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Juke Skywalker - The Kemba Walker Thread II

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Post#581 » by vorbis » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:19 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:Image


oh man i am juuust outside the frame of that gif. i stood when kemba got the ball with one arm raised and raised the other when he sunk it.
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Post#582 » by mrknowitall215 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:21 am

vorbis wrote:oh man i am juuust outside the frame of that gif. i stood when kemba got the ball with one arm raised and raised the other when he sunk it.


Are you in this pic?

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Post#583 » by vorbis » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:33 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:
vorbis wrote:oh man i am juuust outside the frame of that gif. i stood when kemba got the ball with one arm raised and raised the other when he sunk it.


Are you in this pic?

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nah, on the other side of the court, in the corner. it's all good. i got to see landry fields, i think it was, start walking to the locker room while the shot was still in the air.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#584 » by fatlever » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:36 am

lets play - guess which fan in the stands is vorbis.

my vote goes for the guy in the top left hand corner of the picture wearing the multicolored blue and white jacket with the yellow sleeve. and the short old lady in front of him is vorbis' mom who drove him to the game so that vorbis could get wasted and pass out in the back seat on the way home.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#585 » by KingExecutive » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:49 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcM6PTVXFNc#t=0[/youtube]


You can clearly see Fields start walking right before the shot goes in.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#586 » by vorbis » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:54 am

fatlever wrote:lets play - guess which fan in the stands is vorbis.

my vote goes for the guy in the top left hand corner of the picture wearing the multicolored blue and white jacket with the yellow sleeve. and the short old lady in front of him is vorbis' mom who drove him to the game so that vorbis could get wasted and pass out in the back seat on the way home.


haha, my mom still lives in charlotte. i was wearing a wacky sweater, but nothing like that guy. i was just in front of the two idiots who kept going "you SUCK" after seemingly ever missed shot by the bobcats. "give it to DEMAR DEROZANNNN" and all that garbage.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#587 » by catch20two » Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:15 pm

I don't know if I like the fact that Kemba is falling in love with the 3 ball to compensate for Hendo and Taylor's lack thereof. I want for him to attack the rim and put pressure on defenses. First he was settling for the midrange too much and I'd hate to see him start settling for the 3 too much too. However he does it I just want for him to keep killing teams like he has this season when healthy but please don't lose his aggressiveness.
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Post#588 » by MasterIchiro » Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:22 pm

Imagine a stud scorer/shooter next to this guy. He is one of the quickest penetrators in the league and he has an evolving 3 pt shot. He's turning into a complete player and carving up opposing D, single-handedly. This guy has star written all over him. I wonder if Clifford reminds him of Calhoun. I noticed the similar accents and found out both are from New England. Clifford grew up in Maine and Calhoun, Mass. Both are obsessed with defense and ball movement.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#589 » by HornetJail » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:02 pm

catch20two wrote:I don't know if I like the fact that Kemba is falling in love with the 3 ball to compensate for Hendo and Taylor's lack thereof. I want for him to attack the rim and put pressure on defenses. First he was settling for the midrange too much and I'd hate to see him start settling for the 3 too much too. However he does it I just want for him to keep killing teams like he has this season when healthy but please don't lose his aggressiveness.

He's making the ones he takes. As long as the shots are falling, let them fly.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#590 » by LamarMatic7 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:35 pm

Kemba during the last 8 games:

20.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 5.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.8bpg, .484% FG, .425% 3PT (2.1/5.0).

good stuff.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#591 » by fatlever » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:51 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:Kemba during the last 8 games:

20.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 5.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.8bpg, .484% FG, .425% 3PT (2.1/5.0).

good stuff.


now THAT is a kemba i can get behind as a franchise player and a superstar. and those numbers include the two games where he crapped his pants - pacers and magic (i think).

i am really digging his new found 3pt range. his shot looks good on the 3ball.
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Post#592 » by mrknowitall215 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:55 pm

catch20two wrote:I don't know if I like the fact that Kemba is falling in love with the 3 ball to compensate for Hendo and Taylor's lack thereof. I want for him to attack the rim and put pressure on defenses. First he was settling for the midrange too much and I'd hate to see him start settling for the 3 too much too. However he does it I just want for him to keep killing teams like he has this season when healthy but please don't lose his aggressiveness.


