Around the NBA: No Man's Land edition

[PCmor7]

I've been checking out this thread, and I know who Christian Wood is, but who the heck is HC3 or whatever his screen name is?

 

[Buffalo Custard]

https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/nba-free-agency-carmelo-anthony-suddenly-looking-ripped/

Not the most reliable source, but in this case they might be right.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/nba-free-agency-carmelo-anthony-suddenly-looking-ripped/

Not the most reliable source, but in this case they might be right.

But what has this got to do with Hunter Biden?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm not sure this kid is even draft eligible NEXT year.

He's taller than Gobert:

Using Dad Strength to get revenge:

 

[Chris Craig]

I'm not sure this kid is even draft eligible NEXT year.

He's taller than Gobert:

Using Dad Strength to get revenge:

Needs to put some muscle on that frame

 

[Chris Craig]

Bets on where he ends up?

I wonder if Sacramento wish they'd kept their GM position open.



...if he doesn't get hired, I will suspect Fear of China...

Who has the most trades Pat Riley? Danny Ainge?

 

[Chris Craig]

Who is our S2 Mt. Rushmore? Top 5!
I’m quite sure we all agree on who #1 is.......so how about the other 4?
@SlyPokerDog can you please make a thread about this. Just call it, “THE HCP and The Other Four”

We already had that thread

 

[Chris Craig]

It's spreading!
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The after effects of covid19

 

[blazerkor]

Needs to put some muscle on that frame

Yeah, he's sixteen and his name isn't LeBron James. Gobert looked like that when he was 20. I bet by the time he is draft eligible in a couple years he'll still be wiry but will have added a lot of muscle tone and bulked up a little or who knows because he's 16 by the time he's 18 he might be a beast.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-...s-stars-future-is-dependent-on-cp3s-decision/

Again, take it FWIW.

 

[kjironman1]

"ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE"

WHAT?????????????????????????

Yeah been on 4 teams in 5 years has played in a grand total of 113 NBA games. Probably not "One of the MOST talented young players in the league" but he did have a pretty nice run last year with 13 and 6 on 21 mins a game.
No i didn't know anything about him either and i had to look him up.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-...s-stars-future-is-dependent-on-cp3s-decision/

Again, take it FWIW.

I'm so glad I'm not a Knicks fan.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yeah been on 4 teams in 5 years has played in a grand total of 113 NBA games. Probably not "One of the MOST talented young players in the league" but he did have a pretty nice run last year with 13 and 6 on 21 mins a game.
No i didn't know anything about him either and i had to look him up.

He's been in and out of the G-League since he left college. I see him as very like Hassan Whiteside in that he bounced around until he worked it out and found the right place for him. Hope he stays with the Pistons because he might not find a place so conducive to him, and they're the ones who believed in him.

 

[kjironman1]

He's been in and out of the G-League since he left college. I see him as very like Hassan Whiteside in that he bounced around until he worked it out and found the right place for him. Hope he stays with the Pistons because he might not find a place so conducive to him, and they're the ones who believed in him.

It's always a nice story to see a player work really hard and find a good place that uses him well. As the old saying goes "You never fail until you quit".

 

[THE HCP]

Yeah been on 4 teams in 5 years has played in a grand total of 113 NBA games. Probably not "One of the MOST talented young players in the league" but he did have a pretty nice run last year with 13 and 6 on 21 mins a game.
No i didn't know anything about him either and i had to look him up.

I'm glad SOMEBODY is with me on this.

 

[wizenheimer]

So Blazers reminded them:

is that fucking real???...they put Melo on the same page as Walton, Drexler, and Dame?....cause if it's not a joke it's about the lamest thing I've seen from blazerland since Steele's jersey was retired

 

[wizenheimer]

I've been checking out this thread, and I know who Christian Wood is, but who the heck is HC3 or whatever his screen name is?

smells a lot like farts

 

[RR7]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[wizenheimer]

first, IMO, TS is not "too harsh" or too mild; it simply is what it is. I'd also argue that Kyrie's .575 is significantly better than CJ's .552

CJ is right around the league average for TS over the last 5 years (and worse this season). In and of itself, that's ok. But the context in this case, is important. A player with an average TS, but who is nearly elite at catch & shoot (CJ) while carrying an average usage rate without much dribbling and shot clock usage, can be valuable asset to an offense. But that's not CJ. He dominates the ball, uses lots of possessions, and burns lots of shot clock dribbling. Much of that ball dominance and shot clock could be channeled to more efficient players if only Portland had better play-makers (like an actual 2nd PG) in an offense that wasn't so remedial.



