2014-2015 Random NBA Thread

• friendfromlowry

  God Kenny Smith is annoying.
• Laley23

  

  Shaq is spot on. It doesn't work. Even shooting as bad as he did, the strategy just isn't sound. You put your opposing team in the bonus (Paul got to shoot FTs on a common foul), put your players in foul trouble (even the non scrubs...) and you are giving up the chance to get a stop/transition buckets (the easiest points in the NBA are now non-existent for you offensively).
• robj55

  

  That fucking rule has got to go, Houston is so damn bad on defense that it's the only way that they can get a stop.
• Ironman92

  

  I cheer for Paul Pierce before I'd cheer for Harden
• robj55

  

  Clippers look like a team that is finals bound.
• robj55

  

  who was it that tried to tell me that Houston was a good defensive team based on advanced stats a few weeks ago? LOL
• Commander of Awesome

  

  robj55;1728113 wrote:Clippers look like a team that is finals bound.

  They're playing a sub par (in comparison to GWS/Grizzlies) team. I'm not impressed by them beating on the Rockets.
• robj55

  

  Commander of Awesome;1728115 wrote:They're playing a sub par (in comparison to GWS/Grizzlies) team. I'm not impressed by them beating on the Rockets.

  I was gonna add that, that it's hard to say for sure because they are playing a shit defensive team. They play a team that can actually defend it might be different, but they impressed the hell out of me against the Spurs.
• Laley23

  

  I'm impressed by how easily they are beating Houston as it validates what they did to Spurs.
• Terry_Tate

  

  @AminESPN: Chris Paul might have just delivered the #hatehardapproved bomb of the year. Told the refs not to throw Dwight out, "we want him to play"
  
  Didn't see what happened but I love trash talk like that, haha.
• sleeper

  

  Laley23;1728109 wrote:Shaq is spot on. It doesn't work. Even shooting as bad as he did, the strategy just isn't sound. You put your opposing team in the bonus (Paul got to shoot FTs on a common foul), put your players in foul trouble (even the non scrubs...) and you are giving up the chance to get a stop/transition buckets (the easiest points in the NBA are now non-existent for you offensively).

  Agreed. Doesn't work. The only way it makes sense is if the game is within a few points and you need possessions towards the end of the game; like the college game.
• Azubuike24

  

  I think it can work if you have a big lead, or need to extend the game. However, it can easily be mitigated if you just take the poor foul shooters out of the game.
• Pick6

  

  Rockets = joke
• sleeper

  

  Pick6;1728165 wrote:Rockets = joke

  Agreed. The rockets are terrible and Dwight Howard is not good. Harden is about the only good player on the team but he's nothing special and isn't an MVP type player because he can't carry his team to success.
• Mulva

  

  If you were ranking the top players in the league, how deep would you get before hitting a 2nd name from the east?
• gport_tennis

  Paul George would be high up there if healthy. Kyrie and love as well honestly.
• Laley23

  

  Yeah I would say Paul George would be near the top 5, pre injury. Kyrie and Love would be up in the top 10/15.
  
  But no question the majority live in the West. No one on the #1/3/4/5 seeds would be up very high.
• Dr. KnOiTaLL

  

  In an interesting move, the Pelicans fired Monty Williams...?
• wildcats20

  

  Pelicans fire Monty Williams.
• Azubuike24

  

  John Wall - 17.6 ppg, 10.0 apg, 4.6 rpg, 44.5% fg
  Chris Paul - 19.1 ppg, 10.2 apg, 4.6 rpg, 48.5% fg
  
  Wall needs to improve his shooting and limit his turnovers a bit because he still has some stinker games every once in a while. I'd probably put him in top 15.
• Dr. KnOiTaLL

  

  Azubuike24;1728385 wrote:John Wall - 17.6 ppg, 10.0 apg, 4.6 rpg, 44.5% fg
  Chris Paul - 19.1 ppg, 10.2 apg, 4.6 rpg, 48.5% fg
  
  Wall needs to improve his shooting and limit his turnovers a bit because he still has some stinker games every once in a while. I'd probably put him in top 15.

  I agree. I think he's incredibly under-appreciated when discussing top talents in the league.
• Azubuike24

  

  wildcats20;1728384 wrote:Pelicans fire Monty Williams.

  He did a decent job. They must have another candidate in mind?
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Azubuike24;1728390 wrote:He did a decent job. They must have another candidate in mind?

  Thibs?
• Azubuike24

  

  Heck I'd take Monty over him...although say Thibs makes the Finals...
• like_that

  

  I would be down with thibs going to NO.