2016/17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[bosoxlover12]

Teams can counter small ball with big guys if they want to. But 3's are worth more than 2's

A lot of it has to do defensively too. If your bigs can cover the perimeter it is easier to mitigate the difference, but there aren't a ton of those bigs out there that are good perimeter defenders and can score inside
 
But yeah, threes are just too much. Teams would need to shoot 9.6% better from two to make the two and three equal in weight. That difference, while not right away seeming gigantic, is roughly the same gap as it is from 1959's shooting numbers to now. It's never going to happen

 

[buzzy]

You're talking about no defense being played in todays game, yet you're glorifying an era without zone defense

 

[Mexi]

Im not even sure how great shaq would be in todays game

 

[Paulius]

Bbq chicken

 

[Mexi]

Bbq chicken

no teams post anymore and hed get killed as a defender
More than he already was

 

[Mexi]

I wish the nba flexed more games
January 27 on espn is now rockets/ sixers instead of bulls/heat

 

[Paulius]

Yup, run run run , jack up threes , no defense, fun fun fun!

Im convinced that this three point contest era will be very fun!

 

[Paulius]

They figured the rockets launch 50 threes a game so might as well throw them on there for more fun

 

[Mexi]

Bulls and heat are mega trash
Anyone with eyes would want to see embiid and harden

 

[Mexi]

Miami is going to beat Houston tonight
Idc as long as harden has a good game

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I wish the nba flexed more games
January 27 on espn is now rockets/ sixers instead of bulls/heat

At least now we'll see one playoff team haha

 

[elcheato]

Yea the Sixers should be a tough out in the playoffs

 

[Paulius]

Russ fans - "as long as russ gets the W"

Hardens fan - "as long as harden has a good game

Some chase wins , some chase good games

 

[Mexi]

Some chase mvp's so they can get the trifecta
Roy, mip, mvp

Im so close. And no one picked harden

 

[bosoxlover12]

no teams post anymore and hed get killed as a defender
More than he already was

See this I disagree with
 
Shaq couldn't be stopped in his career, and he definitely couldn't be stopped today. This is the lone difference between what we've been debating so far
 
Someone like Embiid looks like the next prodigal big man, or at least one of them, in the league -- but he's only hitting 49.5% of his two-point shots.
Shaq was a career 58.3% shooter from two, and from 2000-2011 he averaged 74.8% from 0-3 feet from the hoop. For equivalency thats a 39.8% and 49.8% three point shooter respectively
 
Prime Shaq in today's league wouldn't have the defensive value that he really had, but offensively he'd still dominate (and I'd argue possibly even dominate more)

 

[Mexi]

See this I disagree with
 
Shaq couldn't be stopped in his career, and he definitely couldn't be stopped today. This is the lone difference between what we've been debating so far
 
Someone like Embiid looks like the next prodigal big man, or at least one of them, in the league -- but he's only hitting 49.5% of his two-point shots.
Shaq was a career 58.3% shooter from two, and from 2000-2011 he averaged 74.8% from 0-3 feet from the hoop. For equivalency thats a 39.8% and 49.8% three point shooter respectively
 
Prime Shaq in today's league wouldn't have the defensive value that he really had, but offensively he'd still dominate (and I'd argue possibly even dominate more)

pace has changed
Teams would just run and get him tired and his effectiveness would go down some

 

[Paulius]

Buddy hield will be second and thats amazing bc hes first from the draft class tsk tsk tsk

 

[Mexi]

Buddy hield will be second and thats amazing bc hes first from the draft class tsk tsk tsk

brogdon

And simmons and Ingram are the best in the class
2 stars

 

[Paulius]

Lol at ingram but we will see

 

[Mexi]

Ive watched Ingram closely all season
Baby tmac (hate to say it)