[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
Celtics vs. Bulls but I have too much work to do :(.[/quote]
On tnt too so I get to watch . Just tipped off, this should be good.
[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
Celtics vs. Bulls but I have too much work to do :(.[/quote]
On tnt too so I get to watch . Just tipped off, this should be good.
[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
Celtics vs. Bulls but I have too much work to do :(.[/quote]
You didn’t miss much brah.
I’m still not on the Bulls bandwagon. It’s just something about a team that changes so drastically within a one year time period without any significant roster changes. The one change that is the entire difference is Tom Thibs, who is doing his thing. I think I’ve said it before but do you really think that it’s a coincidence your best player in Derrick Rose is having the best season of his NBA career under a new, quality coach? No; Thibs should be COY, probably even ahead of my guy Pops for the simple fact of how the Bulls are playing this year compared to last.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
Celtics vs. Bulls but I have too much work to do :(.[/quote]
You didn’t miss much brah.[/quote]
ha, well I did miss a Bulls win. Ah well.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
I’m still not on the Bulls bandwagon. It’s just something about a team that changes so drastically within a one year time period without any significant roster changes. The one change that is the entire difference is Tom Thibs, who is doing his thing. I think I’ve said it before but do you really think that it’s a coincidence your best player in Derrick Rose is having the best season of his NBA career under a new, quality coach? No; Thibs should be COY, probably even ahead of my guy Pops for the simple fact of how the Bulls are playing this year compared to last.[/quote]
Boozer/Brewer/Korver/Thomas were all fairly significant roster changes, dunno what you’re going on about with that point.
As far as Thibs being CotY I totally agree, because regardless of how significant that roster change was, going from back to back 41-41 seasons to #1 seed in the east(maybe in the NBA, depends how these last few games shake out for them and SA) is a fantastic upgrade and their defense has become fantastic(almost as good as Boston’s, where Thibs obviously came from, shocker!).
[quote]red04 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
I’m still not on the Bulls bandwagon. It’s just something about a team that changes so drastically within a one year time period without any significant roster changes. The one change that is the entire difference is Tom Thibs, who is doing his thing. I think I’ve said it before but do you really think that it’s a coincidence your best player in Derrick Rose is having the best season of his NBA career under a new, quality coach? No; Thibs should be COY, probably even ahead of my guy Pops for the simple fact of how the Bulls are playing this year compared to last.[/quote]
Boozer/Brewer/Korver/Thomas were all fairly significant roster changes, dunno what you’re going on about with that point.
As far as Thibs being CotY I totally agree, because regardless of how significant that roster change was, going from back to back 41-41 seasons to #1 seed in the east(maybe in the NBA, depends how these last few games shake out for them and SA) is a fantastic upgrade and their defense has become fantastic(almost as good as Boston’s, where Thibs obviously came from, shocker!).[/quote]
Totally forgot about Boozer, I haven’t really thought much about him because he never plays! But yeah, you cant really consider him a major roster change if he never plays. Plus Noah’s absence offsets the other guys’ presence.
But yeah, forgot about Boozer >_<
Enough of this regular season. I’m ready for 40 games in 40 nights.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Enough of this regular season. I’m ready for 40 games in 40 nights.[/quote]
Haha, my last exam is on Monday so I’m okay with a few more days of regular season ball.
But you have to admit this regular season has been awesome. Better than previous years.
[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Enough of this regular season. I’m ready for 40 games in 40 nights.[/quote]
Haha, my last exam is on Monday so I’m okay with a few more days of regular season ball.
But you have to admit this regular season has been awesome. Better than previous years.
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Where in Toronto do you go to school?
York @ Glendon doing Business Economics
Well none of these teams go tonight, so here’s where we currently stand for overall HCA for playoffs:
Team - Loss Column
SA - 19
CHI - 20 (holds tiebreak vs SA)
LAL - 24 (holds tiebreak vs BOS)
BOS - 24 (holds tiebreak vs MIA ??
MIA - 24 (holds tiebreak vs LAL ??
DAL - 25
OKC - 26
tiebreak info - The official site of the NBA for the latest NBA Scores, Stats & News. | NBA.com
Kudos to Howard for getting about 11.27 percent better this season. He’s an MVP candidate because Orlando finished fifth for defensive field goal percentage and second for rebound differential … and he’s the Magic’s only rebounder and above-average defender. That’s pretty amazing when you consider Orlando leads the league in “Guys Even Spectators Feel Like They Could Take Off The Dribble Or Post Up” (seven by my count). He also makes 60 percent of his shots and seems like a good enough teammate. So there’s something here.
