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If a guy can't shoot it 34 times when shooting 70% from the fiels when can he do it?
Many old schoolers used to take as many shots, tbh. MJ, Wilt, etc.
After Spurs game I watched Boston-OKC.
"Can happen". The Thunder kicked away a +17 lead against Boston in a home game...Russ 35% Melo 17%
Seriously, Melo is a favorable matchup to exploit for opposite PFs...
If a guy can't shoot it 34 times when shooting 70% from the fiels when can he do it?
Many old schoolers used to take as many shots, tbh. MJ, Wilt, etc.
"The Spurs big man might known best for his fadeaway long 2-ball, but Aldridge is shooting a surprising amount of 3-pointers this season. He's averaging 2.9 per 100 and making 37 percent of his attempts. This is something he's flashed before in his final year in Portland, but it didn't carry over to San Antonio.
Early in the season, Aldridge is exploring the perimeter game and making a good chunk of his shots. He's always been a talented big, but the inefficiency of long 2s has hampered him in today's NBA. San Antonio gave him an extension so it clearly believes in his ability, but he'll need to prove he's worth that money.
It will be interesting to see if Aldridge continues to fire from 3-point range or if he'll move back down below the arc once Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker return. Individually he's playing very well, but the San Antonio offense as a whole is struggling right now with him as the first option"
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/a...it-3-pointers/
For Spurs' sake LMA should keep taking more 3's this season, he has been efficient from there, and most times it's tough for our guards attack the rim with LMA-Pau overcrowding the paint.
I saw the second half of that game. Melo has always been a terrible defensive player. One thing I have noticed about OKC is that they don't have an offensive system. It's manly just isolation plays run for Russ,George,Melo. Celtics on the other hand are exciting to watch. Their perimeter is loaded with athletes which helps them tremendously on both ends of the court.After Spurs game I watched Boston-OKC.
"Can happen". The Thunder kicked away a +17 lead against Boston in a home game...Russ 35% Melo 17%
Seriously, Melo is a favorable matchup to exploit for opposite PFs...
Tatum...Brown
I watched the 2nd half too. Narrator said Irving started the game 1-10 but when I watched he was taking over in the 4th in the right way, finding open-guys and driving strong to the hoop.
I guess Donovan tries to have a system but it's hard with the personnel he has...Too much desperate hero-ball with Russ-PG-Melo.
Last edited by YGWHI; 11-04-2017 at 12:23 AM.
Celtics have been playing well. They are loaded with lottery talent (even Irving their FA is 1st pick). They have been and will be a pain.
On another note: Bulls defeated the Magic by a huge margin. I suspected once the Magic's main guys cooled off from the long ball they might regress somewhat. Simmons 6 pts in 26 minutes, with 3 assists but also 3 TO. http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400974871
Apparently DJ Augustin is their MVP. He sat down bc he got a hamstring strain and they just weren't the same.
Simmons was -8 and missed all 3 of his 3pt attempts.
The Magic have had flukey 3pt numbers both in offense and defense. Their opponents are shooting like 28% from 3. That's a huge advantage in today's NBA and it is something that is not likley to continue. Once things get back to normal I expect them to be a 50% team.
Thanks for the updates. Man Joff's injury turned into a bigger deal than initially thought (just like Kawhi).
This should probably be its own thread, but I am not in the mood to do a write-up worthy of it. Looks like the first lineup/off-on stats came out on BBRef.
https://www.basketball-reference.com.../2018/lineups/
The Spurs' best lineup BY ING FAR has been Murray/Green/Gay/Anderson/Aldridge, with a net rating of plus 103 but having only played nine minutes together. That seemed like the best unit to play to many fans given the whom the team had available. It's some bull that Pop plays Gasol over Gay about ten times more. That unit has a -2.2 net rating. Disgusting, though the season is still plenty young. Gay's effect on the team's performance is just as big statistically as it is anecdotally, with
https://www.basketball-reference.com...S/2018/on-off/
Murray is still third on the team in terms of off-on behind Green and Gay. Most guys are negative, so the blowouts are having a bigger effect on the stats than they do in real life so far.
It's not that Joff is such a crucial piece, it's that we (as a franchise) comitted to small ball by only signing 3 actual bigs (Costello doesn't count)... Should've either brought back David Lee, brought over Milutinov, or drafted Alpha Kaba at 59.
Collectively the Celtics looked really good in the second half. But down the stretch, Kyrie was pretty incredible with his athleticism, and Horford's shot was deadly.
Thanks for that reference. It's worth noting that Murray is the only current rotation player playing blowout minutes. Pop takes even Anderson now from blowouts. With so many guards: White, BP3, Forbes, and Davis needing playing time, Murray has been the only current rotation guy playing garbage time minutes so lineups with him can be a bit misleading one way or another, when it's still a very small sample.
Also, hopefully Patty and Manu trend up, and they appear to be heading in a good direction... Gasol had started really slow offensively and with a ton of TO, but he has been better in recent games. No one has been really consistent. Now that Aldridge is getting doubled even he is finding it difficult to get baskets and his last two games were not high scoring games. Pop is giving opportunities to new guys like BPaul and BForbes and they each have had 1 standout game, which considering the small amount of minutes they have played can inflate their stats or impact significantly. Basically, I think Pop is riding the hot hand for the most part and whoever is having the better game right now. But the observation is interesting.
Last edited by SAGirl; 11-05-2017 at 03:55 AM.
Thanks for the research. I look forward to seeing this group more. But it makes sense. The only other lineup I noticed that did work early, was the one that closed Toronto: Murray/BP3/Green/Kyle/LMA. It's close to what you mentioned but you insert Gay for BP3. The lineup I mentioned did struggle to score though and didn't have good playmaking, but I can see why Gay's size and scoring ability would work well. The lineup you mentioned has solid balance when you think about. A couple scoring options with Rudy and LMA, a couple secondary playmakers like Murray and Kyle, and a good shooter with Green if on. The defense is versatile and there's a lot of length.
Anyways hope to see it more.
I think it's closer to 27 ppg for four more seasons, I wouldn't think so.
Porzingis again making motions that he has other priorities and not necessarily just going to take the Knicks' money when his rookie deal is up. Obviously, I'm pro-Latvian, but guy is just aching for a real organisation. Spurs collect foreign players. Wish it was somehow possible.
wtf
this is Lebron James, he could shoot 50fg and score in great efficiency
It's an article with no substance but this Fansided Sixers blog is suggesting the Spurs should trade Anderson for Okafor.
https://section215.com/2017/11/05/ph...kyle-anderson/
Lebron with the performance of the year so far
And its kinda looking like he has to put up those numbers for the Cavs to get a win these days. They're losing to the Hawks tonight.
I don’t see it happening for Okafor but maybe for someone else. Also, maybe not right now but when Kawhi gets healthy.
Cavs lose yet again, this time at home to the worst team in basketball... that team sucks. Lebron is gone next summer.
LeBron is leaving the Cavs for sure tbh. What teams are the likely destination? Philadelphia will have money but they'll really need to prove something this year.
If/when he leaves, I'm pretty confident it's for Houston.
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