Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[solarius49]

Can anybody help me in locating an Paul George All Star Jersey???
Indiana Pacers fans / Indiana residents help me out!

I'll keep my eye out bro.


on a slightly different note, I'm going to see the Pacers play the Thunder April 5th to celebrate my bday. I rented the penthouse suite at the Embassy Suites, got a bad ***** coming with me....I'm gonna turn up like the knob broke

 

[antidope]

Sage Steele >

Yesterday she said CJ Miles got a 5 point play on an and 1 from 3......

Technically she's right, coach Spo got a technical for complaining about the foul that was called on Chalmers during Miles' 3 point attempt



Fisher was at the Lakers-Thunder game in L.A. and there were multiple reports that he waited outside OKC's locker room after the game. I guess this was part of their plan.

I still don't understand why they traded for Brewer

I thought about it, and knew that it could have been for that reason, but I didnt watch the game, and she failed to mention it. All she said was "5 point play on an and 1"

 

[you big dummy]

don't think this was posted

 

[hood17]

How long until we start question Brooks like previous coaches who have the star talent and can't win? Or do we ignore it because he's facing Bron?

I think OKC needs to find a true point guard and move Westbrook to the 2 full time. Their offense at some times is annoying to watch.

I've ben listening to a lot of people talk about that last OKC/Miami on podcast and they brought up now w/o the bearded one you're asking Durant/Westbrook/ and now Ibaka to be better than Miami's big 3. And Miami's big 3 is more efficient than OKC's 3. Ibaka now has to outplay Bosh in a series and I don't think he can.

Now Miami has more shooting weapons. Bron can take care of Durant on both sides and they have enough bodies to frustrate Westbrook and he'll throw up random shots as usual. Now how can OKC ever beat Miami if Bosh continues to crush Ibaka?

 

[licensed to ball]

Anyone else cringe when he was coming down from that dunk?

I don't know why but I felt like his knee is made out of glass and could shatter at any moment.

The last image of him on a court has been stuck in my head.

 

[jjs07]

don't think this was posted

I'll look a little later, but does Rose usually dunk off of one or two feet? I remember the yam he had on Dragic's head a few years back, and I think that was off of two. I wonder if he changed up how he leaps?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

don't think this was posted

I'll look a little later, but does Rose usually dunk off of one or two feet? I remember the yam he had on Dragic's head a few years back, and I think that was off of two. I wonder if he changed up how he leaps?

He's definitely a two footed jumper.... His knees are dunzo!!!

 

[antidope]

Anyone else cringe when he was coming down from that dunk?

I don't know why but I felt like his knee is made out of glass and could shatter at any moment.

The last image of him on a court has been stuck in my head.

This is how I always feel. As someone whos had knee issues in the past it always makes me cringe.

 

[big j 33]

I've been skeptical of Brooks for two years.

 

[$tacy]

I think ive seen all okc fans on here pull brooks card more than once

 

[CHAOSE57]

Anyone else cringe when he was coming down from that dunk?

I don't know why but I felt like his knee is made out of glass and could shatter at any moment.

The last image of him on a court has been stuck in my head.

Same thing I felt with Bynum

Wish them all the best

 

[jjs07]

He's definitely a two footed jumper.... His knees are dunzo!!!

What knee did he tear the ACL in? I noticed in the vid he jumped off the right leg.

 

[dman14]

if rose isnt confident, he should just go and sit out the season. rehab that knee even more during the off season. really no reason to risk it. maybe it's more mental than physical for him.

how are guys like iman and ricky been doing this yr. havent seen their gms too much. from the few gms i have seen with rubio, he still isnt 100 pct.

 

[duba169]

Iman has been terrible. A shell of hmself

 

[pmatic]

The Grizzlies, making the most out of a cake schedule this month.

 

[datznasty]

How long until we start question Brooks like previous coaches who have the star talent and can't win? Or do we ignore it because he's facing Bron?

I think OKC needs to find a true point guard and move Westbrook to the 2 full time. Their offense at some times is annoying to watch.

I've ben listening to a lot of people talk about that last OKC/Miami on podcast and they brought up now w/o the bearded one you're asking Durant/Westbrook/ and now Ibaka to be better than Miami's big 3. And Miami's big 3 is more efficient than OKC's 3. Ibaka now has to outplay Bosh in a series and I don't think he can.

