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Annoying finish to Lakers game. Thunder get the stop (LeBron airball) but put the ball on the floor before calling a timeout so they don't get to advance the ball with 4 seconds left. Dumb dumb dumb.
 
Tince said:
It's the 3 point makers that we lack :dammit:
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Little .583
McCollum .441
Trent .430
Simons .400
Dame .389

Also, in 3FGM/game, CJ is tied for Curry for 1st with 4.8. Dame is next with 4.1. Basically, we have two of the three best three point shooters in the NBA.
 
AldoTrapani said:


We haven’t been the same since we let him go. Now look at Dallas as well. Seth Curry was so fucking nice for us. Nice defender too
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It's not a coincdence Sixers are good this year and the Mavs aren't. And we went from WCF to sub 500 lol. The emergence of Trent makes up for it now.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
We have lots of great three point shooters. That is not our issue.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "lots" or "great"

but CJ isn't playing right now leaving two guys at 40% or higher: Trent & Simons. They are around 41.5%. The problem is they have taken 249 three's; meanwhile, Melo, RoCo, Jones and Hood have taken 290 and they are only shooting around 31%

another problem is that while Trent & Simons are shooting three's well, they suck at two's: Trent is shooting 39% and Simons is shooting 37%
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Little .583
McCollum .441
Trent .430
Simons .400
Dame .389

Also, in 3FGM/game, CJ is tied for Curry for 1st with 4.8. Dame is next with 4.1. Basically, we have two of the three best three point shooters in the NBA.
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lol...one has his foot in a cast
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "lots" or "great"

but CJ isn't playing right now leaving two guys at 40% or higher: Trent & Simons. They are around 41.5%. The problem is they have taken 249 three's; meanwhile, Melo, RoCo, Jones and Hood have taken 290 and they are only shooting around 31%

another problem is that while Trent & Simons are shooting three's well, they suck at two's: Trent is shooting 39% and Simons is shooting 37%
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We shoot 38.1% from 3 as a team. That's pretty great. Jazz are 40.2. Not a huge difference and the season isn't over. These things even out as the season goes on. Covington's shooting % will go up. Hood was one of the best 3 point shooters in the league last season so he could go up. Melo is undeperforming from 3 so he could go up too.
 
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KSF-ERIC said:
We shoot 38% from 3 as a team. That's pretty great. Jazz are 40.2. Not a huge difference and the season isn't over. These things even out as the season goes on. Covington's shooting % will go up. Hood was one of the best 3 point shooters in the league last season so he could go up. Melo is undeperforming from 3 so he could go up too.
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yeah, people can go up...they can also go down

by and large, team's 3 point percentages fall as the season progresses
 
wizenheimer said:
yeah, people can go up...they can also go down

by and large, team's 3 point percentages fall as the season progresses
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When they're insanely hot, like the Jazz, yes. I don't think any of our shooters are shooting out of their range like many on the Jazz are, But anyway, as I said, CJ & Dame are 1st & 3rd in 3PM per game. The fact that CJ isn't playing doesn't matter because this discussion started when Aldo said he wished we had a GM who found shooters like this. We HAVE a GM who finds good three point shooters. That doesn't change because CJ misses 4 weeks.
 
By the way, the Jazz had TWO shooters who shot 40% + last season and they have the same team! Bogdanovich shot 41.4% and Georges Niang who shot 40%. Tony Bradley shot 100% but he only took 1 shot all season. So, I think it's safe to say that Olshey has done a fine job getting three point shooters on our team. After all, he brought Curry here to begin with and if it was economically feasible, he would've stayed. Did the Utah GM make them all shoot better from three this season?
 
KSF-ERIC said:
When they're insanely hot, like the Jazz, yes. I don't think any of our shooters are shooting out of their range like many on the Jazz are, But anyway, as I said, CJ & Dame are 1st & 3rd in 3PM per game. The fact that CJ isn't playing doesn't matter because this discussion started when Aldo said he wished we had a GM who found shooters like this. We HAVE a GM who finds good three point shooters. That doesn't change because CJ misses 4 weeks.
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he found Jones and RoCo and neither is a great shooter. He also found Bazemore, Hezonja, and Tolliver last season

this is all academic anyhow. What will turn Portland's season, if it happens, is Dame going into superstar mode again, not RoCo shooting 36% from three
 
