Around the nba part 7

[NYs Finest]

Lol I like mentality but I think he is Dolan. Super homer and seems to hate on a lot of the recent ex knick players. It's not a good look when you're always trying to justify knicks decisions by putting down our former players. Lin is a good player no need to write ten paragraphs about why we re better without him, same with Gallo and Wilson

[barborous]

Tonight was a good night. Wouldn't ever have guessed Wizards would blow the Pacers out.

I wonder if Denver keeps getting better, maybe they could pull off an undefeated season at home. That would be crazy. I think the closest anyone has come is one of the Bird Celtics teams back in the 80s with just one home loss. And they didn't have Denver's altitude advantage.

[HarthorneWingo]

Tim Duncan tonight vs. Atlanta tonight:

32 minutes, 31 pts., 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 12-21 FGs, 7-8 FTs.

Are you fcking kidding me?

[Brooklyn_Yards]

It AMAZES me how people here completely bash and destroy our own players but blow other players/teams each and every chance they get.

[Drun53]

Amazing that the Nuggets aren't missing a beat without Gallo AND Lawson. You'd think it would catch up with them eventually, but perhaps not.

[NYKMentality85]

Amazing that the Nuggets aren't missing a beat without Gallo AND Lawson. You'd think it would catch up with them eventually, but perhaps not.

Perhaps not? They've yet to play a contender without Gallo. Beating teams such as the 10th seed Mavericks and 7th seed Rockets isn't a measuring stick. Both were home games too. Not taking anything away from their wins, great team victories for Denver but come postseason play, they'll without question miss Gallo. And that's once Lawson returns too. Losing Gallo hurts regardless if they've gone 2-0 against much weaker teams.

[playteamball]

Now they got a new god, so what?

Dude you're missing the point

The point is LeBron held Wade back as far as individual performances go. They may improve each other's game as team players, but their individual games have to take a step or half a step back.

There's no question Lin's game as a team player improves playing with Harden. He learned how to move without the ball, he learned how to read defenses without the ball, learn to balance scoring, passing and giving it up to Harden for his isos (non-assist)... it's the thing about this kid: he keeps learning, keeps evolving and improving his game. He keeps making the most out of the situations he is in, which always has been his story.

But, again, his individual numbers take a hit playing with Harden, and it's the individual numbers that people generally use when they're debating for or against a player.

Nah, you missed the point, Miami fans dont care who wins for them, they riding regardless.

what's amazing about this discussion is the player himself is enjoying this ride, but his fans ca't because their so obsessed with what's not important at all.

Lin cares about a team win and how can contribute to it, stats dont matter to him if the team is winning.....his fans only care about HIS production....the win is secondary.

You dudes are hilarious in that aspect.

Lin could have a triple double in a loss and you'd be happier than if he spotted up a few times and ran off screens and won.

I don't think most Lin fans want him to have great stats and lose. They just want him to be judged fairly. For example, Lin often gets ripped for having "bad" individual stats when the real reason is that his minutes are down or he is not playing the PG role. Lin is clearly a much better player this year than last year, and he was pretty darn good last year.

[chales_zed]

Amazing that the Nuggets aren't missing a beat without Gallo AND Lawson. You'd think it would catch up with them eventually, but perhaps not.

Their team is just stacked at every position. Wilson Chandler has started to pick his game back up after returning from injury. Let the Wilson Chandler vs Danilo Gallinari debate reconvene.

If they weren't playing at such a ridiculously high altitude though they wouldn't be remotely as dangerous as they are. Lawson gets his salary bump next season too and Brewer comes off contract. I wonder if they can afford to keep Iggy. If I'm a Western Conference bubble team I would make a tender for Iguodala just to cockblock the Nuggets because, contrary to what everyone says about his play this season, he's still been a huge factor for them.

Bank Of Cuban should make it a priority to get Iguodala and re-sign OJ next season.

[chales_zed]

Their real star is Faried. Lawson is a great offensive player for them that they need, like a Rose lite. He's a defensive liability though and Andre Miller has played over him often.

Gallinari is obviously their other offensive star but he's also mediocre defensively while Wilson Chandler is just a solid two-way player and as is evidenced, can step up in his absence.

No one can replace Faried on that team though, he's a threat every where on the court as a Rodman lite with offensive game.

[Butch718]

Perhaps not? They've yet to play a contender without Gallo. Beating teams such as the 10th seed Mavericks and 7th seed Rockets isn't a measuring stick. Both were home games too. Not taking anything away from their wins, great team victories for Denver but come postseason play, they'll without question miss Gallo. And that's once Lawson returns too. Losing Gallo hurts regardless if they've gone 2-0 against much weaker teams.

Losing Gallo hurts but I actually think they'll be fine without him. Chandler is more than capable of filling in for Gallo. On the other hand there is no replacing Lawson and Faried. They're the motors that make that team run.

