NBA Thread

[Brass Cannon]

34 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

And with Brady over 251 games started over 17 years they’re over .780 with 5 Super Bowls and an undefeated season.

Brady is a machine and so are the Pats, but no one can sell me on the idea that some other QB could do what Brady’s done for 17 years regardless of what system they’ve played in. Also, arguing that a “system” can’t be deconstructed and creatively stopped by 31 other professional teams each year for 17 years doesn’t seem all that logical.


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An undefeated season?  Your bias is showing

so Brady's greatness is he is 8 percent better than a random replacement?  Seems pretty meh

[Walking Boot of Doom]

An undefeated season?  Your bias is showing

What do you call 16-0? Yes, he lost in the Super Bowl. My bias? I hate the Pats and Brady, I’m just not ignorant enough to discredit someone’s greatness.

 

Edit: Also, trying to discredit an argument on the basis of semantics is bush league. I know they lost in the Super Bowl.

 

 

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[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

What do you call 16-0? Yes, he lost in the Super Bowl. My bias? I hate the Pats and Brady, I’m just not ignorant enough to discredit someone’s greatness.


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So it's ignorance to understand football is a team game?  

If you can go out for any duration of time and your team wins 2/3 of its games. You were not the result of the team being great. 

Brady has over his 17 year career has had the best coach in the modern era. I doubt that he just also happens to be the best QB

When Brady retires the Pats arent going to miss a beat. Any half decent QB can sit behind amazing protection and throw the ball 5 yards and watch the receiver run 20 more. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

20 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

An undefeated season?  Your bias is showing

so Brady's greatness is he is 8 percent better than a random replacement?  Seems pretty meh

Brady just threw for 4,577 yards and 32 touchdowns at age 40. I don't think you could put many 40 year olds in that system and replicate that level of production. 

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Brady just threw for 4,577 yards and 32 touchdowns at age 40. I don't think you could put many 40 year olds in that system and replicate that level of production. 

 

I think most guys could sit behind great protection and throw to open receivers. 

A credit to their line and their schemes. Hence why they are able to keep on winning even when Brady isn't playing. 

Don't get me wrong he's good. But he's not the greatest to ever play the game. Would have loved to see him without the hoodie 

[Walking Boot of Doom]

So it's ignorance to understand football is a team game?  
If you can go out for any duration of time and your team wins 2/3 of its games. You were not the result of the team being great. 
Brady has over his 17 year career has had the best coach in the modern era. I doubt that he just also happens to be the best QB
When Brady retires the Pats arent going to miss a beat. Any half decent QB can sit behind amazing protection and throw the ball 5 yards and watch the receiver run 20 more. 

It’s an awesome system with an awesome quarterback. Both can exist simultaneously, and that’s why they’ve won nearly a third of all Super Bowls since 2000.


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[HinnyHoosier]

NBA Thread.


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[Stuhoo]

This article is from the NBA Players' Tribune. It is a truly compelling read.

God bless Keyon Dooling, and the good people that looked out for him.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/keyon-dooling-the-ghost?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=mh0518&utm_term=keyon dooling&utm_content=the ghost

 

[HooHooHoo22]

Such a good read.


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[Dalton26]

Those guys from Danny Ainge down to the Dr at Harvard saved that mans life. Very glad he was able to finally deal with it head on and start his own healing. Hopefully others that have/had those same kind of issues use him as a guide, and do what he did to get himself better.

[HoosierFan1994]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23368049/og-anunoby-toronto-raptors-best-shot-containing-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james

Not a big ESPN fan but this is a nice article. 

[HoosierAloha]

They're reaching more and more. How do you call a 3 seconds on one end and completely ignore it on the other? Tristan Thompson had bought that property and was ready to retire on it.

Jumping, landing, and then passing is traveling for most players but...

Pacers were a better team, Raptors are a better team, but we'll get to see Cavs vs. Rockets/Warriors because NBE.

LeBron is one of the all time greats but damn NBE, at least act like you're unbiased.


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[KingPG21]

LeBron just got called for the loosest interpretation of giving the shooter space to land that I've seen this year. 

 

Then DeRozan takes a huge shot to the chops, that's gotta hurt

[Hoosierfan2017]

Just now, KingPG21 said:

LeBron just got called for the loosest interpretation of giving the shooter space to land that I've seen this year. 

 

Then DeRozan takes a huge shot to the chops, that's gotta hurt

My jaw hurt just watching that one. 

[HoosierAloha]

DeRozan doesn't have a glass jaw: confirmed.


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[ebridges24]

I've watched the whole 2nd half of this Raps and Cavs game  and i've yet to see OG touch the ball

[Hoosierfan2017]

Huge win for the Cavs. LeBron played like total trash but they found a way to steal the game and home court. 

[KingPG21]

Toronto is the softest one seed in a long time. Lowry should get torn to shreds, dude clammed up like it was no one's business

[Hoosierfan2017]

3 minutes ago, Joe DeLow said:

Yea.. he "only" had 26 with a rookie guarding him.

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12-30 from the field, 1-8 from 3 and 1-6 from the  line with a lot of ill advised shots. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5.01			W/L	Min.	Pts.	FG's	3's	FT's	Reb	Asst	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	+/-
Tor	OG	0-1	L	30	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	+4
Hou	EG	1-0