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I thought Pau was a bad fit as well - but he looks to be getting it together...

Clippers/Grizz has been fun, as it usually is. Clips up 2 with 1:27 to play.

EDIT: Clippers lose! You know you can't trust these guys come the playoffs...

Strange timing in Bouncer's comment, Pau has been in good form since the Detroit game last Friday.

TheBouncer wrote:

vintage_cox wrote:

TheBouncer wrote:I am really enjoying this season so far, a pleasant surprise.

Hope it comes together for the clips in the post-season, so much fun to watch.

I'm not

Wizards one of a select few I just can't watch.

Lakers, Nets, Wolves all watchable this year, it's brilliant.

A few teams I'm struggling for a read on. Have no feel for the Spurs' ceilng, Pau was such an awful signing for them, as I could have told them he would be.

Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMVGqGKBJIA

especially @4:40

The guy posting those highlight vids is a credit to the league. 10 minutes of goodness within a couple hours of every game finishing, I owe him big.

The book is well out on late career Pau at this stage. Money from mid range and a creative passer. But he is just so anaemic on the other end. I love him as a role player at this stage, but I just can’t get on board with 20 mill and a starting berth on a team with title aspirations.

Btw, Jimmy Butler has been on a whole other level this year.

In the running for 2nd best in the east.

welcome back Jrue!!!

21pts in 21 mins off the bench so far, crushing the Blazers

great win! AD 38, Jrue 21, Terrence J 15 and Tyreke returned to practice this week

Great comeback Pels! 108 all with 18 secs

Holiday immense again in limited minutes

OT

Coach wants to shoot Galloway right now, I'm sure.

Back to back Ws!!!

This team looks different

AD is a golden god

Damn, there are a lot of good young centers coming up in the NBA at the moment.

Joel Embiid looks like an absolute beast. He picks & pops from the 3 point line well. He also swivels and pivots in the paint with speed. Hopefully he stays healthy.

PHX up 101-99 with 1:20 to go... Wall scores the last 7 to win 101-106

Beal with career high 42 - earn that paycheck!

Pels up by 16 in the first quarter in ATL..... and AD goes flying into the crowd chasing a loose ball and has limped to the locker room

fffffffuuuuuuuuucckkk!!!

Jrue to AD just prior (things were going too well)

https://vine.co/v/5tF6P6lh3WA

ADs back in the fourth

but who needs him, teams up 95-71

Dude

Pellies looking great now.

The Thunder are in free fall. Just not enough good players. No shooting.

Currently the bench wings (Abrines/Morrow/Singler) are shooting a combined 20.8% from 3 (15/72).

I thought they could drop to 35 wins this season. That's looking odds on at the moment.

I hear it's a deep draft...

Marshall Banana wrote:Pellies looking great now.

The Thunder are in free fall. Just not enough good players. No shooting.

Currently the bench wings (Abrines/Morrow/Singler) are shooting a combined 20.8% from 3 (15/72).

I thought they could drop to 35 wins this season. That's looking odds on at the moment.

I hear it's a deep draft...

My early season prediction was that the Thunder would be a 50-50 team that would place about 8th in the Western Conference, and that's only if Westbrook stays healthy. I don't know what the 3 point stats are across all NBA team, but I'm guessing that the Thunder would place near the bottom in that category.

Spurs with a quality road win in Boston, rolling now, 8 wins in a row.

Patty Mills with the corner three to ice the game, same as Parker two nights ago in Charlotte.

Tehui wrote:

Marshall Banana wrote:Pellies looking great now.

The Thunder are in free fall. Just not enough good players. No shooting.

Currently the bench wings (Abrines/Morrow/Singler) are shooting a combined 20.8% from 3 (15/72).

I thought they could drop to 35 wins this season. That's looking odds on at the moment.

I hear it's a deep draft...

My early season prediction was that the Thunder would be a 50-50 team that would place about 8th in the Western Conference, and that's only if Westbrook stays healthy. I don't know what the 3 point stats are across all NBA team, but I'm guessing that the Thunder would place near the bottom in that category.

They are 22nd in the league in 3P%. The 8 sides below them all have losing records.

The top 4 sides? Spurs, Cavs, Clippers, and Warriors...

It's difficult to win in today's NBA without reliable 3-point shooting. Against the Thunder, everyone just clogs the paint and dares them to shoot from the outside. Their half-court offense is an abomination.

Anyway, the team is very young - second youngest in the league, I think. They are clearly rebuilding. It's tough to watch at times, but I am not surprised by any of it.

