Around the NBA III

Left*My*Heart · Post #1661 » by **Left*My*Heart** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 5:49 pm

Spurs beat the Rockets on their home court after a big choke job by Houston. Harden loses the ball at least twice in the final minutes pounding the ball too much. Gordon misses a wide open 3 as well.

wco81 · Post #1662 » by **wco81** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:03 pm

I wouldn't say wide open for Gordon.

They started out shooting very poorly but they kept casting and eventually had a double-digit lead in the late 3rd and into the 4th quarters and then gave up wide open looks to Green twice and Mills for the go-ahead basket.

wco81 · Post #1663 » by **wco81** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:53 am

Lebron is hitting his 3s against the Bucks in back to back games.

They're daring him and he's hitting.

Remember last year when he wasn't just shooting poorly from 3 but on any shot taken outside the paint?

wco81 · Post #1664 » by **wco81** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:38 am

Malcom Brogdon looks good for a second round pick, shooting over 40% from 3 so far.

He's getting more minutes than the two first-round picks the Bucks had in 2015 and 2016, Vaughn and Maker.

He's older than them and Giannis and Jabari though.

Left*My*Heart · Post #1665 » by **Left*My*Heart** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:34 pm

There were a few Brogdon fans pre-draft among us.

Mylie10 · Post #1666 » by **Mylie10** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:47 pm

Left*My*Heart wrote:There were a few Brogdon fans pre-draft among us.

Yep

wco81 · Post #1667 » by **wco81** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 5:49 pm

Damn, Warriors missed him by 2 spots.

He's getting twice the minutes of McCaw. But if her's hitting over 40% from 3, he would be getting more minutes with the Warriors than McCaw is.

Plus he handles the ball a lot, takes it to the hole with some explosiveness.

Quazza · Post #1668 » by **Quazza** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:14 am

Spurs going down in LA

they just never really looked into it

Franc · Post #1669 » by **Franc** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:09 am

Quazza wrote:Spurs going down in LA

they just never really looked into it

DID not see this post open, but good Wishes can come anytime.
Happy Festive Season Wishes to all from Franc and my bunch of Aussies.

likashing · Post #1670 » by **likashing** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:00 am

Lol Barnes just made a winning bucket and beat the Clippers.

wco81 · Post #1671 » by **wco81** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 8:33 pm

Hmm, in 30 games played this season, he's almost reached the same number of FG attempts as he did the entire last season.

Same with FT attempts.

His 3P shooting percentage is way down but he's shooting more of those.

From the little bits that I've seen of him, he can be pretty effective at times on the low post, the way we remember him from that playoffs series against Spurs early in his career.

likashing · Post #1672 » by **likashing** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:31 am

http://www.82games.com/1617/1617DAL.HTM

His on court is -2.4 net and his off court is -21 net. The Mavs are really crappy without him and HB is really THE man there. Whether he is the right man or not.

Mylie10 · Post #1673 » by **Mylie10** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:26 am

Rj Hunter two time loser now. Always hated him as a draft pick. The guy made one big shot. There were plenty of people around here who wanted him in the draft.

Left*My*Heart · Post #1674 » by **Left*My*Heart** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:24 pm

I am the most surprised by the Blazers this season and their poor play. I know Lillard has been nursing an ankle, but the team was struggling with him. They are giving up 112 points a game. I thought they would be vying for home court in the first round and now they are battling for the final playoff spot. Still early, but they may have a hard time making the playoffs.

Phase 3 · Post #1675 » by **Phase 3** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:59 pm

Left*My*Heart wrote:I am the most surprised by the Blazers this season and their poor play. I know Lillard has been nursing an ankle, but the team was struggling with him. They are giving up 112 points a game. I thought they would be vying for home court in the first round and now they are battling for the final playoff spot. Still early, but they may have a hard time making the playoffs.

Yeah. They have really underperformed as a team. IMO it probably has something to do with their entire team getting big contracts in the offseason. They just don't appear as hungry anymore.

Mylie10 · Post #1676 » by **Mylie10** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:31 pm

Has Aminu comeback for them? He made a difference last year for sure.

Mylie10 · Post #1677 » by **Mylie10** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:31 pm

Paul George not having fun could be a major story soon.

Phase 3 · Post #1678 » by **Phase 3** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:45 pm

Mylie10 wrote:Paul George not having fun could be a major story soon.

If he gets traded at some point, I hope it's not to a Western Conference team. The East is already light on star power.

Little Digger · Post #1679 » by **Little Digger** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:48 am

I had James Harden down as the MVP two years ago..the media gave it to Curry..Harden is even better this season + the Rockets are playing great basketball

Mylie10 · Post #1680 » by **Mylie10** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:32 am

Little Digger wrote:I had James Harden down as the MVP two years ago..the media gave it to Curry..Harden is even better this season + the Rockets are playing great basketball

I'd go;

Harden 1
LeBron 2
Durant 3
Draymond 4