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Official Speculation Thread ‘19-'20 III: It's B-ball Time !!!

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Official Speculation Thread ‘19-'20 III: It's B-ball Time !!! 

Post#1 » by drsd » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:16 pm

Howard Mass wrote:This one is over 100 and lasted a good two months.

Can someone please make a new thread?

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Post#2 » by ezzzp » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:56 pm

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Post#5 » by basketballRob » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:24 am

USA vs Canada comes on at 530 on the free CBS stream channel.

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Post#6 » by drsd » Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:50 am

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Gordon's release is much softer than in the past, in my opinion.


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Post#7 » by fendilim » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:16 pm

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Gordon's release is much softer than in the past, in my opinion.


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Didn't notice the shooting, seems normal.

But he is actually money when he gets his two feet set.
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Post#8 » by Optimus_Steel » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm

fendilim wrote:
drsd wrote:
ezzzp wrote:


Gordon's release is much softer than in the past, in my opinion.


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Didn't notice the shooting, seems normal.

But he is actually money when he gets his two feet set.


His shooting form seems to change game to game or shot to shot. Needs to find consistency in his shooting form.
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Post#9 » by MagicFrenchie » Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:07 pm

His shooting is kinda going into a Klay-esque form, his release is more quicker and he doest jump that high like in the past , saving his energy.

Better feel. Nice to see.
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Post#10 » by GameOver25 » Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:15 pm

Nice video, but I don't know, his shot still doesn't look fluid to me. So when it's game time and there's so much going on will it be consistent or will he still be a streaky type shooter.
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Post#11 » by Bakomagic » Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:28 pm

fendilim wrote:
drsd wrote:
ezzzp wrote:


Gordon's release is much softer than in the past, in my opinion.


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Didn't notice the shooting, seems normal.

But he is actually money when he gets his two feet set.



The difference is when he releases the ball during his jump. he seems to be releasing the ball just slightly beore the peak of his jump whereas in the past he would release the ball slightly after the peak, flattening his shot arc. If he makes the change and stay consistent we could see improvement but we all know its hard to change habits.
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Post#12 » by pepe1991 » Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:08 pm

and after weight gain, muscle gain, fat loss and investing time in instagram stories ,we are now back at overanalyzing summer shootarounds.

5 more days until World Cup. At least something to watch.
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Post#13 » by MagicStarwipe » Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:03 pm

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Post#14 » by MagicStarwipe » Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:25 pm

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Post#15 » by drsd » Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:20 pm

For those of you thinking Fournier is over-paid, Caris LeVert just got a contract on the same money line.

Fournier was better when both players were 24 years old:
Fournier-at-24 vs. LeVert-last-year: LINK


Last year, Fournier was much more efficient (and better):
Last year, Fournier vs. LeVert: LINK

If Brooklyn is hoping for "upside", well Orlando should in turn hold on to the better Fournier.

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Post#16 » by rcklsscognition » Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:13 pm

That shot at 4:05 from AG in the corner was nice.
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Post#17 » by RookieStar » Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:33 pm

No one gonna make a thread or updates on the FIBA scene here? Seeing as we hvae Vuc, Evan, Khem and who else playing? You know, updates on how they are doing international-wise. I was shocked to see that Khem is the starting C for Canada.
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Post#18 » by ezzzp » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:52 pm

In light of some recent discussions we've been having about the mid range and post ups, here is Erik Spoelstra (whom I personally think is one of the better coaches in the NBA) talking about it:

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Of note is that Clifford, like Spoelstra, comes from the Pat Riley > Stan/Jeff VanGundy coaching family tree.
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Post#19 » by Knightro » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:21 am

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Post#20 » by ezzzp » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:40 am

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