NBA Games Discussion Thread

Post #821 » by **Ruzious** » Sun Mar 3, 2013 5:12 am

Dat2U wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
miller31time wrote:Steph Curry with 11 threes and still 3 minutes left. 52 points.

Insanity.

OMG performance. I had no idea he'd be this good.

I mean, the guy is even better than Ricky Rubio! It's quite remarkable.

Post #822 » by **Ruzious** » Sun Mar 3, 2013 5:14 am

queridiculo wrote:I would have been ready to go all in on Enes Kanter just based on his Hoop Summit performance.

The display he put on there at such a young age was just incredible to me.

Yup. He looked like a young Jeff Ruland - one of my all-time favorite players.

mhd · Post #823 » by **mhd** » Sun Mar 3, 2013 2:08 pm

Trade Idea:

Wiz trade lotto pick (with oppurtunity to draft Smart) to Jazz for GSW pick (in the late teens).

Jazz save a couple of rookie years on a contract (important in this day and age with the CBA), and get Smart to pair with Favors and a resigned Milsapp.

pancakes3 · Post #824 » by **pancakes3** » Sun Mar 3, 2013 3:07 pm

do we get anything back, or is it purely a good samaritan thing?

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #825 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Sun Mar 3, 2013 11:13 pm

pancakes3 wrote:do we get anything back, or is it purely a good samaritan thing?

But would you put receiving a good samaritan return of absolutely nothing in exchange for giving a lotto pick past EG?

Mike Miller and Randy Foye for a year vs nothing was pretty close to a push. EG has a demonstrated his tendency to give and not receive in the past.

AWIZZINGBULLET · Post #826 » by **AWIZZINGBULLET** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 2:18 am

Could somebody please explain what this (+/-) means in a box score and how it's determined whether a player is in the negative or positive? Lot of times I'll see a player with a very nice stat line with a minus symbol in that column.

Post #827 » by **nate33** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 2:35 am

Chandler Parsons shot 12/13 from the floor including 6/7 from the 3-point line and totaled 32 points. His eFG% on the night was 115%.

AFM · Post #828 » by **AFM** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 2:40 am

Yeah, but I don't like what he looks like.

sfam · Post #829 » by **sfam** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 3:01 am

AWIZZINGBULLET wrote:Could somebody please explain what this (+/-) means in a box score and how it's determined whether a player is in the negative or positive? Lot of times I'll see a player with a very nice stat line with a minus symbol in that column.

The +/- refers to the amount of points gained or lost when the player was on the floor. For instance, looking at tonight's Wizard's game, Okafor has a +11. This means when he was on the floor, the Wizards score 11 more points than Philly. When Vesely (-6) was on the floor, the Wizards score 6 less points than did Philly. This stat is intended to help us get a sense of how good the player is as a team player, meaning, over time, are they doing the little things that don't show up in the stat sheet to win. This doesn't always work though, because its affected by common starting line ups (meaning if you always play with scrubs on the second team on Charlotte, for instance, you might always have a "-" next to your name even if you're a great glue guy).

GhostsOfGil · Post #830 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 4:16 am

+/- Definitely has it's flaws but it speaks volumes for a guy like Kevin Seraphin.

Another thing that can be misleading: If player "J" shoots 0-2 with 3 turnovers but is in the game while player "B" gets hot, player J's +/- will account for player B's hot shooting. With that said, I think generally, it's a pretty good indicator of the impact a player is having on the game.

closg00 · Post #831 » by **closg00** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 10:58 am

AFM wrote:Yeah, but I don't like what he looks like.

Ah-man, that's not right, we once had Michael Ruffin on our team and he certainly is no prince.

gesa2 · Post #832 » by **gesa2** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 1:53 pm

Ibaka Says Punch To Groin Wasn't To Hurt Griffin

Best RealGM headline ever?

GhostsOfGil · Post #833 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 2:23 pm

gesa2 wrote:
Ibaka Says Punch To Groin Wasn't To Hurt Griffin

Best RealGM headline ever?

I disagree... but in his defense, it does look like he was going for the ball.

FAH1223 · Post #834 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 3:30 pm

anyone think the Heat are peaking too soon?

pancakes3 · Post #835 » by **pancakes3** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 4:27 pm

I think the Heat would be vulnerable to a team that has a post presence and doesn't turn the ball over. The Knicks with 'melo and the Pacers with Hibbert would probably beat them in a 7 game series. Heck, if by the grace of God we sneak into the 8th seed with a healthy Nene/Okafor we could take them to 6 or 7 as long as Wall cuts down on the TO's. I think that Heat team is seriously flawed and if Lebron wasn't a supertalent, they wouldn't be having any sort of success. Bosh's inability to play defense is a big surprise/disappointment for them I'm sure.

sfam · Post #836 » by **sfam** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 5:58 pm

GhostsOfGil wrote:
gesa2 wrote:
Ibaka Says Punch To Groin Wasn't To Hurt Griffin

Best RealGM headline ever?

I disagree... but in his defense, it does look like he was going for the ball.

Just not the ball going through a hoop

Post #837 » by **montestewart** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 6:19 pm

GhostsOfGil wrote:
gesa2 wrote:
Ibaka Says Punch To Groin Wasn't To Hurt Griffin

Best RealGM headline ever?

I disagree... but in his defense, it does look like he was going for the ball.

I like how the ABC logo acts as a fig leaf. Can we get a better shot of Ibaka's ball mishandling skills?

dobrojim · Post #838 » by **dobrojim** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 7:50 pm

rooting like heck for HOU to stay in front of LAL.

MikeTheKid · Post #839 » by **MikeTheKid** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 8:41 pm

nate33 wrote:Chandler Parsons shot 12/13 from the floor including 6/7 from the 3-point line and totaled 32 points. His eFG% on the night was 115%.

What could've been in 2011

FAH1223 · Post #840 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 4, 2013 10:03 pm

MikeTheKid wrote:
nate33 wrote:Chandler Parsons shot 12/13 from the floor including 6/7 from the 3-point line and totaled 32 points. His eFG% on the night was 115%.

What could've been in 2011

makes me angry that none of the 3 picks in that draft are half as good as Parsons and he was in the 2nd round