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View Poll Results: who rang?

Los Angeles Lakers

17 35.42%

Brooklyn Nets

6 12.50%

Milwaukee Bucks

3 6.25%

Los Angeles Clippers

4 8.33%

Boston Celtics

2 4.17%

Philadelphia 76ers

0 0%

Miami Heat

0 0%

Denver Nuggets

4 8.33%

Dallas Mavericks

6 12.50%

other (shoot your shot)

6 12.50%

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01-12-2021 , 01:20 AM

#1426

vinivici9586

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Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,609

Has to hurt raptors fans when they ran a super tight rotation too. Didn't **** around with Malachi "Best Rookie, but won't win ROTY because he is behind Lowry" Flynn. All the marbles on the table, and they choke it away.

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01-12-2021 , 01:23 AM

#1427

Schlitz mmmm

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Fox Force 5!!

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01-12-2021 , 01:33 AM

#1428

darO

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On the plus side Nurse seems to be coming around that Boucher is actually their best player so that's reason to be positive

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01-12-2021 , 01:35 AM

#1429

GrapesofRath

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 507

I told y’all two weeks ago I was buying Siakam stock people were selling

The scream from fox is what I’m gonna be thinking about tomorrow on that play

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01-12-2021 , 01:56 AM

#1430

rakes

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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,694

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Originally Posted by GrapesofRath

The Kyrie stuff there’s clearly something he wants to keep private

If he truly just went rogue and BK didn’t know why we would be hearing about it and it would be covered far differently

Probably just a personal matter I know they were talking about what happened in DC last week as his impetus idk if I buy it going under the radar and not sending a message isn’t really how hed go about that. Other idea I can buy is he has covid qnd would rather keep it private

Either way not worried at all about it. Whether he can stay on the court all year not get hurt sure worry about that this though not really a story. I’m also not gonna blame anybody for sitting out if they don’t feel comfortable with what a mess the covid situation is

no, he's just a ****ing idiot partying somewhere https://www.reddit.com/r/GoNets/comm..._really_going/

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01-12-2021 , 02:21 AM

#1431

darO

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Kanye Irving sure is something

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01-12-2021 , 03:15 AM

#1432

JayTeeMe

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Originally Posted by vinivici9586

Been brainstorming some Russ trade ideas for guys who are better fits around Beal. What about Russ and a 1st for Wall? The contracts match up exactly

Russ for DLo + Juancho + Layman +Ed Davis

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01-12-2021 , 04:09 AM

#1433

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by rakes

no, he's just a ****ing idiot partying somewhere https://www.reddit.com/r/GoNets/comm..._really_going/

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Originally Posted by darO

Kanye Irving sure is something

**** it.

Kyrie for Harden.

GET IT DONE!

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01-12-2021 , 06:10 AM

#1434

fidstar-poker

I'm gonna need a hacksaw

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 32,998

KD missing Steph yet?

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01-12-2021 , 10:40 AM

#1435

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by tarheels2222

Your assists are almost as good as Melo’s!

I got you Hornets fan!

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01-12-2021 , 12:28 PM

#1436

businessdude

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Originally Posted by tarheels2222

Your assists are almost as good as Melo’s!

not one of his best assists if it results in a fade-away jumper

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01-12-2021 , 12:45 PM

#1437

GrapesofRath

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Man I try giving Kyrie the benefit of the doubt and this is what this dude does to me.....

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01-12-2021 , 01:22 PM

#1438

tarheels2222

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not one of his best assists if it results in a fade-away jumper

Gordon still hit a tough shot. But it was more so the accuracy on the full court pass, and they way it landed into Gordon’s hands allowed him to go right into the shooting motion.

He put it in the only spot where Gordon could still be successful with 3 defenders chasing him down.

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01-12-2021 , 01:24 PM

#1439

tarheels2222

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Originally Posted by GrapesofRath

Man I try giving Kyrie the benefit of the doubt and this is what this dude does to me.....

Ignoring the fact he’s voluntarily sitting out and partying, that video violated NBA COVID protocols so he’s probably going to have to go into quarantine.

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01-12-2021 , 01:38 PM

#1440

Palo

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A 10 foot shot for a shooting guard isn't a tough shot. It's got to be roughly equivalent in value to an open 3. I'd expect Gordon to make that shot ~70% of the time.

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01-12-2021 , 02:15 PM

#1441

Cinarocket

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So you mean not the value of an open 3?

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01-12-2021 , 02:33 PM

#1442

Palo

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What's the make rate on an open 3? 45%? That's roughly similar to 70% from 2.

I just don't think that shot Gordon took is a "tough shot" by NBA shooting guard standards. There's a big difference between awful 18-20 foot 2's and a 10 foot shot.

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01-12-2021 , 02:52 PM

#1443

Cinarocket

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Originally Posted by Palo

I think that for an average 3pt shooter we're talking around 40% tops thus 1.2PPP

If i remember correctly, Curry is leader all time in wide open 3 % and he was shooting "only" 50% from there thus a 75% 2

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01-12-2021 , 03:06 PM

#1444

Palo

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So at ~70% from 2 that's 1.4PPP Maybe Gordon isn't 70% from that range but I'd be shocked if he's lower than 60% from 10 feet away when he's not being closely contested.

Regardless, the choice wasn't this shot or an open 3. The choice was this shot or pulling back and running a normal offensive possession and I really doubt the expected value of a normal offensive possession is close to what Gordon had by taking this shot. So I think this was a good shot, not a tough shot.

Was I misunderstanding you and you're saying all along this shot is better than an open 3?

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01-12-2021 , 03:07 PM

#1445

tarheels2222

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Maybe tough shot wasn't the right phrase, but I think businessdude was essentially making the point a nice full court pass didn't exactly turn into a layup. But he hit it in rhythm. And tough shot doesn't necessarily = bad shot anyways. I certainly didn't think it was a bad shot.

I'd say it's probably closer to 50% than 70% in game, but regardless, it's a shot that Gordon can hit a good percentage of the time especially when the pass falls into his hands like that with that spacing.

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01-12-2021 , 03:11 PM

#1446

Palo

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Looking at the video again Gordon catches the ball with his foot right at the edge of the lane and then does a fall away jumper from there so he was much closer than 10 feet. Gordon has to be 75-80% from there when he doesn't have a guy right in his face.

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01-12-2021 , 03:13 PM

#1447

tarheels2222

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Which was the point of me posting the video in the first place. Gordon hit the shot, but there aren't a ton of players who can make that pass. He did it practically from baseline to baseline with one arm standing still. Go Melo!

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01-12-2021 , 03:31 PM

#1448

DodgerIrish

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Other upside to that shot is the d is already back on the other end.

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Originally Posted by tarheels2222

It's more the willingness than the ability. (Illustrates his plus length more than anything as it looked easy.)

JWill stopped being White Chocolate (ftmp) once Hubie wasn't down for it in Memphis.

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01-12-2021 , 03:38 PM

#1449

Seadood228

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Another benefit to hit-ahead shots like that, and this is unrelated to the specific play, is that it forces the other team to react and expand extra energy on that play.

The opposing defense has to run back on D to stop transition while the other offensive players can conserve energy by jogging back up the court.

I got that take from the most recent Locked on Nuggets podcast--Jokic does it a lot.