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Post by chud on Dec 14, 2012 13:58:59 GMT -8
This seemed like the only logical place to post this so here it goes...
The Golden State Warriors have now won 5 consecutive road games. This is the first time such an event has occured for the dubs since 1978.
David Lee needs to be an All Star.
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Post by Drew on Dec 14, 2012 15:48:51 GMT -8
It's pretty incredible. Curry and Thompson are a hell of a backcourt, and not as woeful defensively as used to be suggested. And in the frontcourt, Bogut ought to fix all their defensive problems instantly. They'll have two of the best pure defensive rebounders in the game in him and Lee, and two legit post scorers and pick-and-roll guys in Lee and Carl Landry. And Harrison Barnes is gaining confidence. They're fun to watch.
I went to watch them beat the Nets earlier this year and the crowd in Oracle Arene are really phenomenal; great basketball culture in the bay area. I'll be sad to see them move to the city because so many Oakland peeps won't get to go to games, but I know it means good things for the franchise, and they could use new facilities.
The all-star situation is a bummer in the NBA, because it definitely doesn't go to the most deserving players, and it means so much to the cities and the players' legacies to be an All-Star. D-Wade will be a starter because of fan voting and perception even though he's had a horrible year by his standards; Anderson Varejao won't get in in spite of being the best center in the league so far this year, because he plays for a shitty team and because he isn't a household name.
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Post by wonk on Dec 14, 2012 16:22:58 GMT -8
Curry and Thompson are a hell of a backcourt, I've watched a fair amount of Warriors games this season, because I have Curry on my fantasy team. That guy is fun to watch. Klay Thompson on the other hand, I don't get. A shooter who can't shoot. Maybe he just disappears in the 4th quarter every night (when I'm paying the most attention). Maybe I have a lower opinion of the guy because Chodinez has tried to trade me Thompson for Brandon Jennings about fourteen times, but I don't see anything above average from that guy. |
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Post by Drew on Dec 14, 2012 17:07:34 GMT -8
He can shoot. Maybe not in the games you watched, but he looks like a pure shooter. He's a little streaky, but young players often are. And he's quick. Honestly, they're similar players - Thompson doesn't distribute as well as Curry.
Also, Chodinez has been trying to dump Thompson all season, and I've been ignoring all trade requests for a couple of weeks.
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Post by chud on Dec 14, 2012 19:25:18 GMT -8
Klay Thompson has the most pure stroke in the league.
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Post by wonk on Dec 14, 2012 19:32:34 GMT -8
Klay Thompson has the most pure stroke in the league. Fuck that. I try not to talk out of my ass too often, so I did in fact look up his stats before my post earlier today. He is shooting 41% from the field, which is borderline terrible, and 36% from threes, which isn't very good. Correct, I don't watch every game, and yes, I've never heard of the guy before two months ago, but he seems to get a ton of open shots, while Curry is never open and has much better shooting stats. If we're purely speaking aesthetics, I still side with Curry. Is my man crush too obvious? |
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Post by chud on Dec 14, 2012 19:39:03 GMT -8
My comment was based entirely on aesthetics. I'm a huge Warrior fan. I didn't buy NBA League Pass this year and am regretting it. Curry is an incredible scorer but his stroke is nowhere near as beautiful as Klay's is. That's obviously just my opinion, but I stand firmly by it.
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Post by wonk on Dec 14, 2012 19:42:45 GMT -8
Yeah, and Ben Grieve had a sweet swing, but so did Ken Griffey Jr.
I did buy the league pass. It's Drew's fault.
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Post by chud on Dec 14, 2012 19:43:55 GMT -8
Who's Ken Griffey Jr.?
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Post by wonk on Dec 14, 2012 21:44:26 GMT -8
ESPN's fantasy website is pretty solid. They routinely update stats before I see them on almost live TV, even with ESPN broadcasted games. Pretty funny.
