Around the NBA - July 2017 Edition

Cavs have a totally different team than ours. We don't have LeBron and we don't play in East.

 

And just because you say something over and over does not make it true. Look up the stats for yourself if you don't believe me. The data is there for anyone who wants to learn the game.

BNM

 

I was responding (and quoted) the poster that said Crabbe would be a starter in CLE.

BNM

 

No, it's not. Crabbe was the worst defender on a bad defensive team, But, whatever...

BNM

 

Crabbe's steal and score was something he brought to the team last year. No one else did it as much as he did. Is he Chris Paul or Tony Allen, no. But it is something he brought to the table. Or did he not get 54 steals last season? Look it up for yourself.

 

The joke was that LeBron and Giannis are the only All Star worthy players in the East. But Wall is a 20/10 PG and IT was 5th in MVP voting, ahead of Curry.

 

I'm off-base? You're the one tossing out claims that aren't true

Record before Nurkic: 23-32
Before Nurkic w/ Aminu: 16-21
Before Nurkic w/o Aminu: 7-11

The difference is negligible. "His defense is great"... No, his defense is shit. On a team with a bunch of bad perimeter defenders, his defense looks better than it is. Its overrated.

One game makes him not trash???

 

I don't think he lacks heart. He lacks the ability to either create his own shoot or shoot (at a high percentage) with a hand in his face. That severely limits how many shots he can take. Most players, when they're tentative, are tentative about doing something they're not comfortable doing.

 

I'm glad you're not our GM.

 

He got steals at the same rate as MlLillard and McCollum. He did it once every 5 games or so. Hardly anything to write home about.

Stop overrating our shitty role players.

 

And Korver was the worst defender on a team that had Lebron making them all look better than they actually are.

 

I'm glad your not either, so i wouldn't have to witness you going Steve Balmer on the sidelines every time new $20M a year signees Donald Sloan and Jordan Hill scored while were down 30 to the Brooklyn Nets.

 

Aminu in playoffs 12/7 1 steal 1 block 46% FGs 41% 3s

 

I didn't say he was an All Star. I just said I don't mind him on our team. I even said I wouldn't shed a tear if we traded him.

 

Stats inflated by one single game where he played above himself in a 30 point deficit.

Next.

 

So much wrong here. First, Blazer isn't a GM. Two, I don't have to be our GM ago go Balmer on the sidelines. Third, I would never sign either of those guys. Are either or them even in the league anymore?

 

You say that like it's supposed to be impressive. We, as a team, were tied for 25th in steals. We, as a team, do not get a lot of steals.

Crabbe got 54 steals in 2254 minutes. That is not an impressive feat. Harkless had 85 steals in fewer minutes played. Aminu had 60 steals in 500 fewer minutes. Turner had 53 steals in 600 fewer minutes. Plumlee had 50 steals in 700 fewer minutes. Shabazz had 32 steals in only 512 total minutes (over 2000 fewer minutes played than Crabbe). In terms of STL/36 or STL%, Crabbe was one of the worst on the team. And again we, as a team, were one of the worst in the league at getting steals.

No matter how much you insist on it Crabbe is below average at getting steals and when you are below average at something it is, by definition, not a strength.

BNM

 

You said he's a good player and one of our best when in actuality he's trash. I would be more effective dribbling the ball against an NBA defense then he would. Dude looks like a 4-year old dribbling who's about to faceplant on the ball and who's shot is a midieval catapult that's trying to lob a boulder over a 500 foot wall.

 

He was big in playoffs vs Warriors and Clippers the year before. An easy he was big do Mavs the year before. He plays good D, shoots better than you think, rebounds the ball, make plays that don't show up in boxscore, and does it whether he starts or not with no complaints. And we're paying him, what? 7 Mill a year? Who would you rather have? Iggy? He ain't coming here even if we have the cap space. Aminu wanted to be here.