Around the League - Curry Out "A few weeks"

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1481 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 7:04 pm

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Oh cool, another ACRONYM all encompassinng basketball stat. Just what we needed

Am I the only one who thinks these are dumb and a pointless pursuit to measure players who are in different systems with different responsibilities.

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Daver · Post #1482 » by **Daver** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 7:28 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Boston is launching an absurd 41 three-point attempts per game and hitting them at a 40.6% rate. They've been great but they don't even have the best net-rating (PHX) and that mark is inevitably going to cool off drastically. Even beating Brooklyn yesterday they hit 39.5% on 38 attempts yet only managed a 108.5 offensive rating. We'll see how well their offense adjusts once they stop shooting like the 73-win Warriors on steroids.

Know the bucks can get hot for like 2 or 3 games from 3 n shoot lower 40s the board goes crazy.I would love for the bucks to be able to shoot the 3 like Boston not for just 2 or 3 games but like 20 straight.I think 8 guys on that team are over 40%

tedbrogen · Post #1483 » by **tedbrogen** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 9:10 pm

If the Celtics can shoot over 40% from 3 on 40+ attempts over the course of the season and playoffs then they’ll win the title. Historically it would be a crazy outlier if they pulled it off.

rilamann · Post #1484 » by **rilamann** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 9:48 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Boston is launching an absurd 41 three-point attempts per game and hitting them at a 40.6% rate. They've been great but they don't even have the best net-rating (PHX) and that mark is inevitably going to cool off drastically. Even beating Brooklyn yesterday they hit 39.5% on 38 attempts yet only managed a 108.5 offensive rating. We'll see how well their offense adjusts once they stop shooting like the 73-win Warriors on steroids.

It will be really interesting when (or if) Boston cools off because their defense doesn't look like it's on the same level as last season. I don't know how it ranks statistically so far, I am just going by eye test from watching a few games. But it's noticeably not as good. If their offense cools off and their defense doesn't improve, I wouldn't be shocked if Boston ended up being the #3 or #4 seed when it's all said and done. I am not predicting that, I think Boston and Milwaukee are the clear #1 and #2 seeds in the east if both teams stay healthy, but I wouldn't be totally shocked if Boston dropped in the standings by April. They're shooting the lights out which is scary if it continues, but their defense has looked pretty meh compared to last season.

Time Lord coming back will help obviously but even when he was out last season, Boston's defense still looked a lot better than it has this season.

Pachinko_ · Post #1485 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 10:18 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:

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Oh cool, another ACRONYM all encompassinng basketball stat. Just what we needed

Am I the only one who thinks these are dumb and a pointless pursuit to measure players who are in different systems with different responsibilities.

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I think these stats also measure the success of the system along with the performance of the player. Many believe that you can move a player to another team and he just brings his stats with him, but in reality the team helps the player be good as much as he helps them. That's common knowledge for anyone who's played organised team sports, and yet so hard to capture in numbers.

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Ron Swanson · Post #1486 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 10:26 pm

The Lakers hot takes are especially stupid when you take even a quick glance at the numbers. Outside of their single quality win against us, they've had to put up a 120+ OFF-RTG in 6 of their 8 wins just to beat a bunch of bottom-feeders. Their only other quality opponent (PHX) predictably ran them off the floor despite missing a bunch of guys. Never ceases to amaze me how obsessed some are with extrapolating small sample data into trends that aren't there. That laughable StatMuse tweet trying to compare AD's last 19-games to an entire 72-game MVP season of Giannis is a perfect example.

ShootingtheJ · Post #1487 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Mon Dec 5, 2022 10:33 pm

tedbrogen wrote:Imagine this Hawks team with Luka instead of Trae.

Imagine this Hawks team if they didn't pass on drafting Haliburton? They could of dumped Trae on some sucker for a kings ransom, and been a true contender.

Post #1488 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 12:05 am

Raptors favored over the Celtics

tedbrogen · Post #1489 » by **tedbrogen** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 12:06 am

Hawks could have paired Giannis and Bud earlier if they had either accepted the Josh Smith trade or just not fired Larry Drew until after the draft (so he doesn’t bring the Giannis intel with him to Milwaukee).

Would have had 2nd year Giannis on the team that went to the conference finals.

Post #1490 » by **Prez** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 3:33 am

Yo we got an incredible James Harden disasterclass going on in Houston right now lmao

Bucksmaniac · Post #1491 » by **Bucksmaniac** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 3:35 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Raptors favored over the Celtics

2nd game of a B2B and without Brogdon or Horford, I definitely favor the Celtics over is this year again.

Post #1492 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 3:50 am

Prez wrote:Yo we got an incredible James Harden disasterclass going on in Houston right now lmao

They escaped in OT

KidA24 · Post #1493 » by **KidA24** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 3:59 am

MickeyDavis wrote:
Prez wrote:Yo we got an incredible James Harden disasterclass going on in Houston right now lmao

They escaped in OT

It's double OT?

Post #1494 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:02 am

KidA24 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:
Prez wrote:Yo we got an incredible James Harden disasterclass going on in Houston right now lmao

They escaped in OT

It's double OT?

Holy ****, I thought the Sixers pulled it out

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1495 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:02 am

Thought PJ's 2 point outburst would've been enough...

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1496 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:12 am

Lol, the Harden dribble turnover was the cherry on top.

Post #1497 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:14 am

Suns get whipped, Sixers, Heat, Hawks lose.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1498 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:19 am

Ron Swanson wrote:We all remember that Trae quote last season where he claimed "the regular season is boring now" right? Then they proceeded to go 43-39 and get gentleman's swept as an 8th seed in the 1st round. He's the rare player where you watch him on the court and you know 100% what his actual off-court personality is. Entitled loser mentality is strong with him. I'm not saying he's slightly richer man's Brandon Jennings, but....

I don't think that's fair to BJ. I never minded having him around the team or in the locker room. His issue was he was dumber than a bag of bricks. Jennings never understood how to play PG so he was always a huge negative on the court. At least Trae helps his team when he's on the court.

Perishable517 · Post #1499 » by **Perishable517** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 4:41 am

Ayt wrote:The Javale signing is looking like a huge miss for a talent starved Dallas team. It isn't a large amount of money, but they used their taxpayer MLE on him and gave him a 3 year deal with a player option.

Player option???

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MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1500 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Tue Dec 6, 2022 5:07 am

Pacers are fun to watch