THE 2017 NBA 'OFFS™

nifty shot there from the ghost of danny green

ok getting better

wtf why did danny green get good in the last minute of overtime

this is why they call him icyhot

lololol its ok ive got a paper due tomorrow at 5 pm and this is happening this is fine

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wow

the anticipation on that block was unbelievable

a playoff game coming down to a jumpball is pretty cool, feels very oldschool somehow

lolol, manu is magical.

feel like we must have been close to a record for missed 3s

Rockets took 47, that may be a record in itself

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The Spurs drafted Ginobili when James Harden was 10 years old.

lol nice

Lol dantoni will never beat pop

Harden was dreadful

that was obv a huge block from manu but pop can't be happy about him leaving his feet to contest that shot from behind, since he probably fouls harden more often than he blocks the shot

yeah i had the same thought, he was really lucky the timing was right

Partially lucky but the w timing of it all manu knew that was the only shot he had and he had to shoot it right then

yeah he saw the whole thing perfectly, incredible play

and harden who always looks to draw a foul didnt even consider the possibility

harden def looked like he stuck out his butt and flailed a little after the block, if manu doesn't get ball harden might get the call

the block was appropriate tho as manu is actually harden's dad in many ways

he flailed afterward but util the block he had no idea manu was lurking

game saving blocks are one of the coolest plays

Yah

btw harden was so fucking cashed at the end of that game, having the ball in his hands so much is a lil problem

def. hakim warrick yo

Harden was so gassed

btw harden was so fucking cashed at the end of that game, having the ball in his hands so much is a lil problem

― lag∞n, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:38 AM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sensing a mini-trend where PGs spend so much time with the ball these days that in a playoff game with intensity and short benches even guys whose conditioning is good are running out of gas. same thing happened to wall in game 2.

also if manu hadn't attempted that block harden was getting a clean, very wide open look at a three. i wonder what the expected points would look like for him taking that shot vs taking three free throws. if harden had a worse look i'd be more willing to buy kevin's argument.

yeah i was thinking abt the same also what are the chances of fouling my back of the envelope linear regression concluded that going for the block and not going for the block were of roughly equal value but then when i factored in sporting triumph and not being a fn coward nerd going for the block was clearly the superior play

harden shoots 85% from the line (let's say 80% given fatigue), so the chance that he scores 3 points to tie is (0.8)^3 or 51%. if you give him 85% the chances of him tying from the line go up to 61%. plus there's the possibility you foul him on the shot and he gets a 4 point play opportunity

versus he shoots 35% from 3

the hard part is whatre the chances of success/fouling on the block attempt tho

yeah but you can't figure the chances of blocking successfully are too high esp for an old guy like manu

not saying i didn't love the play just saying i'm sure pop said something. i think standard coaching up 3 is to contest but avoid fouling

the play got a lot easier cause of the clock situation

if my coach tried to say anything to me after a play like that (i am an nba player in this realistic scenario) i wld put a nerf hoop over his head and dunk on him until he died

His position was prime tho to block the shot. Directly behind takes away the chance of hitting arm by a pretty significant margin. If I was pop I'd be more mad about the end of regulation. Which lol he was

lol he was v mad at pau

horrible possession.

cool pic
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_bwkV6UMAAarq7.jpg

whats going on there

Becky Hammon is coaching up danny green as far as i can tell

also good
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e7Y1cXgAEQmm_.jpg

Becky Hammon is coaching up danny green as far as i can tell

― Spottie, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:52 PM (forty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p sick photo

His position was prime tho to block the shot. Directly behind takes away the chance of hitting arm by a pretty significant margin. If I was pop I'd be more mad about the end of regulation. Which lol he was

― Spottie, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:15 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark

yeah this was the other thing i was gonna say. it's the most advantageous position to attempt a blocked shot, and also the way harden shoots he keeps the ball right above his head. it was basically teed up for manu, literally.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Msg1X3REsu4/maxresdefault.jpg

otm
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_d5141VoAAUtSu.jpg

celtics switching it up from gang rebounding to leaking out, its working so far

the wizards will prob just score 22 straight pts now

yeah celtics way up in the first half is just not something that ever happens