Now Miami has more shooting weapons. Bron can take care of Durant on both sides and they have enough bodies to frustrate Westbrook and he'll throw up random shots as usual. Now how can OKC ever beat Miami if Bosh continues to crush Ibaka?

I agree, but cheapass owners bruh. Plus it's hard to make a move after you just made the finals, you don't make it back and everyone points to it. But again, they'll never fire Brooks. At best, they'll just wait til he expires. It's the same with amnestying anybody, unpossible since you still have to pay the portion of their salary another team doesn't pick up. We're amassing all these draft picks and sophomores who don't even get any p.t and certainly won't be able to help in the postseason, just because thgey are "cheap."

Frankly, I'm annoyed of them and always playing the "well we're a small market" card, like Bennett and his wife weren't both billionaires even before meeting each other. But that's irrelevant. This summer will be the final straw, before I really begin to question if they aim to win it all or become just a much better version of mid90's Donald Sterling. He had his teams practicing in the YMCA so maybe somewhat of an exxageration, but you get the point. We are right on the cusp of winning it all and ****** want to take steps back to save money. As for Kevin Martin, I don't even know if I want him back, have to see how he does in the playoffs but even still he's super 1 dimensional, I don't want to give him more than like 7mil a yr for 3 yrs and I know he'll get 11mil per offers. So we might end up losing him for nothing and having to use the MLE (we're committed 66mil even without him already) on somebody, which probably gets you like a Randy Foye at best.

 

[al3xis]

It doesn't seem to compute.

LeBron James is shooting a career-high 56.7 percent from the floor this season. That number is mind-blowing as it is, but consider this: Most of James' shots have come on jumpers. And he's still shooting better than most guys who live in the paint.

Take a quick glance at the leaderboard and we find that James ranks eighth in field goal percentage this season among qualified players (minimum 300 attempts) alongside paint mavens such as Tyson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard. James is the only wing player of the bunch. In fact, James has attempted more shots outside 10 feet than all of the other top-10 "shooters" combined, according to NBA.com's stats tool.

James is on an absolute tear these days and it's no coincidence that the Heat have won their past 11 games, crushing opponents by an average scoring margin of 12.8 points per game, with the Cavaliers being the defending champions' latest victim on Sunday.

But describing James' run as "hot" doesn't quite do it justice. During the winning streak that dates to Feb. 3, James is shooting 65.5 percent from the floor, 43.6 percent from 3-point range and 79.3 percent from the free throw line. (Overall this season, James is shooting 56.7 percent from the floor, 41 percent on 3s and 74.8 percent on free throws.)

And contrary to popular belief, James is not doing it all on dunks and layups. Because of his sheer physical dominance and endless highlight-reel throwdowns, it's easy to assume that James' run this season has been mostly a product of a merciless desire to attack the basket. But the reality paints a much different picture. It's time we acknowledged the following:

LeBron James now has one of the most lethal jumpers in the league.

Remember those rampant airballs from James' rookie season? Forget about it; same guy, different player. Now smack dab in the middle of his prime as a 28-year-old, James has become everything we wanted him to be. As he showcased in the playoffs last season, James both possesses and embraces a dependable post game where he uses both hands with ease.

And that jumper that plagued his game for so long? As crazy as it sounds, James has developed a jump shot that has been as deadly as those of Steve Novak, Stephen Curry and Kyle Korver.

According to Synergy Sports tracking, James has shot 92 jumpers of the catch-and-shoot variety this season, which is the closest thing we have to an in-game 3-point shooting contest. He's made 48.9 percent of those attempts. When we account for the extra value of a 3-point shot, we find that he's posted an effective field goal percentage of 68.5 percent on those shots.

How good is that? Only Spurs sharpshooter Danny Green has been more efficient on catch-and-shoots. Everyone else trails Green and James in that department.

CATCH-AND-SHOOT LEADERS
James ranks among the league's best in catch-and-shoot situations (minimum 90 attempts), according to Synergy Sports tracking.

Player FG FGA FG% eFG%
Danny Green 113 238 47.5 69.5
LeBron James 45 92 48.9 68.5
Steve Novak 92 204 45.1 66.9
Manu Ginobili 56 121 46.3 66.9
Martell Webster 86 183 47 66.9

There's more. When we look at shots that have been defined as unguarded catch-and-shoots, James is shooting an insane 34-of-59, which is effectively 82.2 percent when we account for the 3-point shot. The average NBA player shoots about 65 percent at the rim. So in other words, giving James an open jumper this season has been more devastating than letting an NBA player take a layup.

