12/27-1/2 Game Discussion Thread

[Vast]

Re: 12/27-1/2 Game Discussion Thread

Yea....this year may be different though. You can tell there's something up w/ Kobe. His play has been "abnormal" by Kobe standards, and he's been getting riled up in some contests; most recently w/ George Hill. ESPN stated that last night's Spurs contest was the first game of Kobe's career where he missed 13 shots in a row.

They look to be getting almost nothing from Ron Artest this year. He has to have the lowest PER in the league for any player avg'ing over 24 minutes/gm.

Artest: 26.9 mpg/11.2 PER

what is PER?

[OSUFan_88]

Cavs going for 1-December tonight.

Do eet!

[JBH3]

Re: 12/27-1/2 Game Discussion Thread

what is PER?

Player Efficiency Rating.

[Rawdeal28]

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alright well i had looked at NBA.COM and they said our record vs .500 above teams is 9-7. dont know why its different on ESPN site

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Mrg_Div.html

Yea....this year may be different though. You can tell there's something up w/ Kobe. His play has been "abnormal" by Kobe standards, and he's been getting riled up in some contests; most recently w/ George Hill. ESPN stated that last night's Spurs contest was the first game of Kobe's career where he missed 13 shots in a row.

They look to be getting almost nothing from Ron Artest this year. He has to have the lowest PER in the league for any player avg'ing over 24 minutes/gm.

Artest: 26.9 mpg/11.2 PER

Kobe has been ok except for the last 3 games.like i said before though his defense has been pretty bad this season. poor rotation and dude doesnt even attempt to contest some shots.

NOBODY has played well during this losing streak.

Artest offense has been awful this season indeed. his defense has been good though, probably the only person who has played decent defense. i wouldnt mind Barnes starting for minute to maybe alert Artest that he needs to step up.

Pau needs to get back to playing the 4 as well.

[Checmate101]

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League sources say there is no arguing Andray's talent, but wonder how many teams would take on his personality which some in Washington have called toxic at times.

The Wizards seem eager to move Andray, but as league sources explain it there doesn't seem to be another team out there eager to take on his personality.

With JaVale McGee it's a bit of a different story. The Wizards have come to grips that JaVale may never be that franchise center some inside the organization hoped he'd become in time, but the fact of the matter is he is still a very serviceable big and the Wizards are only entertaining offers to see if they can radically improve as result.

With Blatche they'd move him for very little in return, with McGee it would be about getting back better assets, so of the two, Blatche seems to be the most likely Wizard moved, and according to sources it can't happen fast enough.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=18323

Please some team take this guy off our hands, getting real tired of Blatche....Please don't trade McGee though, can't let that happen

[Rawdeal28]

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yeah i like Mcgee. kinda of like a younger Tyson Chandler

[Checmate101]

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yeah i like Mcgee. kinda of like a younger Tyson Chandler

Yeah, I think if McGee had a stronger minded coach, he would be better then he is...another sign that Flip has to go

[WizardJay]

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alright well i had looked at NBA.COM and they said our record vs .500 above teams is 9-7. dont know why its different on ESPN site

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Mrg_Div.html

Kobe has been ok except for the last 3 games.like i said before though his defense has been pretty bad this season. poor rotation and dude doesnt even attempt to contest some shots.

NOBODY has played well during this losing streak.

Artest offense has been awful this season indeed. his defense has been good though, probably the only person who has played decent defense. i wouldnt mind Barnes starting for minute to maybe alert Artest that he needs to step up.

Pau needs to get back to playing the 4 as well.

its not that their playing bad.................have you seen the defense put on these dudes. I mean last night George Hill and Ginobili really put the clumps on Kobe, and Gasol doesn't even play good against length. Tonight they got the Hornets a team that has went south since there trade, we'll see what happens.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Lakers playing a soft schedule like I said before could be bad for them. And it certainly shows in their intensity.

"If I was playing, I probably wouldn't pass him the ball the next time."

-- Lakers coach Phil Jackson, on Kobe Bryant's 13 consecutive misses.

Still, I really don't see any other team coming out of the west if LA stays healthy into the playoffs.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I told ya'll Blatche and McGee, especially him, aren't that good. If McGee ain't scoring off putbacks or isn't being spoon fed points by Wall, he's useless.

Anyway, Nets close out 2010 with the Thunder and the Bulls so hopefully we end this year on a better note than when we started it.

[ex carrabba fan]

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All that needs to be said about Kobe and the Lakers. I've called him stubborn for years on end, but now it will definitely cost them a title if he continues his ways. He's not a youngster anymore, if he doesn't use his teammates [he has the deepest team the league has seen in years] he will not get another ring this year.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ap9N7sWZ2cxXq3ewm03RvSC8vLYF?slug=jy-lakersspurs122910

[JBH3]

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All that needs to be said about Kobe and the Lakers. I've called him stubborn for years on end, but now it will definitely cost them a title if he continues his ways. He's not a youngster anymore, if he doesn't use his teammates [he has the deepest team the league has seen in years] he will not get another ring this year.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...ersspurs122910

I don't know...I think Dallas is deeper. Their Bigs rival LA's and they've got very good backcourt depth. Roddy Beaubois hasn't even played yet, and he's a baller who is instant offense.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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So will Le...I mean Nike confiscate any tape of Amar'e dunking on Lebron last night?

[ajf14]

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I told ya'll Blatche and McGee, especially him, aren't that good. If McGee ain't scoring off putbacks or isn't being spoon fed points by Wall, he's useless.

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A lot of McGee's value is on the defensive end, not on offense. He puts up over 2 blocks a game and grabs 9 boards.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Too inconsistent though. He'll have 2-3 games where have the numbers as you mentioned but then he'll follow that up with a 6-7 game stretch where he's not even the leading or 2nd-3rd leading rebounder on the team. He's reached his peak and at this point he's probably best suited to come off the bench for a team that already has an established big in place as opposed to being a starter.