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Post by Drew on Dec 15, 2012 10:46:46 GMT -8
ESPN's fantasy website is pretty solid. They routinely update stats before I see them on almost live TV, even with ESPN broadcasted games. Pretty funny. Yeah, I noticed that too. If I had league pass I would never leave my house. I do get all the Warriors games, and catch a chunk of probably half of them. I actually have a man-crush on Curry too. I remember watching Davidson games in the NCAA tournament and I would basically hold my breath whenever he shot because it was so electric. That dude's incredible. |
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Post by wonk on Dec 15, 2012 11:50:40 GMT -8
I remember watching his dad play for the Hornets back in the day. Dell had one of the quickest releases in NBA history. Steph has a super quick release too, but his shot is much prettier than Dell's. And seriously, when Steph is open, that shit goes down like 80% of the time. The D focuses on not letting him get open, but he still gets his.
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Post by wonk on Dec 17, 2012 20:07:45 GMT -8
I caught the second half of the SillySonics game today, watching my other man crush (Serge Ibaka) tie his career high with 25 points. He also added 17 boards. Halfway threw the fourth quarter, I checked his recent game stats and realized he had exactly one assist in the last ten games, and exactly one steal in the last ten games. How does that happen? Playing starters minutes, only one time in the last ten games he passed the ball to a guy who then scored? Only one time in ten games an opponent accidentally threw the ball to where Ibaka was standing? This seems amazingly improbable, like standing against the rail at a GWAR show without getting jizzed on.
Ibaka did get an assist with three minutes left (2 in 10 games!) and nearly got another on the next play but Durant missed an open three. If I played his minutes, I'm confident I could get more than two assists and a steal in ten games. It's so incomprehensible, it needed to be pointed out.
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Post by chud on Dec 17, 2012 20:15:37 GMT -8
If I played his minutes, I'm confident I could get more than two assists and a steal in ten games. It's so incomprehensible, it needed to be pointed out. Maybe. However, there is no way you are scoring 25 points and grabbing 17 boards over those same 10 games. |
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Post by wonk on Dec 17, 2012 20:49:58 GMT -8
If I played his minutes, I'm confident I could get more than two assists and a steal in ten games. It's so incomprehensible, it needed to be pointed out. Maybe. However, there is no way you are scoring 25 points and grabbing 17 boards over those same 10 games. 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game with starters minutes? Mark it down! |
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Post by Drew on Dec 17, 2012 21:07:35 GMT -8
I've thought about this: the only way I would ever score in the NBA is if I was lagging way behind a play because I was winded, and my team stole the ball and I got the outlet pass, cherry-picking at the basket. And that would have to happen several times, because LeBron would chase me down and block it 4 out of 5 times.
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Post by wonk on Dec 17, 2012 21:51:52 GMT -8
I've thought about this: the only way I would ever score in the NBA is if I was lagging way behind a play because I was winded, and my team stole the ball and I got the outlet pass, cherry-picking at the basket. And that would have to happen several times, because LeBron would chase me down and block it 4 out of 5 times. Even good rebounders don't hit the glass on every shot. Standing near the rim will give you at least two unimpeded rebounds per game. In my day, I was 6'5 shooter, so camping in the corner will allow a couple wide open threes per game. 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in ten games would happen. |
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Post by wonk on Dec 28, 2012 20:59:20 GMT -8
Danilo Gallinari, I owned him for a month, you owned him for a month, and the first game after you traded him to Chodinez, he scores a career high 39.
We are supremely getting our asses kicked in assists. I am 150 assists behind the 8th place team, and 150 assists in front of you. I've never punted a category, but I don't see how either of us makes up ground. Ricky Rubio pulled a fast one on me. I planned on sitting him the first couple weeks back until he started playing more minutes, but he had 9 assists and 3 steals his first game back (on my bench). So I figured he could help even in limited minutes. In his last four games, 11 assists and 3 steals combined (in my lineup).
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Post by Drew on Jan 6, 2013 15:55:04 GMT -8
Yeah, I might have to quit that category. I don't have a chance to get into the top five, I don't think, but I could raise a few spots if I maximize my strengths for the last half of the season.
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Post by wonk on Jan 7, 2013 13:12:13 GMT -8
In Brian McKitish's recent article, he ranked the top 130 fantasy players moving forward. I own 5 of the top 14, and Dwayne Wade, a first rounder who was ranked 23. Out of those six studs, I only drafted one of them. I started out with a pretty shitty team, but I'm figuring this game out. I don't think I'm going to be in 7th place all year.
I might be top 3 before all is said and done, which would guarantee a non-invite to next season's league.
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