THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP

[friscostylez]

Kobe had a 8,2, and 14 point game in the same finals series and the Lakers still won
Phil and shaq were beast

it's cute that you THINK that was the finals. the REAL finals that year happened in the WCF.

Leastern Conference been trash

on the B

 

[ill steelo]

I'm not convinced prime shaq would be priority if he played today. Ofcourse he should be but the way these teams are ran nowadays with analytic nerds who think chucking threes is the best brand of the sport I'm not so sure...

“Analytic nerds” also prioritize 2 pointers at the rim. A guy who shoots over 75% at that range and can’t be stopped from getting shots in that range would be the primary option because you’d have to shoot roughly 50% from 3 to match the points-per-shot.

Long story short, Shaq’s style of play transcends time

 

[Cashflow]

Michael Jeffrey Jordan wasn’t going to be no second option to no damn Shaquille O’Neal

 

[QU!K]

Michael Jordan averaged 37 points a game in his best season b

37!

AVERAGED!

 

[clyde the glide]

“Analytic nerds” also prioritize 2 pointers at the rim. A guy who shoots over 75% at that range and can’t be stopped from getting shots in that range would be the primary option because you’d have to shoot roughly 50% from 3 to match the points-per-shot.

Long story short, Shaq’s style of play transcends time

no doubt shaq's unstoppable at any time but the way any bigs who can't shoot threes are almost considered liabilities nowadays I'm not too sure the logic would override the narratives at least initially. obviously no way to tell just a thought..

 

[JD617]

Giannis still does almost all of his damage at the rim in 2019. Dunks and layups are still priority #1 if you can score at the rim at that type of level.

 

[niceshoes247]

He also dropped 63 points, 18 fewer than Kobe 20 years earlier in a playoff game in Boston garden! FOH

Michael Jordan averaged 37 points a game in his best season b

37!

AVERAGED!

 

[Mike dunleavy]

but the way any bigs who can't shoot threes are almost considered liabilities nowadays

That's a false narrative
It's all effort for bigs
But shaq is a HOF he can play in any era

 

[Mike dunleavy]

The series that should have been was
06 CLE vs MIA wade vs bron
Two stops in a row to tie the game but no rebound

 

[antidope]

"Analytics nerds" also praise the people who set screens, dive, and finish at an elite level. Clint Capella for example. Or a guy who's a top tier mid range shooter, Kawhi Leonard or Chris Paul.

It has never been a "threes only" mantra. Shot efficiency is shot efficiency and no one's giving up the buckets that Shaq generates.

 

[Quincy McCall]

Should've went to a boxing gym, where teaching good form might be a priority. Jabs are hella weak

 

[Cashflow]

 

[Mike dunleavy]

48-32

 

[Mike dunleavy]

Should've went to a boxing gym, where teaching good form might be a priority. Jabs are hella weak

Brodie off the juice

 

[D StaXX]

Should've went to a boxing gym, where teaching good form might be a priority. Jabs are hella weak

Is that Ben McLemore in the thumbnail?
Forgot he was in the league.

 

[clyde the glide]

"Analytics nerds" also praise the people who set screens, dive, and finish at an elite level. Clint Capella for example. Or a guy who's a top tier mid range shooter, Kawhi Leonard or Chris Paul.

It has never been a "threes only" mantra. Shot efficiency is shot efficiency and no one's giving up the buckets that Shaq generates.

setting screens and diving to the rim is much different than having the whole offense revolve around dumping it into the low post most plays. slows down to game entirely which again if u have shaq or similar low post force certainly isn't a bad thing imo.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Question for the analytics nerds: if I'm an NBA player and I take a lot of time, dribbles and shot attempts to get points on just average percentages, am I efficient? I also take more one point shots than anybody else in the league and it's not close

 

[HOU$TON]

Question for the analytics nerds: if I'm an NBA player and I take a lot of time, dribbles and shot attempts to get points on just average percentages, am I efficient? I also take more one point shots than anybody else in the league and it's not close

62% TS is elite efficiency

Harden is also better than everyone on the Lakers roster

 

[ballinsam23]

You need a balance of 2s and 3s. Warriors are an anomaly because they literally had 3 of arguably the 5 best shooters of all time on the same team at once.

Defense still wins championships. Y’all can have as many 30 foot one legged fade-away 3s as you want. This is why I never believe in any MDA coached team.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

62% TS is elite efficiency

Harden is also better than everyone on the Lakers roster

Harden is better than everyone in league history so that's not saying much. But he uses so much time and wasted motion, it's literally the definition of inefficient

 

[HIM]

Calling Free Throws inefficienct is one of the side effects of going full troll

 

[Quincy McCall]

If the game was measured by who scored the quickest, maybe... Players who control pace and score with great efficiency are of their own stil

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

in·ef·fi·cient
/ˌinəˈfiSH(ə)nt/
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adjective

1. not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources.
   "the government was both inefficient and corrupt"

Shortest distance between a and b is a straight line. Aint gotta be Archimedes to know that. That's basic calculus

 

[Quincy McCall]

Scret sauce szn

 

[Maximus Meridius]

This _ KD on his soft **** again huh. Posting and deleting tweets.