Around The NBA 3.0

[JDR720]

we need to do a better job in scouting, need to find some of those hidden gems later in the draft like SA does all the time for the last decade

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When it comes to sports it ain't.

No kidding
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[BlackOutBuzz]

Somebody should make a list of the teams with the most lottery picks.

Seems rather inconclusive:

Utah Jazz 9
Brooklyn Nets 7
New York Knicks 7
Miami Heat 7
Oklahoma City Thunder 7
Charlotte Bobcats 6
Philadelphia 76ers 6
Toronto Raptors 6
Cleveland Cavaliers 6
Detroit Pistons 6
Milwaukee Bucks 6
Washington Wizards 6
New Orleans Pelicans 6
Los Angeles Lakers 6
Chicago Bulls 5
Dallas Mavericks 5
Minnesota Timberwolves 5
Portland Trail Blazers 5
Golden State Warriors 5
Los Angeles Clippers 5
Phoenix Suns 5
Sacramento Kings 5
Memphis Grizzlies 4
Denver Nuggets 4
Boston Celtics 3
Houston Rockets 3
Atlanta Hawks 2
Indiana Pacers 1 (George)
Orlando Magic 1 (Oladipo; Harkless 15th)
San Antonio Spurs 1 (Duncan; Kawhi 15th)

Anyone wanna pick a team and start guessing? Pretty fun little time-killer though.
Oddly enough...

Eastern Conference Total: 75 (5 per team)
Western Conference Total: 75 (5 per team)
League Total 150 (5 per team)

[chrbal]

Derrick Williams is supposedly being sent to Sacramento for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. I look at this trade and wonder who is getting the better player and which player is going into the better situtation.

I'm starting to think Charlotte could've got Williams for just about nothing if they wanted to.

[mrknowitall215]

Somebody should make a list of the teams with the most lottery picks.

Seems rather inconclusive:

Thanks for the effort 'BlackOutBobcat', but I was referring to lottery picks that were actually drafted to that particular team. I'm sure the league as a whole has lottery picks spread out almost evenly among teams

[HornetJail]

I'm still laughing my ass off at the fact LA just tied up $24M over the next two years, in addition to Kobe's $30M+ this year- before even seeing how he plays upon his return from surgery.

[Marvel]

When it comes to sports it ain't.

No kidding
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk2Cwl_flZc[/youtube]

That's actually the first time i've seen an Aboriginal haka - war dance.

[Diop]

same.

My old Aussie rules footy club shared rooms with a rugby club.

We had a joint event one night and the maori's did there Haka before asking our Aboriginal players to do theirs.

There was even an official Aboriginal elder there but sadly they all had no idea how to do their dance.

Most of that culture has been lost in WA

[mrknowitall215]

Let it be known that the Knicks are on a 6-game losing streak. Somebody's getting fired

[Marvel]

same.

My old Aussie rules footy club shared rooms with a rugby club.

We had a joint event one night and the maori's did there Haka before asking our Aboriginal players to do theirs.

There was even an official Aboriginal elder there but sadly they all had no idea how to do their dance.

Most of that culture has been lost in WA

Sadly. They were robbed of their culture. I wonder if there are any aboriginal bball players around. I think Patty Mills has abo blood in him.

[Diop]

he does, as well as Nathan Jawai

[HornetJail]

We have the 4th best record in the EC. And we're 7-8. How.....

[mrknowitall215]

We have the 4th best record in the EC. And we're 7-8. How.....

That Bobcats record could very easily be like 9-6 if Clifford's rotations wasn't his own detriment. This team has a very stingy defense, and with Kemba Walker & Gerald Henderson finally finding their stride they might really be able to make a playoff run

The Eastern Conference is extremely weak right now with the Nets & Knicks playing as horrible as they are. If both of those teams were playing up to their expectations then everything would seem normal

[mrknowitall215]

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Bradley Beal sure is injury prone. I would be 'very' concerned if I was the Wizards' front office

[Snidely FC]

that kid needs some calcium supplements

[JDR720]

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Bradley Beal sure is injury prone. I would be 'very' concerned if I was the Wizards' front office

yea, kinda glad we didn't pick him he is made of paper

[mrknowitall215]

yea, kinda glad we didn't pick him he is made of paper

I didn't like the idea of a Kemba Walker-Bradley Beal backcourt. It would've been too small. Beal is the type of SG that you need to place alongside a tall PG, at least 6'4". I was Andre Drummond or MKG in that draft. Harrison Barnes was a option too, but I didn't trust his mental makeup & the thought of the Tar Heels alumni staying in North Carolina because it just seemed to gimmicky

[JDR720]

I'm still laughing my ass off at the fact LA just tied up $24M over the next two years, in addition to Kobe's $30M+ this year- before even seeing how he plays upon his return from surgery.

yea...horrible move by the Lakers, they just screwed themselves out of getting another star to LA no one will play with Kobe

[JDR720]

Bobcat midrange shooting %'s (jumpers only)

MKG-39.3%
Gerald-33.3%
Kemba-30.4%
Zeller-20.7%
Jeff-20.8%
Biz-66.7% (2/3)
Al-28.1%
McBob-26.7%
Sessions-50%

MKG is our 2nd best Midrange jumpshooter so far this season

[mrknowitall215]

Bobcat midrange shooting %'s (jumpers only)

MKG-39.3%
Gerald-33.3%
Kemba-30.4%
Zeller-20.7%
Jeff-20.8%
Biz-66.7% (2/3)
Al-28.1%
McBob-26.7%
Sessions-50%

MKG is our 2nd best Midrange jumpshooter so far this season

Like I said, MKG is a better offensive presence than Jeff Taylor. Defensively, I don't even need to mention it. Why Clifford favors Taylor over MKG during crucial moments of the game? I don't understand