NBA 2011-12 Season Thread

[Scipio Afracanis]

Also those Portland back ups weren't going easy on the Spurs 6 min left in the 4th, they kept attacking and wanted to get the score to 140.

[Beorn]

If your coach plays only 8 players, and you're from no.9 and downwards in his rotation, u would do anything to gain some playing time

[Scipio Afracanis]

Pops actually called a timeout late in the 4th in a blowout game because his team was getting worked over even worse than it should have been. I never saw a timeout called so late in that kind of a blowout by the pounded one.

It seemed to work because 140 was in sight at that point.

[jukeness]

That is actually not true at all. watch this video. The knicks routinely set left side ball screens for lin, and he doesn't struggle with that at all. The turnovers are a product of him driving and getting stuck in no mans land more than his left hand is.

EDIT: start at around the 5:30 mark if the video doesn't really interest you, although it's a good video imo.

That's what I heard on ESPN that he struggles with dribbling to his left and I wouldn't doubt it.

[Hambone]

That's what I heard on ESPN that he struggles with dribbling to his left and I wouldn't doubt it.

right, why pay attention to video evidence when you heard something on ESPN. Look, the evidence is there, the knicks used left handed ball screens just as often as right hand ball screens and that turned out just fine, so clearly ESPN is wrong.

did you actually watch the video?

[RZZZA]

That's what I heard on ESPN that he struggles with dribbling to his left and I wouldn't doubt it.

Lol, you watch ESPN.

[jukeness]

I rarely do. About that video, how does that prove he is a good left hand dribbler, he literally didnt make one good left hand dribble move, all he did was dribble straight. Hey all I heard was that he isnt very good at it, I've watched him a few times, but I dont pay attention to what hand he's using, do you?

[Hambone]

I rarely do. About that video, how does that prove he is a good left hand dribbler, he literally didnt make one good left hand dribble move, all he did was dribble straight. Hey all I heard was that he isnt very good at it, I've watched him a few times, but I dont pay attention to what hand he's using, do you?

But he can go left, and he did go left, and very often good things happened from that. The knicks wouldn't set him left side ball screens if he couldn't use them. ergo he can go left. like you said, you really don't pay attention to whether or not he can go left, so take it from me, he can go left.

[Scipio Afracanis]

But he can go left, and he did go left, and very often good things happened from that. The knicks wouldn't set him left side ball screens if he couldn't use them. ergo he can go left. like you said, you really don't pay attention to whether or not he can go left, so take it from me, he can go left.

So you would say he is a good driver because he can go left and right?
(I feel ashamed )

Edit: Huh the Thunder scored 72 in the 1st half.

[jukeness]

Another game winner for the Wolves, not by Love but by Ridnour's floater. But now tell me, how the hell did we win, tell me right now, how the did we win? We sucked so bad all game, fell into a giant hole in the first quarter by shooting lie 20% and playing awful defense for 3 quarters. It's all about the run for us.

[RZZZA]

Yeah nice game winner.

How has J.J. Barea been for you guys this season? He sliced Miami up in the finals last year. I see he had great stats tonight. where was Rubio and Love? not even one of the top 5 scorers...? And Wolves still win?

[Hambone]

Love was poop, rubio was meh, and nothing makes sense anymore. It's like the wolves were in bizzarro world. Usually barea and ridnour aren't very good and love and rubio lead the way, but today it's just, I don't even know.

[jukeness]

Yeah nice game winner.

How has J.J. Barea been for you guys this season? He sliced Miami up in the finals last year. I see he had great stats tonight. where was Rubio and Love? not even one of the top 5 scorers...? And Wolves still win?

I've heard some people rip on Barea, but he's done really good for us, he breaks down the defense and sets people up underneath the basket or out on the perimeter, he's also one of our only consistent open shooters. His defense is decent, he takes a lot of charges, tonight they didnt call any, but on average he takes 1 or 2 charges a game.

Derrick Williams put in good work on the boards and scoring tonight, Ridnour was making his shots too. Pekovic did okay, missed a lot but went 9-10 at the line. Derrick Williams definately needs to get more minutes, he's getting better and gives energy. Also Webster tried to lose the game again tonight by missing 2 threes in the final few minutes, one wide open.

[therussian]

There are 3 positives that can come out of this season for the Bobcats

1) Probably will finish with at least 10 wins, and assuring that the 76ers remain the worst team in the history of the NBA.
2) Developing KemBiyombo
3) And unless the NBA somehow screws us over, Anthony Davis. And if they do, at the very least Andre Drummond, which isn't a bad consolation prize.

[Scipio Afracanis]

There 3 guards are pretty decent also. DJ, Kemba and Hendo. They have at least a small core to build around.

[RZZZA]

Knicks @ Heat tonight gonna be the highest rated game of the season. Jeremy Lin goes for 23/9 and 7 turnovers. Heat still win.

[RZZZA]

Man, what happened to that Heat fan D-wade from last year? He really got under Bulls fans skins here, he totally disappeared.

NaptownKnight is gone now too, I guess reality started to sink in that the Pacers weren't going to win the central.

[Beorn]

Nap mentioned that he hadn't enough time to edit his fantasy lineups, so it seems he's no time either to post here

[Scipio Afracanis]

Isn't he in the military?

Heat Knicks should be fun. For Miami.......

Would love to see the plucky Lin lead NY to a victory though.

[jukeness]

Even though the Heat are losers I want them to beat the Knicks, screw Lin.