2015 NBA 'OFFS

thabo played 20mins a game for the hawks for 50 games this season doubt he was v key either way

otto porter has turned into a professional basketball player

worth noting hawks are performing somewhere in the neighborhood of what most ppl wld prob guess based on their roster

ben carson btw is one of the most accomplished living physicians in the world and revered by the black community, no amount of bullshit conservative politics are gonna reverse that

thabo played 20mins a game for the hawks for 50 games this season doubt he was v key either way

― lag∞n, Sunday, May 3, 2015 8:51 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

their offense was almost exactly the same with him on the floor and their defense was dramatically better with him on the floor. We can try to find explanations for that which aren't Thabo based but it is what it is.

we can try to connect that to observations abt the winning % with or without him... or not :)

idk what you mean by that

youre making two observations
1.the hawks defense was better while he was in the game
2. the hawks record was better while he healthy

are those two things related or no

was thabos 20mins of good D a game the cause of the hawks going on an insane tear

maybe he shdve been starting

maybe he shdve been on the allstar team

personally i think they were just clicking and playing over their heads

nah, other than demarre who's really kept us alive the past few games i'd say the rest of the starting five is underperforming either due to injuries (horford + milsap), teams focusing on them + possible regression (korver), or who knows (teague). i still think sub out teague for wall and strengthen up the bench and this team is a legit title contender.

They were essentially the same on offense when he was in the game, significantly better on defense, and more likely to win the game when he was active. As I said there's ways to explain this without admitting that Thabo was important to them but it's an argument made from behind the 8 ball and would take some legwork.

he also had 2 significant injuries this season, so you have to argue that this coincidence happened twice.

so youre saying that thabo is the key to the hawks current slide or naw

his 20mins a game of good D

**drudge siren**

DAVID LEE SIGHTING

but it's an argument made from behind the 8 ball and would take some legwork.

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, May 3, 2015 5:06 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lmaoooo

they're in the second round of the playoffs and just lost a close game, they aren't being demoted to the D League

they r playing a lot worse then they were earlier in the season

right but that decline almost exactly coincided with Thabo's first injury so that's a problem for your position that you actually have to come up with evidence to dispute beyond lmao

when it happened I was like whatever bazemore is fine but that hasn't panned out

whats that expression about coronation?

lol correlation

if u can tell a good story about how a low usage 20min a night role player cld have such a profound effect on the fortunes of a team i will try to not laugh at your behind the 8 ball legwork talk

that's the thing though, Thabo has the highest correlation for any factor you could choose, and it's parsimonious so you have to do some legwork and can't just dismiss it.

its high correlation but doesnt make any sense, is prob not true

if u can tell a good story about how a low usage 20min a night role player cld have such a profound effect on the fortunes of a team i will try to not laugh at your behind the 8 ball legwork talk

― lag∞n, Sunday, May 3, 2015 9:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

bad bench, bad backup.

yr still only replacing a 20mins a night guy who did almost nothing on offense

maybe bazemore does bad things on offense

i mean u cld prob put austin rivers in there and all things being equal not cause a team to go from beating western powerhouses to struggling against the nets

the hawks decline is like they lost an allstar starter

https://vine.co/v/e7YXOAnK6P6

the hawks decline is like they lost an allstar starter

― lag∞n, Sunday, May 3, 2015 9:22 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well I disagree about this

they were really good for a while they were crushing bad teams and beating great ones!

look at dec-feb its insane http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/atl/seasontype/2/atlanta-hawks

watching them they were clearly clicking on all cylinders, now theyre just clicking on a normal amount of cylinders and m/l playing up to their talent level

love seeing conley coaching on the bench a little

Conley should not be allowed outside without sunglasses on

Why were Curry's mom and his wife sitting so far back while his dad and brother were just a few rows from courtside?

Eye patch acceptable if no shades available.

Conley should not be allowed outside without sunglasses on
--龜

rude, this is discriminatory against ballers with facial injuries

I would argue that the hawks struggles have everything to do with Teague not being a scoring threat

the Wizards are yet to lose a game in the 2015 playoffs

what

no way that shits sustainable

but yea its crazy regardless

Had no idea Blake had a kid

me stereotyping i'm sure but i wouldn't be shocked if that dude raised a little phil rivers type army

Steph MVP =)

Had no idea Blake had a kid

― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Sunday, May 3, 2015 11:57 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

with the same woman who had matt leinarts illegitimate child too