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Official '15-16 NBA Season Thread: THEY WON ONE FOR THE LAND

IrishSlim said:
My man Skip Bayless preaches truth! Dubs in 5!

(Scott Brooks > Brews. Jesus, man. Jesus.)
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It's going to 6 or 7, but quintuple down on wrongness then watch YOUR CAVS sweep through the east (maybe lose one in Canada, maybe) only to lose in 5 to the Warriors
 
Movgoz seems like a good counterpoint to Adams though
 
RJKarl said:
Not at all. Adams improved greatly from playing more and Kanter didn't become a member of the Thunder until late in the year. They are both young and improving. If anything, Scotty got screwed.

BTW, how many games did the Thunder lose with a lead starting the fourth quarter? Well coached teams don't blow over a dozen such games when they are more talented than nearly every one of their opponents.
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Adams made the jump last year, not this year, imo. Just didn't get to show it in the playoffs because Scott Brooks.
 
He's a different player this year. Hell, he a different player since the All-Star Game. This is natural. He's really young, didn't play HS here, only played on year of college and used to get beaten up by his sister.
 
Not a Westbrook fan, not a Durant fan.

Not usually a PornStache fan either, but make an exception for Steve Adams.
 
Wonder if Kerr gives Bogut more run after last night. He was effective on the glass and D when he was out there, kept OKC out of the lane.
 
DeaconBrews said:
Adams made the jump last year, not this year, imo. Just didn't get to show it in the playoffs because Scott Brooks.
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And he showed plenty of potential to make that leap his rookie year in the series against the Clips and Spurs.
 
Some were saying Bogut is dinged up with several nagging injuries.
 
JuiceCrewAllStar said:
Wonder if Kerr gives Bogut more run after last night. He was effective on the glass and D when he was out there, kept OKC out of the lane.
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Nah, the Ws shot like shit last night compared to their usual performance and were still in it at the end. No reason not to stick with what got them here.
 
DeaconBrews said:
It's going to 6 or 7, but quintuple down on wrongness then watch YOUR CAVS sweep through the east (maybe lose one in Canada, maybe) only to lose in 5 to the Warriors
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Agreed, my 'Liers have no chance. Need to dump Love and bring back Perkins for his #intangibles.

And Westbrook is basketball meth.
 
I wouldn't mind the T'wolves jumping to #1.

I'd love the following lottery results:

1. T'volves
2. Sixers
3. Suns
4. Lakers sent to Sixers
5. Celtics
 
Why Small Ball Won't Kill the Big Man | By Hakeem Olajuwon

People sometimes ask me, “Is the era of the dominant big man over?” They wonder if small ball will make the NBA a shooting guard’s league. But if you only look at sharp shooters like Steph and Klay, you miss what’s going on. Those guys are special, but they’re not the norm. Small ball has made stars out of of traditional guards, but in my mind the biggest thing it has done is to liberate big men from their traditional duties. They’re no longer stuck in the paint.

Small ball won’t eliminate big men, but it might eliminate our old ideas of positions. Everyone likes to compare eras, but it’s possible that today’s big men are more skilled as all-around players than ever before. Look at guys like Draymond Green and LaMarcus Aldridge in this year’s playoffs. I’m in awe of how they play like guards and centers at the same time.

I would love today’s NBA. It’s like when I was a freshman in college and didn’t know what a center should act like — so I pretended I was a guard. I didn’t want to have a position at all.

It almost makes me wish I was still playing today. I just feel bad for whoever has to guard a guy like Draymond Green right now. He reminds me of a 6’10” Gary Payton. All these years later, I still haven’t figured out how Gary beat us so bad. In a few years, how many more of these types of players will we see? I don’t know but I’ll be watching.
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