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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20460 on: June 03, 2018, 10:26:01 PM »
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20462 on: June 04, 2018, 10:47:02 AM »
That went more like how I expected Game 1 to go. Probably gonna end up like 4-1 I would say. Cavs may sneak one at home. 

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20463 on: June 06, 2018, 04:21:16 AM »
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23695581/zach-lowe-warriors-vs-cavaliers-game-2-2018-nba-finals
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For the Rockets, this was not an adjustment. It was a return to principles they drilled all season with an eye on the Warriors. They had developed habits, and those habits carried them within one win -- and who knows, maybe one hamstring pull -- of the NBA Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have few habits, unless you count lazing through the regular season and fatuous melodrama. They are trying to develop habits on the fly against an opponent that demands something barely short of perfection -- an opponent against which "switch everything" is only step one of a feasible game plan.

Like a student cramming for finals after skipping class the entire semester, the Cavs cobbled a brand new blueprint just for these Finals.

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The new plan meshed habits old and new. It amounted to playing two schemes at once. It was perhaps the best combination of ideas available on short notice. It was also entirely predictable that a team with such a weak defensive infrastructure would fail when suddenly confronted with multiple sets of rules. Information overload can paralyze even elite defenses.

Failure came, repeatedly, in the first quarter of Game 1. When Curry targeted Love, the Cavs collapsed in a haze of confusion: Are we switching? Wait, I thought we were trapping? Oh god, they scored already.

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Houston had a basic rule for defending Curry, says Jeff Bzdelik, the architect of their switchy defense: When Capela switched onto Curry, no one was allowed to help from anywhere -- even if Curry slithered inside Capela off the bounce. Houston had confidence Capela could bother Curry from behind. They would live with Curry hitting contested layups because 3s would surely kill them.

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"It's like you're in a boat with three holes in the bottom," Bzdelik says of defending Golden State, "and you only have two pegs to plug them. You just have to keep moving the pegs around."

The Rockets understood switching alone wouldn't be enough. They practiced how and when to help off Golden State's non-shooters, Bzdelik says. They had rules for specific situations -- baseline drives when the best shooter is in one particular corner, penetration down the middle, and more. Cleveland is improvising with lesser talent.
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20464 on: June 06, 2018, 04:24:21 AM »
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Golden State set 40 ball screens for Curry in Game 2, their fourth-highest single-game total since Durant joined, per Second Spectrum data. Two of the three games above that one on the same list: Game 1 of these Finals, and the Game 5 clincher a year ago. Two more among the top-10 such games happened in the just-concluded conference finals against Houston.

The Warriors lean on Curry's pick-and-roll game when they feel threatened, and when they see Love.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20466 on: June 06, 2018, 09:21:24 PM »
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« Reply #20467 on: June 06, 2018, 09:31:34 PM »
white boy rick  :lol
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« Reply #20468 on: June 06, 2018, 11:40:05 PM »
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20469 on: June 07, 2018, 01:21:21 AM »
Thought the officiating was mostly good tonight :yeshrug

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors versus Cavs. AGAIN)
« Reply #20470 on: June 07, 2018, 02:08:17 AM »
RODNEY HOOD, RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!


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I like how no one's posted anything during this ass whooping

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I like how no one's posted anything during this ass whooping

Looking forward to being a fellow traveller with the "Bron is the GOAT" crowd when he has 2 Finals sweeps on his resume to undermine Jeffrey. :shaq

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I like how no one's posted anything during this ass whooping
I wasn't at home or watching  8)
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20475 on: June 09, 2018, 08:38:55 AM »
As expected. Warriors too strong. Rest of the league don't have the manpower.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20476 on: June 09, 2018, 11:05:17 AM »
Didn’t even bother watching game 4. Appears I made the right call
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20477 on: June 09, 2018, 11:35:31 AM »
Yep and now Decision 2.0 gets to ramp up.


