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NBA Game Action: 12/17/2016

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Clutch, Dec 17, 2016.

  1. joomba

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    22 out of OKC's 28 assists came from Westbrook's hands tonight. Really Pheonix? There's zero ball movement from OKC and you still can't stop one guy who's not even the greatest passer in the league go off like that? Honestly, this game is more indicative of Phoenix's pathetic defense than anything else.
     
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  2. joomba

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    Did he look amazing against Beverley? Or against Utah? Chris Paul also had 20-20 against NOLA bench players. Sorry, stat padding against scrubs doesn't impress me.
     
  3. DreamShook

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    That isn't in dispute.
     
  4. DreamShook

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    well, maybe it is. oops.
     
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  5. Vivi

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    Yeah, the Suns are pathetic, i hope they can't trade for any star player, i don't even know how you can build such a bad/unbalanced roster in 3/4 years of semi tanking.
     
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  6. joomba

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    Westbrook is in a very unique position to be able to pad his stats against scrub teams because he dominates the ball so much. His usage rate is freakin' over 40%! But when you look at how we play, Harden does not dominate the ball nearly as much as WB even when we are matched up against weak teams, because you know, our system actually emphasizes ball movement and getting every player involved.

    I mean, Kawhi can easily pad his stats too if he were playing for other teams not named Spurs. But that's now how they play, and so do we.
     
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  7. Vivi

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    Yeah, i think Harden is most of times looking for a pass first, Wes most of times is looking for the shot first, that's what it seems to me from the few times i watched him this season (i don't really like to watch OKC...i have to give some props to them for being a team which always plays hard though).
     
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    Cavs in cruise control. Oh there is a bump?...Increase cruise control some more. Problem solved. Lakers just don't have the tools against this matchup.
     
  9. DreamRun95

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    Well Lakers are within 4 of cavs now. Let see what happens next.
     
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    Faried is a very good player. Underappreciated.

    Hernangomez of the Knicks has got skills.
     
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    GSW taking it to the Blazers
     
  12. DreamShook

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    Yeah.. Silly me. I thought this was going to be the sneaky good game of the night...
     
  13. Texanasiafan

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    Nice to know Mark Cuban also being a member of CF.
     
  14. Texanasiafan

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    The Blazers are a forking joke this year on defense.

    One of the worse if not the worse on the league.

    Then of course GSW also is way better than anyone else too.
     
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    Hasn't Portland been one of the few teams who have atleast given GSW trouble when they have played?
     
  16. Vivi

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    Hawks lost again at home, and they're again under %50...
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  17. Vivi

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    I kinda remember a couple of times last year yeah, but i also remember the Warriors blowing them out 3 or 4 times so...probably they just had a couple of great shooting games
     
  18. DreamShook

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    Yeah. Lillard loves to play against Curry.
     
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    When you consider both ends of the floor, is there any remaining doubt KD is the best player on GS?

    Another thing I've noticed this year: When their opponent plays a C that isn't an offensive threat (like Plumlee), Warriors can sit Peculiar and Mr. Shaqtin-A- Fool on the bench, move KD to C and it's ball game. What a joke. A sick joke.
     
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    At least the Suns have the excuse of rebuilding...the Blazers on the other hand...
     
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