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Hero · Post #181 » by **Hero** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:05 am

Detroit: A. Drummond 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

*drool*

I like the all round game and the monster rebounding.

Post #182 » by **pbj** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:13 pm

Hero wrote:Detroit: A. Drummond 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

*drool*

I like the all round game and the monster rebounding.

Yeah 4 big games, but I had to check.. 14/31 FTs through those games - at this rate he's gonna give Shaq's all-time-missed-FTs record a run.

EDIT: it's actually Wilt, here's as of 2008

Most FTs Missed, Career
Wilt Chamberlain 5,805
Shaquille O'Neal 4,995
Karl Malone 3,401
Walt Bellamy 2,975
Elvin Hayes 2,643

changes · Post #183 » by **changes** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:14 pm

Chriscross wrote:Most underrated rookie

Jusuf Nurkic. He is going to make a ton of teams regret not taking him earlier

When we look back at this draft, he is going to be a top 5 player in this draft

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJLdgZpD_8[/youtube]

Looking good.

If JV was capable of that footwork/post moves, he would have already been hailed as a HOFer based on that video :lol:

changes · Post #184 » by **changes** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:14 pm

Hero wrote:Detroit: A. Drummond 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

*drool*

I like the all round game and the monster rebounding.

Beautiful.

TANKNATION · Post #185 » by **TANKNATION** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:05 pm

Hero wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGJpu3taB4#t=180[/youtube]

Will be fun watching his growth.

Literally

Hero · Post #186 » by **Hero** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:27 pm

pbj wrote:
Hero wrote:Detroit: A. Drummond 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

*drool*

I like the all round game and the monster rebounding.

Yeah 4 big games, but I had to check.. 14/31 FTs through those games - at this rate he's gonna give Shaq's all-time-missed-FTs record a run.

EDIT: it's actually Wilt, here's as of 2008

Most FTs Missed, Career
Wilt Chamberlain 5,805
Shaquille O'Neal 4,995
Karl Malone 3,401
Walt Bellamy 2,975
Elvin Hayes 2,643

It will hurt him but the consensus is he can be really great even with poor FT shooting. He just needs to show a little improvement on it each year. He's far away from his prime.

Vorticity · Post #187 » by **Vorticity** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:30 am

Bulls are for real this year, ATL not so much
interesting that Bulls commentators giving TOR/WASH praise

Throwback24 · Post #188 » by **Throwback24** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:31 am

Bradley has turned into a 3+D player

MixxSRC · Post #189 » by **MixxSRC** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:51 am

ATL is kicking some major ass

Waylon Mercy · Post #190 » by **Waylon Mercy** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:25 am

Bulls playing 3 starters vs. ATL end of bench and still losing crowd in Chicago going wild like
a regular season game lol

Waylon Mercy · Post #191 » by **Waylon Mercy** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:32 am

Jimmy Butler wins it at the buzzer as 3/5 of the Bulls starters beat the last 5 guys on the Hawks
bench. Bulls crowd and announcers going ape $hit like its a playoff game lmao

artsncrafts · Post #192 » by **artsncrafts** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:32 am

Waylon Mercy wrote:Jimmy Butler wins it at the buzzer as 3/5 of the Bulls starters beat the last 5 guys on the Hawks
bench. Bulls crowd and announcers going ape $hit like its a playoff game lmao

lol classic preseason

cammac · Post #193 » by **cammac** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:29 am

Waylon Mercy wrote:Jimmy Butler wins it at the buzzer as 3/5 of the Bulls starters beat the last 5 guys on the Hawks
bench. Bulls crowd and announcers going ape $hit like its a playoff game lmao

Bulls fans desperate for those preseason wins at all cost but the real games are going to be much harder to get. :lol:

Post #194 » by **pbj** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:17 pm

Throwback24 wrote:Bradley has turned into a 3+D player

His defense is unreal, like Tony Allen level. If he was 3 inches taller or instead developed legit PG skills, he'd be a ridiculous, ridiculous player.

Three point shooting has been off the charts in the pre-season, so maybe he'll take the 3D route instead.

Kevin Willis · Post #195 » by **Kevin Willis** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:53 pm

I watched two pre-season games for each of the teams in the Atlantic Division and I see it this way:

Brooklyn - (average team, flawed, old enough team that you know they will lose games to injuries)

NY - (bad team, bunch of good but mismatched players that will have a challenge fitting into system)

Boston - (very bad team, too much inexperience although they do try hard but who knows how they handle losing. Olynyk as your starting Center, Evan Turner as your starter and Smart as your rookie starting PG is not a good recipe)

Philadelphia - (WTF team, a bunch of young players that have to learn on the job. Lack of skill and and they get down way to early. Look disorganized/disinterested)

We beat Boston with mostly second group and they destroyed Philly - they both look so unskilled. NY has some talent but they're weak in the post and the perimeter. Bargs is already hurt. Jose is is past his prime, they might be as good as Brooklyn only if they over-achieve and Brooklyn is hurt. At the end of they day I believe we need to win 50 games and since we play in our division the most we need to destroy the teams in our division. If we go .500 pct. in the West anything less than 50 wins would be a disappointment.

UcanUwill · Post #196 » by **UcanUwill** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:52 pm

Non NBA, but I just realized Julian Wright plays for Panathinaikos. Remember this guy?

VinBaker6 · Post #197 » by **VinBaker6** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:52 pm

Chriscross wrote:Most underrated rookie

Jusuf Nurkic. He is going to make a ton of teams regret not taking him earlier

When we look back at this draft, he is going to be a top 5 player in this draft

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJLdgZpD_8[/youtube]

He honestly looks much better/fluid than JV on the block.

Clementine9 · Post #198 » by **Clementine9** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:47 pm

Well, Dirk still rules.

Ari_Emanuel · Post #199 » by **Ari_Emanuel** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:02 am

Aaron Gordon is a stud. There really isn't that much separating him and Wiggins as prospects and I feel AG has better instincts and a better feel for the game.

I always had AG in the same class as Wiggins, Embiid and Parker.

tdotboyy · Post #200 » by **tdotboyy** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:44 am

Kyrie to LeBron