Official NBA Week 8 Thread

[peternorth]

serious man love for bogut. just getting down and doing it at the mo. could this be the start of the bucks season? huge second half vs the horsies on the road? can they snaffle the dub?

me rikey that nickname ryzz.

in alphabetical order

lollanta
losston meltics
lollotte lolcats
lolcago lols
lolland spazaliers
horsies
enver thuggets
???? (pisstons)
lolen state lollolers
loston lolkets
????? (pacers)
LA Lollers (both clips and lakers)
jizzlies
Me-am-I
lolwaukee lols (aka "Miss it kee bucks)
lollollolta timberlols
lol jersey lols
nawlins whorenets
new york jews
lolkllola city chunder
lollanlol magic
lolloldellola lol-ers
Fryes team
l??? (portland)
sacramenlol kings
lol lollolilol spurs
lolronto
jizz
jizzards

 

[peternorth]

great white hope's stats today

9 mins
4 fouls

lawl

whats wrong with this pic?

 

[ryzz]

me rikey that nickname ryzz.

in alphabetical order

lollanta
losston meltics
lollotte lolcats
lolcago lols
lolland spazaliers
horsies
enver thuggets
???? (pisstons)
lolen state lollolers
loston lolkets
????? (pacers)
LA Lollers (both clips and lakers)
jizzlies
Me-am-I
lolwaukee lols (aka "Miss it kee bucks)
lollollolta timberlols
lol jersey lols
nawlins whorenets
new york jews
lolkllola city chunder
lollanlol magic
lolloldellola lol-ers
Fryes team
l??? (portland)
sacramenlol kings
lol lollolilol spurs
lolronto
jizz
jizzards

i have detected and duly noted a pattern, and in turn have suggested an alternative? surely dallols cant have been overlooked?

and i think in order to differentiate the two la teams, the clips should just be 'lol'. both fits the nickname policy and is accurately descriptive to boot *






*blake griffen not included

 

[DT_35]

* Face palm * Dallas

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

^^^^ this.

also, what are fantastic numbers?

Isn't 69 a fantastic number?

 

[Dez!]

You have to be f***ing kidding me?

Reward System at the Heart of Miami's Winning Streak

A simple reward system has contributed to Miami's current eight-game winning streak.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra set parameters that reward his superstars with offensive freedom when they excel on the defensive end.

If Dwyane Wade grabs a defensive rebound, he has the green light to do whatever he wants offensively. If LeBron James makes a defensive stop, he controls his own game on the other end of the court.

"Our job is to defend and then we get rewarded with what we want to do on offense," James said.

Why do they even bother wasting money on Spoelstra?

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear]

Sadly for Dallas losing games to scrub teams like the Bucks will be remembered before any big winning streaks do.

 

[Hodges]

Bucks arent a scrub team. Especially not when the Bogeyman is playing well.

 

[ryzz]

You have to be f***ing kidding me?

Reward System at the Heart of Miami's Winning Streak



Why do they even bother wasting money on Spoelstra?

haha when i read that i almost fell off my chair. could not believe it. made watching the bees v heat alot more interesting today haha.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

You have to be f***ing kidding me?

Reward System at the Heart of Miami's Winning Streak



Why do they even bother wasting money on Spoelstra?

So if the Damp pulls down the board, can he jack up a 3?

 

[swaneagle24]

You have to be f***ing kidding me?

Reward System at the Heart of Miami's Winning Streak



Why do they even bother wasting money on Spoelstra?

Will Bosh's shot attempts decrease due to the lack of defence and rebounding?

Spo: "Ok Chris, don't get posterized by the opposition point guard, and we will reward you with one shot in the post."

*Chris Bosh passes out of post while holding mismatch, guarded by opposition point guard*

 

[Westy Bogan]

Hornets zone was very effective on Miami today. I wonder if more teams will try it?

Miami run very hard at the 3 point shooters and Hornets countered by faking and then driving around for a pull up 2.

Some good lessons for other teams.

Chris (best +/- in the NBA) Bosh was pretty good again. Starting to get some rebounds.

Dampier might be next to useless at the Offensive end but I think his big body has really made a big difference to the Heat. His screens are brutal up top and he has a nice habit of tipping the ball back out for an extra possession.

