J.R. Smith has literally been shanghaied away for the foreshortened 2011-2012 NBA season: rolling ILH sandbox thread

this seems mostly otm to me

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/12/29/2667922/russell-westbrook-kevin-durant-oklahoma-city-thunder-hook

― How many days after a period? Started by Tuomas in December 2011 (v-shasty), Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:40 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Permalink

Maybe the central thesis is ok, but my god there is so much idiotic stuff in that article.

He's not your typical point guard, and certainly not the type of point guard the world at large likes to see on its great teams. (Compare Steve Nash's reputation as compared to that of three-time champion and one-time Finals MVP Tony Parker, who happens to be a decent comparison for Westbrook in terms of style and production.)

This is just so so so dumb.

josh smith is really good

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Thursday, December 29, 2011 7:14 PM

^ posted from bizarro-ilh

― amon, Thursday, December 29, 2011 2:51 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

Josh Smith is a lot like Zach Randolph pre-2011 playoffs. People seem to only focus on their mistakes and not how they're awesome basketball players. Smith also doesn't get enough credit for calming down and becoming a smarter player the last 2 seasons.

yeah theres just fundamentally a problem w/being a perimeter player in the nba and not being able to shoot the three effectively, obvs wade n bron are better equipped to compensate for that shortcoming than any other players in the league, but the fact that they both have this weakness only compounds the problem #tradebron

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:40 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

I firmly believe that Lebron would get his 3p% up to 37.5 (league average) if he just cut out all the ridiculous circus attempts. If he just shot open ones he'd be fine.

Wade is another story, his shooting mechanics are those of a pure midrange shooter imo.

yeah youre prob right abt bron re shot selection

bron's stroke is not v pretty imo

it has a certain effortlessness to it

yeah but it's a shot built for distance, while wade flattens out around 18 feet. xp

"According to 82games.com, the lineup of Maynor, Durant, James Harden, Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison had almost identical offensive and defensive points-per-possession numbers as the same unit with Westbrook."

hmm interesting

wonder abt other units

tho obvs not that hard as i could just look it up lol

scola killin duncan

BATMANU!!!!

guys the mavs are ahead in a game right now its says on espn.com

'espn.com'

likely story, would have been believable if you had used a real basketball website

ach Harper, Daily Dime Live: Tiago Splitter looks lost on defense. lol name dropping

lol @ popovichs face listening to tj ford

spliter teachin defense to timmy

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwyvkn8D9y1qi0ij1o1_500.jpg

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwx0c2GcmR1qi0ij1o1_500.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/9vglfr.jpg

O_O

harden?

yup

the guys on the TNT halftime show referring to delonte west as "crazy" - classy

that description's reserved for metta world peace

spurs get a rebound with 30s remaining on the clock, sean elliott: "you can get a 2 for 1 here if you push it up"

sean elliott is the worst

that was insane

he missed both?

vinsanity!!

nice

i don't like Dallas but

ohhhh durant fucked up

next level shit

durantula

AHHHHHHH

pretty bad defense by dallas on that play

btw lamar odom is 4-27 on the season

needs more candy

"kobe is going to be having a field day, literally" -- reggie miller

http://l.yimg.com/iu/api/res/1.2/WrTU8BYLtKj7pDUfJp3KJA--/YXBwaWQ9eXZpZGVvO2NoPTIxNTtjcj0xO2N3PTE2NDtkeD0xO2R5PTE7Zmk9dWxjcm9wO2g9ODU7cT0xMDA7dz02NQ--/http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/nba/players_l/20101116/3931.jpghttp://l.yimg.com/iu/api/res/1.2/Zn1zDvH1FiuYy_3MuKb.qQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXZpZGVvO2NoPTIxNTtjcj0xO2N3PTE2NDtkeD0xO2R5PTE7Zmk9dWxjcm9wO2g9ODU7cT0xMDA7dz02NQ--/http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/nba/players_l/20101116/3605.jpg

that pic of nene is the best, feel like It should always be a part of my life

OTM

carlisle should throw delonte - odom - marion - dirk - haywood on that last poss.

and SWITCH on everybody of couse!!!!

they let durant get a clear look. difficult shot anyway

lol

HowardBeckNYT Howard Beck
Your second-quarter Knicks lineup: Harrellson, Novak, Walker, Bibby, Douglas.
2 minutes ago

METTA WORLD PEACE

SebastianPruiti SebastianPruiti
He's going to kiss his muscles all year isn't he?
2 minutes ago

THREE GOGGLES

so the NBA is adding Tuesday to the NBA TV package this year because of the lockout. so now you are going to have games on ESPN on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, ABC on Sunday and TNT on Thursdays, plus all the games from your home (or like in Los Angeles two) team(s). who the fuck is going to pay for the extra package?