The Official NBA Thread: Lakers Fire Darvin Ham

[WASHED KING]

Laker comebyke starts tonight

 

[Cashflow]

H O U S E. M O N E Y.

 

[lawdog1]

We really are in the era of people just saying stuff and acting like is inconvertible despite contrary facts. In podcasts and in here too (from a few usual suspects).

 

[DCAllAfrican]

We really are in the era of people just saying stuff and acting like is inconvertible despite contrary facts. In podcasts and in here too (from a few usual suspects).

Barbershop Analytics

 

[moderndarwin]

Your definition of athlete (and most Americans) is different I think.

Quickness, stamina, durability, speed of deceleration/ acceleration are all signs of being a great athlete.

Steve Nash for example is an incredible athlete but he wouldn’t be considered “athletic” in these standards.

Although I must say, Giannis, Wemby, and Chet are creating a new category of athletes.

That’s what i mean. Standardly measured athleticism by NBA standards being explosive power, speed, quickness, vertical jump.

In my eyes Nash and Curry are incredibly athletic. But not by the standard measurement. Same with someone like SGA.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[datznasty]

SGA is more sneaky athletic than unathletic. Every few games you think he's about to do one of his cutesy, slithery layup finishes and he'll dunk on somebody just to remind you he can. But all the other aspects of athleticism he is above average

 

[xxpizzo]

Why are players scared to take half court heaves when clock running out in a qrt?

Dudes really ME players wirried bout some FG% in the playoffs

Embiid throws them up without a care

 

[datznasty]

That’s what i mean. Standardly measured athleticism by NBA standards being explosive power, speed, quickness, vertical jump.

In my eyes Nash and Curry are incredibly athletic. But not by the standard measurement. Same with someone like SGA.

Remember when Oregon's Luke Jackson tested the highest vert in his draft class, even higher than JR Smith and Andre Iguodala?

And Rafael Aruajjo tested one of the highest overall athletes in his draft despite being crap at everything else because he did the 225lb bench press a million times, but later was out the league both for sucking and for using PEDs

 

[Bad Religion]

He is truly a selfless, cycloptic warrior.

 

[toneboi76]

How did Naz Reid go undrafted?? Didn’t watch him at LSU at all but he is one of the most skilled big men I’ve ever seen. Baffled how GM’s couldn’t see that.

 

[QU!K]

Agility = Athleticism

 

[Cashflow]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Is SGA athletic? i was talking to some friends and I say no.

Like to me the top 5 players in the nba are Joker, Luka, Shai, Giannis and Embiid. And Giannis and Embiid are physical freaks and the other 3 are pretty unathletic by nba standards.

Shai has decent end to end speed but his true gift is his ability to stop on a dime and raise up. And being 6’6 with a 7 foot wingspan he gets that shot off over everyone. But he’s not remotely athletic. Got no hops or insane quickness or anything. Reminds me of a less athletic pre injury Shawn Livingstan

that was the mistake i made looking at him in HS.

nah he's athletic. he just doesn't jump super high.
but super quick, super flexible, elite deceleration, incredible coordination, has that wire-y strength.

 

[dman14]

ex players have told us, their takes are legit because they played the game

imo, top pods going right now is
podcast p and jeff teague

 

[osh kosh bosh]

SGA is like the opposite of Obi Toppin.

Obi Topping jumps high, but sucks at every other athletic indicator.
poor agility, can't move laterally, terrible flexibility.

SGA has an average vert, but very good to elite at everything else.

 

[pums]

Naz can give you 80% of what Kat can give but at a much better contract . I just dont know who they can move Kat for in the wing market

 

[elpablo21]

Damn thread moved only like 8 pages since tipoff of the #1 no excuses team losing

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Last night felt good

 

[pmatic]

Naz can give you 80% of what Kat can give but at a much better contract . I just dont know who they can move Kat for in the wing market

I want to see how the postseason and draft lottery goes, but I have a team in mind.

 

[tupac003]

Nasty work...

 

[lovehateself]

Laker comebyke starts tonight

WE got this

 

[rolaholic]

 

[nick.]

Happy Birthday Commish!

 

[QU!K]

Naz Reid is exactly the type of player the Raptors needed

Nasty work...

How can you be handed 2 rings if you have more fmvps than curry, klay, and dray combined?