wizenheimer said:
he found Jones and RoCo and neither is a great shooter. He also found Bazemore, Hezonja, and Tolliver last season

this is all academic anyhow. What will turn Portland's season, if it happens, is Dame going into superstar mode again, not RoCo shooting 36% from three
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He drafted Dame, CJ, Trent, and Simons, 4 of the best three point shooters in the NBA right now. Also- RoCo shooting 36% from three can allow Dame to go into this "superstar" mode you talk about. But he's always in superstar mode. 4.8 made threes per game. 29 ppg 7-8 apg, 5th seed in West despite injuries to 2nd and 3rd best players.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
He drafted Dame, CJ, Trent, and Simons, 4 of the best three point shooters in the NBA right now. Also- RoCo shooting 36% from three can allow Dame to go into this "superstar" mode you talk about. But he's always in superstar mode. 4.8 made threes per game. 29 ppg 7-8 apg, 5th seed in West despite injuries to 2nd and 3rd best players.
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LOL...did you have rose-colored cornea transplants?

by the way, Portland players rank 22nd (injured), 29th, 60th, and 75th in three point percentage. That's fairly good, but it's not "best"
 
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KSF-ERIC said:
It's not a coincdence Sixers are good this year and the Mavs aren't. And we went from WCF to sub 500 lol. The emergence of Trent makes up for it now.
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Yeah, it isn't a coincidence but there were a lot of incidents that led to us dropping a ton of games last season... I don't know if losing Seth was in the top ten. The guy is a decent role player but no better than a fifth man on any playoff team.

As far as Dallas is concerned this season. Porzingis, Richardson, Kleber, Finney-Smith, Kleber, Powell and I think Boban have all missed more than 1/3 of the team's games with injury and/or illness. That's like every big on the team outside of Cauley-Stein. Just look at how many starting lineups they've rolled out.

I just don't think it's a Seth thing but I guess that's a nice thought because Seth really is usually underrated.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Little .583
McCollum .441
Trent .430
Simons .400
Dame .389

Also, in 3FGM/game, CJ is tied for Curry for 1st with 4.8. Dame is next with 4.1. Basically, we have two of the three best three point shooters in the NBA.
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#GreenFont
 
wizenheimer said:
LOL...did you have rose-colored cornea transplants?

by the way, Portland players rank 22nd (injured), 29th, 60th, and 75th in three point percentage. That's fairly good, but it's not "best"
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Dame & CJ are literally the best in the NBA in 3 pointers made per game. So yes. The best.
 
Wow 3 straight OT games for the Lakers. Tonight I don't think 'Bron took a shot in OT, had a couple dimes and a key steal to seal the game though. Not bad for a 45 year old!
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KSF-ERIC said:
Dame & CJ are literally the best in the NBA in 3 pointers made per game. So yes. The best.
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if Russell Westrbrook was shooting 30.5% on three's, and attempted 16 a game, he'd be averaging 4.9 three's/game which by your logic would make him the best three point shooter in the league

in other words, your logic is kind of loopy
 
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UKRAINEFAN said:
It's official. Westbrook worst volume three point shooter in history: Justin Kubatko: Russell Westbrook made his 1,000 career 3-pointer last night. He has the worst career 3P% among the 119 players to reach that mark: 30.5 – Westbrook 31.3 – Allen Iverson 31.7 – Gary Payton 32.0 – Vernon Maxwell 32.0 –
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Taking that horrible 3 point shooting % right through the front door of the Basketball Hall of Fame. While Kiki Vandewedge, Jim Paxson and hundreds, maybe thousands of amazing shooters sob themselves to sleep wishing they were there with him. Oh well.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
It's official. Westbrook worst volume three point shooter in history: Justin Kubatko: Russell Westbrook made his 1,000 career 3-pointer last night. He has the worst career 3P% among the 119 players to reach that mark: 30.5 – Westbrook 31.3 – Allen Iverson 31.7 – Gary Payton 32.0 – Vernon Maxwell 32.0 –
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Westbrook pretty much made sure Washington couldn't make a comeback against Toronto last night with selfish chucking.

Unless you need to move merchandise, having him on your team seems to be a net negative.
 
OneSport3 said:
Russ, come to the Portland Trail Blazers. The franchise that will help you preserve your legacy and let you chuck all the shots you want.
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Absolutely agreed. After he is let go, we will be happy to sign him to the vet min and bring him off the bench.
#protectthelegacy
 
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