The Official HATE METER NBA Thread

[Footypie32]

I'd like to announce in advance, that I hate Brooklyn

And yet you have Brook Lopez in your avi.

 

[Super Hans]

Wade and Westbrook.

 

[DangerSloane]

Howard #1

 

[djrossie16]

Howard #1

Apparently he's a good bloke in person but you see his goofy demeanor every time he's on camera and it just makes you want to throttle the guy and tell him to give a * about something.

 

[DangerSloane]

Apparently he's a good bloke in person but you see his goofy demeanor every time he's on camera and it just makes you want to throttle the guy and tell him to give a **** about something.

Im sure hes not a bad person, or even a prick.

Its more so the pure arrogance in his attitude to basketball. I mean Steve Nash comes to you as a top 5 Free Throw shooter of all time and said hey mate how would you like me to help you with those Free Throws, you know that one thing thats holding you back from being a true star of the NBA, and the same thing thats costing us games week in week out.

Howards paraphrased response: Nah mate, ill be right.

At least Shaq was always trying to fix his FT problems. Every year he'd have a new style or technique and eventually he did get it up by about 10% if i remember correctly, but he was always willing to get help with it.

 

[darren forssman]

+1

new yahoo just sucks dogs balls

terrance and phillip have saved us:

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/

enjoy.

 

[Kickpuncher]

1. Heat
2. Heat again
daylight
3. Lakers


1. Dwight
2. Westbrook
3. Ray Allen

 

[fidstar]

Im sure hes not a bad person, or even a prick.

Its more so the pure arrogance in his attitude to basketball. I mean Steve Nash comes to you as a top 5 Free Throw shooter of all time and said hey mate how would you like me to help you with those Free Throws, you know that one thing thats holding you back from being a true star of the NBA, and the same thing thats costing us games week in week out.

Howards paraphrased response: Nah mate, ill be right.

If this is true he moves to the top of my list. Source?

 

[matty_hawk]

Brooklyn
Lakers
Heat
Hate them all equal

1.D will
2.chalmers
3.kobe

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[PepeSilvia]

Lakers
Celtics (Too bad they're not really worth hating this season)
Nets/Knicks (minus Shumpert)

Kobe
Griffin
KG/Rondo

 

[tigs2010]

Heat
Anyone playing the Heat!
Pistons


LeBron (still got a lot of respect for his game, but there's just something about him...)
Bosh
Ray Allen

What happens when the Heat play?

 

[djrossie16]

What happens when the Heat play?

 

[fidstar]

What happens when the Heat play?

lol

should have been anyone playing the Bulls

 

[PP34]

Lakers
Celtics (Too bad they're not really worth hating this season)
Nets/Knicks (minus Shumpert)

Kobe
Griffin
KG/Rondo

A Heat fan with the Knicks at 3?

WTF.

 

[PepeSilvia]

A Heat fan with the Knicks at 3?

WTF.

Why not?

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Why not?

 

[PepeSilvia]

I have read about this, but I'm not old enough to really care much.

 

[Connoisseur]

1 lebrone
2 dwayde


1 heat
2 heat

There's no third option that comes close to the contempt I have for the Theats and those 2 players so there's no point mentioning any other teams or players.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

I have read about this, but I'm not old enough to really care much.

 

[DangerSloane]

If this is true he moves to the top of my list. Source?

I read it somewhere last season.
I cant remember where ill see if i can hunt down the article.

 

[DangerSloane]

A short google search finds many references.
This was the top article.

http://www.everyjoe.com/2012/12/07/sports/dwight-howard-doesnt-listen-to-steve-nash/

 

[fidstar]

pathetic.

I remember picking up a basketball a few years back, after not touching one for 5 years. After a bit of screwing around with general shooting I shot 100 free throws and made just over 50. Now it's obviously a lot different shooting 100 straight shots on a court with no one around to shooting them in game, but it's embarrassing that NBA players can't make at least 2 in every 3 when I can do that after 5 years.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

pathetic.

I remember picking up a basketball a few years back, after not touching one for 5 years. After a bit of screwing around with general shooting I shot 100 free throws and made just over 50. Now it's obviously a lot different shooting 100 straight shots on a court with no one around to shooting them in game, but it's embarrassing that NBA players can't make at least 2 in every 3 when I can do that after 5 years.

Without making excuses for Dwight, I've always suspected muscle mass comes into it, especially for big men in the NBA. I don't know what the scientific explanation is, but often when players bulk up, their free throw percentage drops.

As a 'Zo devotee back in the day, I can acutely remember it happening to him as his career progressed:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mournal01.html

I reckon the same thing's happen to Al Horford and Thad Young in the last couple of seasons as they've changed positions too..

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/horfoal01.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/youngth01.html

 

[Footypie32]

I've never understood why big men that struggle with their FT's don't try a little baby-hook instead. Would probably get more arc on the shot and stop it clanging out.

 

[matty_hawk]

I've never understood why big men that struggle with their FT's don't try a little baby-hook instead. Would probably get more arc on the shot and stop it clanging out.

Underarm that s**t, or aim for the backboard. Or get lessons from drummond!