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I like how no one's posted anything during this ass whooping

I've been out of town for the past few days, only saw snippets of tje past two games.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20479 on: June 09, 2018, 12:57:27 PM »
Yep and now Decision 2.0 gets to ramp up.
My money is on L.A. with Paul George in tow.   8)

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20480 on: June 09, 2018, 03:30:08 PM »
I’m coming around to the idea that Lebron just stays in Cleveland.  They need to clean house though.  JR, Hill, clarkson and Thompson should be gone.  Possibly Love.  I would go after PG, Leonard, and Cousins.  Keep Korver and get Ariza and maybe Reddick.  It’s gonna be expensive as fuck but they should just do it
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20481 on: June 09, 2018, 04:11:10 PM »
I’m coming around to the idea that Lebron just stays in Cleveland.  They need to clean house though.  JR, Hill, clarkson and Thompson should be gone.  Possibly Love.  I would go after PG, Leonard, and Cousins.  Keep Korver and get Ariza and maybe Reddick.  It’s gonna be expensive as fuck but they should just do it

It's really not super possible for him to stay in Cleveland and have that team overhauled into a "real" contender. They have too many contracts that are untradeable. Nobody is eager to take on contracts like Love, Thompson, etc. They are capped out so they can't sign free agents. And its not honestly a super desirable location for free agents anyway. I have no problem with Lebron staying and finishing out his career there but that team as constructed isn't going to get significantly better than they are currently.

It would take another team making significantly dumb trades with Cleveland for it to be feasible.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20482 on: June 09, 2018, 04:52:11 PM »
JR, Hill, Thompson, Clarkson, and Korver all have two years left on their contracts for over $70 million a year. The NBA soft cap system pushes contenders to overpay their own guys, add in the Kyrie trade you get this roster hell.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20483 on: June 09, 2018, 06:07:47 PM »
Yeah never mind bye Lebron
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20484 on: June 09, 2018, 06:08:35 PM »
I posted it before but the Kyrie trade was always the death knell trade. You can't trade a top 10/15 player and get literally nothing for him. Especially with the cavs as constructed.. They needed a #2 to at least make the whole thing remotely viable and Love is not a #2 option on a real contending team.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20485 on: June 09, 2018, 09:12:34 PM »
Yeah, how KD's dick taste, Stoney? Eat shit.

I can't wait until Lebron goes to the Lakers

I know he won't, but GOD can you imagine
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20487 on: June 12, 2018, 02:50:23 PM »
lebron comes to the lakeshow, kobe comes out of retirement. lakers go undefeated and win another ring  :rejoice
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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20488 on: June 12, 2018, 04:31:33 PM »
"Accepting the challenge" of going to a young talent rich franchise with a ton of cap space and flexibility in one of the most coveted markets in the NBA for free-agents.

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20490 on: June 15, 2018, 04:39:01 PM »
So Kawhi wants out and he wants to go to la but all the Lakers have to offer are Lonzo and Kuzma? Am I the only one who sees that this is ridiculous if you’re the spurs?

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20491 on: June 15, 2018, 04:58:17 PM »
Kawhi is going to Miami

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Re: The NBA thread (Warriors Dynasty)
« Reply #20492 on: June 18, 2018, 08:44:08 AM »
So Kawhi wants out and he wants to go to la but all the Lakers have to offer are Lonzo and Kuzma? Am I the only one who sees that this is ridiculous if you’re the spurs?

I think its gonna take more than. Some picks coming back their way especially whoever does the deal.

I was out of town so I missed the whole Kawhi thing. I was very surprised. I knew what happened during the season was more than nothing like Spurs fans tried to make it out to be but I didn't realize it was this bad.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20493 on: June 20, 2018, 08:52:39 PM »
Dwight got traded again, for the third time on this contract, to the Nets for Mozgov.

It's to cut down on Charlotte's potential luxury tax payments. Also apparently sets the Nets up for a massive amount of cap space in 2019 along with giving them three big expiring contracts to trade.

