11/15-11/21 Game Discussion Thread

[TheMatrix31]

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LOL. Sorry, just can't stand her. I've heard she's a super bitch too, so I just don't have any real attraction to her whatsoever.

Re: the Kardashians----it's remarkable. Unfortunately, it gives all the Armenian chicks I know an even bigger inflated sense of self and importance, as if that was even humanly possible.

[TheMatrix31]

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Great video breakdown of the Suns 3pt barrage on Sunday night and the defensive breakdowns that contributed.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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For Ex and the other dude discussing who would've been the better fit between Bosh and BEZ in Miami, here ya'll go:

The renaissance of Michael Beasley is in full swing in Minnesota.
In the last three games he has put up 33, 28, and 25 points, on 56 percent shooting, and he is 6 of 9 from three. Plus he’s got that hair. He has been the focal point of the Timberwolves offense and he had the game winner against the Clippers Wednesday. On the season he is averaging 7 more points a game on the highest shooting percentages of his career. His rebounds are off slightly, but we’ll blame playing along side Kevin Love for that.
Meanwhile, Chris Bosh has had some well-publicized struggles fitting in with the Heat (at least until last night when Miami went to him early and often). The soft tag has been tossed about and at times he has looked like a third wheel.
So… no. Do not go there. Some of you have. Stop it now. The Heat should not have kept Beasley over Bosh.
The Heat getting rid of Beasley was the right thing to do for a lot of reasons. Chris Bosh is a much, much better fit in Miami. Beasley needed a fresh start, to be a big fish in a small pond where he was more of a focal point. There are more reasons. Let’s go over them.
As Zach Lowe points out a Sports Illustrated’s Point Forward, this whole Beasley/Bosh premise is faulty — Beasley was traded to make room for Mike Miller, not get in Chris Bosh. The Heat already had the big three when they moved Beasley, who will make just under $5 million this season, which cleared room for Mike Miller and his $5 million a year. And the Heat need Miller and his long ball more than they need Beasley.
Secondly, Beasley is doing his damage at the small forward spot in Minnesota. I don’t care how good he’s playing, he’s not better than the small forward Miami already has. If you played Beasley at the four (Bosh’s spot) he suddenly looks undersized, he’s having to play inside and rebound against bigger bodies rather than live on the wings like he does with the Wolves. His production would be very different because what is asked of him is different. And less to his liking.
In Minnesota, Beasley is a small big fish in a small pond — he gets the ball and gets to do what he wants. He’s averaging 17.8 field goal attempts per game. You think he gets to take shots away from LeBron and Wade to do that?
Beasley is having success getting the ball out on the wing, and right now is knocking down a lot of long two pointers, as Kevin Pelton pointed out at ESPN (Insider required). Against the Kings he hit 10 of 15 shots in the 16- to 23-foot range. Against the Knicks he was 7 of 9 from that distance, Wednesday night against the Clippers he was 6 of 10.
Those long twos are not going to keep falling at this rate. Last season Beasley shot 42 percent from that distance, this season it is 55 percent. The league average is under 40 percent. Unless Beasley has taken Dirk Nowitzki’s magic potion, he is not going to keep up this shooting pace from distance.
So Beasley is going to regress — and Bosh isn’t that bad, by the way. He’s giving you 16.4 points and six rebounds a game with an All-Star level PER of 21.4.
Sometimes, trades do work out for everyone. Beasley needed space and a new home where he could be more of the man and find himself. He lost weight, is moving better and is genuinely looking good in that role. That role was no longer available in Miami, which needed a scoring four. They got it. Bosh is good, and his shortcomings are really that he’s not a true center and the Heat need one. Different problem.
But please, do not say the Heat should have kept Beasley. They should not have. Riley made the right call.

[Altimus]

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Suns and Blazers again? Seems like those two are on every prime time day.

[da ThRONe]

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Suns and Blazers again? Seems like those two are on every prime time day.

Yeah and my Hornets have like 1 game this whole season.

[SidVish]

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The Suns are a much different team without Nash. /understatement.

[TheMatrix31]

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Eh, no Nash, of course we're gonna lose.


He is 2x after all.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I take back saying Toronto or Minny were the worst teams...

SMH at the Clippers

[Altimus]

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I take back saying Toronto or Minny were the worst teams...

SMH at the Clippers

Toronto still has the worst roster. I'd take Minnesota's or LAC's easily over Toronto's. Wonder if Vinny survives till Thanksgiving?

[bigeastbumrush]

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Question (may be rhetorical):

Why are there so many empty seats in so many arenas.

I'm watching the Orlando/Phx game and the crowd is barren. Especially seeing how that's a new arena.
I saw the same thing in Miami and alot of other arenas.

What gives?

[Bornindamecca]

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Question (may be rhetorical):

Why are there so many empty seats in so many arenas.

I'm watching the Orlando/Phx game and the crowd is barren. Especially seeing how that's a new arena.
I saw the same thing in Miami and alot of other arenas.

What gives?

Depends on the city. It's usually one or two of three things:

Bad fans
Bad team
Bad economy

Miami and New York are both curious cases on the opposite side of the spectrum. New York has a terrible team, but passionate fans with money in their pockets, so the Garden still rates high in attendance.

Miami has fans with money and a good team, but their fairweather fans won't show up with their white T-shirts until the playoffs. Many diehard basketball fans living in Miami are transplants.

[King_B_Mack]

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The state of Florida as a whole almost needs to be completely disallowed from having professional sports teams there. The good fans who actually care that reside there are awesome if you can find them, but those other clowns make the state almost to the point of needing to be thrown out with the bath water.

[Chrisksaint]

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Yeah and my Hornets have like 1 game this whole season.

Oh i know figures, the seasons were actually good were have little to no primetime games.

Speaking of fans tho I was impressed by the Hornets fans yesterday, by the way they sounded I thought it was actually a sell out but only 14,000

[Kobalt]

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Sometimes, I just hate being a Nuggets fan

[LionsFanNJ]

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And if Marko Jaric is married to Adriana Lima

What? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!