NBA The Consolidated NBA Thread

[Rodzilla]

Nah Butler is better than him. Butler is one of the best 2 way players. Not only does he score big, he defends the best attacker on the opposition.

He will be a great player though. Still a baby

giannis is a great 2 way player as well, he does everything for example against the bulls giannis had very efficient 35pts, 7 assists, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks

 

[Malla]

butler explodes for 50+.....8th player to do so this season and ties the record for most players in a season. Lol they have more than half a season to break that record and you have guys like lebron, irving, curry and durant who havent done it yet this year

I think its a combination of teams playing bad defence and superior 3 point shooting these days. The game these days is all offence over defence.

 

[Malla]

golden state choke a 24pt lead, they shot 2/13 in the 4th quarter and missed 7 free throws

but its not over, there is overtime

Saw a stat on facebook somewhere (not sure how reliable it is). Over the last year players fg% when the points differential is 5 points and theres 5 mins left. KD shoots at like 25% and Westbrook at 42%. KD is a serial choker but for years the excuse was that Westbrook took shots away from him. Now he has a team of superstars running plays for him and the world can see how much he chokes.

 

[Malla]

this is what happens naturally when teams that have a superstar are nervous and need a bucket, they revert to hero ball and settle for bad shots, westbrook turns into westbrick, curry cant hit his shots, durant cant hit his shots, klay cant hit his open shots, its the downside of being such a good scorer normally, they expect to do it in high stress scenarios with the defense up the ass

cleveland in game 7 were nervous and also turned into that mode, so they both had a few minutes in that game with no scoring and wasting chances to win

When you think about it, Warriors have never been a team to get buckets in crunch time. Most of their wins are blow outs, even in the play offs. Last year in game 7 they went the last 7 minutes without one bucket, not even a freethrow. Same thing happened on Christmas day this year.

You're being harsh on Westbrook. He's actually made numerous clutch shots this season and closed out games by himself. A team like Warriors with that much fire power, there should be no excuse to find one of those guys open for an easy shot.

 

[Malla]

giannis is a great 2 way player as well, he does everything for example against the bulls giannis had very efficient 35pts, 7 assists, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks

Amazing. He's going to be the best player in this league within 2 years. Bucks need to surround him with wing shooters and one big, they'll win a title.

 

[Rodzilla]

When you think about it, Warriors have never been a team to get buckets in crunch time. Most of their wins are blow outs, even in the play offs. Last year in game 7 they went the last 7 minutes without one bucket, not even a freethrow. Same thing happened on Christmas day this year.

You're being harsh on Westbrook. He's actually made numerous clutch shots this season and closed out games by himself. A team like Warriors with that much fire power, there should be no excuse to find one of those guys open for an easy shot.

recently he has been settling for really bad off balance 3pt chucks and cost them the game (after keeping them in the game), but if its 42% thats normal

its amazing how everyone turns into a different player in crunch time, even lebron gets nervous and stops his normal attack, i think kyrie is the only one who gets better in that time

 

[Rodzilla]

Saw a stat on facebook somewhere (not sure how reliable it is). Over the last year players fg% when the points differential is 5 points and theres 5 mins left. KD shoots at like 25% and Westbrook at 42%. KD is a serial choker but for years the excuse was that Westbrook took shots away from him. Now he has a team of superstars running plays for him and the world can see how much he chokes.

i forgot the exact details but i saw a stat that had him at something like 0/9 in more crucial moments like maybe last minute, maybe thats why draymond was pissed off at him

 

[Rodzilla]

actually its 0/9 in isolation plays in that 5 minute left, 5pt game situation

 

[Malla]

actually its 0/9 in isolation plays in that 5 minute left, 5pt game situation

Pressure i guess.. some can't cope.

 

[Haddaway]

Don't blame Curry this time. KD clearly not running the right plays, and clearly has destroyed the chemistry.
Fourth Quarter and Overtime boiled down to this:
- no cohesion,
- the wrong Pick n Rolls OR no Pick n Rolls at all,
- playing Iso with the wrong players (Isolating a centre outside paint smh)
- horrible defence on edges
- WHY WAS BOGUT LET GO, NO DEFENCE IN THE PAINT ZAZA CAN NOT CONTROL IT!!
- KD taking all the wrong shots

"Destroyd the chemistry"? They arent that bad, theyve only lost six games. They'll be in the same exact place they were last year without bogut. No way on earth are they a worse team with KD, no matter how big a "choker" he is.

 

[Haddaway]

lol

 

[Freakzilla]

Warriors will win the title if they stay fit and the NBA doesn't screw them again

 

[Haddaway]

Warriors will win the title if they stay fit and the NBA doesn't screw them again

I dont know about that, but all the sky is falling stuff is absurd. They are clearly still one of the best teams in the comp, if not the best. All the choking shite and bring back Bogut is tripe.

 

[Freakzilla]

They are easily the best

 

[Haddaway]

They are easily the best

Yeah I think so too, but that doesnt mean they will win just look at last year.

I think the best part of that game, well two parts. 1 it was over at half time LOL and 2 KDs rejection leaving LBJ splattered on the floor.

 

[Malla]

Yeah I think so too, but that doesnt mean they will win just look at last year.

I think the best part of that game, well two parts. 1 it was over at half time LOL and 2 KDs rejection leaving LBJ splattered on the floor.

That was a foul.

 

[Haddaway]

That was a foul.

You mean it should have been a foul, if the whistle isnt blown then its not a foul. Kind of like when Jefferson stood on KDs foot tripping him, that should have been a foul too but wasnt called.

 

[Haddaway]

Im a noob, but I have noticed that BBall fans are really sensitve lol. Say like in League if a dominating prop gets smashed most people will say "fuck he got smashed". BUT in BBall if an all time great gets splattered on the floor from a block its "it was a foul" and Ive seen on YT "oh but LBJ owns him most time" yadda yadda. Ive even been on YT and said shit about MJ and they all flow in having a cry. You do know its ok that the best sometimes gets owned right? Because THIS time LBJ got bossed by KD, no matter how big a choker he is.

 

[Malla]

Im a noob, but I have noticed that BBall fans are really sensitve lol. Say like in League if a dominating prop gets smashed most people will say "fuck he got smashed". BUT in BBall if an all time great gets splattered on the floor from a block its "it was a foul" and Ive seen on YT "oh but LBJ owns him most time" yadda yadda. Ive even been on YT and said shit about MJ and they all flow in having a cry. You do know its ok that the best sometimes gets owned right? Because THIS time LBJ got bossed by KD, no matter how big a choker he is.

????

 

[Haddaway]

????

Im talking about your need to come and defend LBJ from his splattering from KD, calling it a foul. Where tbh there is no reason too, he is still the best, Durant is still a choker, LBJ is still an all time great but in this one instance he was owned by KD. It isnt just you, its BB fans in general.