I like how last week Dwight was talking about how he regretted how he handled the SVG/forcing-a-trade situation, and now he's finally headed to the place he was trying to get traded to back then!

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20494 on: June 21, 2018, 07:05:33 AM »

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20495 on: June 21, 2018, 07:41:53 AM »
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“The (Hornets) locker room did not like Dwight Howard,” @bwood_33 says on @SiriusXMNBA “Guys were just sick and tired of his act.”
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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20496 on: June 21, 2018, 11:51:19 AM »
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« Reply #20497 on: June 21, 2018, 12:17:54 PM »
Hopefully some fun trades happen.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20499 on: June 21, 2018, 02:04:43 PM »
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Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard told ESPN Thursday that he wants a buyout of his $23.8 million expiring contract, and sources said that his new team, the Brooklyn Nets, is trying to make it work.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20500 on: June 21, 2018, 03:13:58 PM »
Man, the drastic fall of Dwight Howard has been something to watch.
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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20501 on: June 21, 2018, 07:00:52 PM »
espn reporting porter is dropping like a rock, rightfully so.

don't fall to the wiz plz

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20502 on: June 21, 2018, 07:08:15 PM »
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[Bielecki] Gortat says he's 99% sure he'll get traded soon. "The decision has been made by the front office." Says he's anticipating a move to the Western Conference within a couple of days.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20503 on: June 21, 2018, 07:10:47 PM »
I don't follow college so I never really have an opinion on these guys until I see them play a bit in the NBA.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20504 on: June 21, 2018, 07:15:56 PM »
same but it's hard not to get excited by the draft with so much fucking talent with youtube highlight reels and scouting reports

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20505 on: June 21, 2018, 07:17:11 PM »


Ringer Watch party for draft.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20506 on: June 21, 2018, 07:25:47 PM »
i need a special nudemac report like when they bring in the random not-Fran guy to talk about some foreign second rounder:


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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20507 on: June 21, 2018, 07:27:39 PM »
trae young needs to be banished from the first round

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20508 on: June 21, 2018, 07:35:57 PM »
Are the Lakers projected to get anyone good this year? That's all I want to know.

Picking so late, they will probably have to draft a project. That being said, Kuzma was a 27th pick.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20509 on: June 21, 2018, 07:52:24 PM »
Interesting action there between Mavs and Hawks.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20510 on: June 21, 2018, 08:00:51 PM »
Doncic headed to the Mavs, playing on the same team as Dirk will make the stereotype-based analysis easier for the pundits, good move

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20511 on: June 21, 2018, 08:16:56 PM »
on the Michael Porter Jr. scouting report:
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Doesn't think the game at a high level.
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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20512 on: June 21, 2018, 08:17:46 PM »
Doncic headed to the Mavs, playing on the same team as Dirk will make the stereotype-based analysis easier for the pundits, good move

You know the Celtics were dying to try to move up and get their new Larry Bird.

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20513 on: June 21, 2018, 08:18:25 PM »
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Struggles to beat opposing wings off the dribble.  Plays catch-and-hold basketball.
he's perfect, go ahead and take him Cavs Knicks

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20514 on: June 21, 2018, 08:21:21 PM »
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Do the Suns now have Shaq and Kobe 2.0?
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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20515 on: June 21, 2018, 08:36:00 PM »
There was meant to be a general agreement not to leak the picks this year, to preserve the surprise factor of the draft show. Shams tweeted out the first and second picks and, uh...

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20516 on: June 21, 2018, 08:42:14 PM »
C'MON WILLIAMS, FALL TO US

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20518 on: June 21, 2018, 08:45:40 PM »
how did i secretly know Jordan was taking Miles Bridges :lol

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Re: The NBA thread (NBA Draft June 21st)
« Reply #20519 on: June 21, 2018, 08:48:00 PM »
don't do it ernie