Around the league 2016-2017

Post #81 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 3:36 pm

Speights going to the Clippers is perfect. He was too good for the Warriors anyway.

Unbreakable99 · Post #82 » by **Unbreakable99** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 8:58 pm

Hmmmmmmm.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/espnsteinline/status/751517710186491904[/tweet]

Post #83 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 2:47 am

Arturas Gudaitis is playing!

Post #84 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 2:47 am

(Bonus points for all who remembers his Sixers tenure)

James40 · Post #85 » by **James40** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 5:06 am

Anyone see Dunn's crossover on Jakarbage? Wow!! Of course it would be more impressive if he did it against a guy who belongs on an NBA court. Still can't believe that dude was on the Sixers, ugh!

iMoreland · Post #86 » by **iMoreland** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 11:24 am

Do you guys ever just go on other teams boards and laugh?

I was just scrolling through the Magic board and someone said Serge Ibaka was gonna be an MVP candidate this year.

BoomBap · Post #87 » by **BoomBap** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 12:49 pm

I think we are done with Free Agents signings. The leftovers are not that interesting.

Except for this Lebron James dude. I think he has some useful skills, but he will turn 32 in december. I would give him like 24/3.

Arsenal · Post #88 » by **Arsenal** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 1:30 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:(Bonus points for all who remembers his Sixers tenure)

Arturas Gudaitas and Luka Mitrovic. Two tremendous European superstar talents. And all we got in return was the bust Nik Stauskas and the bum Carl Landry? Hinkie sucks!

iMoreland · Post #89 » by **iMoreland** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 1:46 pm

Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

FlyerzFan12 · Post #90 » by **FlyerzFan12** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 2:07 pm

iMoreland wrote:Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

Hey, more power to him if he feels confident shooting FTs that way. Most pro athletes wouldn't do that simply because of their image, but if it makes him a better FT shooter and he feels comfortable doing it then props to him. Didn't Rick Barry shoot FTs underhand or was that just a few times? I'm younger but I definitely heard stories about that.

Arsenal · Post #91 » by **Arsenal** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 2:11 pm

Props to the kid for not giving a damn what others think. If he's better shooting them underhanded then that's what he should do.

Post #92 » by **sixers hoops** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 2:17 pm

Arsenal wrote:Props to the kid for not giving a damn what others think. If he's better shooting them underhanded then that's what he should do.

I believe I red Pitino told him to do that.

Kobblehead · Post #93 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 4:28 pm

He shot nearly 60% from the line doing that last year. A guy that was shooting under 50% normally. I wish more bigs would do that and not worry about being perceived as lame.

Eyeamok · Post #94 » by **Eyeamok** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:02 am

sixers hoops wrote:
Arsenal wrote:Props to the kid for not giving a damn what others think. If he's better shooting them underhanded then that's what he should do.

I believe I red Pitino told him to do that.

With all the TV money that is now in the league. Anything a player can do to increase his stats makes him more valuable to a team. Now just signing a couple of 1 year deals can have you making over 10 million dollars.
Fringe players better do everything and anything they can do get better, even if it means shooting free throws underhanded, let the critics talk about you as you laugh all the way to the bank.

76ers 2020 · Post #95 » by **76ers 2020** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:37 am

iMoreland wrote:Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/the-body/07-physics-proves-it-everyone-should-shoot-granny-style

Post #96 » by **Stanford** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:50 am

iMoreland wrote:Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

Awesome! Malcolm Gladwell did a podcast on this.

James40 · Post #97 » by **James40** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:57 am

iMoreland wrote:Do you guys ever just go on other teams boards and laugh?

I was just scrolling through the Magic board and someone said Serge Ibaka was gonna be an MVP candidate this year.

Yes, but homers do tend to overate one of their own, like T.J here.

Post #98 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:00 am

James40 wrote:Yes, but homers do tend to overate one of their own, like T.J here.

TJ McConnell? Who overrates him, he's an end of the bench guard, but he's effective in that role.

Eyeamok · Post #99 » by **Eyeamok** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:46 pm

Stanford wrote:
iMoreland wrote:Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

Awesome! Malcolm Gladwell did a podcast on this.

Came here to say the same thing. The Podcast is Revisionist History. Title "The big man can't shoot"

He could also be talking about Hinkie's thought process.

mercman · Post #100 » by **mercman** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:55 pm

FlyerzFan12 wrote:
iMoreland wrote:Lol

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/751772093382090752[/tweet]

Hey, more power to him if he feels confident shooting FTs that way. Most pro athletes wouldn't do that simply because of their image, but if it makes him a better FT shooter and he feels comfortable doing it then props to him. Didn't Rick Barry shoot FTs underhand or was that just a few times? I'm younger but I definitely heard stories about that.

He did, and so does his son Canyon Barry who is a redshirt senior at Florida after playing his first four years at the College of Charleston.