The Real 2014-15 NBA Regular Season Thread

[CameronCrazy06]

Jerian his brother will be in the league next year too. One of the best point guards in this draft.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Phoenix is interested in bringing back Stat.

 

[buzzy]

Bring back Nash as well, while you're at it.

 

[elcheato]

I'm not quite sure what Raja Bells' job is in the Cavs front office, but they should bring him back too

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Marion too

 

[buzzy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BjhfwVY_p8

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I forgot how awesome that video was haha

 

[buzzy]

the quality is literally ass poop, but it's still the GOAT

 

[elcheato]

Tony Kornheiser, my boy, ripping Barkley and Wilbon and their flawed anti-analytic stance.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

It's hard for me because analytics are definitely part of the game now but there's way too many people who try to solely base arguments on analytics while then have zero knowledge of the game itself.

I'm also a statistics major and have run multiple studies/written papers involving basketball analytics, but I'm also too much of a fan of the game to know that analytics aren't even close to everything.

 

[elcheato]

It's hard for me because analytics are definitely part of the game now but there's way too many people who try to solely base arguments on analytics while then have zero knowledge of the game itself.

I'm also a statistics major and have run multiple studies/written papers involving basketball analytics, but I'm also too much of a fan of the game to know that analytics aren't even close to everything.

That has nothing to do with the argument. Barkley said the entire concept is garbage. He dismissed any sniff of it, and basically said unless you've played the game at a high level you shouldn't be involved in any fashion. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Hence why I said it's hard for me. I'm somewhere in the middle.

 

[elcheato]

Barkley's rant is similar to the anti-science rants you'll see on Fox News. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

And the analytic nerds who have never seen a sports game in their life are essentially the scientologists/whatever other crazy people you can think of haha. Somewhere in between is the truth

 

[elcheato]

Scientology has nothing to do with science. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

While that's not entirely true, it was the first crazy group I could think of

 

[elcheato]

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/565653030356680706
 
RISING STAR

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Thunder have 66 points at half against the best scoring defense in the league.
 
Offense is their problem.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

At the time, even with KD and Russ being back for a month plus together, their offense was a mess.  This isn't my opinion.