OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: MARCH 2024

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wizenheimer said:
does Zion really have haters?...or are there just a lot of people doubting his capacity to stay healthy?
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You kidding me. They've been killing this dude since I started a ZION thread after his first college game.
 
sooo... Charlotte drafted SGA at#11 and traded him to LAC for #12 Miles Bridges ??

for heaven's sakes..
Brandon Miller needs help over there
 
Raptors tiptoed underneath the Grizzlies in the standings after getting splattered by the Pistons. Wizards now officially claim the worst record in NBA. The tank wars are heating up.
 
Sabonis avg 22/16/8 in March
Kings are 5-2

player of the month?
 
THE HCP said:
Don’t ask this place. Whiteside led the god damn league in blocks and they said that was bad.
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Blocks don't really help much unless your team is able to recover it.

It seemed like Whiteside's blocks tended to go back to the other team, who turned the broken play into an easy 2.

Rebounding is far more helpful than blocking.

I want players to play for the block-out rather than the block.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Blocks don't really help much unless your team is able to recover it.

It seemed like Whiteside's blocks tended to go back to the other team, who turned the broken play into an easy 2.

Rebounding is far more helpful than blocking.

I want players to play for the block-out rather than the block.
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IDK about that? Rebounding is very important but a monster in the paint protecting the rim creates a whole bunch of problems and alters shots so there are more rebounds available.
Wemby has had games with 5,6,7 blocks and nobody is telling him to go block out instead of block shots.
 
kjironman1 said:
IDK about that? Rebounding is very important but a monster in the paint protecting the rim creates a whole bunch of problems and alters shots so there are more rebounds available.
Wemby has had games with 5,6,7 blocks and nobody is telling him to go block out instead of block shots.
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Is he directing those blocks to teammates and corralling them himself, or are his blocks being gathered by the other team?

Also, Wemby being an average of a foot taller and heaving an extra 2ft wing span than everyone else makes a difference. He's automatically going to take the possession on a larger majority of blocks than almost any sub 7 footer would.

Whiteside needed to focus on being a more active defender and rebounder. Wemby doesn't have that problem.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Is he directing those blocks to teammates and corralling them himself, or are his blocks being gathered by the other team?
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Again IDK but that seems like a reach? Not sure many people actually direct a block to a teammate? Certain it’s happened. Blocks usually end up out of bounds or a broken 50/50 play.
Bottom line he protected the rim which is the job of the man in the middle. Not just that he probably covered someone who got beat.
 
kjironman1 said:
Again IDK but that seems like a reach? Not sure many people actually direct a block to a teammate? Certain it’s happened. Blocks usually end up out of bounds or a broken 50/50 play.
Bottom line he protected the rim which is the job of the man in the middle. Not just that he probably covered someone who got beat.
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Exactly. It's very hard to track. Playing solid position defense and boxing out will gain the vast majority of players more possessions than going for blocks.

This may not be true of Wemby (I simply haven't watched him enough). Or he may be able to do it all.

Theo Ratliff, for example, was great at playing great D, rebounding (actually I just checked, and he wasn't a very good rebounder), but he was great at collecting his own blocks (and when he couldn't, he was good at directing the block to a teammate).

Whiteside? Not so good at any of it besides just getting the block.
 
Warriors Rookies Jackson-Davis, and Podzemski both lower pick are better than our rookies.
 
TYDame said:
Warriors Rookies Jackson-Davis, and Podzemski both lower pick are better than our rookies.
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Blazers have 8 rookies vs 2. Portland would decisively win in a battle royal
 
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I just realized today that St Patrick's Day is now my favorite holiday. No decorating, no gift buying and giving, no big family meals, just throw on a green shirt and you've participated!
 
So they just showed Patrick Mahomes on the sideline with his girlfriend at the Dallas game.
She kind of looks like Taylor Swift.
 
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