NBA Thread 2020-21 Season

[Melancer46]

The Bucks are 30% from 3 in the playoffs? Giannis is a big culprit why their percentage is way down. He's shooting 18% and is attempting over 4 a game.

Middleton had a rough game yesterday. It happens.

Obviously Holiday's shooting is way down compared to the season, but he also shot quite a bit higher than his career percentage this year.

And your 2 best shooters from a percentage standpoint have had their minutes cut wayyyy back(Forbes and Portis). Plus losing Donte hurt.

No, if you exclude Giannis from the percentages, they're at 31% in the playoffs on open/wide open 3's, including shooting them at 26% last night.

Player by player:
Middleton: 33.9% in the playoffs vs. 43% in the regular season
Jrue: 26.9% vs. 40.1%
Forbes: 35.6% vs. 45.5%
Connaughton: 32.5% vs. 38.4%
Brook: 34.2% vs. 33.4% (woo!)
Portis: 37.5% vs. 48%

 

[MikeSU02]

The Atlanta Hawks are going to win the title after being down in every single playoff game remaining and winning at the end as Trae Young goes full DX (sorry Embiid, you don't get to use that anymore).

 

[Newhouser]

Middleton is being exposed in these playoffs. A few hot games doesn't hide the fact that for the most part he has not been good, or as good as you need your #2 to be to win the ship.

Huerter is going to get paid one day.

 

[Cusefan0307]

No, if you exclude Giannis from the percentages, they're at 31% in the playoffs on open/wide open 3's, including shooting them at 26% last night.

Player by player:
Middleton: 33.9% in the playoffs vs. 43% in the regular season
Jrue: 26.9% vs. 40.1%
Forbes: 35.6% vs. 45.5%
Connaughton: 32.5% vs. 38.4%
Brook: 34.2% vs. 33.4% (woo!)
Portis: 37.5% vs. 48%

I get it, but Middleton was 0-9 last night right?

Jrue shot well over his career average this year. Regression to the mean IMO.

 

[shandeezy7]

 

[jncuse]

Middleton is being exposed in these playoffs. A few hot games doesn't hide the fact that for the most part he has not been good, or as good as you need your #2 to be to win the ship.

Huerter is going to get paid one day.

He was also exposed in the 2019 semis against the Raps where he scored 13 points a game for the series... and that includes one game where he had 30... in the other 5 games he averaged 10.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Great hire.

 

[OrangeDW]

Current player vs. former player trash talk is just the worst.


In this case, I think Pippen’s point wasn’t really fully on the mark. But KD’s response was dumb. Pippen is doing his job. KD getting in his feelings and talking crap about something Pippen did when he was 6...eh. Who cares? Has nothing to do with anything.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Life long Pistons fan it's about time.

They’ll probably find the next Darko

 

[OrangeDW]

They’ll probably find the next Darko

NOT WITH TROY “I RECRUITED MF’IN MELO AND EDELIN” WEAVER IN CHARGE!

 

[NineOneSeven]

Yeah Beverly has made a shot here and there but the best play of his series was head butting Booker and breaking his nose.

 

[Orangezoo]

This game has been predictable. It's why the NBA still frustrates me to watch. Clips are allowed to be more physical with no calls and a major free throw disparity most of the game.

Good to see Phoenix rallying some.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Marcus Morris Jr. is 3 years old. Is he that well-known that his old man has gone from Marcus Morris to Marcus Morris Sr.?

I now return you to our regularly scheduled programming.

 

[cuseattle]

We got a series!

We got a series!

 

[OrangeDW]

The prospect of Hawks-Suns has me so bored at the thought of Clippers-Bucks, for some reason...even though neither one of those teams has ever broken through yet.

I hope we get the former.

 

[Orangezoo]

Patrick Beverley could use about 10 hard screens in a row. I can appreciate the defense as a defense guy but the non stop yapping is annoying.

 

[OrangeDW]

Patrick Beverley could use about 10 hard screens in a row. I can appreciate the defense as a defense guy but the non stop yapping is annoying.

He fouls a lot too. I mean he’s quick, strong, and plays really hard...but he fouls a lot.

 

[Day2]

Some of you never fail to disappoint.

 

[jordville]

Sounds like J.Kidd goes back to Dallas to be the head coach.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Another 8 point spread for Milwaukee tonight seems like a lot. I think the Bucks even up the series, but I am not that confident as Atlanta clearly is comfortable playing on the road.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

And Huerter was coming off the bench for a stretch during the season until injuries forced him back into the starting lineup. He is just a smart player. +15 in 36 minutes last night. Just needs to get stronger on the defensive end. But he is only 22 so plenty of time to get stronger. Hawks have a nice young core.

The world is discovering Huerter. He has 35k+ twitter followers but his latest tweet received 79k likes.

 

[MikeSU02]

Sounds like J.Kidd goes back to Dallas to be the head coach.

J Kidd and the Nike guy front office hire screams they are desperate to land FAs and less worries about Xs and Os and the draft.

 

[Day2]

J Kidd and the Nike guy front office hire screams they are desperate to land FAs and less worries about Xs and Os and the draft.

What could go wrong?

 

[Knicks411]

Current player vs. former player trash talk is just the worst.


In this case, I think Pippen’s point wasn’t really fully on the mark. But KD’s response was dumb. Pippen is doing his job. KD getting in his feelings and talking crap about something Pippen did when he was 6...eh. Who cares? Has nothing to do with anything.

I think KD would be a great addition to this board. Would post like a maniac

 

[Knicks411]

He fouls a lot too. I mean he’s quick, strong, and plays really hard...but he fouls a lot.

I can't remember the exact stat or where I saw it, but I think he's first by a mile in non shooting defensive fouls. So you really should use him to start quarters, cause if you play him when the other team is in the bonus you're really hurting yourself with all his fouls leading to FT