BTW, Heat now have a 9 game win streak of 10 points or more. Its the 4th best ever in the NBA.

 

[hayes]

I like how Spoelstra tries to pretend that he's in control of that team and particularly the offense. It's just give the ball to Lebron or Wade and let them do whatever they want with it, thrown in with the occasional Bosh jumper.

 

[wezza]

Bucks arent a scrub team. Especially not when the Bogeyman is playing well.

Wasted so much money on Gooden and Maggette though. Love Ersan, what a beast!

 

[Westy Bogan]

I like how Spoelstra tries to pretend that he's in control of that team and particularly the offense. It's just give the ball to Lebron or Wade and let them do whatever they want with it, thrown in with the occasional Bosh jumper.

True, BUT they are playing a lot differently than in their earlier games.

1. Lebron is not playing point guard anymore. This is a massive change. This has made the offense work a lot better. More people are getting touches. The ball ends up in Wades or Lebrons hands but its often in better spots.
2. They run on any opposition miss. (Especially if Wade or Lebron get the rebound)
3. Dampier is setting big screens at the top of the key and getting players open.
4. Wade and Lebron have toned down the 3 point shots (especially when game is close) They are driving whenever possible and Wade in particular seems intent on drawing fouls.
5. They moved Eddie House out of the rotation and put in Chalmers. This means more D for starters and someone who can penetrate and get into the paint to pass out.
6. Wade had been assigned to guard the oppositions point guard. Early on Carlos had this assignment and was shocking. Wade has done a good job of this.

IMO. I think Spo is coaching this team like Team USA. Basics. Nothing too complicated and run and use your athleticism. Maybe over time if he is still around he will implement more.

 

[Borgsta]

and stickied and subcribed finally.

 

[Westy Bogan]

You have to be f***ing kidding me?

Reward System at the Heart of Miami's Winning Streak



Why do they even bother wasting money on Spoelstra?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/columns/story?columnist=windhorst_brian&page=heatdefense-101212


Makes perfect sense when you read this article and when you watch their games. When they get a rebound they run and push it with no play called.

When they have to get the ball out of the basket the D is set so they call a play.

When Wade defends the shot but Lebron gets the rebound they call a time out to negotiate with Spo.... Its all good. *



* Last sentence may or may not be true

 

[HSSB]

So much harder to pay attention to the League after banning myself from League Pass

 

[Westy Bogan]

Phil Jackson just pays them

The Zen Master has taken on a not-so Zen-like approach to motivate his players to sacrifice their bodies on defense and draw charges: pay them.

"We actually even put out a reward for drawing charges so there's rewards involved in it," Jackson said, with the money coming from a "minor fine pool" that filled up throughout the year that the Lakers use to "reimburse these guys for various things they do."

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5221047

 

[ryzz]

So much harder to pay attention to the League after banning myself from League Pass

atdhe.net......its not league pass so your allowed to










you know you want to

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Not sure if this has been posted but this channel on youtube provides awesome analysis of NBA games.
http://www.youtube.com/user/bballbreakdown?blend=2&ob=1#p/u
Another channel but by the same guy.......this focuses solely on Heat games.
http://www.youtube.com/user/heatbreakdown#p/u

Edit: I don't think these links work but type in bball breakdown and it will be the channel second from the top.
Click in Expert NBA breakdowns and then uploads.

 

[Damon_3388]

and someone tell john salmons his playing for a contract or something.

I wonder if he'll get traded at the deadline for the third year in a row

February 18, 2009: Traded by the Sacramento Kings with Brad Miller to the Chicago Bulls for Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons.


February 18, 2010: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 2010 1st round draft pick (Larry Sanders), a 2011 2nd round draft pick and a 2012 2nd round draft pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for Joe Alexander, Hakim Warrick and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Kevin Seraphin).

 

[Rick18]

Presenting David Lee's elbow:

 

[Westy Bogan]

Not sure if this has been posted but this channel on youtube provides awesome analysis of NBA games.
http://www.youtube.com/user/bballbreakdown?blend=2&ob=1#p/u
Another channel but by the same guy.......this focuses solely on Heat games.
http://www.youtube.com/user/heatbreakdown#p/u

Thanks mate. Interesting

When you watch Carmellos D up close it really is horrible.

 

[blidda]

Can someone plz give me a brief report on how Evan Turner is going? thanks