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Durant Embracing His Inner Morey

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Exel, Apr 25, 2013.

  1. Exel

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    Kevin Durant has hired his own analytics expert to help improve his game. This shows you how big analytics has become in the NBA. What a trailblazer.

    Source: http://nba.si.com/2013/04/23/kevin-durant-oklahoma-city-thunder-sports-illustrated-cover/
     
  2. durvasa

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    Interesting how the two best basketball players in the world (LeBron, Durant) put such an emphasis on their own offensive efficiency.
     
  3. sugrlndkid

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    Players have always known their sweat spots on the court...but statistics gives more validity to a player in turn more confidence and results in a better outcome...
     
  4. sugrlndkid

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    sweet...lol
     
  5. GanjaRocket

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    where's hardens stat guru...
     
  6. fallenphoenix

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    he has a whole organization full of stat guru's

    nice try though
     
  7. ptR91

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    "Let’s throw out the pull-up three in transition and the step-back fadeaway. Those are rotten apples."

    Whaaattttt??? I love these two shots. I do them when I can when I play.
     
  8. Reach

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    And that's why your team always loses.

    JK bro.
     
  9. Jontro

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    The pull-up three in transition can make you look like a boss when you're making your shots... but I hardly ever make my step-back fadeaways.

    I'd rather drive inside and dunk it hard (soft layup) than a step back fadeaway.
     
  10. CantBeRight

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    Daryl Morey.
     
  11. dischead

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    I wonder what Durant thinks of Westbrook's pull up wild 3's lol
     
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    Durant picks the prime apples and leave the rotten ones to Westbrook. What a jerk!
     
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    I think this is all interesting. It seems like players would be at their best playing instinctively, and not playing so analytically. But things aren't always as they seem.
     
  15. Deckard

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    I think it's pretty cool that he does that. Someone get a dude like that for Harden and Lin, please!
     
  16. MrButtocks

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    Those shots he's passing up are the most fun to take. Who doesn't love to pull up in transition?
     
  17. Deckard

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    I never pull out in transition.
     
  18. Reach

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    This you?

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  19. LosPollosHermanos

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    as long as she majors in stripping as well as Statistics .
     
  20. Air Langhi

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    I think this whole efficiency thing is actually a bad thing when players stop shooting last second three because it would hurt their efficiency or when durant passes with 2 seconds left so he doesn't hurt his percentages.
     

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