drop-off, or just moving to a team that wasn’t the shittiest team in the league
we’ve gotten better!
drop-off, or just moving to a team that wasn’t the shittiest team in the league
― The Love Song of L. Alfred Sotosyn (dayo), Wednesday, December 7, 2011 2:05 PM (7 seconds ago) Bookmark Permalink
looking at them his numbers are p consistant over his half season in washington and the second half of the season in dallas the year he got traded so id say theres a good chance the decline is on him
+ Volume scorer who likes to take line-drive, midrange jump shots.
+ Good build and can score in traffic. Quick release. Doesn’t see floor.
+ Good hands on defense but middling effort. Uninspired team defender.
I had felt Butler’s volume shooting style was a deterrent to Dallas offensively because it subtracted touches from more efficient players; that Dallas replaced him after his injury with three players (Peja Stojakovic, J.J. Barea and DeShawn Stevenson) who shot far less but with a greater true shooting percentage dovetailed nicely with my theory.
Nonetheless, Dallas played extremely well for the 28 full games Butler was around. He averaged a point every two minutes and showed, at the very least, that his scoring could be an effective weapon on the right team. The rest of his sheet was largely empty, however. Butler had an unusually high turnover rate for a jump shooter and rarely set up teammates (he was 60th among small forwards in assist rate). His main feat was shooting 45.3 percent on long 2s — a shot he took, on average, once every five minutes.
Butler’s defensive reputation is poor, but it appeared he tried harder in Dallas than he did in Washington. His stats in a limited sample of games last season were very strong — an opponent PER of 10.5, one of the highest ratings among small forwards by Synergy, and a 5.3 points per 100 possessions differential. Given his unimpressive results in Washington, that’s likely just a small-sample outlier, but we should keep an open mind if the same data crops up again this season. That will be more difficult, alas, as Butler tries to recover from a serious knee injury. As a jump shooter, his offense might not suffer too much, but it might be increasingly difficult for a 31-year-old with a bad wheel to defend the position.
omg i finally got the hello this is ball photo
supposedly the clippers are after caron butler too.. not sure he’s the SF they’re looking for but they had a mediocrity parade take the position last year.. lookin at you gomes.
this is bulls—t i demand to know where the following players will sign:
nene nooneknowshissurname
samuel atepizzaeverymealduringlockout dalembert
tyson hesobvresigningwithdallas chandler
kwame lol brown
they are signing w REAL MADRID
hm. that team is gonna be awesome.
but you’re wrong houston’s going to sign one of these guys and be the world champions.
ambivalent about possible caron-to-spurs rumors...apparently we talking to david west too, probably would have to be sign and trade
read something saying the heat are talking about a david west sign-and-trade, which made me wonder “with what”? got to be riley dangling haslem in trade (and i very much doubt we’re trading udonis, unless it’s part of a package for, say, nene).
BTW, i’m convinced we’re not getting anybody (not that this is a problem, obv., but we just have nothing to spend).
that would make no sense on just about every level
danny is going all out
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Boston’s delivered New Orleans multiple 3-team trade scenarios for CP3, trying to find something acceptable to Hornets, sources tell Y!
if it’s true that CP3 won’t sign an extension with the celtics, why would they just “rent” him for a year? ainge is too smart for that, especially when he’s giving up rondo in the trade.
heard someone say today that whoever gets paul will be a championship contender for the next 5 — 7 years but i don’t see him staying at his current level that long.
they should just rent him for a year. they only have a year.
IraHeatBeat Ira Winderman — Hmmm, indeed? RT @ShaneBattier Hmmm, I may have some interesting news tomorrow. But I need a full nights sleep first..........good night!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wd love battier in SA, not gonna happen tho :(
actually, CAD, there’s something more going on:
@DanielEade: I believe CP3 will end up in Boston, after today’s revelations about the loophole in contract extensions in new CBA.
what’s this loophole?
shocked that a deal hammered out in 19 hours has a loophole
i’m not surprised about that, either, but (a) there were other loopholes, which the NBA acted quickly to close as soon as they were exposed and (b) what is this loophole, assuming it exists?
