i think they run like 1000 simulations of the rest of the season or something
― k3vin k., Wednesday, December 4, 2013 2:21 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
Really hope Hollinger uses 2K14
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:25 (ten years ago) link
i mean 4-15 would be arguable, but 6-15? (who are the 4th and 5th best players on the heat? chalmers and...birdman?)
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:25 (ten years ago) link
that lowe column was a nadir for him btw
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:26 (ten years ago) link
it's okay, you and matt are still welcome on my side of the 2011 nba draft debate. i've been reserving some seats.
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:33 (ten years ago) link
Nic Batum feelin the 2.0 vibes :0
“I remember one guy I tried to guard so much, make him work and he had 30 on me and that was T-Mac. I felt like I did everything I wanted to do on defense and T-Mac scored anyway. Paul George did that tonight. He did a great job. I tried to be all over him, tried to stop him and make him work. He made some tough shots. You have to give him credit. He’s an MVP player.”
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:50 (ten years ago) link
Miami's scrub starters would be Haslem (Oden?) / Birdman / Ray Allen / Beas / Cole, which is a shitty starting line-up in 2013 but could still totally pull out some games against bottom-feeding teams.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link
naw i dont think they could win a game
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:57 (ten years ago) link
yeah i'm with joe
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
Not sure any of those guys could play beyond 20-25 minutes. Maybe Cole.
― Al He Miola (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
Who has the best bench in the nba
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
what would that team's bench even look like xp
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:08 (ten years ago) link
Clips or Nugz maybe?
― Al He Miola (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:09 (ten years ago) link
spurs prob
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link
Bah, you could totally get away w/ 1 + 2 options of Beas and Allen if they're volume shooting and both hitting shots. Not really sure how they'd look defensively, but Haslem/Joel have held it together before. They'd also have to get quality minutes from James Jones, Lewis, and Mason Jr., which is less likely.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:12 (ten years ago) link
some teams cheat by not starting their best players hint okc perkins
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:12 (ten years ago) link
Clips and Rockets both have cool benches; Nets' bench is probably the best in theory, but obviously not really playing out too well so far.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:14 (ten years ago) link
JET, Kirilenko, Evans, Blatche and I guess Mirza.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
Or maybe Nuggs since it seems like their 2nd team kinda pulls out some games for them.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
speaking of benches:
Throughout the late 1990s and most of the aughts, the players that started the game averaged around 32 minutes per game. In the last few years though, that has decreased to 30. Two minutes a game might not seem like much, but over the course of a full season that’s 164 fewer minutes per starter.
http://thedissnba.com/2013/12/03/why-starting-a-game-no-longer-matters/
Not a lot else of value in that column but I found the drop in starters' minutes pretty interesting
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:31 (ten years ago) link
If we haven't already, we should all congrat Rudy Gay for having his first non-sub-50% fg shooting night
http://i.imgur.com/FNWPWnZ.jpg
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
yay rudy!
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:49 (ten years ago) link
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:31 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah ive heard its cause the flood the strong side defensive style is so tiring
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link
also cuz coaches are prob smarter & maybe warrior mentality is eroding
also if the base of basketball players collectively gets more skilled over time that should mean minutes can be diverted to the bench
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:01 (ten years ago) link
meanwhile rudy gay is playing 36mpg
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
lmao
Trail Blazers @trailblazersIs it too late to join the Eastern Conference? Asking for a friend.
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:11 (ten years ago) link
http://i43.tinypic.com/2gxhgty.png
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
what was the question
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/radiokeller/status/408339293615038465
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
^^^ ballet life, don't forget about the little people.
Also just warped my mind trying to imagine Houston being east of the Mississippi.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:44 (ten years ago) link
@trailblazers We asked you to keep that on the down low. That eager to get rid of us already? — Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:47 (ten years ago) link
@KnicksFanBlog Who says no: Melo for Gallinari, Mozgov, Wilson Chandler, Anthony Randolph, and a draft pick.
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:52 (ten years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:53 (ten years ago) link
i died @ that
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:54 (ten years ago) link
melo is gonna opt out of his deal and re-sign with the knicks aka the knicks should try and trade him for this season
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:55 (ten years ago) link
wonderful tweets
― Al He Miola (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
Knicks fans really do see melo as some sort of god walking here on earth don't they
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:13 (ten years ago) link
Just realized that there must've been some point when it stopped being LeBron vs. Melo and started being LeBron vs. Durant, although I guess LeBron has played at such a high level for the past 5-7 years that everyone stopped taking any LeBron vs. _____ debate seriously.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:25 (ten years ago) link
Although to be fair to Melo he did have more 1st place MVP votes last year than Durant :D
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
it's lebron vs jordan now
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
in LA it's probably still Kobe vs bron
― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:27 (ten years ago) link
nah kobe vs jordan #RINGZ
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:29 (ten years ago) link
/Mario Chalmers said players 6 through 15 on the Heat’s roster would “definitely” make the playoffs and finish somewhere between the No. 3 and No. 6 seed./this is 100% true and arguably the greatest indictment yet of the 2013 eastern conference
this is 100% true and arguably the greatest indictment yet of the 2013 eastern conference
Lol and you deny being a Heat homer
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 22:56 (ten years ago) link
4-15 wouldnt win a game
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 23:03 (ten years ago) link
Bennett looks a lot thinner and quicker tonight
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:31 (ten years ago) link
kind of looks like a whole new player tbh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT_qZvAQfPs
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
ha why is it so slippery
― lag∞n, Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:38 (ten years ago) link
also who are these people who pick fights with gigantic professional athletes
― lag∞n, Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:39 (ten years ago) link
it's crazy how much bennett shoots, but it's also weird how many plays they run for him. You'd think they'd take some pressure off and let him play off the ball.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:40 (ten years ago) link
InvisibleRightLegLad1 hour ago That legendary Milwaukee dancefloor wax strikes again.I remember Vin Baker breakdancing there back in 1995, and he didn't stop spinning for over 6 minutes when he did a headspin.He was listed in the boxscore the next day as 'DNP-dizzy'.that shit cray
― Strangers look on with a discernible, barely contained ‘wow’. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 December 2013 00:45 (ten years ago) link