**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[nick.]

Kirk Goldsberry (former spurs exec, popularized shot charts) brought up a lot of interesting points about eliminating the shorter corner 3 (making the distance equal) and thinning the lane. I believe he even wants to move the line back

Just some ideas to eliminate the homogeneous dynamic we could be heading towards

I find myself agreeing with at least the corner 3. Make the 3 be a true skill shot

He said the corner 3PT shot has become too easy, right?

In his new book he proposed letting teams customize the length of their 3PT line in their home arena like how all MLB stadiums have different dimensions. So the Warriors would push theirs back a bit while the Jazz would bring theirs in.

Don't know if I agree with that one.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Not everyone can shoot 6/24 in a game 7 and still win the game.

All this Harden hate by my Laker brethren got me hating my own

He shot 40/32/88 that series but I was told Steph has been underwhelming

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

He said the corner 3PT shot has become too easy, right?

In his new book he proposed letting teams customize the length of their 3PT line in their home arena like how all MLB stadiums have different dimensions. So the Warriors would push theirs back a bit while the Jazz would bring theirs in.

Don't know if I agree with that one.

Customizing their distance? Hell nah I didn’t hear about that one

I’m all for his idea of using analytics in essence to do the opposite of optimizing your shot distribution and instead to make the game as great and varied as possible

 

[MVP]

He shot 40/32/88 that series but I was told Steph has been underwhelming

Well the Celtics were the one of best defenses in the league. Uh the Cavs...not so much. Neither have the other teams Steph has had to face maybe outside of the Spurs in 2017.

 

[buc em]

This x 100000000000. Bench + Clint been a major disappointment other than Rivers.

yo side note



**** this MAGA ***** Bogut tho

C’mon man...check this thread when that happened. We alllll thought he was faking when it happened. It didn’t look like anything bad at all til he came out from the locker room.

 

[junglejim]

folks who hate on draymond but love CP meeting folks who hate on CP but love draymond

I have yet to meet an individual who likes yuck mouth

 

[nick.]

Customizing their distance? Hell nah I didn’t hear about that one

I’m all for his idea of using analytics in essence to do the opposite of optimizing your shot distribution and instead to make the game as great and varied as possible

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

That’s a dumbass idea but the spirit of it I support. The 3 needs to be more difficult imo and that’s what he’s trying to do in part. The custom line is a crock of ****

 

[P C H]

The idea of eliminating the corner was an interesting one. Treating it like a defensive 3 second thing where if you stand in the corner you have to clear yourself like a 2.9 guy does now on defense. Mentioned how guys like PJ Tucker would be affected by it.

Moving the line back seems like it's quietly gaining more steam though. I know teams use them on their practice floor for spacing purposes right now (Hawks, 6ers), but that's a change I could legitimately see happening.

 

[akajae]

Series will be tied up heading back to oracle

Y’all need to stop playing with harden he due for a great game

 

[HIM]

Non-contested Layups

Contested Layups

Disgusting. No wonder he’s led the league in layup and-1’s four years

 

[youngwolf]

They should change the rule to where you're only awarded 3 points if you shoot it with your non-dominant hand. Otherwise, you only get two points.

The amount of ******* that would ensue. Whew.
not srs

 

[BobbyLite]

Bucks winning game 3

 

[had pants]

 

[TheRealAlleygator]

When your team bouta get swept in the playoffs

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

The idea of eliminating the corner was an interesting one. Treating it like a defensive 3 second thing where if you stand in the corner you have to clear yourself like a 2.9 guy does now on defense. Mentioned how guys like PJ Tucker would be affected by it.

Moving the line back seems like it's quietly gaining more steam though. I know teams use them on their practice floor for spacing purposes right now (Hawks, 6ers), but that's a change I could legitimately see happening.

A violation for standing in the corner would be interesting but if they made corner 3’s the same distance all around I don’t think it’d be necessary

Def interesting ideas though

 

[theregothatman]

Houston has to many bums playing major minutes for me to take them serious.
While Houston isn't as good as last year . Neither are the warriors . Still better then Houston tho.

Until you can beat the supercharged death line up the league is cooked.

 

[wavycrocket]

Go Nuggets!

 

[danikerhino]

Nuggets is going to put a fork in it soon.

 

[buc em]

Mike Scott byke

 

[moneylicious]

He said the corner 3PT shot has become too easy, right?

In his new book he proposed letting teams customize the length of their 3PT line in their home arena like how all MLB stadiums have different dimensions. So the Warriors would push theirs back a bit while the Jazz would bring theirs in.

Don't know if I agree with that one.

So the Spurs goin remove the 3 point line completely then?

 

[youngwolf]

Nuggets is going to put a fork in it soon.

Yea, I think this series is going to get progressively worse for the Blazers as each game goes on.

 

[moe200069]

I have yet to meet an individual who likes yuck mouth

my guy slide thru the bay, dray is beloved. dude’s from Saginaw, MI but talks like he’s from the town and has shown lots of love to oakland. I cant ever hate on the man

 

[danikerhino]

He's an enforcer, of course fans of other teams are going to hate him. He's already a legend over here in the bay.

 

[100027]

I think that's the point. Maybe they shouldn't run an offense that's been proven to have its limitations in the playoffs. Not completely do away with it because it has brought them regular season success, but modify it in some way over the course of the season or actually have counters when teams take stuff away. That's the major job of a coach. MDA has never had that part of his DNA though.

Exactly. Since when is making adjustments this foreign concept in the NBA?


It's just that MDA and Harden have never adjusted in the playoffs, that's why they've never won anything.

It’s also possible that Harden and the team is being maximized in this iso heavy style and that’s simply not good enough.

Also ya’ll are acting like they got swept last year. They lost in a very close 7 where they went ice cold from 3. Im sure they felt their style was good enough to compete.