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EvilKoko wrote:so AI is starting because tmac gave up his spot or did he get voted in?
WadeKnicks2010 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
He caught up near the end because people who watch basketball knew T-Mac didn't deserve to be there and AI was the only person with the chance of overtaking him..
Although true justice would have had CP3 in there instead, but I don't really mind AI..
Carmelo does not deserve to be there though.
UDRIH14 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
so from your statement
BIG AL should be in the ASG cause he made amare look like a clown on defense when playin against him....
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
UGA Hayes wrote:Wow not too many less deserving starters than AI and Melo. I thought Ernie Johnson was going to cry when he saw that AI beat out Nash. Also who here is enthused to find out AI and Melo are who our kids look up to. Thank you NBA.
Powder Blue wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Why do AI and Melo not deserve to start this year???? They are both top 5 in scoring, Melo has improved his rebounding and AI is a little better passer. Gotta love the haters, oh and aren't u also enthused that your kids look up to kobe, cause he's done far worse than AI and Melo...but u just so happened to leave his name out.
WadeKnicks2010 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
He caught up near the end because people who watch basketball knew T-Mac didn't deserve to be there and AI was the only person with the chance of overtaking him..
Although true justice would have had CP3 in there instead, but I don't really mind AI..
Carmelo does not deserve to be there though.
Ballings7 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Which is basically irrelevant for the playoffs unless they're playing another fast-paced team. The game slows down, there are less possessions, and defense, rebounding and half-court offensive execution are emphasized. Denver relies on AI/Carmelo, fast-breaks, and easy baskets to play well. Getting into a half-court game is not where they play consistently, and they haven't proven to consistently win games with their defense. Generally they can't dictate the tempo over a 7-game series. Not being even an average 3PT shooting team, and lacking discpline defensively on going for steals and blocks, don't help also. They rely on creating turnovers as one of their few main ways to score. You can have that as one of the consistencies of the team, but not relying on it so much to be successful. That's not being equipped enough to advance deep in the playoffs or win a title.
In the playoffs, you're of course not playing the league (which applies to Denver's pace and success), or some lower-level team - you're playing one of the top 8 teams in the conference for a 7-game series in an enhanced environment. And for Denver, a team that is right there with them or better.
Denver needs to get more balanced on both ends of the floor, to take that next step as a contender.
Doctor MJ wrote:Dude you're so backwards on this stuff. Where to begin?
1) Playing at a fast pace makes playing defense tougher. The fast pace isn't somehow inflated defensive proficiency, it's making it tougher for them to get back and stop opposing defenses.
2) When pace slows down, chances for the opposing team to score go down proportionately. Take a normal NBA game, end it after the 3rd quarter, is there any reason to think that defenses will look worse when calculating points allowed per possession because they've played less possessions? NO!
3) Of course everything gets tougher in the playoffs. Saying a team won't be able to do as well in the playoffs is simply a truism. It's just ridiculous to use it to say that one team's regular season numbers are a complete mirage while everyone else's aren't.
