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2015-2016 NBA Regular Season - MDA to HOU - All-NBA - Harden snubbed - Anthony Davis is broke
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If people criticize him for waiving it they're just straight up haters.There is no reason for him to stay in NY. Other than La La's acting career.
He's in it for other reasons, besides basketball.
In anycase, Melo has been my guy since he entered the league. And I had the chance to meet him several times, both in a personal and professional capacity. The guy is genuinely nice and sincerely does want to stay in NYC.
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Pala acting career bring more bread than melo ?
Cmon melo.. really wished you joined the bulls
Cmon melo.. really wished you joined the bulls
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Rick Kamla's kids really are named Tyrus and Jalen lol
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It's amazing how NBA players can't comprehend the concept of 3's being greater than 2's.
We got a team for the ages obliterating the 3 point line in terms of volume and efficiency, and he says the future is the midrange.
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Well if you don't have the personnel to do it, it doesn't make sense to just jack up 3s. You can still be a very good to great team without the 3 pointers being the focus of your offense just look at San Antonio and Oklahoma City. The trend will likely stay, but not every team should be doing it.
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Yea you can be good to great but as we're seeing elite 3pt shooting trumps anything else on offense.
It's impossible to make up 40% 3pt shooting on high volume with mid range shots.
Elite shooting is where the league is going, every team should be tryna have guys flirting with 40%.
It's impossible to make up 40% 3pt shooting on high volume with mid range shots.
Elite shooting is where the league is going, every team should be tryna have guys flirting with 40%.
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There's only so many of those guys to go around though. Think great shooting is a born thing more than one that's acquired.
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Hard to use GS as a standard for anything when they have 2 of the top 10 or at worst top 15 shooters ever..
Then they surrounded them with a bunch of versatile guys who got decent size and can do several things (draymond,iggy, Barnes and even Livingston).. Then they have bigs that can at least finish lobs and protect the rim (Bogut and ezeli)
Then they surrounded them with a bunch of versatile guys who got decent size and can do several things (draymond,iggy, Barnes and even Livingston).. Then they have bigs that can at least finish lobs and protect the rim (Bogut and ezeli)
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melo needs to go to Miami with Wade,,maybe he'll win at least division championship there
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Don't even trip man, just ignore these dudes. They have no clue what they are talking about when it comes to the Knicks or with Melo. If any of them were actual GM's, they would be horrendous [emoji]128514[/emoji]
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Evan was completely on point with his words.
It has nothing to do with understanding 3 is worth more than 2.
A team shooting 40% from 3 with High Volume attempts is even further away from reality than it reads.
Spend an Offseason trying to get 4 out of 5 of your starters to become 40% shooters from 3 and welcome to missing the Playoffs.
GSW is the exception not the rule.
@Mamba MVP and @itsaboutthattimeSummed it up quite well, "Well if you don't have the personnel to do it, it doesn't make sense to just jack up 3s" and "Hard to use GS as a standard for anything when they have 2 of the top 10 or at worst top 15 shooters ever."
It has nothing to do with understanding 3 is worth more than 2.
A team shooting 40% from 3 with High Volume attempts is even further away from reality than it reads.
Spend an Offseason trying to get 4 out of 5 of your starters to become 40% shooters from 3 and welcome to missing the Playoffs.
GSW is the exception not the rule.
@Mamba MVP and @itsaboutthattimeSummed it up quite well, "Well if you don't have the personnel to do it, it doesn't make sense to just jack up 3s" and "Hard to use GS as a standard for anything when they have 2 of the top 10 or at worst top 15 shooters ever."
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Great shooting isn't born and can definitely be taught.
Kawhi definitely wasn't born a great shooter, shout to Chip Engelland.
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I didn't say it couldn't be taught, I said it's more of a born thing than one that's acquired. I think the list of shooters that were really poor and became respectable or great is fast shorter than the one where you just have guys who were just good from the jump.
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Guys who were good from the jump?
Nah. They just put in the effort before the lights were turned onto them on the big stage.
A lot of these other guys were used to being the best player on the team because of physical gifts. They didn't have to work through highschool or college because they made it through on "potential".
Half of these NBA players (and all athletes in general) would be a hell of a lot better if they spent more time practicing instead of securing Instagram likes, sneaker endorsements, and Twitter womens.
Kawhi is living proof of that. Dude eats, sleeps, and breathes basketball. So does Steph. Work ethic > "born gifts"
Nah. They just put in the effort before the lights were turned onto them on the big stage.
A lot of these other guys were used to being the best player on the team because of physical gifts. They didn't have to work through highschool or college because they made it through on "potential".
Half of these NBA players (and all athletes in general) would be a hell of a lot better if they spent more time practicing instead of securing Instagram likes, sneaker endorsements, and Twitter womens.
Kawhi is living proof of that. Dude eats, sleeps, and breathes basketball. So does Steph. Work ethic > "born gifts"
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Steph, Ray Allen, Nash, Reggie Miller, KD, JJ Redick, Dirk, etc. weren't already good to great shooters when they came into the league? How many Kawhis are there that had no jumper that got to elite status?
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shooting cant really be taught. deandre jordan no matter how much he puts in / effort or the kind of training he get will never be a good shooter. you can improve but only so much. no one can go from being a horrible shooter to being a great shooter. all the people who have improved ft shooting can shoot to begin with. duncan , griffin etc etc the examples that are used even kawhi. they all can shoot. they have set shots.
the drummonds, djs , howards. they cant shoot to begin with . a shot is not in they game. which is why no matter how much work they put in they will never be good ft shooters.
the drummonds, djs , howards. they cant shoot to begin with . a shot is not in they game. which is why no matter how much work they put in they will never be good ft shooters.
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I'm in the camp that great shooting can definitely be taught, but one has to be willing to put in the work and listen to the right advice. A lot of cats are too quick to scoff at anyone telling them a "better" way of doing things as they already hold themselves in the highest regard. You can put up a thousand bad jumpers a day, but it's not going to help because you are repeating bad habits. Pretty sure Steph threw his old jumper in the garbage back in high school when he and Dell went back to work and completely retooled it.
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practice,practice and more of it,, its all about practice,its not a game,practice and practice
DeAndres case has NO MORE improvement
him and Shaq are in the same category as far as shooting mechanics
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Everyone has a ceiling where no matter how much work they put in they can only get so much better. Some higher then others. It's like the saying you can do anything you want if you practice or put your mind to it. It's a crock.ssomething no matter how much you practice or how hard you try, you'll still never be good at.
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I remember going back and forth with somebody a while ago about big men and their FT's. Dude was saying "all they have to do is work on it and they'll be good FT shooters"
No matter how much work some dudes put in they won't be good shooters. It ain't their skill set. Being a good shooter is something that comes natural and depending how hard you work will determine if you'll become great it at.
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Yea, I don't know. I'm a firm believer that if you practice something the right way that you'll eventually have that "Aha" moment where everything just clicks and slides into place. A lot of people just don't like that initial uncomfortable feeling of struggling with something they're not instantly good at. Personally, I relish those moments. You'd be surprised what one can accomplish so long as they are willing to become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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