2014 NBA Playoffs Thread

[RipCity32]

Did not expect San Antonio to take it to Portland like that. Damn.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Tony Parker shot 6-15 off ball screens last night (40%) and recorded 3 assists and 3 turnovers.

So truthfully speaking, it could have been worse for Portland, but the troubling part is it could get worse because Parker didn't live up to his regular season numbers. During the regular season he shot 48% off ball screens and only committed 71 turnovers the entire year. So not only did you see a 8% dip in shooting percentage, but you also saw a 5% increase in turnover percentage.

 

[BwareDWare94]

It'll only get worse if the Spurs all stay hot (except Manu, that is).
 
I mean, is Aron Baynes likely to score again, in this series? 

 

[elcheato]

I had no knowledge of a player in the league named Aron Baynes. This use to be a rarity for me with NBA players, but it's happening too often for my liking now.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

It'll only get worse if the Spurs all stay hot (except Manu, that is).
 
I mean, is Aron Baynes likely to score again, in this series?

I used to sit in front of the tv, or sit in the Arena (now the Smoothie King Center) and watch the opponent rain down jumpers of all varieties on the Hornets/Pelicans all night long. I always thought to myself, and would often get very irritated at this fact, why do all these teams always get hot against us? Why is it always us? Then I actually started going back and focusing on the game within the game, and come to find out these teams are "hot" against us because our defense sucks. We're constantly missing rotations, late on rotations, late on getting out to contest shots. They aren't hot, they're just hitting their open shots, like you would expect an NBA team to do. Back to San Antonio-Portland, maybe Portland could get away with it if they were playing the Bucks, or the 76ers, but they won't win they're playing a Title contender like the Spurs. They aren't hot, they're just doing what is expected of them, and that's making the open shots that Portland is giving up.

I've always said, if you're not out to contest an NBA shooter by the time he starts his shot motion, you're too late. So take this image below of Tony Parker and Nicolas Batum. Batum has his hands at his side, a couple feet from Parker who has already started his motion.

Or this one, where Wesley Matthews is late to contest on Patty Mills.

Robin Lopez was playing off the PnR, so Timmy is left open for the elbow jumper.

This particular play, Lillard gets caught up on a screen set by Duncan and he doesn't get out to Marco.

Complete defensive breakdown.

Lillard gets caught up on Duncans screen and Lopez is hanging back in the paint, Parker gets an open midrange jumper off the PnR.

Same thing as above.

Another failed PnR execution defensively.

They only ran Marco off of 3-4 screens last night, but he scored every time.

Another example of Marco off a screen.

San Antonio is full of guys who space the floor and hit open shots. So if you leave them open, they will get "hot." They're open because quite frankly Portland's defense sucks, and it has for quite some time. Also going back to the shot motion and Spurs shooters, alot of those guys are considered open as soon as the ball touches their hands. If you can't disrupt their initial shot motion, they will hit the shot. They were the #1 spot up team in the league, after all.

 

[Delirium]

I had no knowledge of a player in the league named Aron Baynes. This use to be a rarity for me with NBA players, but it's happening too often for my liking now.

I often will see a player and I think to myself "How the fuck do I even know who that is", but when I haven't heard of somebody I'm even more confused about how such a character existed beyond my comprehension

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I knew who Baynes is, but he's also within the division so it's not that surprising lol

 

[Mexi]

Who cares if hes in your division

Divisions are pointless in the nba. Like the lakers play the spurs just as much as new orleans

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Who cares if hes in your division

Divisions are pointless in the nba. Like the lakers play the spurs just as much as new orleans

Because you tend to have more focus on teams within your division than a team outside of it.

 

[Mexi]

Yeah in football and baseball

Not the NBA

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Yeah in football and baseball

Not the NBA

Just don't think this is true.

 

[footballplaya52]

I want someone to give josh Selby playing time.

 

[buzzy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOsgNZadorE
 
This guy is either mentally challenged or got payed off by the mob.

 

[buzzy]

Lol Dawk Ins is no more

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Lol Dawk Ins is no more

I heard that. Really unfortunate.

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOsgNZadorE
 
This guy is either mentally challenged or got payed off by the mob.

He wanted a stat line of 0-1 so badly..jeez

 

[buzzy]

I heard that. Really unfortunate.

 
https://www.youtube.com/user/GDawkinsReborn

 

[Mexi]

Shit City

 

[Mexi]

Pacers better win today because game 3 will be a wiz blowout


Buzzy, its a lock

 

[Mexi]

Gortat out here lookin like blake and DJ with these flushes