Look at the significant drop-off from Nurkic to CJ. Portland averaged 91 shots a game and half of those shots went to CJ, Melo, Simons, and Hezonja

why was that? What was the reason so many of Portland's possessions were invested in low efficiency? maybe then you need to think about FT's and which players were worse at drawing fouls:



that's one of the critical areas that TS% gauges. And the 4 players that took half of Portland's shots ranked 10th, 13th, 14th, and 17th on the team in generating FT's. Again, TS is not "too harsh" a stat; it's a good gauge, and in this case points directly at a major flaw in Portland's roster & offense construction....IMO of course

 

[PtldPlatypus]

is that fucking real???...they put Melo on the same page as Walton, Drexler, and Dame?....cause if it's not a joke it's about the lamest thing I've seen from blazerland since Steele's jersey was retired

As the post mentioned, the joke is that the Nuggets didn't include Melo on their graphic, so the Blazers were subtly calling them out on that.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

As the post mentioned, the joke is that the Nuggets didn't include Melo on their graphic, so the Blazers were subtly calling them out on that.

This!

 

[wizenheimer]

As the post mentioned, the joke is that the Nuggets didn't include Melo on their graphic, so the Blazers were subtly calling them out on that.

gotcha

of course, Melo forced his way out of Denver, and how a player leaves a team needs to be part of the equation....probably?

 

[lawai'a]

Pacers Hire Nate Bjorkgren As Head Coach
12:42pm: The Pacers have made it official, announcing the hire of Bjorkgren in a press release.

“We are very pleased and excited to have Nate as our new coach,” Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said in a statement. “This was an extensive and thorough search, and when we reached the conclusion, we felt strongly Nate is the right coach for us at the right time. He comes from a winning background, has experienced championship success, is innovative and his communication skills along with his positivity are tremendous. We all look forward to a long, successful partnership in helping the Pacers move forward.”https://www.hoopsrumors.com/

 

[lawai'a]

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hypothetical-trades/id293376147?i=1000495252952
Hypothetical Trades Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective
brian windhorst, kevin pelton, and tim bontemps talk about possible trades for olidipo, chris paul, jrue holiday, and bradley beal. spoiler alert, no blazer scenarios and the suggested trades would be more attractive to the teams selling than what we have to offer.

 

[Chris Craig]

Pacers Hire Nate Bjorkgren As Head Coach
12:42pm: The Pacers have made it official, announcing the hire of Bjorkgren in a press release.

“We are very pleased and excited to have Nate as our new coach,” Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said in a statement. “This was an extensive and thorough search, and when we reached the conclusion, we felt strongly Nate is the right coach for us at the right time. He comes from a winning background, has experienced championship success, is innovative and his communication skills along with his positivity are tremendous. We all look forward to a long, successful partnership in helping the Pacers move forward.”https://www.hoopsrumors.com/

They replaced Nate with Nate? What happened to D'antoni

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This may be the stupidest question ever asked:

 

[blazerkor]

This may be the stupidest question ever asked:

I think the Hornets will just have to live with that contract but it's not a donation, just a bad personnel decision... yikes.

 

[lawai'a]

I think the Hornets will just have to live with that contract but it's not a donation, just a bad personnel decision... yikes.

just listened to a podcast that included it in a multi team deal for chris paul. not bad in value overall trade.

 

[blazerkor]

just listened to a podcast that included it in a multi team deal for chris paul. not bad in value overall trade.

What were the basics of the trade? I don't mean to commit heresy as a lifelong fan of our Portland Trail Blazers but I really admire and root for MJ as an executive and owner in this league. I'd love for him to get a player like CP3 and enjoy a little success... obviously not if it ever came at our expense.