[Rasho Brezec]

Tim Duncan tonight vs. Atlanta tonight:

32 minutes, 31 pts., 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 12-21 FGs, 7-8 FTs.

Are you fcking kidding me?

Most underappreciated superstar to ever play the game.

[Rasho Brezec]

Their real star is Faried. Lawson is a great offensive player for them that they need, like a Rose lite. He's a defensive liability though and Andre Miller has played over him often.

Gallinari is obviously their other offensive star but he's also mediocre defensively while Wilson Chandler is just a solid two-way player and as is evidenced, can step up in his absence.

No one can replace Faried on that team though, he's a threat every where on the court as a Rodman lite with offensive game.

Lol, Gallo is an above average defender.

[Bran Fast Hands]

Wonder if Anthony Randolph is gonna get a look in at at say 5-10 mins of the bench now?

[Thugger HBC]

Dude you're missing the point

The point is LeBron held Wade back as far as individual performances go. They may improve each other's game as team players, but their individual games have to take a step or half a step back.

There's no question Lin's game as a team player improves playing with Harden. He learned how to move without the ball, he learned how to read defenses without the ball, learn to balance scoring, passing and giving it up to Harden for his isos (non-assist)... it's the thing about this kid: he keeps learning, keeps evolving and improving his game. He keeps making the most out of the situations he is in, which always has been his story.

But, again, his individual numbers take a hit playing with Harden, and it's the individual numbers that people generally use when they're debating for or against a player.

Nah, you missed the point, Miami fans dont care who wins for them, they riding regardless.

what's amazing about this discussion is the player himself is enjoying this ride, but his fans ca't because their so obsessed with what's not important at all.

Lin cares about a team win and how can contribute to it, stats dont matter to him if the team is winning.....his fans only care about HIS production....the win is secondary.

You dudes are hilarious in that aspect.

Lin could have a triple double in a loss and you'd be happier than if he spotted up a few times and ran off screens and won.

I don't think most Lin fans want him to have great stats and lose. They just want him to be judged fairly. For example, Lin often gets ripped for having "bad" individual stats when the real reason is that his minutes are down or he is not playing the PG role. Lin is clearly a much better player this year than last year, and he was pretty darn good last year.

The real reason is he still has to learn the position, has he gotten better? absolutely.

But he's still an average player, make "I'm still learning" mistake that even he admits, who is also capable of having well above average games here and there.

But as far as my main point, and this goes for all overly obsessed fans of players.

They want their player to have great stats even in a loss, obviously they'd ACCEPT both, but only one is important.

[No35]

Their real star is Faried. Lawson is a great offensive player for them that they need, like a Rose lite. He's a defensive liability though and Andre Miller has played over him often.

Gallinari is obviously their other offensive star but he's also mediocre defensively while Wilson Chandler is just a solid two-way player and as is evidenced, can step up in his absence.

No one can replace Faried on that team though, he's a threat every where on the court as a Rodman lite with offensive game.

Faried is a so-so defender, spectacular blocks aside.

Gallo is the second best defender on the team after Iggy. They are a net +7.2 when he is on the floor.

What the **** are you watching?

[Fat Kat]

It AMAZES me how people here completely bash and destroy our own players but blow other players/teams each and every chance they get.

They have effectively tricked you into believing that they are fans. It's an old troll trick used to infiltrate a fan base without arousing suspicion and thereby getting banned.

[Greenie]

It AMAZES me how people here completely bash and destroy our own players but blow other players/teams each and every chance they get.

They have effectively tricked you into believing that they are fans. It's an old troll trick used to infiltrate a fan base without arousing suspicion and thereby getting banned.

I have truly seen nothing like this in my life.

[Quick Kick]

It AMAZES me how people here completely bash and destroy our own players but blow other players/teams each and every chance they get.

they aint real Knick fans, hon. Theyre fans of players.

[NYK 455]

I don't mean to start a ****, but it's a shame we let Lin walk, we're quite good this year, and Lin is better than Felton. We could have been even better.

We'd be even worse with a young, developing inexperienced PG on a win now type of team. We'd be much worse future wise with Jeremy Lin's insane contract on our books. Who would you take, Jeremy Lin or J.R Smith, Novak and Iman Shumpert? Exactly. Because with an overpaid Lin on our roster we'd have no chance to extend both of J.R Smith and Steve Novak along with matching Shumpert's team option of $2,761,113 come 2014/2015.

We wouldn't be worse, but Lin would be in James White's role.

The team as we see it was gonna happen regardless, it wouldn't have been Lin or Felton.

Felton signed on thinking Lin would have been here too.

Just like Kidd and Pablo.

Lin would have been bench insurance, not a bad piece to mentor and learn the position.

Bench insurance? He would have been the best guard on the team. Yes, even better than JR Smith, who's been abysmal except during his hot run early in the year and his hot run now.

[Quick Kick]

Thank god hes gone. Now we only have to deal with several delusional, radical fans of his instead of an entire forum overflowing with them.