#focus#mustwin#playoffs#drama? : 2013 NBA playoffs

AI had a stepback pullup that he would rely on but yeah it's nothing like the dribble pullup steph has

iirc AI used the screens a lot

Yeah his skill-set it pretty unique xxp.

i wish we could watch games with the camera at halfcourt directly facing the basket - always kind of hard to see how much separation players get on screens since the TV view flattens everything

Ive been trying pull up off the dribble three's at open gym and it's really tough to get the form right every time. Seriously it's crazy how accurate he is on shots that arent classically accurate. That pick the ball from off the ground right into the shot the other day was O__0

yeah love that angle on things when they show it. I think they dont use it cos it clips the corner three area.

curry is like a bionic version of nash, basically

hmmm maybe w/r/t %'s, but his handle + on court presence is way different

well steph is a better scorer and looks for his shot more while nash is a better passer who purposefully passed up shots but their skills are very similar

Yeah Nash really probably is the closest comparison.

They even have the same weird scoop floater thing going on.

Both have the best fast break pull-up three's in the league, maybe Billups in his prime too.

yeah the one-legged stuff, lefty passes, running scoops, and general shooting deadliness is very nash

Only thing missing is the off-leg teardrop/layups.

Also still kinda w/ Matt A. in the Stephen Curry Is Already an All Time Great 3pt Shooter camp. Still can't believe that he's already hit almost as many 3s as Steve Kerr and is one season away from Hornacek and Price.

Also shocked how few Drazen was able to attempt ;_;

^ also kinda crazy to note that the Omen hit more three's than Curry did in his rookie season.

Hope Lillard turns into something more than Mighty Mouse 2.0 :/

uh guys the lady who flipped off noah has an absolutely bonkers backstory

http://nba.si.com/2013/05/09/filomena-tobias-joakim-noah-flip-bird-heckler-miami-heat-chicago-bulls/

though it's mostly just lol florida i guess and lots of it is secondhand, but just the legal facts of her life are kinda nuts

Heh, the NYT/NYMag pieces on her / that whole situation are fun reads.

Always surprising how few bad player/fan altercations there are, esp. around the tunnels.

Agree, I find it weird that they can touch players! Like that headband LBJ grab, it would be so easy to injure/stab a player or w/e. Makes for good pictures and awkward scenes though.

Hope Lillard turns into something more than Mighty Mouse 2.0 :/

― ヽ（´ー｀）┌ (CompuPost), Friday, May 10, 2013 4:24 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

hah what makes you think of him as just being another stoudamire

The stats are very similar, they both put up big numbers on poor teams, and neither could guard Yi's proverbial chair.

Yeah, that stuff mainly.

Although after looking at rosters, I kind of underestimated just how bad Stoudamire's rookie team was, and I'd guess his career arc had more to do w/ bad teams rather than regression (after initial three seasons, his per36 numbers hover around the same point). Just looking at this roster's top five scorers ruined my day:

Player PTS ▾
Damon Stoudamire 19.0
Sharone Wright 16.5
Tracy Murray 16.2
Oliver Miller 12.9
Willie Anderson 12.4

I don't even remember who the fuck Sharone Wright is/was 8(

L

also he wrecked nyk and chi's shit with math and stole asik and lin

Looks like he went one for two there

Jr fined 5k for flopping in game one

Joey Crawford is on espn y'all

Lol Noah starting in already for no reason

norris cole shot 46% from three in the second half and is shooting 59% from three in the playoffs

it's starting to get weird/uncomfortable

bron looking a little off kilter tonight

this series is immeasurably retarded

JVG is being so dumb tonight, why does he keep acting like letting chris bosh shoot uncontested mid range jumpers is good defense

lol @ Noah pushing birdman btw

bosh shooting 20 footers is what Bulls are willin to give up to protect paint, wide open 3's

bosh shot 52% from midrange this year so they should probably pick another strategy

ok you should let Thibs know

well clearly you're plugged into his defensive strategy

underrated subplot of this series is that chalmers can't get off the bench because he can't guard nate

thankfully norris cole has turned into james harden

it's what they do every game and what commentators have remarked upon tons of times over Thibs tenure. If they have to give up something, it's gonna be long 2's. Even if shot by the great Chris Bosh. I'm sure Thibs wish they were all contested somewhat, and the last couple have been.

This an entertaining series

I think the most underrated subplot is how terrible wade has been

Damn this series getting rowdy.

wade isn't playing bad necessarily... he's shooting 4-4! he's just... playing very conservatively. it's more bizarre than anything.

hey Scottie ur shirt is way too big

lol lmao @ noah

hey Scottie ur shirt is way too big

― 乒乓, Friday, May 10, 2013 9:55 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

jordan-esque

blatant irl trolling was the only level left for jo

I know immediately be hit his fourth shot but he has been weirdly disinterested and / or bitching at refs or blowing a defensive switch very time I look up. Also he had 6 pts 3 fouls halfway thru the third, just not feeling big-three-ish at the moment

Lol joakim clappin

feel sad for the bulls, they are so amped but their lead is so fragile

lmao nate > bron