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Bill_Oreilly
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GO MAVS
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Pureless
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Atlanta Hawks 3 seed. its real eeearly but I like the structure of this team more than ive seen in a while. maybe its cause we don't have josh smith chucking 3's
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kr0nik0
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: Pureless]
#20923607 - 12/03/14 04:32 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've been slacking on the NBA this season.
Too consumed with football still but I've been trying to keep up with highlights/articles on bleacher report.
I think I've stated this already this season right when it started, but it looks like the Hawks and the Heat are gonna be battling for that 3 or 4 seed all year long. Might be the start of a fun little rivalry.
I can't believe how well Toronto and the Wizards have been playing. I've only seen 1 game from each team this season, but by their records, they are looking great and beating some good teams.
On the West, Golden State looked amazing against the Heat, and I've been hearing a lot about Memphis and Portland but now with KD back tonight the Thunder might be climbing back up to that #1 seed.
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: kr0nik0]
#20923710 - 12/03/14 04:54 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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The Thunder will climb but they need a lot of wins. Getting as many as they need is incredibly difficult in the loaded western conference:
OKC now has 5 wins out of 18 games.
Phoenix missed the playoffs last year even though they had 49 wins.
OKC will need 45 more wins to make the playoffs.
They have 64 games in which they can do so.
That's a .703 record from now on.
That's the record the Clippers have now.
So, it will be incredibly tough for them to make the playoffs. Especially considering last night's loss to the Pelicans who are .500. I think they might just make the playoffs if KD gets it going very soon.
Climbing to the first seed? Never.
Even home court advantage seems unlikely.
Edited by GoldenEye (12/03/14 05:05 PM)
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kr0nik0
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Thanks for the stats.
I wasn't aware how far out of 1st place they were.
Do you know what's been going on up in Cleveland? I just checked the records after reading your post and they still seem to not be doing so well.
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: Pureless]
#20923879 - 12/03/14 05:29 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pureless said: Atlanta Hawks 3 seed. its real eeearly but I like the structure of this team more than ive seen in a while. maybe its cause we don't have josh smith chucking 3's
I still hate that lazy fucking cunt. Throwing up those shitty shots just so he could run less. Goddamn I wanted him to die.
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TheFakeSunRa
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Look at this article I found

Yashinsky: Pistons' Josh Smith and the Saddest, Craziest Streak in the NBA
Josh Smith The NBA regular season is a grind. It begins around Halloween, trudges through winter, and wraps up just short of May.
During that time, players have nights both good and bad. Some when the basket is the size of the Atlantic Ocean and some when it looks like that tricked-up, double-rimmed hoop at the St. Mary’s Fair.
But sooner or later, everybody breaks out for a big game. It’s the NBA after all, the world’s elite professional basketball league.
Nobody can keep missing the hoop time after time, night after night. It’s impossible.
Or so we thought.
Thus far in the NBA season, 140 players have started ten or more games.
Of those 140, 139 of them have posted at least one game where they’ve shot over 50% from the field.
Stands Alone
It leaves just one. One of 140. The only guy in the league unable to go out for even a single night and make more shots than he misses.
Josh Smith.
It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe both are appropriate.
Smith has started each of the Pistons 17 games. And not one of those times has he hit the floor for the opening tip, then left two and a half hours later with more buckets than clanks.
And it’s not one of those situations where Smith has posted a bunch of games landing right on the 50% mark. Peruse his game log and you’ll find some truly “offensive” numbers: there’s a 5-for-16, a 2-for-17, a 3-for-10, and a 6-for-18 this past Sunday against the Warriors.
(While this piece is focused on Smith’s unbelievable streak of futility from the field, it’s hard not to mention that he played a game in Milwaukee last week where he attempted ten free throws. And converted two. I could beat that shooting from half court.)
It’d be one thing if Josh had even some semblance of company throughout the rest of the league. But he has none.
The other 139 guys have all had their moment, their 48 minutes of NBA ball where they went 6-for-11 or 8-for-14. Some of these players have even had (gasp!) multiple nights when they’ve been plus-50 in the shooting department.
Not Asking Too Much
We’re not asking for a season’s worth of marksmanship. Far from it.
We’re looking for just one instance where Smith, after a game, can call a good buddy, and with 100% honesty in his voice, tell him, “Yeah man, I shot the ball well tonight.”
It hasn’t happened yet. And the Pistons are dying as a result.
Josh Smith is never going to be a sniper like Steve Smith or Dale Ellis. He’s not going to shoot 54% from the floor or 85% from the line. It’s just not in his DNA.
But good, smart basketball players know where they should attempt shots from on the court. And how often those shots should come.
Make enough quality decisions in a particular contest and when the final horn sounds, the column reading “FGM-A” will look plenty healthy, with a decimal north of .51 reflecting a productive night’s work.
We’re into December now, and Piston fans continue to wait for such a performance from Josh Smith.
The upcoming week of games present nothing but opportunity for Stan Van Gundy and his desperate bunch of Motor City hoopers. A quartet of matchups with some of the league’s worst clubs: Lakers (4-13), Celtics (4-10), 76ers (0-17!), and Thunder (5-12). All but one will take place at the Palace.
The eight-game skid the Pistons find themselves in should come to an end.
