ATL: The Lakers still suck and we still approve

jakecronus8 · Post #141 » by **jakecronus8** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:05 am

Idk why oden would sign here just to sit on the bench. If/when he comes back I'm sure it will be with a team where he has a chance to contribute or maye earn a starting role. I heard Miami was interested.

CanadaBucks · Post #142 » by **CanadaBucks** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:11 am

Brickfest in Indiana...30-25 with 4 to go in the half....Pacers at 33%, Knicks at 29%

Nebula1 · Post #143 » by **Nebula1** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:39 am

Paul George

Baddy Chuck · Post #144 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:49 am

Dwyane Wade is still a super star. Man he looks good out there.

blazza18 · Post #145 » by **blazza18** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:59 am

Baddy Chuck wrote:Dwyane Wade is still a super star. Man he looks good out there.

We aren't playing tonight.

blazza18 · Post #146 » by **blazza18** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:04 am

Batum is so long. Causing so many problems for Miami.

Max Green · Post #147 » by **Max Green** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:12 am

Matthews with 2 huge back to back 3's to give Portland the lead with 20 seconds left.

stellation · Post #148 » by **stellation** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:12 am

blazza18 wrote:Batum is so long.

blazza18 · Post #149 » by **blazza18** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:13 am

Max Green wrote:Matthews with 2 huge back to back 3's to give Portland the lead with 20 seconds left.

Those were

Ayt · Post #150 » by **Ayt** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:19 am

Miami on pace for only 55 wins. You'd really think they'd be better than that.

blazza18 · Post #151 » by **blazza18** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:21 am

Miami are just lucky the rest of the east sucks. They can plot along until the playoffs and then step up then.

ampd · Post #152 » by **ampd** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:26 am

Ayt wrote:Miami on pace for only 55 wins. You'd really think they'd be better than that.

They have looked like they are coasting this season and think they can turn it on in the playoffs. Maybe they can with the East the way it is

BUCKnation · Post #153 » by **BUCKnation** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:54 am

Matthews would look so nice on our team.

ampd · Post #154 » by **ampd** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:14 am

BUCKnation wrote:Matthews would look so nice on our team.

I'd love it if we could get him.

Doubt Daly or Beno / Udoh / 1st gets it done.
No idea why they would want Monta.
Its possible that they would be interested in Luc so maybe Luc / Udoh / 1st does it but I don't know that we do that.
Ersan fits their offensive scheme, but I think they like Aldridge at PF long term.

Baddy Chuck · Post #155 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:18 am

ampd wrote:
Ayt wrote:Miami on pace for only 55 wins. You'd really think they'd be better than that.

They have looked like they are coasting this season and think they can turn it on in the playoffs. Maybe they can with the East the way it is

Yup. Roseless Bulls means they are winning the East no matter what happens, they're coasting it.

Jez2983 · Post #156 » by **Jez2983** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:40 am

CanadaBucks wrote:
drew881 wrote:
NerdsterBuck wrote:I didn't know where to post this so I'll post it here. Since Joel Przybilla is horrible, why not release him and signed someone like Greg Oden? I know he's injury prone, but I still believe that he has upside.

Our players miss three weeks for stitches and dehydration. Just imagine what our doctors would do to Oden's knees.

Przy is our 15th player, does it matter if our 15th player is better than him if/when healthy? Przy will not be a Buck next year, he was brought in for reasons that were more than on-court performance.

Not having a go at you, because its not your fault, but do we really have to pay someone a large sum of money to be on a basketball team because they're needed for things not related to playing basketball? It blows my mind... We and a lot of NBA teams aren't really good enough to be doing that.

mlloyd10 · Post #157 » by **mlloyd10** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:02 pm

As stated in the above wiretap - Grizzlies ask for Kevin Love - That's a lot of Gay

SkilesTheLimit · Post #158 » by **SkilesTheLimit** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:08 pm

Beat me to it on Love for Gay. Unreal proposal from Memphis. They do realize that Gay's contract makes him a minus asset to any roster yet they ask for the best player on the Wolves.

AussieBuck · Post #159 » by **AussieBuck** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:55 pm

Hollins/Hollinger not off to a great start.

More Lionel: "There's a lot to be said about stats but there's a lot to be said about heart, toughness, courage and bravery."

Lionel on analytics: "I'm trying to still figure out when the Oakland Athletics have won a world championship."

Herp a derp.

AussieBuck · Post #160 » by **AussieBuck** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:59 pm

Not that he should particularly be listening to Hollinger:

PER rewards inefficient shooting. To quote Dave Berri, the author of The Wages of Wins:

"Hollinger argues that each two point field goal made is worth about 1.65 points. A three point field goal made is worth 2.65 points. A missed field goal, though, costs a team 0.72 points. Given these values, with a bit of math we can show that a player will break even on his two point field goal attempts if he hits on 30.4% of these shots. On three pointers the break-even point is 21.4%. If a player exceeds these thresholds, and virtually every NBA player does so with respect to two-point shots, the more he shoots the higher his value in PERs. So a player can be an inefficient scorer and simply inflate his value by taking a large number of shots.