2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

ha yes

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

RPM is up

finally it has been settled the best player is demarcus cousins

(the second best player is al horford)

MF IRVING

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, November 14, 2017 9:47 AM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or MF DREW

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

RPM is up

― k3vin k., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 9:57 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

COVINGTON

these numbers are always so hard to interpret early in the season, there's all sorts of inputs that are not clear, like i'm pretty sure this takes into account last season too, people get a bonus for being taller, etc

hmmm yes

i did say last year james johnson looked like lebron...

people do get a bonus for being taller because rebounds are worth a lot in any all in one stat

that's not why there's a height adjustment tho

RPM (unfortunately imo) includes these inputs to increase predictive value at the expense of descriptive value

#28 Marreese Speights hehe sure

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/11/14/16646442/kevin-love-cavaliers-lebron-james

the parts in here about the cavs defense have been rehashed ad ad nauseam but i found the parts about love and the offense pretty interesting. lebron/IT and rose/wade are gonna suck up all the shots, and even if love gets reduced back to a floor spacing 3 point shooter he's still behind korver and JR

feel like rose will probably be cut from this team at some point, he doesn't seem tenable there

The Nuggets need to stop overthinking things trying to be a good defensive team and running isos. You had a top 3 offense for months, just let Jokic do his thing and outscore people.

I predict career 36% 3 point shooter Robert Covington will not shoot 50% from 3 this year

agree but it's been fun

tobias harris and aaron gordon, however, will definitely do it

RPM (unfortunately imo) includes these inputs to increase predictive value at the expense of descriptive value

― k3vin k., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:25 PM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

btw i was wrong about the prior season data, apparently they stopped doing that a few years ago. so as far as i know the data are only from this season

wow dinwiddie straight chucking

the boston celtics have won 13 games in a row

http://i64.tinypic.com/x25bvs.jpg

#14 coming up!

http://time.com/5016104/stan-van-gundy-nfl-protests
yay stan

nba is good

Curry's veterans day piece was nice too

crazy to think smart was the consensus 1 pick in 2013 but then ended up going 6 after staying another year in college, that 2013 draft was so fn bad but then did somehow have giannis going 15th lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NBA_draft

― lag∞n, Saturday, November 11, 2017 2:04 PM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm kind of obsessed with this draft

Like not only is the order all fucked up there's at least four m/l rotation level players that weren't even drafted! (Seth curry dellavedova Covington maybe dedmon)

Plus there's a chance Giannis becomes an all timer and Bennett 1 / Giannis 15 becomes the second craziest draft disparity after Bowie 2 / Jordan 3

bowie was at least a nba quality player who had injuries, bennett just plain sucks!

steph bud take it easy no rush rest up

Stephen Curry (right thigh contusion) is probable for tomorrow night's game at Boston.

— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 15, 2017

we need you 100% healthy for the big game against philly

curry probably pumped he doesnt have to go head to head with avery bradley

ya avery defended him good

got tix to see giannis at the end of this month ;)

sick

excellent choice. i lied last week the suns were playing the wolves, didnt go to that one but going to see the bucks suns next wednesday. expecting some good bledsoe signs and salon props.

might wear curlers myself

lmao

ill never forget that bucks suns game i went to last year. think they dropped like 47 points in the first quarter giannis was unstoppable and jabari had an amazing in game dunk, looked so explosive. then booker dropped like 25 in the 2nd quarter. ended up a bucks blowout but the most fun blowout ive ever seen.

I was at that game, twas good.
Do you think Suns fans I mean attendees care enough to taunt Bledsoe?

lol it's about the only thing they get up for any more. they were pretty loud in their boos for Markief when he came back the first time. i secretly hope the suns stay trash for ever and stay and never upgrade the arena so i can continue to go to games for hella cheap.

life is good when youre in it for seeing the visiting team

haha exactly

expecting some good bledsoe signs and salon props.

― Spottie, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 3:57 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

might wear curlers myself

― Spottie, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 3:57 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalin

have ppl been doing this? hilarious idea

i will venmo you 100 bucks if you do it and get on TV

oh snap this is real now.

there are like 8 rly good matchups tonight

CP back tomorrow too

the bulls scored 7 pts in the first quarter against the thunder