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Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:22 am
by Coolbreeze44
Camden wrote:I know this idea will get killed, but I could see value for both teams in a Gorgui Dieng for Thaddeus Young swap after December 14th restriction.
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Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:34 am
by Q12543 [enjin:6621299]
AbeVigodaLive wrote:KG4Ever wrote:Miami is up over Houston by 32 points, in only the first quarter. Miami looks really good with Butler, Adebayo, Nunn and a really deep bench. We are the only team to beat them this year, sans Butler.
Will be interesting to see what Houston is like in a couple of weeks/months. Right now, it seems very much like a work in progress. They're playing much faster with Westbrook than previously when everything was funneled through Harden. And it seems like it's affecting Harden most.
35.7 ppg
But only 37% from the field.
And 22% on threes (2.8 - 13.2 per game!!)
... BUT... 95.8% from the line on a whopping 15.2 - 15.8 per game.
Oh, and let's not forget 5.7 TOs per game, too.
Harden's TS% of .583 is better than Larry Bird's and Michael Jordan's career TS%...
Houston/Harden has sort of destroyed how we used to look at NBA statistics.
It's just a different standard nowadays for what is considered efficient since the analytics movement has taken hold. "Back in the day", a TS% of 54 or 55% was pretty damn good. Now it's just OK-ish.
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:44 pm
by kekgeek
It's early but the Suns might be for real. They have now beaten the Sixers and clippers
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:54 pm
by Camden [enjin:6601484]
Watching Portland and I had a thought. This year's Wolves team would have been the right one for Anthony Tolliver to be on. Wasted him a bit last year.
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:56 pm
by thedoper
Camden wrote:I know this idea will get killed, but I could see value for both teams in a Gorgui Dieng for Thaddeus Young swap after December 14th restriction.
I was pretty anti Thad his first go here but he'd be a better fit next to Towns than what he was asked to do on those past teams.
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:07 pm
by KG4Ever
The Suns are playoff contenders. Ayton is suspended for now, but they will be real good when he's back. In the mean time, Booker is healthy and Oubre is a budding star and Ricky is a good fit. The Suns were smart signing Ricky over DLO at roughly half the price.
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:25 pm
by Lipoli390
The Wolves without KAT were crushed tonight by a far superior team. But here's what I liked in NBA tonight:
1. I loved that the Suns best the Sixers, my least favorite team after the Lakers.
2. I like that the guy who would have been my top pick in the 2019 draft, Ja Morant hade a breakout game tonight.
4. I like that the Wizards soundly defeated the Pistons, which combined with the Nets won tonight tells us that the Wolves wins haven't come against complete patsies.
5. I like that Wiggins appears to have played well tonight - at least as reflected in the box score. (I'm out of town and didn't watch the game).
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:11 am
by BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]
KG4Ever wrote:The Suns are playoff contenders. Ayton is suspended for now, but they will be real good when he's back. In the mean time, Booker is healthy and Oubre is a budding star and Ricky is a good fit. The Suns were smart signing Ricky over DLO at roughly half the price.
And I'm sure the ladies like watching those 3 on the court together.
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:55 am
by kekgeek
Anthony Davis was quoted he might play for the Bulls next year
Re: Around the NBA
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:06 am
by Coolbreeze44
kekgeek1 wrote:Anthony Davis was quoted he might play for the Bulls next year
That would be almost too good.