guess it starts w/ having a pg who can kinda chill in the paint for a few seconds to draw help defenders, which is a rare ability, but still.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 1 December 2013 21:40 (ten years ago) link
Xxp would be just as happy w clips/dubs too. More bitterness there. But the okc ws games have been the two best games I've watched this season.
― Spottie, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:04 (ten years ago) link
Yeah that inside oop thing is cos cp is so good at stalling in the lane and buying that extra second or two to make defenders chose. Also he's wiling to throw it way early cos he knows Blake/Dre will have no prob getting it. He had that w chandler in NO too.
― Spottie, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:06 (ten years ago) link
pacers will go 81 -- 1 this year.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
it is not impossible, technically
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:30 (ten years ago) link
They'll prove themselves over the next few weeks IMO. Pdx, okc, spurs, heat x2, Houston.
― Spottie, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:31 (ten years ago) link
they're proving themselves today, too, no?
― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:33 (ten years ago) link
Yes but no MVP reddick for the clips.
― Spottie, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:38 (ten years ago) link
that's true. maybe LAC can somehow trade for nate the great© to replace reddick. a significant upgrade, really, since nate's the nba's biggest star.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, 1 December 2013 22:40 (ten years ago) link
Clips/Blazers would be fun
― polyphonic, Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:01 (ten years ago) link
ok, if the pacers can advance the ball with that timeout then i guess i just don't understand the rules
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:05 (ten years ago) link
The only good thing chuck klosterman ever wrote was about the absurdity of that rule
― 乒乓, Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:06 (ten years ago) link
^i swear I've seen this done wrong by the refs at least three times this year
Xp and it is totally a dumb rule also coaches at the pro level shouldn't be able to call time during live ball scenarios
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:07 (ten years ago) link
haralabob is mocking the clips announcers for asking the same question, so i'm thinking it's us who have it wrong. still, i swear there was a rule that said that if you did anything with the ball, ie dribble, pass, etc, you couldnt' advance via timeout
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:13 (ten years ago) link
xps I guess I just wonder why more pgs don't spend serious practice time w/ their bigs working on timing/awareness for the play. Not to get all NBA Moneyball but those in the line pass-or-shots are totally underutilized and working in some designed lobs is an easy way to pick up a few extra points per game. It's the only thing in the NBA close to a play-action pass and a really efficient way to get a clean pass straight to the basket for a high% shot.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:14 (ten years ago) link
― k3vin k., Sunday, December 1, 2013 6:13 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
Oh I don't know about this rule. The rule that is dumb is the rule that you can advance the ball with a timeout if there's under 2:00 to play in the 4th. Total warp zone
― 乒乓, Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:16 (ten years ago) link
Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure there are sub-2:00 rules where any timeout can advance the ball to midcourt (or wherever the team chooses).
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 1 December 2013 23:19 (ten years ago) link
haralabob is also kind of a humorless ahole so w/e the timeout and advancement rules are totally confusing and it definitely was true that you could not dribble or move and still timeout-warp at least until fairly recently
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Monday, 2 December 2013 00:09 (ten years ago) link
Compu I think one other reason more pgs don't have the lob connection is partly that in order to get a lob in a half court set usually requires the pg to
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Monday, 2 December 2013 00:17 (ten years ago) link
Whoops-- to get in the lane and draw a double or pull both defenders on a pick and roll, keep those defenders on hi and find a clear lane for the pass plus enough communication with the big to get him to go up. Just keeping a live dribble during a double team at the nba level is super-hard and Chris Paul is basically one of the best at it
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Monday, 2 December 2013 00:19 (ten years ago) link
So like, jrue holiday isn't someone you want diving between two forwards with a live dribble while keeping his eyes up to look for the lob usually
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Monday, 2 December 2013 00:21 (ten years ago) link
Doc rivers also totally runs set lob plays in practice specifically for end-of-game situations and broke them out occasionally in boston
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Monday, 2 December 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
yeah the clips ran a play on their second to last possession that got DJ a lob out of a timeout that looked really nice
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
Denver choosing Mozgov over Koufos is looking like a solid move
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 00:38 (ten years ago) link
brutal sequence for grievis vasquez, who just threw the worst lob in NBA history, then got dropped by steph curry at midcourt
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 00:42 (ten years ago) link
everything seems to be working for denver, i wonder if they'll try to trade javale
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 00:43 (ten years ago) link
I would just treat Javale like a lotto ticket
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 00:53 (ten years ago) link
Rivers went so far as telling NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper on Friday that he is "hoping things work out” with re-signing Odom."I honestly haven’t focused on it a lot," Rivers said in the interview. "But he’s somebody that I’ve always liked and I like him more now after hearing from Phil Jackson to Vinny [Del Negro] to all the players the type of guy he is in the locker room. When I hear that stuff, without saying exactly what I heard, you want him in your locker room.”
"I honestly haven’t focused on it a lot," Rivers said in the interview. "But he’s somebody that I’ve always liked and I like him more now after hearing from Phil Jackson to Vinny [Del Negro] to all the players the type of guy he is in the locker room. When I hear that stuff, without saying exactly what I heard, you want him in your locker room.”
wonder what it was about odom that doc can't say...
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:06 (ten years ago) link
lebron time
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:09 (ten years ago) link
terrible call there lol
cole-chalmers crunchtime backcourt is pretty dire
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
bosh 3 ;)
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:16 (ten years ago) link
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― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:18 (ten years ago) link
if jordan isn't watching this...
WOW, Cody Zeller is having a really rough season
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 01:31 (ten years ago) link
Anthony Davis wrist injury :(
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
fuuuuuck
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:33 (ten years ago) link
barea really needs the hook
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 01:58 (ten years ago) link
RT @BourbonStShots: Anthony Davis suffered a "non-displaced fracture" in left hand and the timeframe to return is TBA.
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 02:03 (ten years ago) link
gross
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:03 (ten years ago) link
oh no :(
― Clay, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:06 (ten years ago) link
Davis, Irving, Oden. When will God stop taking from us
― 乒乓, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:07 (ten years ago) link
durant with the ultra, ultra rare 30-10-10-4-4
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=trb&c1comp=gt&c1val=9&c2stat=ast&c2comp=gt&c2val=9&c3stat=stl&c3comp=gt&c3val=4&c4stat=blk&c4comp=gt&c4val=4&order_by=pts
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
Rudy Gay Court Vision
http://i.minus.com/ibslTvE42VaHGW.gif
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:11 (ten years ago) link
hahaha
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 December 2013 02:14 (ten years ago) link
rudy set his career high with SEVEN blocks a couple weeks ago
er i mean assists
rudy gif is too good
― Clay, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
Knicks can't beat the Pels without Davis lol
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 2 December 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link