prob more like 35 wins wld get it done fwiw re wolves-celtics draft pick, roughly the pace brooklyn/denver/sacto are on this year
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:47 (nine years ago) link
Nurkic has only been playing the game for five years.
wow
― Clay, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:47 (nine years ago) link
when did embiid start, like 4 years ago right
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:48 (nine years ago) link
Mozgov having fun out there
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:49 (nine years ago) link
re noah yeah goon otm maybe his knee is taking a while. regression would be fine if it was minimal but he has like cut his numbers in half
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:51 (nine years ago) link
derrick rose is probably the worst starting pg in the nba who isn't starting because of an injury
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:52 (nine years ago) link
another solid game from wiggins
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:54 (nine years ago) link
wiggins lights it up immediately after I call him out, probably an ilxor
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:55 (nine years ago) link
def
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:55 (nine years ago) link
it's granny dainger iirc
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
i saw some stat from mid-season last year that JR smith shot 8% if he dribbled
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
Flip is a good coach
It will take more than "good" to get the wolves to 40 wins next season.
― earthface, windface and fireface (Aimless), Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
mozgov drawing fouls on bogut like clockwork, can't contain him
35 wins xp
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
moz-god
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:58 (nine years ago) link
i took a minute at work today to take in all of the cavs' recent moves, and i think they're coming out of the east now
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:59 (nine years ago) link
idk just a gut feeling
def more likely now than a few days ago
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:01 (nine years ago) link
i mean, the wizards are the wizards. the hawks are the hawks. the raptors are the raptors. i think the bulls and cavs are gonna be the best teams at the end of the season
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:02 (nine years ago) link
yeah def getting comfortable feelings with that roster now
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:02 (nine years ago) link
i was gonna bump the nba opo thread to opo 2014 draftee but it seems like it's pretty much undeniably wiggins after the last couple of weeks unless embiid becomes hakeem
― Clay, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:04 (nine years ago) link
That is crazy xxp
― 龜, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
bulls still have a higher ceiling imo cause of defense but theyre not really there either, atl looking pretty strong have no problem seeing them especially if the more talented teams cant quite put it together
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
― Clay, Saturday, January 10, 2015 4:04 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i mean, if his foot works then it looks like that will be what happens but..
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:07 (nine years ago) link
well now it's clearly wiggins. tho we obv haven't seen embiid
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:09 (nine years ago) link
yeah lets let embiid play before we make this call, same w parker too tbh
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:09 (nine years ago) link
pretty funny to think about a year ago people were talking about there being SEVERAL franchise players in that draft tho, lol
altho tbf it's hard to judge after just half a season. rookies are becoming less and less impactful in today's NBA. someone on ESPN (i think it was thorpe) hypothesized that AAU had turned into a glorified pickup circuit, and with the one and done rule, college doesn't really teach guys NBA skills, so the learning curve is steeper these days
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:12 (nine years ago) link
idk guys used to come out of high school
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:13 (nine years ago) link
rookies usually just arent too good
but i mean rookies ALL suck now, it's weird
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link
aau argument is odd as players are so much more skilled than theyve ever been
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:15 (nine years ago) link
i remember lillard was great straight out of college but he was a 4 year player and has obv improved significantly since then
― Clay, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
"You cannot direspect the caterpillar and rave about the butterfly." --Mark Jackson
― polyphonic, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
nba transition is probably easier for bigs than wings too
when's the last time a rookie was an impact player? chris paul?
xp duh dame was pretty good
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
griffin was pretty good in his first healthy season
― polyphonic, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link
kyrie too
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link
nba game is more complex than its ever been but im not convinced rookies are so much worse than theyve been since guys started regularly coming into the league young, rookies who contribute have always been the exception and the ones who put up big numbers are always chucking on bad teams
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:18 (nine years ago) link
dame was ooold his 1st season tho
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:19 (nine years ago) link
roy was too
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:21 (nine years ago) link
wld benefit both the pro and college games to raise the age limit a year
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:21 (nine years ago) link
smh no
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:22 (nine years ago) link
it wld!
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:22 (nine years ago) link
Do not speak ill of the dead
― 龜, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:22 (nine years ago) link
rip
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah was gonna bring up roy, but he's another 4 year guy.
durant, lebron, anthony, wade all had big rookie years obv
― Clay, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:23 (nine years ago) link
I feel like we're all living in an alternate reality since the Booker shot
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
durant was p awful tbh
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, January 9, 2015 11:24 PM (19 seconds ago)
yeah it's weird how more is not being made of this
― k3vin k., Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
durant just pulled a booker every time he touched the ball his rookie year iirc
― Spottie, Saturday, 10 January 2015 04:25 (nine years ago) link