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but they both would be required to return to denver, right?
Powell2daPeople Shaun Powell — Larry Bird is trying to talk Nene into accepting slightly lower money so the Pacers can chase other free agents
but they both would be required to return to denver, right?
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, December 7, 2011 9:53 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
well, smith and i believe chandler (or is it martin?) are FAs...
C’s should totally rent CP3. Only players under contract next year are Avery Bradley and Paul Pierce. If he resigns, you can get another max dude under the cap (Dwight? I can dream); if he doesn’t, you get to build a whole new team anyways.
Alex Kennedy: After using the amnesty clause on Richard Jefferson, don’t be surprised if the Spurs sign Shane Battier. There’s mutual interest. about 27 minutes ago
:O
spurs also picking up TJ ford for vet’s min, not a bad pickup to back parker. just as long as he never shoots 3s.
srsly praying to hoops jesus for shane battier
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/07/chris-paul-extension/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2
Chris Paul will not commit to signing a contract extension after this season with either the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Clippers if he is traded to either team by the New Orleans Hornets, citing the potential financial hit if he were to do that rather than becoming a free agent and signing a new deal with a new team next summer, according to league sources. That has left potential deals with both teams in limbo
right, but it would be the same thing as the d will situation right? if either of those teams traded for him they’d be able to offer him substantially more money than any other team? i guess they’d have to assume the risk that he walks away from 20+ m
interestingish rule tweaks http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7329584/nba-alters-emphasis-shooting-fouls-2011-12
bucher: Hearing that Shane Battier is bound for the Miami Heat. Not strong enough to write a news story but no league talk of him going elsewhere.
whoa
“Rip-through” moves, in which an offensive player swings the ball into a defender’s outstretched arm and then attempts a shot once he has created contact, will be considered non-shooting fouls if the contact begins before the offensive player starts his shooting motion.
Also, on drives to the basket, a shooting foul will be called only if contact occurs after the offensive player has begun his shooting motion, not after he has initiated his leap toward the basket.
lame
The league will also make traveling in the post and on the perimeter a point of emphasis, with a player hopping off of and landing on the same foot viewed as an automatic violation.
uh
Referees also will be hyper-vigilant about defenders making contact with offensive players when they’re in the air and fully extended attempting to score. In most cases, expect that kind of foul to draw a Flagrant Level 2, which is two free throws, possession of the ball and the defender being ejected.
“That type of contact was a trend last season and it’s really dangerous,” Jackson said.
huh?
wade at the 2, battier at 3, bron at 4 is a p interesting lineup
rip bosh
oh yeah that guy I guess he’s the center but that’s not interesting
The last rule is necessary because the 24-second shot clock will now be equipped to show 10ths for the final five seconds and work as a “true” clock. From a technical standpoint, the old shot clock began with 24.9 seconds and expired with .9 left. Now the clock will switch from 24 to 23 seconds after .1 second has expired.
the hell?
rip bosh
nah. but getting battier court-time will require creative lineups, many of which will have bosh at center. he’s much bigger this year (apparently hit the weight-room with alonzo mourning, and put on 10 — 15 pounds), but he’d still be an undersized center. anyway, there’s a good argument to be made for the versitility it gives the heat, e.g., Lineup A (haslem — bron — bosh — wade — battier).
ShaneBattier Shane Battier — Let’s Go #Heat!!!!!
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ShaneBattier Shane Battier — This was a exciting process and after much deliberation, I would like to quote the great poet Jimmy Buffett and take my chances “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season
a moment ago. so confirmed: battier to heat.
interesting — still need big guys tho
in much more important news, confirmed this morning that metta’s jersey will in fact say WORLD PEACE on the back
you guys, we’re gonna get to hear marv albert say “world PEA-ce” at various points this year :D :D
Love the new rip through ruling, that move is straight baby thighs
Btw nice job adding battier, I predict hell be almost as effective as mike miller lol
interesting — still need big guys tho
totally. but on the other hand, it’s hard to fault riley for refusing to overpay just okay centers (e.g., dalembert). i love bosh’s game, but he’s still going to be an undersized center when he plays at that position, so . . . .
battier is a hell of a defender.
heat need more awesome wing defenders
Guys battier is cooked fyi
was he injured?
i know he’s 33 and all . . .
