i have something to say about the offs THE 2016 NBA PLAYOFFS

"Bird/Payton"

Nhex otm. You deserve better. And sometimes better is closer than you think...

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but sometimes I look at the halftime score and don't watch the rest of the game just because I care. So. Much.

who the fuck thinks bird and payton were the same era, unless he means walter payton

o wait seattle, he means sue bird

leee haha

yeah he def meant sue bird lol

what a hoopsdolt, hoisting is dope

"Hoisting" v "shooting 3s" a comparison not unlike Eddie Murphy "yea I FUCKED her...but I MAKE LOVE to you" reasoning

i'm only into dunks

I prefer bloopers

We're all a bunch of chucker chasers.

lmao

Champs, these?
Bitch, please
Anyone can hoist threes
It's shit basketball to me

lol

ok that exchange has sold me on wanting the dubs to win

everyday i'm hoistlin'

just because i didn't see much conversation about it in the media: though donovan's coaching was generally pretty astute, the decision to let Adams and Ibaka follow Steph and Klay to the perimeter in that last game was a terrible one.
after the spurs/dubs series, I have come around to Adams as an elite player and possibly top five center. curious to see if his body can stand up to the pain he's putting it through and deliver the same results in '17.

Adams had a good playoffs but idk if he's better than many of the other good centers that people forget about since they're on bad teams like vooch and gobert

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/c

id def rather have adams than vuch or golbert his combination of mobility athleticism and finishing is perfect for todays nba, vooc cant defend and gobert is slow as heck

+obvs a total gamer

adams is great feel like he needs to add one more thing to his game to be elite. he prob could have some playmaking ability if he played on another team.

if he cld get his dive game stronger he cld be really good, he doesnt really explode out of the pnr like he cld, hed be unstoppable

yeah that's one he could add too.

hes reasonable in the pnr now but he often doesnt use his athleticism like he cld

feel like he's a younger version of current boguts.

I think it's unconscionable that you lot are praising a guy with a hipster mustache.

why is adams so bad in the advanced stats

advanced stats suck at evaluating centers also he wasn't that good until late in the season + playoffs

he was really inconsistent all year.

i always believed in him the archives will show

he rebounded at a much higher rate in the offs is the biggest thing

feel like he's a younger version of current boguts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-TS44GqJY

dude put on real weight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubbI95bU2Y
"they got tables? tables on planes? that's amazing."
cf Adams' "Perkins' silverback" anecdote with his later "fast little monkeys" comment.

xp nice as those are (and he gets more elevation than adams), they don't quite have the ferocity of some of SA's playoff dunks
think i saw about eight of these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeiSZAgSggU

he's really strong, and only 22

dams is great feel like he needs to add one more thing to his game to be elite. he prob could have some playmaking ability if he played on another team.

― call all destroyer, Thursday, June 2, 2016 9:27 AM

imo a little david west style elbow jumper would be perfect

and yeah playing for carlisle or stotts

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but sometimes I look at the halftime score and don't watch the rest of the game just because I care. So. Much.

― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1:59 PM

i still havent watched game 7 tbh

imo a little david west style elbow jumper would be perfect
― micah, Thursday, June 2, 2016 7:20 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Was just thinking this, basically that short jumper ibaka used to use before they shoved him out to the line, could be a good option for Russell drives that get squashed or just a way to add some shell game to the p-n-r with Russ

i kinda love centers who never ever shoot from further than 3 feet

its happening - the finals

nervous

russ was feeding adams a lot near the hoop ... strange floater game iirc

adams also has a pretty fundamental post repertoire tho he only gets to try it out every second game

the fundamental thing about steven is that he is a star

http://i.imgur.com/ysZSQCf.png

there's no denying

fact

At this point in his career, he's probably New Zealand's most successful NBA player ever already.