Yea... they absolutely box out for him on the line.. He gets anywhere from 1-4 boards a game from that tactic.
Thats not taking away from what hes done this year either... but its absolutely a team strategy/practice they openly do every nite.
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Thats not taking away from what hes done this year either... but its absolutely a team strategy/practice they openly do every nite.
You need to show me more than wanted to plays dude. To try and discredit with this man has accomplished based on a couple of games when the last minute or two this happen is ridiculous.
It ain't ridiculous the evidence is right there bruh they do that shit daily every day... easy 4-5 boards a game off the FT line smh clown shit
Niggas want to act like this vid don't exist.. I been calling Westbrook stat Paddington all year... but niggas call me a hater smh
malone put on cowboy boots and voted for trump
Just watched the video and I must say that stuff is funny as hell! LMAO!
And this is the only reason Tim "didnt even average 20 a game" Duncan is called the greatest power forward of all time.
got dammit man
yea
that don't look good
guards ain't on the free throw line not never unless its the end of the game
And of all people Colin Coheard pointed that shit out LMaoo
And WB not running anyone off the 3 or guarding it.. cherry picking for rebs smh.. That's why Curry stay roasting him every chance he gets LMaoo
Durants debut rusty as shit and still almost had a triple double with little effort within the flow of the game
It was one game I was watching where Roberson and Russ were the only ones in the area but Roberson got to it first, and Westbrook gave him a little look like what are you doing when he passed it to Russ to bring it up the court.
forget all that other stuff
just the fact that he's on the ft line is suspect
guards are NEVER on the ft line unless its the end of the game
and bigs never box out specifically so that the guard can get the boards
Exactly but you have ninjas like @gene cisco acting like that shit ain't happening
listen that shit is damming HOWEVER it don't account for all of the rebounds and he's still dropping 30 and still dishing out assists so its still good in the hood in my book
plus they win when he gets them they're 33-9 when he has them so it ain't hurting the team
Theyre letting him get assist too tho
I'm not taking the points alway from him he been a scorer and even the assist for the most part.. but the mofo puffing up the rebs and and some assist like a mofo smh I can't respect that man
every team is letting their guard get assists.
im not even gonna begin to try and invalidate the season the shit is historic
HOWEVER
a guard on the ft line is suspect every day of the week.
a guard on the ft with the bigs boxing out so he can get the rebound is just what it is
Nah I can excuse the assists because he is their offense and that's the way they want it to be
I think maybe a couple of times he chased assists but for the most part they were all organic
like i said the record is 33-9 when he gets one if it was to hurt the team their record wouldn't be THAT good.
I was referring to the OTHER team tho
Bills did you see that bs that got posted
check this out fellas, some interesting stuff that the GM for Houston brings up:
Houston Rockets GM says the NBA could improve by following the NFL's model and cutting its season in half
Scott Davis,Business Insider 2 hours 3 minutes ago
(Kelvin Kuo/AP)
The NBA has a season problem.
In addition to many fans tuning out the long 82-game season until the playoffs, the NBA has a problem internally, with players resting to preserve their bodies and bad teams being forced to tank and lose games once they realize they're not competitive.
The common argument has been that the NBA will have a tough time making any meaningful changes because there's too much money at stake —each lost game means fewer money for the owners.
However, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey thinks that the NBA could actually still benefit with a drastic change that follows the NFL's model. Morey told ESPN's Tom Haberstroh that greater scarcity of games would help the league.
"'The idea that the NFL would make more money with 82 games is absurd,' Morey said. 'Shorter schedule increases the importance of each game, which drives TV ratings, which drives the lion's share of money for most top pro leagues.'
"Morey believes the NBA would make more money in the long-term if it cut games from the schedule. The NFL faces diminishing returns because of the barbaric physicality of the sport. It chose 16 games."
On Monday, Morey went on ESPN's "Mike and Mike" and defended his stance. Morey first explained the NBA's problems.
"Most of the top major sports, the majority of their money comes from television, obviously, with the NFL leading the way, the NBA, obviously, huge amounts of television money. And people tune into the games based on two things. One is, how important is this game to the overall prize of that league, whatever it is, and two is, how uncertain is the outcome? Well, the NBA unfortunately fails during the regular season at a pretty high level at both of those issues. One, most of the games in the regular season do not make a huge difference to the overall prize, and two, we also have a game that is structured where the better teams beat the worse teams at a much higher rate.
"So, by shortening the number of games — and this is a tough gamble by the NBA and I understand that — it's almost for sure that by shortening the number of games, the ratings would rise and it would lead to higher television money."
He then offered his ideas on just how the league shorten its season, saying the NBA could have 30-40 games per season and one- or three-game playoff series to drive greater interest.
"I think it could be quite a bit dramatic, along with shortening playoff series. I don't actually think there's a magic number. Actually, what I think you need to do is shorten it to up the interest. I think it could go as low as 30-40 and shortening playoff series to one to three [games] ... I would say the league, though, would like quite a bit of variance. It's actually really helpful for the NFL, for example, and another reason they have so much interest, that you have 'any given Sunday.' You have a playoffs where it is one-and-done. Those two things help drive interest to a massive level. You actually don't want the better team to win all the time, you want that uncertainty of outcome."
Morey's idea is an interesting one to imagine. If the NBA cut its season to 40 games, and played two games per week over a 20-week season, it would certainly draw more interest and make the actual experience of the games rarer and more valuable. There would be more time to market the games, more intrigue over the biggest matchups, and a greater possibility of a lesser team beating a better team on any random night.
