2018 Around the NBA - November

[ripcityboy]

Not really:

Pat isn't nearly that douchey and Rob always wore his hat with the bill forward.

I get much more of a Jesse Pinkman vibe from Patty Baseball:

BNM

I literally called him "The Next Door Drug Dealer" for the entire time he was here.... I should at least get some credit for it....

 

[handiman]

This isn't unexpected. It was very predictable. I'm just waiting for Jaylen Brown to make a similar fuss and force his way out. He's my dream SF for our team.

I'm with you there. Jaylen Brown is criminally underrated on that team. Most people would name Irving, Tatum, Hayward, and Horford (in whatever order) before him in terms of importance, but I'd probably pick Brown before any of them for either building around or adding to the Blazers.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Hot take: Steph is going to end up a top ten player of all time when it's all said and done.

...without winning a single Finals MVP!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

TS% is a better stat IMO

Just curious: what was John Stockton's TS%?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Raw numbers wise and given the longevity and health, I say KD. But when you consider intangibles and impact to the game and team, it's Steph pretty easily.

Really? Where was this when Mark Jackson was the Warriors' coach? Steph was in his prime, just as good a shooter... and not really considered an MVP candidate.

Also, "impact to the game"? Let me know when they change the rules to make it HARDER for Steph (like when they banned dunking when Kareem was in college) rather than easier. Think what Gary Payton would've done to Steph in the 90s.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Steph will be remembered as a bigger influence - we have seen players like KD before, but never seen anyone like Steph before.

So we HAVEN'T seen short guards who shoot a lot, accurately, and have killer handles but we HAVE seen near-seven-footers who play like short guards who shoot a lot, accurately, and have killer handles?

 

[andalusian]

So we HAVEN'T seen short guards who shoot a lot, accurately, and have killer handles but we HAVE seen near-seven-footers who play like short guards who shoot a lot, accurately, and have killer handles?

We have never seen a guy that you have to start guarding from the mid-court because he can drain 3s from there all the time.

Durant, he is a taller version of the ice-man - players in the league are getting bigger / stronger / faster all the time - he is a physical specimen - but he does stuff we have seen before in a bigger body. Steph is something else, imho.

 

[ripcityboy]

This isn't unexpected. It was very predictable. I'm just waiting for Jaylen Brown to make a similar fuss and force his way out. He's my dream SF for our team.

Plus the fact you have to get on the phone with Danny Ainge.... which 99% of the GM's in the league groan before during.

 

[BonesJones]

Just curious: what was John Stockton's TS%?

You can look it up

 

[BonesJones]

Rozier is going to Pheonix. I'm calling it now.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Rozier is going to Pheonix. I'm calling it now.

Technically, he's already there.

So is Brown and all the rest of their teammates.



BNM

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Technically, he's already there.

So is Brown and all the rest of their teammates.

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BNM

I still want to be forum buddies despite that atrocious, terrible joke.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I still want to be forum buddies despite that atrocious, terrible joke.

Hey now, it was topical AND timely!

BNM

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Rozier is going to Pheonix. I'm calling it now.

If that was going to happen it would have. Phoenix have already tried to get him, but all they will offer is second rounders.

It's funny that Kyrie essentially kicked Rozier out by announcing he was going to re-sign. If he hadn't done that Rozier might've stayed quiet this season assuming that the Celtics wouldn't want to fight the Knicks for Kyrie and he'd be the starter next year.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

You can look it up

That good, huh

 

[handiman]

Think what Gary Payton would've done to Steph in the 90s.

Payton played better against the big, strong guards. Quick guys who never stopped moving were the most likely to give him troubles.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We have never seen a guy that you have to start guarding from the mid-court because he can drain 3s from there all the time.

Hmm. I think plenty of players CAN do that. They don't have the green light, though. Steph is no doubt a very good shooter, and possibly the best ever. But there will be as good, I have no doubt.

Durant, he is a taller version of the ice-man - players in the league are getting bigger / stronger / faster all the time - he is a physical specimen - but he does stuff we have seen before in a bigger body. Steph is something else, imho.

So "taller Gervin" isn't unique, but "better shooting Nash" is?

Conversely: there's nobody in the league RIGHT NOW the size of Shaq. Or Yao Ming. If Kansas-era Wilt Chamberlain was coming out of college this year, he would be a LOCK for the #1 pick (back me up BNM).

ALSO: I'd like to see Gervin compete with Durant at HORSE. In fact, I'd like to see Curry compete with Durant at HORSE.

 

[dviss1]

Think what Gary Payton would've done to Steph in the 90s.

After 94' new would've been getting USED. That's when the handchecking rules changed.

Also, Payton never had to consistently pick up his man at halfcourt because that's where his range is.

 

[dviss1]

Nobody. I said Nash was (arguably) 2nd best ever, and Steph is WAY better.

So, this is you showing that Steph is leaps and bounds better than arguably the second-best shooter of all time?

We agree.

I misunderstood this post.

 

[Boob-No-More]

If Kansas-era Wilt Chamberlain was coming out of college this year, he would be a LOCK for the #1 pick (back me up BNM).

I'm afraid I must recuse myself due to a conflict of interest. The fact that I have always been a big Wilt fan may prevent me from maintaining impartiality.

BNM

 

[BonesJones]

That good, huh

Is shooting efficiency all that matters?

 

[andalusian]

Hmm. I think plenty of players CAN do that. They don't have the green light, though. Steph is no doubt a very good shooter, and possibly the best ever. But there will be as good, I have no doubt.

I disagree. I do not think there are many or maybe even any players that can do that consistently as Steph does.

So "taller Gervin" isn't unique, but "better shooting Nash" is?

Sure. The Nash comparison is absurd imho. Steph can bend the entire defense because of his accuracy, volume and range. Nash's greatness was about pace and setup, Steph is very good at passing and setting up - and can play fast, but his #1 attribute is his unreal shooting performance.

Conversely: there's nobody in the league RIGHT NOW the size of Shaq.

Please return your Boban fan club card on your way out of the door.

ALSO: I'd like to see Gervin compete with Durant at HORSE. In fact, I'd like to see Curry compete with Durant at HORSE.

I would like to see it as well - but it does not matter one bit when it comes to the way NBA basketball is played.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Please return your Boban fan club card on your way out of the door.

"Liked" specifically for this sentence.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Neighborhood block party in MIA. Whiteside with 8 BLKs in the first half. If it's in the neighborhood, he's blocking it.

BNM

 

[oldmangrouch]

Schroder starts at PG for the Thunder: 28 pts, 7 rebounds, 0 (that's ZERO) assists.

 

[Rozay]

Schroder starts at PG for the Thunder: 28 pts, 7 rebounds, 0 (that's ZERO) assists.

All I been hearing is he sucks around here but all the sudden thunder only have 1 less loss than us

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Reggie Jackson and Schroeder are cut from the same shitty mold.

 

[Rozay]

Reggie Jackson and Schroeder are cut from the same shitty mold.

Both those guys are winning tho

 

[illmatic99]

Jokic no shot attempts 4 mins left in the game. wow

 

[illmatic99]

WTF JOKIC

deliberately not shooting. This reminds me of Kobe being passive aggressive