NBA Thread

[Hovadipo 59,424]

I thought they weren't going to call that travel on Lebron. I was halfway to turning the TV off.

[Hoosierfan2017 23,253]

This is wild. Shows how much the game has changed. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,687]

OUCH!

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Is this the Tom Crean school defense?

[mdn82 25,779]

This is wild. Shows how much the game has changed. 

Yep it is crazy to think but that dude only shot more than 3 3's per game 3 times in his career. That is one man that probably isn't much more than a rotational guy in today's NBA. He average like 24-10-6 I believe, but he wasn't a power player.

 

Edit: Lol I know I will get blasted for that, but his lack of athleticism would kill him in today's game.

 

 

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[Hoosier Guy 7,947]

Being down just five at the half is really good. Pacers have this

[Hoosierfan2017 23,253]

28 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

Yep it is crazy to think but that dude only shot more than 3 3's per game 3 times in his career. That is one man that probably isn't much more than a rotational guy in today's NBA. He average like 24-10-6 I believe, but he wasn't a power player.

 

Edit: Lol I know I will get blasted for that, but his lack of athleticism would kill him in today's game.

 

 

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I just checked out his stats, he averaged 0.7 made 3s per game for his career. I had always thought of him as a three point shooter based on the way people would talk about him and stuff. Crazy.  

I've never really liked Bird because I think his game was boring, so I'm biased, but that's a take I can get on board with. 

[KingPG21 6,587]

Mind blowing how dumb  McMillian is for ever trying to put Lance on Love.

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,687]

44 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Being down just five at the half is really good. Pacers have this

Say what?

[Hoosier Guy 7,947]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Say what?

The defense got worse. I didn't think that was possible haha. The Cavs defense is less suckish than the Pacers

[johnsoniu 6,949]

50 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

Yep it is crazy to think but that dude only shot more than 3 3's per game 3 times in his career. That is one man that probably isn't much more than a rotational guy in today's NBA. He average like 24-10-6 I believe, but he wasn't a power player.

 

Edit: Lol I know I will get blasted for that, but his lack of athleticism would kill him in today's game.

 

 

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OK, you guys finally dragged me in to this lol.

Comparing across generations is always dicey. But Bird had the highest bb IQ I've ever seen. Given the advanced training of today, I think he'd be just as good if not better than Dirk. And as a Laker fan, I hated Bird when he played. But the dude did things on a court that a slow, unathletic guy had no business doing.

[Hoosier Guy 7,947]

I still don't think this game is over though. It's just an 11 point deficit with ten minutes left

[Hovadipo 59,424]

Series is over. Pacers can't guard the 3. Cavs can't miss the 3.

Bird wants to run and shoot and has a total of 2.7 players that are capable of doing that well.

[Brass Cannon 25,171]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

Series is over. Pacers can't guard the 3. Cavs can't miss the 3.

Bird wants to run and shoot and has a total of 2.7 players that are capable of doing that well.

Yep roster construction has sucked for years. A decent coach can hide that but he gone now. 

If Bird could have given Vogel 3 quality guys off the bench we probably beat the heat at least 1 of those years. 

[Hoosierfan2017 23,253]

The Cavs can't maintain a lead worth a crap. 

[HoosierAloha 30,092]

Funny to hear the announcers refer to calls as "fortunate."

[HoosierAloha 30,092]

Funny to hear the announcers refer to calls as "fortunate."

And then that. Haha, the NBA should be ashamed of themselves but they'll continue to roll in the dough.

[KingPG21 6,587]

4 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

And then that. Haha, the NBA should be ashamed of themselves but they'll continue to roll in the dough.

I'm more annoyed by guys getting paid to call the games on national broadcast, Barry was an idiot at the end. LBJ moved an entire foot on the screen that set up the Irving layup, he said it was a great screen, Turner gets called for a foul which was a clean deflection, Barry only has to say there was probably a grab of the jersey, then Shumpert flops, Barry thinks he just embellished. If you didn't see the play shut you're mouth. 

[KingPG21 6,587]

Memphis is horrible. They can't even compete with the Spurs

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,687]

Wolves won a tiebreak with the #Knicks who have 7th worst record

[HinnyHoosier 5,733]

 

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Larry Bird's game was not boring. EOD.

 

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