timschochet's thread - Ranking hemorrhoids (2 Viewers)

[Prince Myshkin]

The Cavs need DellavaChalmers to carry them here with LeBron on the bench.

They need JR Smith to wake up...

 

[Glass Joe]

Marion has a strained thigh.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

James Jones is horrible.

 

[ArbyMelt]

Maybe try mike miller?

 

[NutterButter]

At least Blatt came to his senses and put mozgov in the 4th these past two games

 

[sports_fan]

Cavs lose. LeBron shows his penis on TV. Didn't see that coming.

 

[Donkey Derp]

Mozgov is monster

 

[GoBirds]

Guess we will see if Blatt can coach with how he adjusts to this.

 

[ArbyMelt]

Guess we will see if Blatt can coach with how he adjusts to this.

Delly, jr and shump have missed prob 14 wide open threes. They have to make some of those.

 

[GoBirds]

Guess we will see if Blatt can coach with how he adjusts to this.

Delly, jr and shump have missed prob 14 wide open threes. They have to make some of those.

Doubling LBJ has slowed him down....need to find more points somewhere

 

[Hoss Style]

Cleveland seems drained. These 2 days off are going to do them good.

 

[got_nugs]

The Cavs need DellavaChalmers to carry them here with LeBron on the bench.

They need JR Smith to wake up...

To be fair...it IS JR Smith. Kinda what you get. Cavs have been pretty fortunate with him for the most part.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Guess we will see if Blatt can coach with how he adjusts to this.

Delly, jr and shump have missed prob 14 wide open threes. They have to make some of those.

Doubling LBJ has slowed him down....need to find more points somewhere

Picked up the pace of the game, too. Switching up the defense helped the offense.

 

[Donkey Derp]

Guess we will see if Blatt can coach with how he adjusts to this.

Delly, jr and shump have missed prob 14 wide open threes. They have to make some of those.

That has been GS problem all series and I would say their role shooters > CLE role shooters

 

[sports_fan]

If the Cavs had made more shots the score would be different.

 

[Joe T]

It was a run.

 

[ArbyMelt]

Cavs need an earthquake and 8 days off.

 

[Card Trader]

4/25 from three, and most of those misses were wide open shots. JR 0/7

 

[MAC_32]

The game to game over reactions never disappoint.

 

[Donkey Derp]

If the Cavs had made more shots the score would be different.

Blame it on the refs

 

[got_nugs]

The game to game over reactions never disappoint.

like all of the Dellavadova gear being sold out in Cleveland?

 

[dickey moe]

They are who we thought they were.

 

[sports_fan]

If the Cavs had made more shots the score would be different.

Blame it on the refs

If the refs had made more calls the number of calls called would be different.

 

[MAC_32]

The game to game over reactions never disappoint.

like all of the Dellavadova gear being sold out in Cleveland?

It goes both ways, I'm sure I'll be hearing nothing but it's over stuff all weekend like the last one. Comedy.

 

[No. 16]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

SUCK IT, LOSERS

 

[Donkey Derp]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

 

[BassNBrew]

Cavs lose by 21. No one on the roster was within +/-5. JR -27, everyone else -15 or less.

 

[SoBeDad]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

Lebron could win as a player on the losing team.

 

[No. 16]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

Lebron could win as a player on the losing team.

My money is on LBJ.

 

[Donkey Derp]

What is LeBron shooting this series with AI guarding him?

 

[Jack White]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

Lebron could win as a player on the losing team.

My money is on LBJ.

Not gonna happen if the Cavs lose.

 

[simmonjm]

Cavs lose by 21. No one on the roster was within +/-5. JR -27, everyone else -15 or less.

JR has a couple good games and all you hear is ex New York knick, one mans trash, how could you give him away, etc. now that's jrs at the other end of his seesaw all that talk has gone away. Typical media.

 

[Donkey Derp]

The game to game over reactions never disappoint.

The love for Cleveland has been the only overreaction thus far.

 

[Jack White]

Brutal with James out. Why did they sign Marion and Perkins and Miller if they can't play any minutes?

Lebron is a better player than GM.

 

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At this rate Curly will be a Dubs fan by halftime.

The bus is in her backyard!

 

[Eephus]

It's cool that Kerr is crediting video coordinator Nick U'ren for suggesting the start for Iguodala.

 

[No. 16]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

Lebron could win as a player on the losing team.

My money is on LBJ.

Not gonna happen if the Cavs lose.

If LBJ with a couple more 30+ ppg triple doubles, I think LBJ wins even if they lose as long as Curry stays in the 20 ppg range.

 

[Short Corner]

Hopefully Curry's kid is on the podium tonight.

Oh God no. She's cute and all but it's starting to become annoying imo.

Now you know how we feel. Except for the cute part.

 

[Short Corner]

Draymond costing himself lots of Benjamins.

As if there was any doubt, LeBron proving its still his league, regardless of who wins MVP. Cementing his GOAt status.

GSW wins the next 3.

Goat status is .

But if Lebron pulls this off will be like getting two rings. Put him on the Shaq, Kobe and Duncan tier. Still a long way to go.

Kobe is looking up at the Shaq/Duncan tier.

