2017 NBA OFFSEASON

Embiid needs to stop playing such a physical game or he is toast. Stop the 30 foot drives, stop falling down

losing weight wld be good too

apparently the contract is "very complex" so i guess there's some way for them to get out of the money if he can't play

i dont think theres too much they can actually do on that front unless they got team options on the last two years or something, like bonuses can only be a fraction of the whole contract

the thing is that they could have offered him the max on the final day they could possibly sign him 2 years from now. what's the rush?

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, October 10, 2017 1:31 AM (ten hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well if they waited two years he wld be an UFA and be able to go anywhere, but they cldve waited a year def

Embiid needs to stop playing such a physical game or he is toast. Stop the 30 foot drives, stop falling down

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 3:38 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

losing weight wld be good too

― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 11:34 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the thing abt all this and whats worrying about him is he doesnt seem to care that much lol

that's how he kept them interested

is he overweight? if anything he could cut back on the shoulders and chest muscle bulk

yeah he seems top heavy to me, which is not good if u have foot problems

sixers training staff is kinda sus simmons put on a ton of upper body bulk right after they got him too then broke his foot

wasn't joel constantly out of shape while rehabbing?

thats what the streets were saying

He said today he weighs 285

Someone ran the numbers on 7 footers who weigh over 280 and apparently it’s pretty rare that they stay healthy

Shout out to Shaq’s bones and ligaments

Yeah, the best builds on seven footers I've ever seen were on Wilt, Shaq and Yao. They could carry that kind of weight and not break down.

dikembe!

yao broke down

he fermented

shawn bradley wasn't bad

http://www.spotpromotions.net/images/slideshow/dancing-inflatables/century-chevrolet-waving-inflatable-600.jpg

lol

https://i.imgur.com/GfZXkBx.png

i love yao and all but his career was not exactly what i'd throw up as the paradigm of a consistent & healthy big man

yao was also about as close to 8' as he was to 7'

yao retracted. mea culpa.

dikembe!

DRob was swole

It’s preseason but this was a pretty washed looking DWade

Markkanen looks filthy

duncan might as well be 7' and i will nominate him

Duncan had the arm definition of a computer programmer who goes to CrossFit 3 times a month

he won a lot of games and never got hurt idk seems good to me

when they called Duncan soft they meant it literally

dikembe!

250ish
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 6:43 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

right i was adding him to list of guys who had the the right physique for being massive. dude was still effective when he was like 44

Duncan had the arm definition of a computer programmer who goes to CrossFit 3 times a month

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00 PM (fifty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

looool

duncan had that definition because he IS a computer programmer who does crossfit 3 times a year

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/002/197/243/23aa674551a5a96675888e6c5f80cfdf_crop_exact.jpg?w=650&h=432&q=85

tim was a pr cool guy as i recall it dont know what's up w/ u guys

i know some p cool computer programmers

tim duncan is the best, he's one of my dads

he is all of our dads

ive been adopted by him, coach pop, mr rogers (posthumously rip), and tim gunn and they raise me in a dad commune where we grow vegetables and learn life lessons

Donovan Mitchell and Kyle Kuzma seem good.

Duncan had that rolling d20s arm strength it was just his feet that gave him some trouble for a while but he was otherwise p durable. KG too until his early 30s which is not bad for how long he'd been playing already

Embiid is crazy exciting but I'm scared he's going to be a lock for a yearly season ending injury by 27

the embiid contract is structured m/l like philly has a team option every year IF he injures his feet or back and misses x number of games/minutes, otherwise its a normal contract, http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20985023/joel-embiid-extension-protects-philadelphia-76ers-case-contractually-specific-catastrophic-injury

so if hes playing bad philly has to keep paying him, or if he injures his knee they have to keep paying him, didnt even realize this sort of thing was allowed

I frequently use “predict games played by height” as an example when teaching regression. You really don’t want to be taller than 7' 1" if you’re concerned about injuries. IIRC, Yao, Bradley, and Bol are the only noteworthy outliers. Joel Embiid is 7' 0".

(However, I’m a Bayesian, so with his existing injury history I’d bet he won’t have a substantial career.)

think I mentioned it here at the time, but when I saw Embiid play in person he fell to the ground at least 7 times in the 25 mins or so of game action, earning the nickname of "the baby giraffe" from my friend. iirc the falls were mostly on defensive end.

didnt even realize this sort of thing was allowed

― lag∞n, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 11:39 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah if i'm the players assoc i'm....not thrilled with this. i wonder if there are any other examples that may have flown under the radar?

this is a fun read w/kerr diagramming plays on a charcuterie board: http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/enterpriseWarriors/how-steve-kerr-revolutionized-golden-state-warriors-offense-charcuterie-board

And then, as Fraser looks on, Kerr swipes clear the wooden board, casting the handle in the role of a basket. He positions the board's dried cranberries and marcona almonds into two five-on-five teams in a half-court setting, with the cranberries relegated to defense.

hah yeah the bartender from that story posts over in the SA forums nba threads and has told it before, it reads like a movie scene or something

when they make the Moneyball-esque movie about this team it'll be really key in the narrative

i like the specific detail that they were marcona almonds