NBA Season - now 24/25
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@mariner4life it’s hilarious some of the talk about how the Warriors have been “unscathed” and that’s why they are on top.
Get this, the Warriors had a lineup during their game against the second best team in the Suns and on Christmas Day, that had Chiozza, Toscano-Anderson, Kuminga, Bjelica and Draymond Green on the court at once - a combined scoring average per game less than Curry’s!
Their system is off the charts and no name guys play with a lot of confidence!
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Little purple patch for the Spurs too
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@kiwimurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Celtics lose after shooting 4 for 42 from 3. Yikes.
And Jaylen Brown just kept jacking them up! Was a terrible game by them.
A few first season coaches this season finding things a little tough…
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@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@kiwimurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Celtics lose after shooting 4 for 42 from 3. Yikes.
And Jaylen Brown just kept jacking them up! Was a terrible game by them.
A few first season coaches this season finding things a little tough…
And Jaylen goes off for 50 today, albeit against Orlando.
Just finished watching Josh Giddey play and get a triple double against the Mavs. No SGA or Dort and they were in the game with a bunch of absolute no names.
Youngest player in NBA history to get a triple double.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Looooool Lebron
Jesus christ how can someone so good at this sport come across as such a petulant bitch all the time
Apparently thr only reason the Warriors and Suns are at the top is because they are the only teams not affected by illness and injury
The Warriors, no injuries...
LOL yes, and the Suns just went through a patch without all of Ayton, McGee and Crowder. What a fucktard.
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Great to see Klay back on the court after consecutive big injuries.
What will be interesting is how he plays with the second unit which all of them are different to when he last played in the 2019 finals run.
The mechanics of that jumper still look awesome though.
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@voodoo Ja’s certainly on a tear at the moment. Not an AI level one, but maybe a Derrick Rose Bulls-like one
Great seeing Stevie Adams make important contributions. His passing has taken a step up this season. Not sure about stats per game/48 mins, but to my eye he is the best offensive rebounder in the league. It’s the way he anticipates and then uses his feet to get to the ball.
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@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo Ja’s certainly on a tear at the moment. Not an AI level one, but maybe a Derrick Rose Bulls-like one
Great seeing Stevie Adams make important contributions. His passing has taken a step up this season. Not sure about stats per game/48 mins, but to my eye he is the best offensive rebounder in the league. It’s the way he anticipates and then uses his feet to get to the ball.
I'm still calling it - check out the Year 3 comparison:
AI: 26.8 / 4.9 / 4.6 on .41 / .29 / .75 shooting, with 2 steals
JA: 24.7 / 5.7 / 6.7 on .49 / .38 / .77 shooting, with 1.4 stealsUncanny similarity, both absolute warriors. No question Ja is on the right path and has what it takes - biggest query will be whether he can stay healthy as he seems to have a total disregard for his body!
As for Adams, he is averaging 6 offensive rebounds per 36mins - #1 in the league ahead of Drummond (5.7) & McGee (5.2)
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@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo Ja’s certainly on a tear at the moment. Not an AI level one, but maybe a Derrick Rose Bulls-like one
Great seeing Stevie Adams make important contributions. His passing has taken a step up this season. Not sure about stats per game/48 mins, but to my eye he is the best offensive rebounder in the league. It’s the way he anticipates and then uses his feet to get to the ball.
I think Adams always had these skills. He's just played with teams who didn't let him showcase them
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Uncanny similarity, both absolute warriors. No question Ja is on the right path and has what it takes - biggest query will be whether he can stay healthy as he seems to have a total disregard for his body!
Hope Ja can stay healthy and also adjust his shot slightly.
AI played with that reckless abandon too and amazing he still got probably 12 highly productive seasons and then the final 3 were still pretty good. So hopefully we get to see as much as Ja.
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@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Uncanny similarity, both absolute warriors. No question Ja is on the right path and has what it takes - biggest query will be whether he can stay healthy as he seems to have a total disregard for his body!
Hope Ja can stay healthy and also adjust his shot slightly.
AI played with that reckless abandon too and amazing he still got probably 12 highly productive seasons and then the final 3 were still pretty good. So hopefully we get to see as much as Ja.
I think being skinny and light can be a huge advantage for longevity.
Makes Lebron's longevity at a super explosive 260lbs even more astonishing.
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@tewaio said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Uncanny similarity, both absolute warriors. No question Ja is on the right path and has what it takes - biggest query will be whether he can stay healthy as he seems to have a total disregard for his body!
Hope Ja can stay healthy and also adjust his shot slightly.
AI played with that reckless abandon too and amazing he still got probably 12 highly productive seasons and then the final 3 were still pretty good. So hopefully we get to see as much as Ja.
I think being skinny and light can be a huge advantage for longevity.
Makes Lebron's longevity at a super explosive 260lbs even more astonishing.
LBJ is a phenomenal athlete combined with meticulous professionalism in preparation.
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@mariner4life Yep. I saw a stat yesterday re the best scoring years achceived by 37 year olds and he's around 5ppg ahead of the next best (think it was KAJ), and he's only around 1ppg off the scoring title. Phenomenal is right.
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@shark I may not like the bloke, but anyone who tries to say he isn't in the top handful to ever play the game is deluded.
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@shark said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life Yep. I saw a stat yesterday re the best scoring years achceived by 37 year olds and he's around 5ppg ahead of the next best (think it was KAJ), and he's only around 1ppg off the scoring title. Phenomenal is right.
apparently he leads the "most points scored by a player aged [x]" for every single age bracket there is. I guess Kareem would be closing in on the latter age groups at some point if LeBron slows down
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@shark I may not like the bloke, but anyone who tries to say he isn't in the top handful to ever play the game is deluded.
Just say it, it won't hurt you, you can still hate him - he's clearly #2.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@shark I may not like the bloke, but anyone who tries to say he isn't in the top handful to ever play the game is deluded.
Just say it, it won't hurt you, you can still hate him - he's clearly #2.
I concur.
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@tewaio said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Uncanny similarity, both absolute warriors. No question Ja is on the right path and has what it takes - biggest query will be whether he can stay healthy as he seems to have a total disregard for his body!
Hope Ja can stay healthy and also adjust his shot slightly.
AI played with that reckless abandon too and amazing he still got probably 12 highly productive seasons and then the final 3 were still pretty good. So hopefully we get to see as much as Ja.
I think being skinny and light can be a huge advantage for longevity.
Makes Lebron's longevity at a super explosive 260lbs even more astonishing.
What I’ll say is that given AI spent half his career on the hardwood after being knocked to the ground hard drive after hard drive, I’m still astonished he didn’t have more injuries with the knocks he took.
If you are largely a perimeter player and skinny (and can shoot) sure you could get JJ Reddick type years but the ability for skinny guys to take all the knocks would be pretty hard. I remember years ago when Isaiah Thomas was still playing and a graphic came up of him and showed all the injuries he had to his body. It was crazy.
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