THE "OFFICIAL" AROUND THE NBA 2012-13 THREAD...........

Steph Curry's shot is so clean.

 

Another crazy game tonight... the Grizz were down 49-24 in the 2nd and wound up winning by six. They held Dallas to just 5 pts in the 3rd.

 

I'm rooting for your team unless they play us! Good job!

 

Looks like Lionel Hollins is going to give Daye a shot to see if he can do some thangz.

 

Saw this image, hilarious.

What I would give to have Larry Sanders on this team...

 

Me too! Larry sanders is legit!

 

Preciate that man... as far as I'm concerned, any small market team that's doing well is a team to root for. I'm definitely keeping hope alive that Portland keeps LAL out of the playoffs.

I always thought this lineup's been easy to root for though. The way they play, especially without Gay, they're almost like the early 2000's Pistons. They've got the talent without the big name stars, and they lock it down on the defensive end. Hard to believe this team's been in Memphis over a decade now, but we've definitely suffered through some hard-to-watch years. I was always sort of bitter about OKC inheriting a contender without having to live through the years where guys like Michael Dickerson or James Posey are leading the offense.

It's interesting how he's been pegged as a four throughout his NBA career, but Henry Bibby has him in the lineup almost exclusively as a three. They have him hanging around the perimeter when Randolph and Gasol are both in the game, and it's really created a lot of space.

Are those actual charts? I knew David Lee's gotten knocked for his defense, but is it really that bad? Wow...

 

Yeah me too

 

I thought those charts were a joke at first, but if they're real, that's some of the coolest statistical imagery I've seen. I can't imagine they'd really be so uniform though.

 

Is it just me, or are ref's making calls at the end of games that bail out teams that are in confusion?

I noticed at the end of the Blazer's game, Lillard was called for a foul, where it looked like he wasn't trying to foul the guy but should have, given the clock situation. The ref blew the whistle, and Lillards reaction was like, "what foul!?," even though it would have actually been smart to foul.

I just noticed the same thing watching the GS/NY replay. Klay Thompson got called for a foul when the Warriors needed to at the end of the regulation, after barely touching the guy. He had the same, "what foul!?" reaction, even though it was the smart move for the Warriors to foul.

It's almost like in both situations, the refs were anticipating the guys would be going for the smart move (the foul), even if that's not what was going through their head.

 

...that's the "best" GS highlight-maker on the web?!

 

Here is the study

http://www.sloansportsconference.co...of Interior Defense Analytics for the NBA.pdf

Aldridge ranks

5th in FG% against : Basket Proximity Shots faced when defender was within 5 feet of basket..

19th in proximal FG%: The results summarize the FG% of opponents when each defender was within 5 feet.

Hickson ranks

Not listed in top 52 in FG% against : Basket Proximity Shots faced when defender was within 5 feet of basket.

Not listed in top 52 in proximal FG%: The results summarize the FG% of opponents when each defender was within 5 feet.


Someone double check, but I didn't see Hickson's name anywhere on the page. I saw Leonard's though

 

They might have just not included Hickson in the study.

But that study does show that Aldridge really isn't a bad defender.

 

That is what I think happened with Hickson

 

Motiejunas' first start 13/7/5 in 26 minutes

4-9 from field
1-2 from 3pt
4-4 from FT

Man I'd love to get that guy. He's a guy that really could be the next Dirk....or at least Dirk light

 

I've been wanting that guy since summer league.

 

He was projected as a top 2 pick at one point.