12/11 - 12/17 Games Discussion Thread

[cima]

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When he making shots like that? Lol

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No, his ref baiting. He's a disgrace

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[ojandpizza]

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That one is on Hart. Another vet more.

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Hart can legally move and put his arm wherever he wants though. If Harden wants to flail his body into an arm, and his teammate, he shouldn’t be rewarded. That’s not a vet move, it’s a trash move that shouldn’t be rewarded.


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[jeebs9]

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That shooters rollllll


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Talking about roll.... Lol That tip in lol [emoji1787]

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[ojandpizza]

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Houston got HOT when it mattered. Big two wins for them. Maybe this is them turning things around.


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[ojandpizza]

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Bro they called that one after Harden was already laying on the ground. Smh. Never in my life has a player been so hard to watch and appreciate. Dude makes Reggie Miller look like a clean player.


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[ojandpizza]

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Who let the Suns on TNT? lol


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[jeebs9]

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Who let the Suns on TNT? lol


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I don't know how that happen lol


But I think I'm done with Lonzo and shooting. He needs to learn how to finish in the paint. He's missing cutting chances when they leave him open on the outside.

https://youtu.be/q2Z8vSHVNbQ

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[ojandpizza]

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Dirk gotta hang it up.. dude moves like Big Z.


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[TheFinalEvent97]

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Spurs have the longest winstreak in the West at the moment🤔😲

[ProfessaPackMan]

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No Dirk slander, please.

[tonybologna]

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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25528771/jabari-parker-no-longer-part-chicago-bulls-regular-rotation

How in the world can any coach take a player out of the rotation when he's averaging 15.8 pts., 7.1 rebounds, & 2.3 asts. per game? I don't care if you have 5 guys on the roster playing the same position. This Bulls team is a complete mess!

No wonder the players had a meeting about what was going on with the new head coach. Boylen is in over his head & Bulls management is crazy if they keep this guy on board as their head coach.

Parker is making $20 million this season with a team option for 2019 which will most certainly be declined now. I don't get it. I know NBA Rookie of the Year Lauri Markkanen is back from injury but he's really a Center playing PF. Markkanen is also not ready for big minutes yet either.

These coaching decisions from Boylen are totally puzzling to me. I don't believe Boylen will last this whole season but definitely not past this season for sure. The players don't like him & I think the Bulls fans are sending a message loud & clear too.

[cima]

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Never realized it until someone pointed it out, but it's no wonder so many people can't stand Harden's game.

For his career he has made more FTs than FGs. He's made 5047 FTs vs. 4878 FGs.

That's insane. Has that ever been done before at that kind of volume?

[ehh]

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Harden averages 8.3 FTA per game for his career, Jordan was 8.2 FTA.

Jordan finished with 12,192 field goals and 7,327 made FT. Pretty crazy for Harden.

If anyone was going to do it it'd be Harden since he goes through stretches where he passes up open layups to go seek contact. I've never seen a player try to get to the FT the way Harden does and I hope I never see anyone else do it his way.

[ojandpizza]

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Never realized it until someone pointed it out, but it's no wonder so many people can't stand Harden's game.

For his career he has made more FTs than FGs. He's made 5047 FTs vs. 4878 FGs.

That's insane. Has that ever been done before at that kind of volume?

Without the fouls he's really not even an efficient scorer. I would say there are at least 2 shots a game that he misses that don't get counted as a miss because he baited a foul. If we gave him two more misses a game he would be struggling to top 40% shooting, and would be just another high usage, high volume, inefficient scorer.

That's the main reason why when the playoffs start and a few of those don't go his way like the in regular season he drops a bit. In his 6 years with Houston he only hit 43% one time. The others 39, 37, 41,41,41..

I mean in all reality it's the refs to be mad at, not really him. And with him doing it for 6 years now it's not like they haven't saw some of his tendencies on tape. I would do the same if it got me points honestly. But it really does make him hard to appreciate the way a player of his caliber should be appreciated. And why, even though points are points, I wasn't all that comfortable with a player who's best skill is literally drawing fouls and tricking refs being the MVP.

Not all of them are BS, he really is great at drawing contact and forcing a whistle. But even games like last night, defenders were no more in his landing spots than they were anyone else who took a shot that night. But Harden continually fell on his back. And even though they took away the rip through move he still gets calls for lunging his body and shooting arm into a defenders arm who is not making a swat or play on the ball. Technically speaking a defender has the freedom to put his arms anywhere he wants, he shouldn't be required to yank his arms away because a shooting player is thrusting his shoulder into him.

[ehh]

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I mean in all reality it's the refs to be mad at, not really him. And with him doing it for 6 years now it's not like they haven't saw some of his tendencies on tape. I would do the same if it got me points honestly. But it really does make him hard to appreciate the way a player of his caliber should be appreciated. And why, even though points are points, I wasn't all that comfortable with a player who's best skill is literally drawing fouls and tricking refs being the MVP.

Agreed. On one hand, he gets some respect for doing whatever it takes to win and if he can get away with it and the refs keep calling it then all the power to him. On the other hand, as a fan, it can be infuriating to watch him play. It feels like a cheap way to play the game. At least it's gotten a little better the last few years IMO, probably 3-4 years ago I could barely sit through a Houston game.