Official NBA Thread

[Sammyboy]

yeah playing ball in hs helped a lot, watching a shit ton of nba will help you play point guard 10x better even if you can't shoot though so i recommend it. and considering i imagine most of us are 6ft or shorter point or shooting guards the best role.

[ferry]

6'4" here

[J-Crispy]

yeah playing ball in hs helped a lot, watching a shit ton of nba will help you play point guard 10x better even if you can't shoot though so i recommend it. and considering i imagine most of us are 6ft or shorter point or shooting guards the best role.

100% a shooting guard here with a metal knee brace playing here

[kanye]

I parrot you guys so I can fit in during conversations about basketball

Parrot me I'm the best

[kanye]

My handle is awful I have good court vision tho and a nasty hook shot

[ferry]

Parrot me I'm the best

*parrots talk radio and sabremetrics*

[kanye]

so what do you think about bunting in baseball ferry

[ferry]

so what do you think about bunting in baseball ferry

[Sammyboy]

buntings for little bitches, if you bunt quit the game /s

[Sammyboy]

buntings like dunking, too low fucking skill smh. why cant we all shoot threes only?

[ferry]

earnest bunt-liker here

[Sammyboy]

that gs vs okc game sucked. another blowout by gs :/. currys back to showing up to games.

[NiceClimbers]

Despite being hardcore Knicks fan I worry about KP because right now he's playing like rich man's Bargnani

I think a lot of it has to do with Rose and Melo stunting his development but he doesn't rebound well or pass and his main plus is his shooting and his defense from the center position. He needs to get tougher and acquire a go-to post move. He didn't make the leap this year and his game has tagnated in a lot of ways which is disappointing.

He'll end up being good-verygood but no great I think

Porzingis protects the rim and isn't a bitchnigga, comparing him to bargnagni seems lazy

[kanye]

That's why I said rich man's. They have the same issues other than KP being good on D. Admittedly a big difference though.

Also I've never seen him set a good pick holy fucking shit

[NiceClimbers]

I'd argue that mentality is a major difference between kp and bargs. Bargs never wanted to bang and was made a bitch of constantly. Kp is willing to actually get in people's faces. He's also only 21 and I think it usually takes big men 3-4 seasons to make the leap. If he's still this at 24 I'll be worried and the Knicks are doing him no favors by playing DRose, but I'm not worried yet.

[kanye]

I'd argue that mentality is a major difference between kp and bargs. Bargs never wanted to bang and was made a bitch of constantly. Kp is willing to actually get in people's faces. He's also only 21 and I think it usually takes big men 3-4 seasons to make the leap. If he's still this at 24 I'll be worried and the Knicks are doing him no favors by playing DRose, but I'm not worried yet.

This p much where I'm at but KP's motor has decreased since last year which might be a motivation thing or it might be a scheme thing since he always parked on the three point line now and banging inside less.

His body needs to mature more and if he's still like this in year 3 I'll be worried but it's clear that he's so much better as a C than a PF that he needs to transition ASAP.

[kanye]

i would give up a finger to have Lonzo Ball on my basketball team

[NiceClimbers]

Yeah too bad his dad is a ******

[ferry]

Yeah too bad his dad is a ******

[kanye]

yeah

his dad would be a disaster when combined w the new york sports media lol

hes worth it though bc he's like jason kidd who's worse on defense with a better jump shot