And Smith’s own personal tug-of-war with the 50% barrier should come crashing down, too.
At least that’s the hope.
We must remember, though, that Baron Davis once played 62 straight for the LA Clippers between 2008-09 without once collecting more makes than misses. Smith would like to put the kibosh on this thing sooner rather than later.
Otherwise, the national media starts to take notice and he becomes some kind of modern-day, upside-down version of Joe DiMaggio circa 1941.
When 139 of 140 players are on one side of the fence, it’s probably a good idea to go join them.
Smith will look to do that against the Lakers and their 29th (out of 30) ranked defense tonight. Maybe the Pistons will even get a win, too.
If so, it will officially go in the books as a ho-hum regular season victory in the 18th game of the season.
But for this franchise, one currently trapped in a seven year nightmare, with its highest-paid player literally unable to put ball into basket, accomplishing such feats will be akin to capturing the NBA championship.
Along Woodward Avenue, a parade will be held in the team and Josh Smith’s honor.
Just as soon as all of that pesky light rail construction is complete.
So I guess we’ll see you in 2026. http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/11018/yashinsky_pistons_josh_smith_and_the_craziest_streak_in_the_nba#.VH-rG4l5nTo
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kr0nik0
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Lol. Thanks for posting that.
Best written article I've read by a sports writer in a while.
I didn't fully realize how bad he was and continues to be until reading this. You must be happier than a midget at mini skirt convention that he's no longer in ATL.
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TheFakeSunRa
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: kr0nik0]
#20924066 - 12/03/14 05:59 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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The fucking thing about it, at least in his Atlanta days, if he would just work his lazy ass into the paint he could earn some of that 12 M in there but he wouldn't do it. Then he bitched about not being chosen for the fucking All-Star team. Fucking All-Star? Goddamn.
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elax420
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I haven’t caught many games this year but what I’ve seen is steph going off.
Ive actually seen LA more than the Jazz its kinda fucked.
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: elax420]
#20924480 - 12/03/14 07:25 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Cleveland has been struggling defensively. Love turns out to be the worst pick and roll defender in the league and Kyrie gets caught on screens a lot. Love is such a defensive liability that he has the most minutes of the team but the least in the fourth quarter 
Offensively they had a huge slump in assists. Their offense was not running properly so it turned into one on one basketball quite a bit.
They seem to be getting things together a bit more now though.
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The Knicks kept Carmelo and picked up Phil Jackson to run everything and they're 4-15. I believe I heard Melo is now saying he would have been a perfect fit for the Bulls.
Ex Bull Steve Kerr decided not to coach for Phil and went to Golden State who are 15-2 with a 10 game winning streak. At least somebody's doing good.
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elax420
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I think the jazz are worse this year than they were last year if that is possible.
Somehow they beat the spurs.
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: elax420]
#20956100 - 12/10/14 05:46 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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There are sparks of brilliance to be seen with the Jazz. They have occasional ball movement that is mouthwatering.
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Pureless
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TheFakeSunRa said: The fucking thing about it, at least in his Atlanta days, if he would just work his lazy ass into the paint he could earn some of that 12 M in there but he wouldn't do it. Then he bitched about not being chosen for the fucking All-Star team. Fucking All-Star? Goddamn.
That fucker belonged in the paint at all times. I can't believe someone didn't slap the fuck out of him for taking all the jumpers...all those jumpers man.
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Re: NBA 2013-2014 [Re: Pureless]
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Hawks tho...
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TheFakeSunRa
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Brian Jones said: The Knicks kept Carmelo and picked up Phil Jackson to run everything and they're 4-15. I believe I heard Melo is now saying he would have been a perfect fit for the Bulls.
Ex Bull Steve Kerr decided not to coach for Phil and went to Golden State who are 15-2 with a 10 game winning streak. At least somebody's doing good.
The Knicks have more losses than the Sixers.
Honestly, is The Triangle just another way of saying spread out and pass the ball around? With Jordan Pippen and Rodman or Kobe Shaq and Gasol... sure. The current Knicks... We'll see.
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If Bargnani comes back healthy I think the triangle could florish again
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Quote:
TheFakeSunRa said:
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Brian Jones said: The Knicks kept Carmelo and picked up Phil Jackson to run everything and they're 4-15. I believe I heard Melo is now saying he would have been a perfect fit for the Bulls.
Ex Bull Steve Kerr decided not to coach for Phil and went to Golden State who are 15-2 with a 10 game winning streak. At least somebody's doing good.
The Knicks have more losses than the Sixers.
Honestly, is The Triangle just another way of saying spread out and pass the ball around? With Jordan Pippen and Rodman or Kobe Shaq and Gasol... sure. The current Knicks... We'll see.
Yeah. I don't know much about basketball offenses, but that's what I always thought the triangle was. Just creating separation so a superstar has room to do their thing or draw the foul. I know it's really more complicated than that with all 5 playing a role, and guys making certain cuts. But the triangle has also failed miserably when teams tried to employ it without the league MVP handling the ball, so the simple explanation makes sense to me with the Bulls/Lakers success.
The triangle originally came to Chicago with assistant coach Tex Winter to get past the vicious and physical Detroit Pistons defense.
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elax420
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Pick and Roll>Triangle
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