NBA Games Discussion Thread - Part 2

Illmatic21 · Post #581 » by **Illmatic21** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:56 am

Russell Westbrook is like the antithesis of Wall when it comes to having balls in the clutch.. criticize him all you want, but that guy is a damn player

closg00 · Post #582 » by **closg00** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:15 pm

Where has this Wes Johnson been hiding? What a stat-line

http://www.nba.com/games/20131129/LALDET/gameinfo.html

Post #583 » by **nate33** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:50 pm

closg00 wrote:Where has this Wes Johnson been hiding? What a stat-line
http://www.nba.com/games/20131129/LALDET/gameinfo.html

Nice stat line, but it's just one game. He's posting a PER of 13.7 and an ORtg of 105. He has improved enough to be a worthwhile rotation player for somebody's bench, but I don't think Minnesota is kicking themselves for letting him go.

His modest improvement is worth noting though. I remember reading somewhere about how some GM's like to explore the "2nd draft" - that is, look for former high picks who didn't pan out during their rookie contract for whatever reason, but still might have a chance at a mid-career revival. Michael Beasley is a good example. As was Martell Webster, O.J. Mayo, Spencer Hawes, etc.

Perhaps our only hope in quickly upgrading our roster next summer is to find one or two of those guys. Who in the 2010 draft class is a big enough disappointment to not be resigned by their current team, but yet has enough upside potential that they could finally figure things out and become a late bloomer? Aminu? Udoh? Seraphin?

Illmatic21 · Post #584 » by **Illmatic21** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:10 pm

^That's why I was interested in Derrick Williams. 12pts (on 6-13), 6 reb, 4 asts in his SAC debut last night

closg00 · Post #585 » by **closg00** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:26 pm

Illmatic21 wrote:^That's why I was interested in Derrick Williams. 12pts (on 6-13), 6 reb, 4 asts in his SAC debut last night

Exactly, Williams was given-away practically.

dlts20 · Post #586 » by **dlts20** » Sun Dec 1, 2013 2:55 am

Bulls just loss to give them 8 losses. We have 9. No one else has less than 9 except for Chicago, Indy, & Miami. We can go for that 3rd seed. Yes its early but so what.....lol

dlts20 · Post #587 » by **dlts20** » Mon Dec 2, 2013 2:19 am

Raps & Bobcats lost today. Now its the Bulls with 8 losses, Hawks with 9 losses, and us with 8 losses. Hawks play at SA tomorrow though and the Clipps after that so we can soon move up to the 3rd or atleast 4th seed if we take care of business

Post #588 » by **nate33** » Mon Dec 2, 2013 3:19 am

Drummond had 31 points, 19 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks (with just 1 turnover) in 33 minutes in a win over Philly. He went 12-15 from the field but just 7-18 from the FT line. If he could shoot 70% from the line, he would have had almost 40.

That's just a monster night, particularly given the relatively low minutes played.

Post #589 » by **nate33** » Mon Dec 2, 2013 3:26 am

Curry and Thompson combine to go 13-19 from 3-point range in a narrow win over Sacramento. That's just not fair.

hands11 · Post #590 » by **hands11** » Mon Dec 2, 2013 6:35 am

dlts20 wrote:Raps & Bobcats lost today. Now its the Bulls with 8 losses, Hawks with 9 losses, and us with 8 losses. Hawks play at SA tomorrow though and the Clipps after that so we can soon move up to the 3rd or atleast 4th seed if we take care of business

But Maynor sucks.

dobrojim · Post #591 » by **dobrojim** » Mon Dec 2, 2013 8:48 pm

surprised how close the MIA-CHA game was.

queridiculo · Post #592 » by **queridiculo** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 3:29 am

Hawks trailing the Spurs by 7 points with 2:53 left in the 4th quarter.

3rd seed here we come? :lol:

GhostsOfGil · Post #593 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 3:38 am

Indiana is going to be tested tonight in Portland. Should be a good one to watch.

queridiculo · Post #594 » by **queridiculo** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 3:42 am

Duncan with the buzzer beater, Wiz no. 3 in the East :lol:

FAH1223 · Post #595 » by **FAH1223** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 3:56 am

Ageless Wonder

[tweet]https://twitter.com/nbahistory/status/407717799776514048[/tweet]

Post #596 » by **nate33** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 4:14 am

Pelicans and Bulls locked in a triple overtime nail-biter in Chicago. Pelicans currently up 1 with 1:30 to go.

dlts20 · Post #597 » by **dlts20** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 4:37 am

well the Hawks & Bulls lost. That means that besides Indy & Miami, only us & the Bulls have single digit losses (9). Every other team in the East has atleast 10 losses or more. We also have 2 more wins than the Bulls and they play the Heat next so we have a nice hold on the 3 seed right now

Hypnotizer · Post #598 » by **Hypnotizer** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 4:59 am

FAH1223 wrote:Ageless Wonder

[tweet]https://twitter.com/nbahistory/status/407717799776514048[/tweet]

Let's re-sign MG Hammer for 8 years then.

Illmatic21 · Post #599 » by **Illmatic21** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 5:30 am

How did Paul George get so damn good so fast? He is my vote for MVP as of right now

Illuminaire · Post #600 » by **Illuminaire** » Tue Dec 3, 2013 5:38 am

Illmatic21 wrote:How did Paul George get so damn good so fast? He is my vote for MVP as of right now

That's an excellent question. Even halfway through last season he was a far cry from a franchise player. He did some things well, and some things poorly, and he hadn't quite figured himself out yet. It's easy to say something just clicked/the light bulb turned on, but I suspect he was working his ass off every day honing his post-growth-spurt body and refining his skills.

It's a very good sign for his long term prospects that he not only identified a major area of weakness to work on over the summer, he found a good trainer and made real progress in addressing that weakness. George is one of those all too rare cases of a player's production actually reaching his potential, and it's really fun to watch happening.