West Conference playoff thread

[Coolbreeze44]

For FNG and other +/- maestros...

D. Russell has played 59 minutes for LAL vs. Denver.
The team is -41 in those minutes.
The team is +30 in the 37 minutes that he's been on the bench.

Somewhere, Cam is feverishly typing up a long explanation, and debating whether to post it or not.

You are correct. Cam tweeted three posts on Twitter about DLO under moniker @Camden_Cash in past 24 hours:

During Game:
1) D-Lo could make four or five of those in a row with Michael Porter trailing him.

Post game:
2) Additionally, traditional plus-minus is a lineup statistic — not an accurate representation of an individual’s performance. People don’t use it correctly. (After retweeting:
Have already seen some people using DLo’s +/- tonight and it was entirely not reflective. He was on the court for the Nuggets 4th quarter run which had nothing to do with him Bron launching 3’s and Murray hitting shots.

3) D’Angelo Russell hasn’t been good through the first two games of this series, but if the Lakers go away from him and bury him on the bench they won’t beat the Nuggets and advance. Keep D-Lo in the mix. Find a way to get him in rhythm. Los Angeles needs him to get right.

Yep that's him - LOL. I'm sure he's on some message board aggravating the shit out of its members.

[FNG]

For FNG and other +/- maestros...

D. Russell has played 59 minutes for LAL vs. Denver.
The team is -41 in those minutes.
The team is +30 in the 37 minutes that he's been on the bench.

Somewhere, Cam is feverishly typing up a long explanation, and debating whether to post it or not.

You are correct. Cam tweeted three posts on Twitter about DLO under moniker @Camden_Cash in past 24 hours:

During Game:
1) D-Lo could make four or five of those in a row with Michael Porter trailing him.

Post game:
2) Additionally, traditional plus-minus is a lineup statistic — not an accurate representation of an individual’s performance. People don’t use it correctly. (After retweeting:
Have already seen some people using DLo’s +/- tonight and it was entirely not reflective. He was on the court for the Nuggets 4th quarter run which had nothing to do with him Bron launching 3’s and Murray hitting shots.

3) D’Angelo Russell hasn’t been good through the first two games of this series, but if the Lakers go away from him and bury him on the bench they won’t beat the Nuggets and advance. Keep D-Lo in the mix. Find a way to get him in rhythm. Los Angeles needs him to get right.

Yep that's him - LOL. I'm sure he's on some message board aggravating the shit out of its members.

My god...the entire thing is a love letter to DLo!

[BloopOracle]

As I sit here watching Jamal Murray absolutely torch the Lakers, I'm brought back to the time he and John Calipari openly campaigned for the Wolves to draft him.

[BloopOracle]

It is sad to see Camden spiral like this, he's become as delusional as TeamRicky was back in the day. A guy who had one of the best eyes for college prospects on the board, constantly nailing NBA quality players. He went SUPER hard banging the drum for Wiseman, even calling for the Wolves front office to be fired if they didn't draft him. He bombed that prediction, but just own it instead of getting defensive! That seemed to be the catalyst, and then the Russell situation unfolding pushed him over the edge.

[kekgeek]

Nuggets are really good

[Q-is-here]

Nuggets are really good

Health makes all the difference in the world. They didn't have Murray for the playoffs in the last two years and they didn't have Porter last year either. Add those two to the game's best Center and you have a legit contender.

Although I'm not just handing the title to them. The top of the East was really good this year and Miami has been toppling some giants out there. Denver hasn't played a team with that kind of grit and toughness yet.

[mjs34]

Nuggets are really good

Health makes all the difference in the world. They didn't have Murray for the playoffs in the last two years and they didn't have Porter last year either. Add those two to the game's best Center and you have a legit contender.

Although I'm not just handing the title to them. The top of the East was really good this year and Miami has been toppling some giants out there. Denver hasn't played a team with that kind of grit and toughness yet.

Um, The TIMBERWOLVES!

[Carlos Danger]

Cumulative Play off VORP for our former Wolves:

0 - Russell
0 - Vanderbilt
0 - Beasley

Not what the Lakers hoped for when they pulled off the deadline trades. I'm wondering if they will even try to re-sign DLO at this point? This is the second year in a row he's basically been benched in the playoffs.

DLO's running with LeBron James and AD....I'm not sure he will ever have a better situation than he's in currently. I think they would have been better off with Conley after seeing how things shook out. Good trade by TC.

[Carlos Danger]

It is sad to see Camden spiral like this, he's become as delusional as TeamRicky was back in the day. A guy who had one of the best eyes for college prospects on the board, constantly nailing NBA quality players. He went SUPER hard banging the drum for Wiseman, even calling for the Wolves front office to be fired if they didn't draft him. He bombed that prediction, but just own it instead of getting defensive! That seemed to be the catalyst, and then the Russell situation unfolding pushed him over the edge.

I looked at his Twitter pic. He looks like a young dude which is always what I assumed. It all makes sense to me. Some of us were probably arguing with him on here while he was still in high school - hahaha!

On a side note....I'm going to have to be careful going forward. Lots of good internet sleuths on here that are tracking down people's identities. First LST, now Cam. Who's next?

[Q-is-here]

Cumulative Play off VORP for our former Wolves:

0 - Russell
0 - Vanderbilt
0 - Beasley

Not what the Lakers hoped for when they pulled off the deadline trades. I'm wondering if they will even try to re-sign DLO at this point? This is the second year in a row he's basically been benched in the playoffs.

DLO's running with LeBron James and AD....I'm not sure he will ever have a better situation than he's in currently. I think they would have been better off with Conley after seeing how things shook out. Good trade by TC.

Yes, worked out well for the Wolves.....well, except for the part that DLO, Vando, and Beasley are in the Western Conference Finals and Conley isn't! But I digress.....

DLO was doing OK-ish - his usual up and down self - until this series. He's almost unplayable at this point. If his shot isn't falling, he's just a total disaster because these really good teams will target him.