Of course, it's worth arguing if this would still be intriguing enough to top the revenue that comes from an 82-game season. While there are undoubtedly problems with the current format, the NBA also just inked a $24 billion TV deal, raising the salary cap and franchise values to previously unseen levels. There's also been a boom of young, exciting talent, and the league is experiencing its most exciting MVP race in years, with several household names ranking as worthy candidates. Many people would argue that the league has never been in a better place.
It seems unlikely that the NBA would consider an idea as drastic as Morey's, but having such a prominent voice speak out on the issue could encourage change.
Houston Rockets GM says the NBA could improve by following the NFL's model and cutting its season in half
The NBA has a season problem.
In addition to many fans tuning out the long 82-game season until the playoffs, the NBA has a problem internally, with players resting to preserve their bodies and bad teams being forced to tank and lose games once they realize they're not competitive.
The common argument has been that the NBA will have a tough time making any meaningful changes because there's too much money at stake —each lost game means fewer money for the owners.
However, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey thinks that the NBA could actually still benefit with a drastic change that follows the NFL's model. Morey told ESPN's Tom Haberstroh that greater scarcity of games would help the league.
"'The idea that the NFL would make more money with 82 games is absurd,' Morey said. 'Shorter schedule increases the importance of each game, which drives TV ratings, which drives the lion's share of money for most top pro leagues.'
"Morey believes the NBA would make more money in the long-term if it cut games from the schedule. The NFL faces diminishing returns because of the barbaric physicality of the sport. It chose 16 games."
On Monday, Morey went on ESPN's "Mike and Mike" and defended his stance. Morey first explained the NBA's problems.
"Most of the top major sports, the majority of their money comes from television, obviously, with the NFL leading the way, the NBA, obviously, huge amounts of television money. And people tune into the games based on two things. One is, how important is this game to the overall prize of that league, whatever it is, and two is, how uncertain is the outcome? Well, the NBA unfortunately fails during the regular season at a pretty high level at both of those issues. One, most of the games in the regular season do not make a huge difference to the overall prize, and two, we also have a game that is structured where the better teams beat the worse teams at a much higher rate.
"So, by shortening the number of games — and this is a tough gamble by the NBA and I understand that — it's almost for sure that by shortening the number of games, the ratings would rise and it would lead to higher television money."
He then offered his ideas on just how the league shorten its season, saying the NBA could have 30-40 games per season and one- or three-game playoff series to drive greater interest.
"I think it could be quite a bit dramatic, along with shortening playoff series. I don't actually think there's a magic number. Actually, what I think you need to do is shorten it to up the interest. I think it could go as low as 30-40 and shortening playoff series to one to three [games] ... I would say the league, though, would like quite a bit of variance. It's actually really helpful for the NFL, for example, and another reason they have so much interest, that you have 'any given Sunday.' You have a playoffs where it is one-and-done. Those two things help drive interest to a massive level. You actually don't want the better team to win all the time, you want that uncertainty of outcome."
Morey's idea is an interesting one to imagine. If the NBA cut its season to 40 games, and played two games per week over a 20-week season, it would certainly draw more interest and make the actual experience of the games rarer and more valuable. There would be more time to market the games, more intrigue over the biggest matchups, and a greater possibility of a lesser team beating a better team on any random night.
Of course, it's worth arguing if this would still be intriguing enough to top the revenue that comes from an 82-game season. While there are undoubtedly problems with the current format, the NBA also just inked a $24 billion TV deal, raising the salary cap and franchise values to previously unseen levels. There's also been a boom of young, exciting talent, and the league is experiencing its most exciting MVP race in years, with several household names ranking as worthy candidates. Many people would argue that the league has never been in a better place.
It seems unlikely that the NBA would consider an idea as drastic as Morey's, but having such a prominent voice speak out on the issue could encourage change.
Yep! And I for one dont even give a fuck!
People mad because we took advantage of holes in the system! We are sort of at the end of the line though, as we have some nice pieces in place. The only people swole are teams on a damn merry go round who didnt think of it first and now the league is about to change that shit!
But y'all haven't though. Y'all still ass. Once y'all become a perennial playoff team then credit will be due. But even then....I wonder is it even worth it if you are just gonna tarnish your brand like that? Philly has a reputation of being ran shitty......which I'm not sure if that's even true anymore since Colangelo came in but that's the rep due to all this choking.
That really applies more to Harden.
He has a bunch of shooters who shoot a ton of threes
Well you are a hater, but you're right this time.
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Hold up, Townes had 41 and Wiggins had 40 and dem niggas still lostMan Thibs should just quit. Said it from the start that wasn't gonna be a good fit. Dem young niggas ain't listening to him.
Naw it wasn't a good look or fit. If he had a bunch of defender for some shit but man he got a bunch of scorers on that team. Wonder what they would've done with a offensive minded coach like Mike D'Antoni.
I been seeing that shit. Him and the Thunder been playing for triple doubles. When the playoffs start they about to get shitted on.
Still in the middle of the process... I'm good. We still have to put a few pieces together, but all due respect, compare our top 3-4 players to yours right now and tell me who is better... Y'all just gave Harrison Barnes superstar money, and are stuck with his bum ass bruh, so your track record of making good decisions and building a team ain't shit either...
For my money, our future is much brighter than yours Bruh...
i didn't what was posted.
yea i can't cosign NONE of that.I was referring to the OTHER team tho
the only thing i say is fishy and is NOT a reach is a guard being on the free throw line with bigs boxing out so he can walk in and get boards
guards are NEVER on the blocks. never. only end of game situations. unless they're shooting they're back.
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