i have something to say about the offseason THE 2016 NBA OFFSEASON

i wonder what the triangle will think of this.

(it might as well be referred to as its own entity at this point)

He played that flex offense under Sloan which is a lot like the triangle

i kinda liked that theres still one team running triangle plays

When it's ran correctly it's great to watch and I still think there can be a place for it but not as your primary attack.

theres not too many teams it makes sense for right now because almost everyone has a good PG and the triangle kinda marginalizes their role in running the offense. utah could do it idk who else

also its just kinda antiquated at this point, the best elements of it have been incorporated into other offensive sets

its too slow developing is the main problem

Also usually relies on big (slow) point guards a la Ron Harper and with the hand check rules long gone the current two time mvp is a whopping 6'3 190

kevin ware

― marcos, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:41 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Looked like it was in-game, maybe NCAA, I tried not to get too close to it. xp

― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:41 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

saw that one live, brutal

― lag∞n, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 3:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

whoa

the whole bench just recoiled when they saw it

yr all-rookie teams:

FIRST: towns, porzingis, devin booker, okafor, jokic
SECOND: mudiay, winslow, willie trill, russell, myles turner

would swap justise into first for jokic tbh but p reasonable choices

swap justice for okafur u mean

pretty good rookie class imo

xp that would also be fair, i wasnt as high on jokic as some ppl but he'll prob have more positive impact on the nuggets than okafor will...anywhere (unless maybe okafor magically learns defense)

myles turner >>>

what you mean to say by "not as high on jokic as some other people" is "i didn't watch the nuggets play this year". pretty much everyone who's seen him in action loves him. he's passed the eye test and the stats test

justise's offense is so bad

well maybe just the times i watched him, i guess his numbers aren't that terrible

if justice gets to just average starter level offense hell be extremely valuable, if he ever really starts to rain watch out

what you mean to say by "not as high on jokic as some other people" is "i didn't watch the nuggets play this year". pretty much everyone who's seen him in action loves him. he's passed the eye test and the stats test

― k3vin k., Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:16 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey now i watched at /least/ four nuggets games

just looked at his per 100 numbers and, aight! i see you jokic

vogel to orlando appears to be happening

great hire

yeah that team will get a lot better

unless gordon blows up (possible!) seems like they cld be running the risk of being a classic trapped in the middle starless team tho

dwight, candid http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15596878/dwight-howard-qa-superman-returns

'Let's have Magic cereal, Magic vitamins with our players' faces on it so they can get to know our team.'

i can totally see dwight's face lighting up like a kid as he said this

lol poor dwight

another point in favor of my orlando magic theory (henceforth abbreviated as OMT)

i loved that dwight interview

if i were a team w/ no other means of obtaining a superstar i would consider giving dwight a shitload of money. i still think he has dominating stretches/games left in him if he's not put in a situation like he was in houston.

i could see him getting a fresh start mentally but not sure he can bring it physically often enough. also not sure when something else will cause him to throw a random hissyfit.

i dont really want him on the celtics but it still is one of the better fits

it's a good fit but he would just not do well here, basically take the least serious athlete and put him in the most serious sports market and see what happens

oh yeah he's gonna sign with dallas and that makes a lot of sense to me. they will need him to soak up possessions and that will help him stay happy but when it matters they can spread out around him. they rejuvenated tyson chandler a second time and even almost dalembert i feel like dwight could slide in nicely there.

The Tom Thibodeau era is officially underway in the Twin Cities, as the Minnesota Timberwolves announced the dismissal of nine front office executives, assistant coaches, and basketball support staff on Friday.

Among those relieved of their duties were previous general manager Milt Newton, vice president Rob Babcock, vice president of sports performance Arnie Kander, and assistant coach Sidney Lowe. Thibodeau was named president and head coach of the team April 20.

It had been previously reported that Newton would remain with the team at least through the June 23 draft. Babcock had spent the last 10 years with the Timberwolves after an ill-fated tenure as general manager of the Toronto Raptors. Lowe, a former head coach in Minnesota and with the Memphis Grizzlies, had been an assistant with the Wolves since 2014.

the new broom is raising a lot of dust there

what about Dwight to the Bulls? Gasol and Noah both more than likely won't be coming back

thats just cruel

damn thibodeau massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NBA_draft

look at this draft class

not a good class but there's still time for a few of these guys

one of the worst ever def and most of the best guys went in the teens which is weird

Yeah weirdly I was just looking at that draft the other day

If you did it again it probably goes Giannis- Gobert- Adams now? Then maybe oladipo...maybe Noel..then basically just light the ping pong balls on fire after that

Oh McCollum, he'd probably go over oladipo

http://theundefeated.com/features/mission-impossible-african-americans-analytics/

posted this in the race thread but i figure ILHers will be interested in the topic

good read.

Amin El Hassan (who tbf is quoted) would've been the perfect guy to write that article. Wilbon expounds his bias whilst having nothing interesting to say about where it comes from or what it means.

I mean, the guy uses a sample size of Shaun Livingston and Draymond Green to rule out the possibility that young black people might use or talk about analytics which is complete bullshit.

amin's a decent analyst but he's not really like a...writer

someone like greg howard maybe

It’s like calculating points per 100 possessions, a very popular go-to stat in NBA circles. Why is that more important than points per 48 minutes, which is the actual time in which an NBA game is played?

this reads like a Mitch Albom column

points per 36 is the best

or any per 36 minute stats