I can’t give him my MVP vote for one simple reason: he leaves something on the table every night. Dwight Howard should be the league’s most dominant player. Physically, there’s nobody remotely like him. True story: I was watching SportsCenter the other night. My wife noticed Howard on TV and gasped, “Oh my God, who’s that?” the same way you’d comment on the 12-year-old in Little League who’s six inches taller than everyone else and has the makings of a mustache already. When I told her it was Howard, she said, “Just looking at him, it seems like he should be the best player, right?” Exactly. Howard has the same advantages that Wilt, Kareem, Robinson and Shaq had once upon a time … if anything, it’s a bigger advantage now because the center position died and turned into something else.
Remember when an in-shape Shaq ripped the NBA apart during Phil Jackson’s first Lakers season (79 games, 29.7 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 40.0 MPG, 18.6 win shares, 30.6 PER) and everyone said, “HA! That’s the Shaq we were waiting for! I knew he had that extra gear!” That’s how I feel about Dwight Howard right now. Hakeem averaged a 24-14 with 4.6 blocks and 2.1 steals in 1990 and it wasn’t even one of the best three seasons of his career. Robinson’s 1994 season was an advanced metrics orgasm: a 30-11-5 with a 30.7 PER and 20.0 win shares. Shaq averaged a 30-15 in 58 playoff games during L.A.'s three-peat. You’re telling me Howard’s 23.1 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 26.1 PER is the best he can do? No way.
That’s when you ask, “Wait, why does it matter? If it was better than anyone else’s best season, who cares if he peaked as a player? It’s still the best season!”
And that’s where you would be wrong. The reason basketball isn’t baseball – and advanced metrics should be used to accentuate opinions we’re already leaning towards having, instead of forming and shaping those same opinions – is because basketball players directly affect their teammates and opponents at all times. If Howard is Orlando’s best player, and he’s holding something back every night how can you say that doesn’t affect the Magic? He’s their best guy! Your best guy leads! Your best guy sets the tone for everyone else! When Howard cruises through quarters, picks up dumb fouls, earns even dumber technicals and disappears in crunch-time (he doesn’t even rank in the top 125 for crunch-time field goal attempts this season), you don’t think that has anything to do with Orlando’s uneven season? Doesn’t it bother you that Serge Ibaka plays harder than Howard every night? Doesn’t it bother you that Celtics fans watch Orlando and think, “That team is soft … I hope we can play them in the playoffs?” Doesn’t it bother you that Howard still defers to Jameer Nelson down the stretch?
Look, I’m a basketball fan – I want Dwight Howard to get there. I want to watch as many great players as possible. But he’s not there yet. I have NBA season tickets and didn’t care if I saw Dwight Howard in person this season. That’s your MVP? Please.
So compared to other formally dominant big men in the league he’s under achieving? Not exactly a compelling argument seeing how the MVP is a SINGLE season award and not a lifetime achievement award. He should be compared to only others presently in the league.
Yeah some of the fouls Howard picks up are dumb, but lets not forget he’s easily one of the hardest (if not the hardest) players to officiate in the league. The guy constantly takes a beating and doesn’t get as many calls as he should. Even if he’s “leaving something on the table” every night, he’s still the leagues best player and most important to his team. That team doesn’t come close to making the playoffs without him.
And lets be honest, what is the real reason for Chicago’s success? the Rose driven offense, or the team’s defense? The defense obviously, so why give the award to a guy who barely contributes to the team’s main reason for success? And yes I’m aware he’s the main reason they are successful offensively.
Chicago would be a 6th-8th seed without Rose. Orlando would be a lottery team without Dwight.
Boston Red Sox 1-7
Also don’t forget crunch time is a two-way street. When the other team has the ball is there a player in the league you’d want more on your team than Dwight?
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Boston Red Sox 1-7[/quote]
Fuck you
[quote]johnman18 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Boston Red Sox 1-7[/quote]
Fuck you[/quote]
And fuck her too…
[quote]johnman18 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Boston Red Sox 1-7[/quote]
Fuck you[/quote]
Dude, deflect your anger at Red Sox management for thinking Josh Beckett and John Lackey have anything left.