2018 Around the NBA - November

For any stat nerds, here's a PIPM (Player Impact Plus Minus) spreadsheet that is updated daily.

Jacob Goldstein, the creator of the metric, talks about how PIPM is calculated here: https://fansided.com/2018/01/11/nylon-calculus-introducing-player-impact-plus-minus/

Very similar to other plus minus metrics, but with some different box score estimates and luck adjustments thrown in.

 

Draymond is the Warriors' MVP.

 

He certainly fits very well with that roster.

 

Yeah, I'm not saying he'd be the MVP on every other team (certainly not a team with, say, LeBron or Kawhi) but it's no accident that the transition from Mark Jackson Warriors to Steve Kerr WARRIORS involved moving Green from backup SF to starting PF. Or that the 72-win Warriors fail to win the title because Green was suspended in the finals.

 

Yeah he has his role and he fills it better than most in the NBA. The Warriors are lucky to have him and he is lucky to be surrounded by so many great shooters.
He would fit well on the Blazer team as well. But can you imagine him being traded to a lottery team? He would ask for a buy out. He couldn't take all the well deserved abuse other teams would be giving him after how arrogant he has been over the years.

 

Love watching Kemba...

He's right alongside Dame and Kyle Lowry as my favorite Pg's in the league.

 

I've always enjoyed his game too, why do you think he's had so little success? I know Charlotte doesn't exactly have the talent of GS, but out east I've always thought he was one of the better PG's, and he's had "moderate" talent around him.

 

Bad depth and I think Cody Zeller's injuries / Dwight Howard really killed their chances to 16-17 and 17-18.

Better depth this year though and I like the Bridges pick for them. And although Zeller is a shell of himself, he's still doing the little things to help you win that Dwight never did.

Struggling in close games again though. Last 2 years they've under-performed their point differential by 6 games and are on track for similar bud luck /close game struggles this year

 

They are really booing Hayward in Utah

 

I kind of think they lucked out, I didnt think he was as good as the the contract boston gave him, before the injury.

 

Speaking of people not being worth their contract........


Thank the Lord of Light that we were able to trade that contract away, with minimal penalties.

 

Saucy certainly makes that contact looks ridiculous

 

So does Pat Connaughton. That isn't good news for Crabbe.

 

Caris LeVert just hit a gamewinner against Denver. Nice.

 

I don't think these rwo teams like each other.

It's Coach McPerfect vs Coach Cocaine.

 

I may be a bit biased but I hope Butler goes nuts in the 4th. Draftkings is going to give me a heart attack lol

 

the checks are good news for crabbe though...

 

Last game, Jokic took 1 shot. Tonight: 22 shots. Denver lost both.

Is he trying to make some kind of a point?

 

I believe with Denver losing the Blazers are 2nd in the west!

 

Why so serious?