how do you stop teams from full on tackling every opposing player taking a buzzer beating 3 to tie tho
― Clay, Sunday, 14 February 2021 18:13 (three years ago) link
yeah good pt, you could make the rule change not apply for the last minute or two, feel like that article brought that up too.
― k3vin k., Sunday, 14 February 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
also teams can always foul before the shot if they want
― lag∞n, Sunday, 14 February 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
fouling on the shot is much worse cause they still might make it
tbh they could just change the interpretation of what it means to be in the act of shooting... like you actually have to be shooting (or landing)
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 February 2021 18:39 (three years ago) link
i think theyve already done a pretty good job of that
― micah, Sunday, 14 February 2021 20:53 (three years ago) link
Draymond with 6/8/16. Steph with 36 on 13-19. Both in 30 minutes.
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 05:38 (three years ago) link
Steph Curry is the first guard since Michael Jordan in 1995-96 with at least 25 points and 50% FG in ten straight games 👨🍳 pic.twitter.com/fhQuJkiUYQ— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 16, 2021
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 06:54 (three years ago) link
Julius Randle is averaging:*more points than Anthony Davis or Karl-Anthony Towns*more rebounds than Joel Embiid orBam Adebayo*more assists than Jrue Holiday or Donovan MitchellAnd Randle is shooting a higher percentage from 3-point range than Dame Lillard and Buddy Hield— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 16, 2021
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
damn wow
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:34 (three years ago) link
yeah i did not see "actually julius randle is one of the top pf's in the league" coming
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:39 (three years ago) link
dunno if he reworked his shot or something... but a leap from four of his first five seasons being in the 20%s from three to a 40% shooter on 4.5 attempts per game doesnt seem sustainable. basically doubling his assist numbers too. wild stuff. and the knicks are winning games and should/might make the playoffs.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:41 (three years ago) link
could just be on a heater but its cool to see.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link
the whole offense runs through him, which feels like it should be a bad idea, but he's taken leaps with his court vision, and yes, his shooting. his effectiveness will probably dip once his shooting comes back to earth, but his inside game and his passing should still play.
the knicks are making a push for his inclusion in the all-star game, and it's hard to say he isn't deserving.
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:44 (three years ago) link
thibs effect!
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
i'm not a julius randle scholar but i thought he was in noticeably better shape coming into the year. i'm casting doubt on pretty much any player whose shooting is "randomly" spiking up this year tho
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
it's strange, because it felt like randle was trying to assume this kind of role last season, but now he's succeeding. he somehow averaged about 3 apg last year on 27% usage which is pretty terrible. his usage and turnovers are nearly identical this year, but he's upped his ast% about 10 points and his 3p% by 13 points and that recipe turns an overused ball-hog into a offensive focal point and all-star.
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
losing zingis no longer looking like the world's dumbest move by the knicks too
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 22:08 (three years ago) link
Randle dropped 42 the other night with Capela guarding him most the game. It was really impressive
― Heez, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EucMEuZUUAIl7LV?format=jpg&name=medium
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
It’s normalizing. Batum only real surprise but not even him so much given the role he gets to play on that team
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:09 (three years ago) link
(and Randle ofc as discussed above)
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
Jimmy Butler Triple-Doubles before joining the Heat: 4Jimmy Butler Triple-Doubles in the past eight days: 4— Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) February 19, 2021
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 February 2021 05:09 (three years ago) link
The Efficiency Landscape. Last 15 Games. What Jumps Out? pic.twitter.com/xKOuu8Rt6P— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) February 19, 2021
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 19 February 2021 22:29 (three years ago) link
thee jazz
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 23:39 (three years ago) link
they are good at hoops
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 23:40 (three years ago) link
good for them you know i wish them nothing but the best
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 23:43 (three years ago) link
as a franchise they've only been the bridesmaids, never the bride, so to speak
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 23:46 (three years ago) link
Raps is more efficient than my eye test would have thought
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Friday, 19 February 2021 23:54 (three years ago) link
*Raps offense
a utah championship just kinda SOUNDS wrong though
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 20 February 2021 00:56 (three years ago) link
strong nba2k simulation vibes
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 20 February 2021 01:17 (three years ago) link
this season is an actual sim iirc so it’s appropriate
― Clay, Saturday, 20 February 2021 01:25 (three years ago) link
Dwayne Bacon with a 16 trillionAnd Jamal Murray:
Jamal Murray is the first player in NBA history with50+ points8+ threes80+ FG%in a game. pic.twitter.com/jJVXiJ1ayD— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 20, 2021
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:29 (three years ago) link
nuts
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 03:32 (three years ago) link
Nikola Vucevic in tonight's win over the Warriors:✅ 30 PTS✅ 16 REB✅ 10 ASTHe's the first player in @OrlandoMagic history to record at least 30p/15r/10a in a single game. pic.twitter.com/IcuRVZGCHC— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) February 20, 2021
That Goldsberry graph is just for the last 15 games. Feels like Utah go on a heater like this every year, it’s just usually later in the season. Hope that they can keep it up and be legit challengers in the top tier.
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Saturday, 20 February 2021 14:12 (three years ago) link
jazz have a 9.2 point differential for the season, theyre good, the thing that separates this years team is theyre good offensively not just defensively, not saying theyre a lock to go all the way there are some other good teams in the west too, but the jazz are legit imo
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 14:31 (three years ago) link
also to be playing actual good basketball in this particular season gives them an advantage
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 14:32 (three years ago) link
yeah. conley returning to form, bojan being healthy, a full season of clarkson, mitchell taking a mini-leap from already very good to great. it's kind of all clicking at the right time.
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 20 February 2021 16:01 (three years ago) link
i still think they'll lose to either LA team if those teams are healthy in the playoffs, but they should at least make it interesting.
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 20 February 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link
the matchups with both LA teams are not great but at this point i think im gonna say "theyve got a shot"
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 16:19 (three years ago) link
wld be kind of cool if the jazz (lame team everyone hates) came out of nowhere to win this year (lame year everyone hates)
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 16:23 (three years ago) link
conley playing like a borderline all star gives them another legit weapon they haven’t had in previous years. their starting 5 just makes a lot of sense from a fit perspective and they have 3 really solid guys off the bench. beating teams with lebron james and kawhi leonard is super hard so if they don’t make the west finals i don’t think it’s some slouch on them, they are clearly a top 5 team in the league. royce o neal prob gonna have hit some open 3 in the playoffs i’d imagine
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 February 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
ppl made such a big deal about the mavs having the best offensive rating off all time last season and this year there are 7 teams putting up a better number lol, somehow none of them is dallas
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2020_ratings.htmlhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_ratings.html
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 18:05 (three years ago) link
o shit i was looking at the adjusted offensive rating, actually only five teams are better this year
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
that "greatest offense of all-time" thing was always bullshit, like no shit everyone scores a lot
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 20 February 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
yeah it was silly
― lag∞n, Saturday, 20 February 2021 19:02 (three years ago) link
According to Embiid, his mid-range game is what unlocks his diverse bag of tricks. Embiid has made 53 percent of his two-point shots not at the rim, per Cleaning the Glass. His previous career-high was 41 percent. As a point of comparison, Kevin Durant shot 53 percent in his best mid-range season, the 2018-19 campaign.
― Rocky Thee Stallion (PBKR), Sunday, 21 February 2021 13:06 (three years ago) link
Nuggets only one turnover tonight. Nba record low for a game
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 07:06 (three years ago) link