Random NBA Observations 2016 - 2017

[Th3G3ntleman]

@AAKing23 @Kliq_Souf @YallSOHHMaD?

Brett said Ben isn't even playing 5 on 5 yet? Is this a klutch thing or sixers thing?

Hard to say. I heard the CEO of the team say it's highly likely he plays and they already have a date in mind, but for him to not even be playing 5 v 5's is ridiculous. He should of been doing that a month ago.

I will say this though the front office is taking some heat lately. Colangelo threaten to hang up on an interviewer last week. Niccas is tired of some of the bullshyt going on with these cats.

 

[Malta]

You could be right breh, he looked good when he started but when he comes off the bench and is at the 1 the offense looks Its what we were trying to avoid last year when we had Lavine at the point

It's weird, all of these young PGs the last few years have been pretty awful in season 1. Just think of how bad Tyus Jones was last year vs this year. Seems they all shoot 35-40% in their rookie year now and you gotta wait a few years for them to turn into something.

Hell, CJ McCollum was looking like a bust for his first two seasons.

 

[duckbutta]

Kawhi already got Paul George in the torture rack

 

[SchoolboyC]

You'd need to start Dunn to get a real idea of what he can do, very few young players can play well from the bench, look at how Jokic played from the bench vs now as a starter.

It is surprising how he was billed as the most NBA ready and he's had a worse season than 19 year old Jamal Murray.

Jaylen Brown has looked a lot better running with the starters, seems like his mistakes get minimized and he can just let the game come to him playing off of Isaiah, Crowder, Horford, etc. instead of having to be relied upon to an extent for offense to be generated

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Gotdaaaaamn Kristin Ledlow titties sitting RIIIIIGHT

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

And the Worst Post of The Year award goes to.....

The game is played differently now dummy. Teams now play outside-in instead of inside-out. These days teams put more importance on their point guard being able to score versus running the team. The lack of pass first point guards in the league doesn't discount my point that they can still be effective. Ishe proves my point. He's a marginal player but he has some basic fundamental point guard skills that can help teams win. You do not have to be a score first volume shooting point guard to be effective in today's league. The cavs would be a lot better if they had a pass first pure point guard. So would the thunder. Being able to push the ball in the open court, penetrate into the paint and collapse a team defense, and run a team in the half court while making good decisions are all skills more important to a point guard than being able to score. Your "theory" is nonsensical bullshyt. A prime Kidd would be a monster in today's league. Kidd definitely could average a triple double today.

 

[KOBE]

The game is played differently now dummy. Teams now play outside-in instead of inside-out. These days teams put more importance on their point guard being able to score versus running the team. The lack of pass first point guards in the league doesn't discount my point that they can still be effective. Ishe proves my point. He's a marginal player but he has some basic fundamental point guard skills that can help teams win. You do not have to be a score first volume shooting point guard to be effective in today's league. The cavs would be a lot better if they had a pass first pure point guard. So would the thunder. Being able to push the ball in the open court, penetrate into the paint and collapse a team defense, and run a team in the half court while making good decisions are all skills more important to a point guard than being able to score. Your "theory" is nonsensical bullshyt. A prime Kidd would be a monster in today's league. Kidd definitely could average a triple double today.

How would the thunder be better with a pass first pg? How are you this stupid.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

How would the thunder be better with a pass first pg? How are you this stupid.

And that's not even the most inane statement in that post - it's the fact he said the Cavs would be a lot better if they had a pass-first pure PG too. After literally just seeing the Cavs win a championship with Kyrie as the starting PG/1b option, and his scoring being one of the most important things on path to that title (especially in the Finals when LeBron was struggling with his shot). And how can we forget the exclamation mark of him essentially hitting the game-winner in G7. A lot of dudes on this board don't live in reality it seems.

 

[The Fire]

It's weird, all of these young PGs the last few years have been pretty awful in season 1. Just think of how bad Tyus Jones was last year vs this year. Seems they all shoot 35-40% in their rookie year now and you gotta wait a few years for them to turn into something.

Hell, CJ McCollum was looking like a bust for his first two seasons.

no he wasn't, he played like 10 minutes a game.

 

[William F. Russell]

Why do the Cs keep letting Isaiah guard Dirk off the pick and roll?

 

[AAKing23]

Aye don't look now but my boy Dario been ballin lately

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

Michael Beasley is frying John Leuer. He looks like he's back at Kansas State

 

[William F. Russell]

Dallas' cheerleaders though

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Aye don't look now but my boy Dario been ballin lately

Embiid like "he not about to take my award is he?"

 

[Omar Little]

Havent seen a player progress as Rapidly as Kawhi Since Bob Mcadoo.