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
xp honestly was wondering if he was hurt or something
― frogbs, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:08 (three years ago) link
Kevin Porter situation sounds terrible, worrying
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
the nets plan to play every game in the 120s and win by less than 5 is going great
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:12 (three years ago) link
crazy how whenever it comes down to the last possession Budenholzer always seems to draw up his lowest percentage play. its always contested corner 3 for Khris and he never makes it
― frogbs, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:20 (three years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Monday, January 18, 2021 10:12 PM (twenty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i support this plan
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:34 (three years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, January 18, 2021 10:10 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)
his reaction seemed immature/scary but tbh they kinda did him dirty w/ the locker situation
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:35 (three years ago) link
if i was out of work for a few weeks because of ... "personal issues" ... and i came into the office one day and there was a new hire sitting at my desk i would be pissed
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:36 (three years ago) link
another player throwing food in anger in cleveland, theyve got serious cultural problems over there
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:37 (three years ago) link
can't imagine giving a fuck where my locker is but in fairness i have not had a locker in a long time
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:38 (three years ago) link
apparently they moved his locker to the section of the locker room reserved for end of bench guys who don't play. i get why he felt disrespected... obv there's lots more going on w/ him but it seems like a reckless decision on the team's part w/ someone they know is in a mentally fragile place to begin with
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:44 (three years ago) link
like, hey we're not letting you play and we just traded for a guy and now he has your locker. i would feel disrespected or like a message was being sent to me... not that i would've have thrown food. now i'm dying on kevin porter jr hill
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:46 (three years ago) link
yeah, i get it, otoh they have taurean prince coming in and i'm sure they want to make him feel welcome and like he's part of the rotation which he is, and currently kevin porter is not.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:48 (three years ago) link
it does seem like a clear example of message-sending that in this case did not work out.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 03:49 (three years ago) link