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2016-17 NBA Season: no IT ITT
- Thread starter silverwheels
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evil1
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That may speak more to Boston's defense than to Booker.Can't believe Devin Booker of all players scored 70 points.
silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
I thought they had one of the better defenses in the league.
sayo
YEET
Maybe last year.
silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
Thomas always seems to score like 30 in the 4th against rhubarb.
NML
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NML
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Yeah if 24 of them hadn't come from the free throw line
sayo
YEET
I hope they figure out a way to fix this. Obviously, we have players exploding certain rules to get to the line and aren't even making legitimate plays to score. The ones from the 3 point line off the screen and the ones where the shooter leans in after pump fakes are the worst ones.
NML
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wat
You still lose the possession when you get to the free throw line. They aren't bonus points.
I'm not saying it wasn't impressive, but it's the same ratio as scoring 23 points on 20 shots haha
Soonerfan09
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That's a good one, I can see both sides of that. When he's on he's definitely not but he's not consistent enough to be rated as highly as he is IMO.
Soonerfan09
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I haven't seen enough of his "bad" to say he's overrated. Honestly, every time I watch him (3-4 times a month) I end up thinking he is underrated.
sayo
YEET
I always see him in people's top 5 pgs list but I find it hard to believe he's better than Wall, Paul, Lowry, Curry, RUSS, Dame, and Harden if he counts. Lebron made Mo Williams into an all star. Granted, Kyrie is better than Mo Williams ever was but there is obviously a history of Lebron making players much better than they really are.
Dr. Shats Basoon
Closed mouths don't get fed
Blazers going to sneak into the 8th, sweep the warriors and win the title becoming the only NBA team to win a shampship with a captain who is a gay space communist
Wuf
Desensitized and Willing
I went to Pelicans-Nuggets last night and holy fuck it was horrible. Pelicans demolished them even though they sat out Boogie (that pissed me off, really wanted to see an ejection), Nuggets were sleep walking out there. The unibrow had 31 and 15 in 3 quarters but the game was so out of hand he didn't even play in the 4th, so I couldn't even see a 45 point game or something. Blazers definitely nabbing that 8 spot
Dr. Shats Basoon
Closed mouths don't get fed
yea hopefully they can hold onto that playoff spot. No reason they can't get a game or two off the Warriors.
NML
Well-Known Member
Now, AD and Boogie can EACH go 25/12 a night on the way to 32-50
zoltan
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I pose a question to the finest basketball minds in this thread:
If Russell Westbrook and James Harden would have switched teams with each other at the beginning of the season, how much of a different impact do you think they would have had on their respective teams considering the personnel and coaching contrasts?
The reasoning for this question is because I continually hear James Harden being pretty much confirmed as a lock for the MVP even though Westbrook is going to average a triple double, something that hasn't been done for decades, while carrying his rag tag group of misfits into the playoffs. I wonder who is truly more valuable. Would Harden be able to do the same with that group on the Thunder, and if Westbrook was on the Rockets, do you think they win more games or less than they are right now with Harden on their team?
If Russell Westbrook and James Harden would have switched teams with each other at the beginning of the season, how much of a different impact do you think they would have had on their respective teams considering the personnel and coaching contrasts?
The reasoning for this question is because I continually hear James Harden being pretty much confirmed as a lock for the MVP even though Westbrook is going to average a triple double, something that hasn't been done for decades, while carrying his rag tag group of misfits into the playoffs. I wonder who is truly more valuable. Would Harden be able to do the same with that group on the Thunder, and if Westbrook was on the Rockets, do you think they win more games or less than they are right now with Harden on their team?
harden would do maybe the same, maybe slightly worse. he benefits heavily from having shooters so it really depends on what his hulk out mode is.
Westbrook same boat but would have shooters so he would have the upside IMO. it's not that houston's supporting cast is so much better they just can shoot. that would also require GOAT to pass even more than he is now.
I don't think either are the mvp but that's me. if you had to twist my arm I'd go GOAT but harden really has a claim too. until kawhi retires or gets hurt I'd just put his name on it.
sayo
YEET
Houston has such good shooting around Harden and he and Pringles are a match made in heaven. To me, goatcunt is just the better player to me. His size and passing are on LeBron levels and he's a much more efficient scorer and better shooter than Russ. Russ' supporting cast is much better on d tho.
it also depends on what your mvp award means. if kawhi isn't a spur they probably can't do anything they like doing now. he's the only guy that expands what your team is capable of on both ends of the court. lebrin used to be that guy, now kawhi is
Giannis could be one of those soon. but kawhi is the best one right now
Giannis could be one of those soon. but kawhi is the best one right now
zoltan
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Lebron is that guy still. The Spurs are still a playoff team that could compete without Kawhi, I don't think the Cavs are.
Lebron has missed about 20 or so regular season games in the three years that he has been back in Cleveland and the Cavs are like 4-16 in those games.
Nobody is on Lebrons level on a team wide scale.
Lebron has missed about 20 or so regular season games in the three years that he has been back in Cleveland and the Cavs are like 4-16 in those games.
Nobody is on Lebrons level on a team wide scale.
that's why the Cavs are so shitty on D. he's not that guy anymore outside of the playoffs, but he's old and doesn't have to be
