OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[Vincent Van Goat]

Memphis is known for doing this though they get up and smack good teams and completely wet the bed against the average teams it's a wild phenomenon lol

It's crazy, Memphis is actually playing really well, LAL just in a zone right now offensively, hitting tough shots and contested shots

 

[P C H]

He's hella good at midrangers tho. Like, elite. They don't call him GWJ for nothing

For the majority of his career he hasn't been. He came into tonight like at 50% on midrange shots per Bball ref, which isn't sustainable at all and he's still horrible at 3's.

A player taking midrange jumpers when they don't make enough 3's at a high enough clip to balance it out isn't really good.

 

[nick.]

Knicks byke

 

[addict4sneakers]

Knicks byke

You remember what happened last time you said this

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Knicks byke

Why you doing this to yourself brethren

 

[OTG]

wow melo ejected

 

[P C H]

It's crazy, Memphis is actually playing really well, LAL just in a zone right now offensively, hitting tough shots and contested shots

Think so bro? I disagree they're clearly a step slow defensively. There was one play in particular where lonzo just jammed it up their throats (pause) while they were walking / jogging back.

Jogging through cuts, not hitting cutters, etc. they just look a step or two slow right now from my perspective.

 

[hardens beard]

You remember what happened last time you said this

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

For the majority of his career he hasn't been. He came into tonight like at 50% on midrange shots per Bball ref, which isn't sustainable at all and he's still horrible at 3's.

A player taking midrange jumpers when they don't make enough 3's at a high enough clip to balance it out isn't really good.

You shimmied the goalposts but it's cool And he's shooting close to 40% from three

 

[trueprada]

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Melo

 

[nick.]

You remember what happened last time you said this

Why you doing this to yourself brethren

 

[trueprada]

wow melo ejected

 

[nick.]

 

[trueprada]

 

[trueprada]

 

[buc em]

OKC gotta get Billy D an offensive coordinator.

Their offense is pure STRUGGLE

People will say this no matter who the coach is but I think in reality that's just the offense that Westbrook himself wants to run. He's the one common denominator through all of these years of iso ball on the Thunder.

 

[dman14]

the fact that he responded to some random kid's insult

 

[P C H]

You shimmied the goalposts but it's cool And he's shooting close to 40% from three

I'm not? I said to cut the damn midrange jumpers out, you said he's elite at them, and I said that the 50% on midrange jumpers are obviously unsustainable and that it isn't really something that should be encouraged when one isn't shooting 3s along with them and that he isn't a good 3 point shooter? How's that moving goalpost? Where lol

In terms of strictly shooting, 9 games is way too small of a sample size when we have more than a season's worth of source material to suggest he isn't a good 3pt shooter yet. And it's on 2 attempts per, hardly enough to gauge anything.

 

[curtis50cent]

I was gonna say Melo being Melo until I saw the play

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Why did they put Harrison over Brooks?? Brooks was having a good game smh

What gives

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I'm not? I said to cut the damn midrange jumpers out, you said he's elite at them, and I said that the 50% on midrange jumpers are obviously unsustainable and that it isn't really something that should be encouraged when one isn't shooting 3s along with them and that he isn't a good 3 point shooter? How's that moving goalpost? Where lol

In terms of strictly shooting, 9 games is way too small of a sample size when we have more than a season's worth of source material to suggest he isn't a good 3pt shooter yet. And it's on 2 attempts per, hardly enough to gauge anything.

50% is not good? He had a good 2+ month stretch where he was well above average and was at close to 40% from 16><3 for last season. There's enough there to suggest he's legit from mid. With his wingspan he can shoot over most contests. And 40% from 3 is not good? For the most part he's only taking open looks which is a good thing and why he's only taking 2 a game. Not everyone needs to be taking 5+ a game

 

[P C H]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

BBB with his first 3 going to his right?

 

[buc em]