Random NBA Observations 2014 - 2015

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

I thought Gasol was past his prime.I think he mentally checked out of la when they traded him in the cp3 deal but it fell through

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

fukk both of them nikkas

olynyk is nearing mark blount status to me. immediate vitriol when i see him in the game

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Boston's continued lack of a true rim protector has only highlighted Rondo's struggles on the perimeter. Back when Kevin Garnett was patrolling the back line, it gave Rondo the sort of flexibility that led to him (twice!) landing on the league's all-defense teams.

The Celtics have helped mask Rondo's struggles to keep guards in front of him by putting Avery Bradley on opposing ball handlers but, especially as Marcus Smart rehabs from an ankle injury, Rondo has had to defend the ball at times, particularly in sub lineups. Rondo has struggled at times to get over screens, and Boston simply doesn't have the backline personnel to compensate when guards get into the paint.

Rondo can be a real pest when he's allowed to float a bit, but he's struggled as a 1-on-1 defender. The league's player-tracking data shows that opponents are shooting 53.3 percent against Rondo this season, 7.6 percent higher than those players' season average. What's more, his opponents are shooting 74.2 percent inside of 6 feet, or 10.7 percent above their overall average.

@SchoolboyC @VMR @insidious @SuperCoolP_Cal @vbamz @FlashGordon22 @King Diesel

He's dead last out of all the starting PGs in the league.

 

[SchoolboyC]

olynyk is nearing mark blount status to me. immediate vitriol when i see him in the game

I hate all of them nikkas except Green, Sullinger, Bass.

fukk Stevens too. Just letting James Young rot on the bench but giving sorry ass Turner, Thornton & Wallace minutes

 

[SchoolboyC]

@SchoolboyC @VMR @insidious @SuperCoolP_Cal @vbamz @FlashGordon22 @King Diesel

He's dead last out of all the starting PGs in the league.

Rondo's been getting a pass on defense for years. Bradley & Green are the only defenders on this team

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

@SchoolboyC @VMR @insidious @SuperCoolP_Cal @vbamz @FlashGordon22 @King Diesel

He's dead last out of all the starting PGs in the league.

im too lazy but i said in one of the many rondo war threads that hes been gambling for far too long now and isnt the one on one defender he was.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Hell of a bounce back game for Bledsoe and the Suns after the pitiful performances in the last 2 games

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Rondo's been getting a pass on defense for years. Bradley & Green are the only defenders on this team

yep..his steal numbers give off the appearance that hes an elite defender

 

[Regular_P]

NOBODY draws up plays like Terry Stotts.

 

[Serious]

Good game Nuggets

They played hard

 

[Regular_P]

Remember when OKC declined that Tyson Chandler trade? :shaqlols:


Presti looking funny in the light when he isn't running into All NBA talent.

I wouldn't place a bunch of blame at Presti's feet. OKC is a franchise unwilling to go the extra mile to win a title. We saw that with the premature Harden trade; if they gave up a couple picks and Adams for Gasol last year, they probably would have won it all.

If the situations were reversed and the Lakers/Heat/Mavs/Celtics were in a position to pick up Gasol to put them over the top, do you think they wouldn't have done whatever it took to make it happen?

 

[Bledswole]

@SchoolboyC @VMR @insidious @SuperCoolP_Cal @vbamz @FlashGordon22 @King Diesel

He's dead last out of all the starting PGs in the league.

19ast and 12boards tonight

nikka was Magic Johnson and Dwight Howard rolled into one

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

19ast and 12boards tonight

nikka was Magic Johnson and Dwight Howard rolled into one

I won.

 

[Bledswole]

I won.

Pull up the last guard to get 19assist and 12boards, I'll wait

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Pull up the last guard to get 19assist and 12boards, I'll wait

This game : 1-8, 2 points
Last game: 1-5, 2 points