 

[Short Corner]

"His usage rate is ridiculous"

Yes, let's have James Jones taking the ball more instead.

I agree 100%.But let's be honest here, if other superstars were shooting 40% from the field over the 1st 3 games, there would be plenty of posters in here claiming that MozGov and Jones should be getting more shots than they are currently getting since they're shooting 50% from the field.

This is a rather atypical performance by LeBron. We know that he is a very willing passer and will definitely get the ball to the open man (unlike your typical chuckers) but he is having to change his game for his team to have a chance.

Is changing his game offensively to take more shots and pass less a good strategy when the results are that he shoots a worse percentage than others he could be passing to?

There is a difference between Kobe going 1 on 2 and shooting a contested 21 foot jumper and Lebron backing his man in and missing a shot in the paint. The Warriors have the best set of defenders in the NBA to cover Lebron, so they aren't helping a whole lot on his isolations so there aren't a lot of open passing lanes.

Statistically, there is no difference. A miss is a miss.

From a strategic standpoint, assuming both shots will be missed, the Kobe shot is a better miss, as it will lead to offensive rebounds on a far higher percentage than LeBron's miss.

 

[Short Corner]

Whatever trade off CLE is making in offensive efficiency with those isos, they are making it back on the other end with better defense.

I think this hits the heart of the issue, and I'd take it a step further. Not only are the ISO sets Clev is running helpful on the defensive end, they may in fact be the most efficient sets offensively as well. I'm guessing the points per play suggest otherwise - like you point out the PNR involving Curry as the defender seemed successful (with the added bonus of forcing him to use energy on D), but does anyone really believe the Cleveland offense would be more efficient if Mozgov and James were getting more shots? I don't, even enough their eFGs are higher. I think more usage from those guys would hurt their efficiency.

Which begs the question, is Clev really sacrificing offensive efficiency to slow the game down and give their players a bit of a blow to increase defensive efficiency, or are those benefits simply additional benefits of also running the most efficient and effective offensive set (ISO) given the personnel and circumstance?

Why is it nobody knows wtf 'begs the question' means?

 

[Short Corner]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaarrriiors!

Come out and playayay! And they did.

No room on the 'wagon. Keep walking.

It was a reference to the movie, The Warriors. :whoosh:

I understand that. But you need to stick with your 5 other favorite NBA teams and not get on this bus. Keep. It. Moving.

Being a Bay Area-lite, this bus in parked in my backyard ready to hop on it if the Spurs go out.

nip

wtf is a Bay Area-lite?

####ing instant locals...worse than trannies

 

[sports_fan]

Curry could get to 100 threes in these playoffs. Klay will probably end up with 2nd most in a single season.

Rank Player 3P Year Tm1. Stephen Curry 88 2015 GSW2. Reggie Miller* 58 2000 IND3. Ray Allen 57 2001 MIL4. Dennis Scott 56 1995 ORL Ray Allen 56 2010 BOS6. Ray Allen 55 2008 BOS Danny Green 55 2013 SAS Klay Thompson 55 2015 GSW9. Dan Majerle 54 1993 PHO Reggie Miller* 54 1995 INDhttp://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_season_p.html

 

[JMon348]

Draymond costing himself lots of Benjamins.

As if there was any doubt, LeBron proving its still his league, regardless of who wins MVP. Cementing his GOAt status.

GSW wins the next 3.

Goat status is .

But if Lebron pulls this off will be like getting two rings. Put him on the Shaq, Kobe and Duncan tier. Still a long way to go.

Kobe is looking up at the Shaq/Duncan tier.

 

[JMon348]

It baffles me to no end how Joey Crawford is still in the NBA. The fact that he's still chosen for NBA Finals games shows you that the NBA refereeing system is broken. His attitude and "for the camera" act is so ####### annoying and getting worse every year. He's basically the SWC of the NBA.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Cleveland seems drained. These 2 days off are going to do them good.

Although I'm sure they're tired, I think it would be a mistake to fall back on this narrative and ignore other factors. Like for example the fact that the Warriors are better at basketball than the Cavaliers.

 

[Short Corner]

Adam Silver just brought up AAU ball. I'm glad. It's the scummy underbelly of youth basketball. I like Adam Silver so far.

Did you hear they got that Bin Laden guy?

 

[Short Corner]

It baffles me to no end how Joey Crawford is still in the NBA. The fact that he's still chosen for NBA Finals games shows you that the NBA refereeing system is broken. His attitude and "for the camera" act is so ####### annoying and getting worse every year. He's basically the SWC of the NBA.

I hate Crawford but last night was the best called game of the Finals so far.

 

[Jack White]

Warriors win with Curry and especially Klay not playing well.

Can't wait until Sunday.

AI deserves the series MVP if GS wins

Lebron could win as a player on the losing team.

My money is on LBJ.

Not gonna happen if the Cavs lose.

If LBJ with a couple more 30+ ppg triple doubles, I think LBJ wins even if they lose as long as Curry stays in the 20 ppg range.

I know it's theoretically possible. I'm predicting it won't happen.

Only Jerry West in 1969 -- the first year of the award -- was on the losing team.