I can agree with this sentiment. Notwithstanding, it's a matter of give or take. I don't want Kemba overtly having a love affair with taking the 3-pointer, but I feel like his surrounding cast warrant for him to take such shots to help extend the defense. Unfortunately with the declination of Ben Gordon, he is the best 3-point threat on the team, followed by Josh McRoberts. I just hope Kemba will have the awareness to attack the rim once teams start to play him tighter, adjusting to the situation & speed of the game going forward. I dread the thought in my head that one game that's sure to come if Kemba keep taking so many 3-pointers where he'll be 0 for 8 from beyond the arc, because it's not like it's an efficient shot no matter how many times you take it. Sometimes the rim & spin of the ball can be unkind to a jump shooter
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Post#593 » by LamarMatic7 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:03 pm

fatlever wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Kemba during the last 8 games:

20.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 5.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.8bpg, .484% FG, .425% 3PT (2.1/5.0).

good stuff.

and those numbers include the two games where he crapped his pants - pacers and magic (i think).

yes, they do. 9/32 Kemba was in those two games.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#594 » by HornetJail » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:13 pm

fatlever wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Kemba during the last 8 games:

20.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 5.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.8bpg, .484% FG, .425% 3PT (2.1/5.0).

good stuff.


now THAT is a kemba i can get behind as a franchise player and a superstar. and those numbers include the two games where he crapped his pants - pacers and magic (i think).

i am really digging his new found 3pt range. his shot looks good on the 3ball.

As am I. If he can keep up this play for the season (which I really think he can), there are currently only four players averages 20/4/5 (Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden).

Would like to see the assists and steals come up though and we all know he's capable of bringing those up.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#595 » by LamarMatic7 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:21 pm

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fatlever wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Kemba during the last 8 games:

20.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 5.3apg, 1.4spg, 0.8bpg, .484% FG, .425% 3PT (2.1/5.0).

good stuff.


now THAT is a kemba i can get behind as a franchise player and a superstar. and those numbers include the two games where he crapped his pants - pacers and magic (i think).

i am really digging his new found 3pt range. his shot looks good on the 3ball.

As am I. If he can keep up this play for the season (which I really think he can), there are currently only four players averages 20/4/5 (Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden).

Would like to see the assists and steals come up though and we all know he's capable of bringing those up.

Durant as well.

Oh and you can't forget Love.
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Post#596 » by HornetJail » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:24 pm

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Biz Gilwalker wrote:
fatlever wrote:
now THAT is a kemba i can get behind as a franchise player and a superstar. and those numbers include the two games where he crapped his pants - pacers and magic (i think).

i am really digging his new found 3pt range. his shot looks good on the 3ball.

As am I. If he can keep up this play for the season (which I really think he can), there are currently only four players averages 20/4/5 (Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden).

Would like to see the assists and steals come up though and we all know he's capable of bringing those up.

Durant as well.

Oh and you can't forget Love.

Neither is averaging 5 assists. Durant is close though. I just searched 20 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds on basketball reference and only Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden came up.
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Post#597 » by LamarMatic7 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:27 pm

Biz Gilwalker wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:
Biz Gilwalker wrote:As am I. If he can keep up this play for the season (which I really think he can), there are currently only four players averages 20/4/5 (Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden).

Would like to see the assists and steals come up though and we all know he's capable of bringing those up.

Durant as well.

Oh and you can't forget Love.

Neither is averaging 5 assists. Durant is close though. I just searched 20 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds on basketball reference and only Lebron, Westbrook, Curry, and Harden came up.

I did them off the top of my head. Love was over the 25/12/5 mark for a long time, guess he fell off.
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#598 » by JDR720 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:56 am

if Kemba could average 20/4/5 i would be really happy
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Post#599 » by JDR720 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:56 am

he is shooting a career high in 3pt, Price is doing great helping him
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Re: The Kemba Walker Thread 2.0 

Post#600 » by JDR720 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:01 am

if he keeps improving i cant see why he couldn't average close to Kyrie/Rose numbers

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