Pat Riley needs to check on the whole concept of aging
hm. DON’T BE SO CRYPTIC.
maybe riley is thrown off cuz he’s looked the exact same for the past 20 years
Yah prob
Although he’ll be of more utility once they trade bron
you are of one mind.
you are unanimous in your opinion.
Yup just me and the best basketball writer
he just says it makes sense, not that it’s going to happen.
I think u might be misunderstanding my whole posting style
one of many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many (n.1) things in life misunderstand.
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dammit, things in life i misunderstand.
like sentence construction, apparently.
I mean a world in which bron gets moved for Howard is a world that has justice
Lol this guy http://deadspin.com/5866262
lol JUSTICE lol
Just us
chrisperk Chris Perkins — Hearing a slimmer Eddy Curry will sign w/Heat on Friday. Flying in today from Chicago to meet with Pat Riley.
curry’s been dieting; down to 142 pounds.
lmao i understand pat doesnt have much $$$ to work w/but come on man
temporary move.
besides, curry did have good years (20/7, IIRC). maybe we’ll be pleasently surprised.
more likely he’ll cook and eat shane battier shortly after he arrives in miami, tho.
hes hella talented but you dont recover from being eddy curry for the last ten years
lol @ this
hes hella talented but you dont recover from being eddy curry for the last ten years
sadly, he’s been eddy curry all his life
its true, rip eddy curry, long live eddy curry
optimistic about this — he definitely has talent, and on the heat he basically just needs to be big. assuming the heat will be able to control his weight
i mean i assume they’re not going to be paying him much, so it can’t be any better or worse than, like, what the celtics have with jermaine o neal
did you guys know that the fifth highest paid player on the celtics this season is rasheed wallace
optimistic about this — he definitely has talent, and on the heat he basically just needs to be big. assuming the heat will be able to control his weight
i’m optimistic for the heat, but moreso for miami’s local restaurants. this is like a recession-busting move. thank you, miami heat.
seriously, i’m optimistic, too. pittman’s weight is waaay down and his conditioning is waaay up under the heat’s program. curry may be a bust, but he’ll be pushed — hard — to stay in shape.
Shane Battier — This was a exciting process and after much deliberation, I would like to quote the great poet Jimmy Buffett and take my chances “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season.”
I like Shane, but I’m worried that changes in latitudes will bring changes in attitudes.
so it can’t be any better or worse than, like, what the celtics have with jermaine o neal
― v-shasty, Thursday, December 8, 2011 11:45 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink
lol oneal was AWFUL
lmao ez
jwquick Jason Quick
BREAKING: Greg Oden will be a Trail Blazer next season. Agent Bill Duffy says Oden will sign 1-year qualifying offer on Friday for $8.9 mil
14 minutes ago
BREAKING: Greg Oden
That’s gonna be the title of his autobiography.
:)
hahaha
damn *tips hat*
apparently the knicks are now the leading suitors for tyson chandler
how much money would he be giving up?
oh man battier you are really trying to test my good will toward you because you will now have been both a duke and a heat
like most of the new rule changes btw, ripthrough rule seems well considered also
discontinued or hesitation dribbles as automatic violations
should mean the crab dribble finally gets called a travel and this
Referees also will be hyper-vigilant about defenders making contact with offensive players when they’re in the air and fully extended attempting to score.
means dont even think about trying to andrew bynum a little guard in the air
atta boy, joe
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Tayshaun Prince will sign a four year, $27 million dollar deal to stay with Detroit, league sources tell Y! Sports.
also, uh, tyson chandler is signing w/ the knicks and they’re dumping billups
that is really weird i just dont know
i mean the knicks i cant even begin
the knicks have mike d’antoni at coach and will have zero (0) point guards
yeah. if the NYK lose billups and gain chandler, i wonder how they stack-up in the east. they’d be good, obv.
yeah. that’s my thought, too.
chandler is good but like, he’s not THAT good