Random NBA Observations 2013 - 2014

[Malta]

@Malta :gatsby:

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I saw that shyt in game when it happened and was like

he might go #1 easily if he keeps this improvement up

 

[Majestyx]

@Malta :gatsby:

 

[Malta]

I saw that shyt in game when it happened and was like

he might go #1 easily if he keeps this improvement up

He literally displayed everything you want from a big man on that play, ability to run the floor, great hands, agility and the lost art of using a filthy move with his back to the rim in a 7 foot frame.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

He literally displayed everything you want from a big man on that play, ability to run the floor, great hands, agility and the lost art of using a filthy move with his back to the rim in a 7 foot frame.

how did he go so under the radar in regards to recruiting

 

[Poitier]

how did he go so under the radar in regards to recruiting

Big men historically are under the radar and late bloomers. It's more shocking when they are ahead of the curve, honestly.

 

[Serious]

at Richard Jefferson getting an oop from Marvin Williams in December 2013

vid?

 

[Malta]

how did he go so under the radar in regards to recruiting

Didn't start playing ball until recently, usually big guys are identified early on since they usually hit those freakish heights at 14 or so.


He's looking like the number 1 pick, the type of flashes he shows from the 5, at 7 feet tall haven't been seen in a minute. He's pretty much a blank piece of paper....

 

[Poitier]

Didn't start playing ball until recently, usually big guys are identified early on since they usually hit those freakish heights at 14 or so.


He's looking like the number 1 pick, the type of flashes he shows from the 5, at 7 feet tall haven't been seen in a minute. He's pretty much a blank piece of paper....

Admiral? Dwight? Hakeem? Anthony Davis? Duncan?

 

[Malta]

Admiral? Dwight? Hakeem? Anthony Davis? Duncan?

What of them?

 

[Poitier]

What of them?

All developed late. I was under the assumption that really good traditional bigmen usually develop later...

 

[PTBG]

Sources: Lakers inquire Knicks about Iman Shumpert

Los Angeles Lakers superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant just returned to action, but that hasn't stopped the team from inquiring about other backcourt players.

The Lakers recently called the Knicks to express their interest in Iman Shumpert, acccording to sources close to the situation.


The Lakers are one of several teams to check in on Knicks shooting guard Iman Shumpert, sources said.
No trade is imminent, and sources say the Lakers' call was more about doing their due diligence; it's well-known Shumpert is available. The Lakers are unlikely to make a deal before the end of their current four-game road trip, which concludes Tuesday night in Memphis.

But with Steve Blake, who is expected to miss at least six weeks with an elbow injury, joining point guards Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar on the injured list, the Lakers could be interested in strengthening their backcourt.

Shumpert is more of a shooting guard, but with Bryant taking on more of a playmaking role -- he is averaging a career-high 6.7 assists while attempting fewer than nine shots a game -- since returning from a torn Achilles tendon last Sunday, it's easy to see the two playing together.

Shumpert is struggling through a disappointing season, and the Knicks have discussed trades involving him with several other teams, including the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors.

Sources say the Lakers are also interested in another Knicks player -- center Tyson Chandler. The Lakers did not inquire about Chandler when they called about Shumpert, but they are weighing whether to propose a Pau Gasol-for-Chandler trade, according to sources.

The Knicks are not looking to move Chandler -- several teams have contacted them about him, sources said -- but if a club agreed to take back struggling guard J.R. Smith, the Knicks would consider such a deal.

With Smith signing a three-year, $18 million contract last summer, the Lakers aren't likely to be interested in him.

 

[YourMajesty]

I might be tripping but Embiid looked like he traveled in that clip

 

[PTBG]

Mike Woodson and J.R. Smith exchanged heated words after the New York Knicks' win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday and the head coach chided the guard's shot selection, according to a source.

Woodson also became upset about something Smith said on the bench Wednesday. Smith made a lewd comment, according to the source. Woodson waited until afterward to express his disappointment with Smith’s attitude and reminded him that he’s been his strongest advocate for the past two seasons.

“Mike said that after all I’ve done for you I can’t have you talking back to me like that,” the source said.

During Thursday’s practice, Woodson used the game film from the win over the Bulls to demonstrate moments when Smith forced shots when he could have passed.

Smith’s response to Woodson’s coaching lesson was to attempt one shot in 27 minutes against the Boston Celtics on Friday.

 

[Malta]

All developed late. I was under the assumption that really good traditional bigmen usually develop later...

Eh, they are all kind of the same case though -

Davis - Late growth spurt
Robinson - Late growth spurt
Dwight - Late growth spurt

Hakeem & Timothy - Foreign born


They do develop later, but they are identified early on for their usual freakish height for their ages.