Around the Offseason, Take 2

Jalen Bluntson · Post #881 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:19 pm

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This kid was the center of the NBA universe for brief moment in time. I will never forget the Linsanity run. It really was fun to watch. He was never the same again. Now he's playing in China. Wow.

Clyde_Style · Post #882 » by **Clyde_Style** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:27 pm

iLLmatic860 · Post #883 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:37 pm

Linsanity is back

He gonna be a superstar in China. Im happy for him tbh.

Post #884 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:42 pm

Teams now do rely on the three more, but the better teams don't necessarily do. GS's three point reliance wasn't as much this past season, but it is a staple. What made them successful on offense is their uncanny ability to make the shots they take at a wider margin than their opponents, which is primarily due to guys getting their shots where they are best at it, and having a floor full of willing passers to do so.

Clyde_Style · Post #885 » by **Clyde_Style** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:46 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:Teams now do rely on the three more, but the better teams don't necessarily do. GS's three point reliance wasn't as much this past season, but it is a staple. What made them successful on offense is their uncanny ability to make the shots they take at a wider margin than their opponents, which is primarily due to guys getting their shots where they are best at it, and having a floor full of willing passers to do so.

GS rotates that ball quickly and they do find the open man. Not sure why some teams don't drill their squads in this thoroughly, because if you do that well you can compete against teams with superior talent and often win.

If Fiz gets our guys to move the ball I'll be very happy. Hoping he doesn't reward too much hero ball.

Post #886 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:54 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:Teams now do rely on the three more, but the better teams don't necessarily do. GS's three point reliance wasn't as much this past season, but it is a staple. What made them successful on offense is their uncanny ability to make the shots they take at a wider margin than their opponents, which is primarily due to guys getting their shots where they are best at it, and having a floor full of willing passers to do so.

GS rotates that ball quickly and they do find the open man. Not sure why some teams don't drill their squads in this thoroughly, because if you do that well you can compete against teams with superior talent and often win.

If Fiz gets our guys to move the ball I'll be very happy. Hoping he doesn't reward too much hero ball.

I do think there will be quite a bit of iso play. The team is still really young, and certainly don't have the on court chemistry to be the team we all desire.

GS core has roughly 7 years of playing together. I'd love to see what our young guys could become if some of them get to play together that long.

Clyde_Style · Post #887 » by **Clyde_Style** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:04 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:Teams now do rely on the three more, but the better teams don't necessarily do. GS's three point reliance wasn't as much this past season, but it is a staple. What made them successful on offense is their uncanny ability to make the shots they take at a wider margin than their opponents, which is primarily due to guys getting their shots where they are best at it, and having a floor full of willing passers to do so.

GS rotates that ball quickly and they do find the open man. Not sure why some teams don't drill their squads in this thoroughly, because if you do that well you can compete against teams with superior talent and often win.

If Fiz gets our guys to move the ball I'll be very happy. Hoping he doesn't reward too much hero ball.

I do think there will be quite a bit of iso play. The team is still really young, and certainly don't have the on court chemistry to be the team we all desire.

GS core has roughly 7 years of playing together. I'd love to see what our young guys could become if some of them get to play together that long.

And that's all part of why fans like us want patience, so we can see that chemistry build which takes time.

One thing that occurs to me is Mitch is an X factor most clubs don't have because his ability to gather the ball around the rim really does encourage our guys to find him on the post-up or lob.

The more savvy guys on our squad will exploit that threat and it may even help our three point offense as well when teams have to always keep their eyes on both the perimeter and Mitch at the same time.

taj2133 · Post #888 » by **taj2133** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:14 pm

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Post #889 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:14 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
GS rotates that ball quickly and they do find the open man. Not sure why some teams don't drill their squads in this thoroughly, because if you do that well you can compete against teams with superior talent and often win.

If Fiz gets our guys to move the ball I'll be very happy. Hoping he doesn't reward too much hero ball.

I do think there will be quite a bit of iso play. The team is still really young, and certainly don't have the on court chemistry to be the team we all desire.

GS core has roughly 7 years of playing together. I'd love to see what our young guys could become if some of them get to play together that long.

And that's all part of why fans like us want patience, so we can see that chemistry build which takes time.

One thing that occurs to me is Mitch is an X factor most clubs don't have because his ability to gather the ball around the rim really does encourage our guys to find him on the post-up or lob.

The more savvy guys on our squad will exploit that threat and it may even help our three point offense as well when teams have to always keep their eyes on both the perimeter and Mitch at the same time.

I wanna see Mitch jumpshot, it's like waiting for a rumored movie to come out.

I think the thing about it, at least it's what I hope for is the guys get to know what each other likes on offense to get each other going.

Definitely gotta hit Mitch with a lob. Anyone with the ball on the floor with him has to get that going. If a player can't get an assist from a Mitch lob, they really should just quit the game. It's the most efficient play when he's on the court. Besides it's the best way to always reward a big for doing that extra things that most teammates can't.

HarthorneWingo · Post #890 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:07 pm

K-DOT wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
K-DOT wrote:But that's the thing is, you have to be good enough to get through the defense and take good shots

If you're settling for what the defense gives you, then the defense has won. Sure, you could win a game off that, but the vast majority of the time, if the defense is forcing you into less efficient shots, you will lose.

Then why did the number mid-range 2s go up in the playoffs?
Do you have a number for that?

Cause my numbers say that it's pretty even, at least for the Warriors and Raptors, but 3pt attempts are up way more than mids

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No, I don't. I just remember it being discussed by the announcers.

Triple C · Post #891 » by **Triple C** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:50 pm

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Post #892 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:09 pm

so... boogie. :nonono:

god shammgod · Post #893 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:45 pm

now the lakers can cut him without feeling guilty about it

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Post #894 » by **K_ick_God** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:01 pm

god shammgod wrote:now the lakers can cut him without feeling guilty about it

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Which is like a Lakers championship. Cut the guy without guilt who wasn't really any good anyway because he tore his ACL after tearing his Achilles and then committed a crime.

DMC's first stint with AD went better than his second :lol:

Clyde_Style · Post #895 » by **Clyde_Style** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:04 pm

That clown, Boogie ughie ughie

iLLmatic860 · Post #896 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:05 pm

Does Boogie have guranteed money? Would they have to do a buyout. Or can they just cut him

Post #897 » by **K_ick_God** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:29 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Does Boogie have guranteed money? Would they have to do a buyout. Or can they just cut him

They can just cut him and swallow whatever guaranteed money there is. Probably no buyout to be had because he makes relatively little.

thebuzzardman · Post #898 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:40 pm

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Did all these guys get hepatitis out there? They all got jaundiced looking eyes.

Huey Freeman · Post #899 » by **Huey Freeman** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:10 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Linsanity is back

He gonna be a superstar in China. Im happy for him tbh.

He already is. :wink:

BKlutch · Post #900 » by **BKlutch** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:25 pm

Huey Freeman wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Linsanity is back

He gonna be a superstar in China. Im happy for him tbh.

He already is.

I liked this guy a lot, and said when he signed with Houston for that poison pill contract that it would bring him a lot of $$ but hurt his career. He was not developed and bounced around - though he could have been better, but now he's just another aging ex-NBA player who is playing in the land of low talent.