Yah exactly xp. Cabarrot might be good but not sure. Interested to see how nash (kd) staggers the minutes of the big 3.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:38 (three years ago) link
honestly what do they even need kyrie for
― Clay, Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:40 (three years ago) link
That may be why they got harden. Trade Kyrie before he retires or takes off a season to go hike Europe
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:41 (three years ago) link
the current nets roster is bad and hated
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:42 (three years ago) link
i wonder what they cld even get for him rn
― lag∞n, Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:42 (three years ago) link
yeah if he doesn't want to play for a basically guaranteed finals team who is he gonna show up for
― Clay, Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:44 (three years ago) link
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:53 (three years ago) link
i actually like the madness but i can't argue with that
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:55 (three years ago) link
Capela is having a great season. That was such a weird trade. Why did Houston give up on him again?
― Heez, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link
he was injured and they were making a last ditch effort to win a ring before morey and harden fled
― lag∞n, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:03 (three years ago) link
Well glad the Hawks took advantage of that delusion
― Heez, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:06 (three years ago) link
yeah good deal for them
― lag∞n, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:08 (three years ago) link
Giannis’ free throw problems remind me of Tim Duncan. There were a couple years where he struggled and it really got in his head.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 17 January 2021 17:04 (three years ago) link
when guys come into the league work on their shot for years and... it gets worse, thats nba baby
― lag∞n, Sunday, 17 January 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
Season continues its weirdness... Celtics only score 75 points lose to the knicks by 30. Bulls blow out the mavs coby white 0 points Lavine only 10. More games postponed.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Monday, 18 January 2021 02:49 (three years ago) link
Pacers ended up getting second rounders from the rockets and cavs to make the trade happen. Gotta imagine those will be top 40 picks
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 04:29 (three years ago) link
Watched most of the Bulls Mavs. Best defense I've seen Bulls play since Thibodeux days. Unselfish on offense, including Lavine. But Mavs are…not a good team.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 18 January 2021 07:08 (three years ago) link
Good morning. Let's water polo. pic.twitter.com/jbCQwLEkkH— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) January 18, 2021
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 January 2021 15:58 (three years ago) link
The slow-mo of this is even weirder looking. https://t.co/f46FdlID9p pic.twitter.com/XaCG0oWhgt— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) January 18, 2021
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 January 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
It’s so weird that Jokic has been so awesome on both ends but we’re 6-7. The bench shouldn’t be THAT bad but they are.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 19:41 (three years ago) link
Yeah the nuggets lost Jerami Grant... but Jamychal Green has been just as good. I don’t really get it.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 19:45 (three years ago) link
question: can jokic palm the ball?
― k3vin k., Monday, 18 January 2021 19:51 (three years ago) link
Kevin of course he can
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
are we absolutely certain
― k3vin k., Monday, 18 January 2021 20:03 (three years ago) link
It’s really hard to dunk with one hand if you can’t palm it
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 20:11 (three years ago) link
I don't know if that's true. Whenever I'm around a lowered hoop I have no problem one hand dunking with my tiny girlish hands.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 18 January 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmlSRqQ7w58
11/15 (73.3333333333333333%) of his dunks last year were two-handed. even when he goes for the one-hander there's not a whole lot of confidence or really yamming going on
https://imgur.com/a/9ka1xkE
not an authoritative palm imo
is there any video evidence of jokic palming the ball, at rest, palm-down?
― k3vin k., Monday, 18 January 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Monday, 18 January 2021 20:43 (three years ago) link
Durant was clearly joking
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
My hands are a whole lot smaller than Jokic’s and I can palm the ball.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 20:50 (three years ago) link
Jokic is a very, very large man with very large hands. He probably dunks two-handed because he's a euro and they approach the game with a greater emphasis on fundamentals compared to the American love of flash & swagger.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Monday, 18 January 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
is it harder to palm a leather nba ball?
― micah, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
looks like jokic does have abnormally small hands, per this list http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2014-Nike-Hoop-Summit-International-Measurements-4437/
― micah, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
THE HONEY THICKENS
― k3vin k., Monday, 18 January 2021 21:30 (three years ago) link
maybe abnormally small hands for a 6'11" man who weighs more than 250 lbs. and has a 'wingspan' of 7'3", but that's still a damn big hand.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Monday, 18 January 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
jokic has baby hands thats why his nickname is baby honey hands
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:55 (three years ago) link
When the universe is aligned I can palm a leather ball just about as easily as a quality synthetic. I can barely palm a synthetic so the fact that I can sometimes palm a leather shows there's not much difference
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:08 (three years ago) link
I bet you could count the number of nba guys who can't palm a ball…on one hand. But there's palming and then there's doing in game shit with it with ease like it's a tennis ball.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:10 (three years ago) link
Exactly. Allen Iverson couldn’t palm it and you could tell. I guarantee Durant and Jokic can hold the ball palm down
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:13 (three years ago) link
Durant misses a lot of one handed dunks
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:15 (three years ago) link
yeah i can palm the ball but having full control of it while palmed is a different matter
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:15 (three years ago) link
If you ask someone if they can palm a basketball that’s what they mean, they don’t think Scottie pippen ballfakes are the test
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:17 (three years ago) link
It would be funny if Durant just never worked on grip strength and that’s the entirety of his issue though
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
When he entered the league he couldn’t do a single rep on the bench press...
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 January 2021 22:19 (three years ago) link
lance stephenson loved to do that showy one handed pump fake, but he also had some of the largest hands in the league. youd think that if it was easy more players would do it but i cant recall seeing it except maybe from kawhi
― micah, Monday, 18 January 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
Risk/reward issues i would imagine; unless you can be absolutely sure that it won't slip out of your hand in a full speed game scenario, you're gonna get benched for showboating if you cause a turnover with that shit
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:11 (three years ago) link
It appears that Anthony Edwards might not be able to shoot the ball very well
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 01:58 (three years ago) link
Durant needs to learn a couple tunes off Me and Jerry to get that finger strength
― Florida Man vs. California Bill (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 02:28 (three years ago) link
giannis a non-factor in crunch time vs the nets, every play ran for middleton
― boz conspiracy by toby hus (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:04 (three years ago) link
harden’s “i’m trying again” stat lines are hysterical
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:06 (three years ago) link