Karl Anthony towns is going to be a special player in the future.

Marshall Banana wrote:

Tehui wrote:

Marshall Banana wrote:Pellies looking great now.

The Thunder are in free fall. Just not enough good players. No shooting.

Currently the bench wings (Abrines/Morrow/Singler) are shooting a combined 20.8% from 3 (15/72).

I thought they could drop to 35 wins this season. That's looking odds on at the moment.

I hear it's a deep draft...

My early season prediction was that the Thunder would be a 50-50 team that would place about 8th in the Western Conference, and that's only if Westbrook stays healthy. I don't know what the 3 point stats are across all NBA team, but I'm guessing that the Thunder would place near the bottom in that category.

They are 22nd in the league in 3P%. The 8 sides below them all have losing records.

The top 4 sides? Spurs, Cavs, Clippers, and Warriors...

It's difficult to win in today's NBA without reliable 3-point shooting. Against the Thunder, everyone just clogs the paint and dares them to shoot from the outside. Their half-court offense is an abomination.

Anyway, the team is very young - second youngest in the league, I think. They are clearly rebuilding. It's tough to watch at times, but I am not surprised by any of it.

Sounds dull.

JJ Redick with 9 consecutive pts, Clips only trail the Pistons by 2 at the end of the third having been down 17 earlier in the quarter.

Damn. Russell Westbrook is currently averaging a triple double after nearly a quarter of the regular season gone. 30.9 points, 11.3 assists, 10.3 rebounds.

If Westbrook can keep it going he might threaten to match Oscar Robertson's triple double season record of 30.8 points, 11.4 assists, 12.5 rebounds. The only other player that I know who came close to averaging a triple double during a season was Magic Johnson in 1981-82 who averaged 18.6 points, 9.5 assists, 9.6 rebounds.

so yall bitches really think Westb can avg a tripdub this season til the end ? I think he's got enough ego that if it doesn't continue to happen naturally he'll force it.

Crazy, crazy end to the 1st period of OT in Clips-Nets game. Doc Rivers got tossed, Nets missed 3 of 4 free throws to seal the win (Nets were in the bonus + Docs tech) then Clips hit a three to tie.

Smee wrote: Crazy, crazy end to the 1st period of OT in Clips-Nets game. Doc Rivers got tossed, Nets missed 3 of 4 free throws to seal the win (Nets were in the bonus + Docs tech) then Clips hit a three to tie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foalwWXJHIw

Tehui wrote:

Smee wrote: Crazy, crazy end to the 1st period of OT in Clips-Nets game. Doc Rivers got tossed, Nets missed 3 of 4 free throws to seal the win (Nets were in the bonus + Docs tech) then Clips hit a three to tie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foalwWXJHIw

Yeah it was funny as hell, Doc had a complete meltdown.

Great game from Paddy Mills tonight - 5/6 from downtown, 15 pts in the 4th. Spurs come from behind to win late in the 4th.

Anyone else think Draymond Green is a massive piece of shit?

http://thebiglead.com/2016/12/02/draymo ... bout-call/

Good to see the Thunder coming back after dropping a handful.

OKC get the win over the Pelicans.

Westbrook with his fifth triple double joining Jordan, Robertson and Chamberlain as the only other players.

Odds on for MVP?

Klay Thompson is widely considered the Warriors 4th best player.

He just dropped 60(!) points in 3 quarters against the Pacers.

Cavs gonna have to thug it up in the Finals... play really slow and dirty.

Marshall Banana wrote:Klay Thompson is widely considered the Warriors 4th best player.

He just dropped 60(!) points in 3 quarters against the Pacers.

Cavs gonna have to thug it up in the Finals... play really slow and dirty.

He once scored 30 points in a quarter, he's always been capable of going crazy.

Yeah - but not this crazy! 60 points in 29 minutes is obscene!

I wish Kerr would have let him loose in the 4th...

Marshall Banana wrote:Yeah - but not this crazy!

I dunno man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyBpt9tRsg

Love did that just the other day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2e7Pbjhcs

Sustaining that is on a whole different level.

Warriors up 18 over the Clippers after 1.

In LA no less.

Marshall Banana wrote:Warriors up 18 over the Clippers after 1.

In LA no less.

I was hoping the Clippers would be more competitive than that.

Clippers are what they are every year - likely losers in the 2nd round.

Maybe they'll get to the WCF? I wouldn't bet on it, tho.

Warriors getting spanked

45-70 midway through 3rd