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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostI read on twitter that Klay had 52 points on 52 touches. He only dribbled the ball 56 times and touched the ball for a total of 96 seconds."I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Originally posted by creekster View PostAnd he only played 27 minutes.
Not surprisingly, he had zero assists."I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Originally posted by Pelado View PostSo selfish.I'm like LeBron James.
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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostI read on twitter that Klay had 52 points on 52 touches. He only dribbled the ball 56 times and touched the ball for a total of 96 seconds.
iirc, when he dropped 37 in a quarter a few years ago, it seems he only dribbled it something like 12 times.Last edited by smokymountainrain; 10-30-2018, 12:01 PM.I'm like LeBron James.
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One of the things I like most about the Warriors the past few years is their unselfishness, and the obvious delight they take in the success of their teammates. At halftime, Curry asked what the record was for most threes in a game (he apparently didn't know he was the recordholder with 13). He then said they needed to make sure Klay broke it.
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Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View PostOne of the things I like most about the Warriors the past few years is their unselfishness, and the obvious delight they take in the success of their teammates. At halftime, Curry asked what the record was for most threes in a game (he apparently didn't know he was the recordholder with 13). He then said they needed to make sure Klay broke it.PLesa excuse the tpyos.
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Going into the season I was curious to see how Gordon Hayward would integrate into the Celtics with the breakout seasons from Tatum and Brown while he was gone. 3 weeks into the season, Hayward's usage rate is at 20%, under where it was in his 3rd year with the Jazz and down from 27% the year he was an all-star. Kyrie's usage is also down to the lowest of his career at 25.7%. His other numbers are down accordingly, although not nearly as much as Hayward's. Tatum's usage is up slightly, Brown has maintained, Horford is down, and Morris is up a bit. I don't see where additional possessions will come from for Hayward.
Hayward also hasn't been very good thus far, even with the touches he's getting. Coming back from that injury is going to take a while. But even if he gets back to his previous levels of efficiency, I doubt he's going to get the touches needed to get back to his previous levels of production. I think his ceiling at this point may be a max contract guy averaging 15, 6, and 4 who won't be anywhere near all-star weekend. But the Celtics will get away with that because they have high value guys on rookie deals.
As a Jazz fan who never saw Mitchell as a Hayward replacement because we could have had them both, I am pleased that his career might flop in Boston and that he'll forfeit millions of dollars for leaving.
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Originally posted by wapiti View PostGoing into the season I was curious to see how Gordon Hayward would integrate into the Celtics with the breakout seasons from Tatum and Brown while he was gone. 3 weeks into the season, Hayward's usage rate is at 20%, under where it was in his 3rd year with the Jazz and down from 27% the year he was an all-star. Kyrie's usage is also down to the lowest of his career at 25.7%. His other numbers are down accordingly, although not nearly as much as Hayward's. Tatum's usage is up slightly, Brown has maintained, Horford is down, and Morris is up a bit. I don't see where additional possessions will come from for Hayward.
Hayward also hasn't been very good thus far, even with the touches he's getting. Coming back from that injury is going to take a while. But even if he gets back to his previous levels of efficiency, I doubt he's going to get the touches needed to get back to his previous levels of production. I think his ceiling at this point may be a max contract guy averaging 15, 6, and 4 who won't be anywhere near all-star weekend. But the Celtics will get away with that because they have high value guys on rookie deals.
As a Jazz fan who never saw Mitchell as a Hayward replacement because we could have had them both, I am pleased that his career might flop in Boston and that he'll forfeit millions of dollars for leaving.I'm like LeBron James.
-mpfunk
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Morey
from wikipedia - first paragraph accurately describes Daryl Morey:
He is a strong proponent of analytical methods, having created the "true shooting percentage" statistic, and co-founded the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Morey's basketball philosophy, heavily reliant on analytics, favors three-point field goals over mid-range jumpers.
Bottom line, analytics, advanced metrics hate Carmelo Anthony, guy who over his career has been largely known as a mid range scorer. i might even call him the poster child for a NBA player who could be wildly overrated if not for analytics. Advanced metrics allow us to see him for who he really is.
Houston had the best record in the league last year and are now sitting at 4-6 a day after Carmelo's 1-11 shooting performance against his former team.
I mean, wtf? morey of all people. how does this happen?I'm like LeBron James.
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Originally posted by Babs View PostAfter laying an egg in the first three quarters, Trae helped the Hawks come back from 26 points back to beat the Mavs. He looked positively average as a rookie today but stepped his game up when it mattered.
1. Hawks are one sorry-ass team wholly lacking in even seventh-grade fundamentals.
2. Trae has completely lost the confidence that made him invincible in high school and in half of his college year. You can tell he already knows the ball is going to brick while he’s still squaring up for the shot, or he passes when he’s wide open to avoid the shot altogether.
3. Blake is just way too cool to care about basketball.
4. Lil Scrappy and his DJ friend love Atanta. (I know because they said so 1000x in the halftime show but my goodness they’re terrible rappers.)
5. Atlanta is one trashy town.
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