It's true, catch-and-shoots represent just a small portion of the overall jumper repertoire. But even when we look beyond those types of set shots, James has been nothing short of amazing.

According to Synergy, 28 players have taken at least 400 jump shots this season. So in this sample, we're looking at the most prolific jump shooters on planet Earth -- Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant and James Harden, etc.

Guess who ranks No. 1 in field goal percentage?

That's right, it's James. He's made 44.7 percent of all his jumpers, which equates to an effective field goal percentage of 52.8 percent. Going by effective field goal percentage, James trails only Ryan Anderson and J.J. Redick in this group.

But when it comes to straight conversion rate, no one's better. And get this: In 2004-05 -- the first recorded season in the Synergy database -- James ranked second-to-last in jump-shot field goal percentage among 57 players with at least 400 jumpers. He made only 34.8 percent of his tries back then; now it's up to a league-best 44.7 percent.

LEBRON'S JUMP-SHOOTING STATS
Season GP MPG FG FGA FG% eFG%
2012-13 54 38.3 3.4 7.6 44.7% 52.8%
2011-12 62 37.5 3.0 7.8 39.3% 44.3%
2010-11 79 38.8 3.6 9.0 39.8% 45.4%
2009-10 76 39.0 3.9 10.3 38.0% 45.6%
2008-09 81 37.7 3.8 10.4 36.2% 43.2%
2007-08 75 40.4 3.7 10.8 34.2% 40.8%
2006-07 78 40.9 3.3 10.1 32.4% 37.4%
2005-06 79 42.5 4.3 11.8 36.9% 43.0%
2004-05 80 42.3 3.5 10.2 34.8% 40.4%

via Synergy

This isn't fair, not from a guy with Karl Malone's size and Chris Paul's vision. We've been so accustomed to watching highlight after highlight of James driving down the lane and destroying every player in his path that we've overlooked how automatic his jumper has been this season.

How has he done it?

It hasn't been with a shooting regimen in the offseason; he simply didn't have time because of the Olympics. When you ask James about his improved jump shot, he simply shrugs and says it's just a matter of repetition. Ray Allen, arguably the greatest 3-point shooter ever, has admitted that James has beaten him multiple times in post-practice shooting competitions this season.

Coach Erik Spoelstra contends that James has trimmed the fat in his shot selection. And this checks out; James has taken one fewer shot from outside 10 feet per game than he did last season and about two fewer shots than his typical diet in Cleveland. And anecdotally, there's been fewer "dribble it up and chuck it from 25 feet" shots from James these days.

But this might just be a natural progression. When James took the world by storm out of high school, we wondered what he might look like in his prime. Well, here it is, folks. James is registering 27.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game on 56.7 percent shooting -- a stat line that has never been achieved in NBA history.

And he now wields one of the best jump shots in the game. We've never seen anything like this. So sit back and appreciate what he's doing because now more than ever, James is a shooting star.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/PerDiem-130225/nba-lebron-james-shooting-star

 

[big j 33]

So he's won a ring, developed a post game, and now he's a great shooter... What else are people going to complain about?

Oh.. his attitude and ego?

 

[jjs07]

Lebron :x

Most talented player I've ever seen. So fun to watch him in his prime.

 

[mronegative]

So he's won a ring, developed a post game, and now he's a great shooter... What else are people going to complain about?

Oh.. his attitude and ego?

His friends.

 

[senorroboto2k5]

So he's won a ring, developed a post game, and now he's a great shooter... What else are people going to complain about?

Oh.. his attitude and ego?

I used to hate Lebron for those last two reasons but he's pretty much dropped the act after 2011. He's just playing ball, no BS.

We'll see how he handles his 2014 free agency, though.

 

[licensed to ball]

So he's won a ring, developed a post game, and now he's a great shooter... What else are people going to complain about?

Oh.. his attitude and ego?

His elbows are too pointy.

 

[proshares]

He can handle free agency however the hell he wants.

 

[va757va]

So he's won a ring, developed a post game, and now he's a great shooter... What else are people going to complain about?

Oh.. his attitude and ego?

Lebron

Most talented player I've ever seen. So fun to watch him in his prime.

this and that...

bron is a living testament to history in the making during our generation .

 

[licensed to ball]

I know LeBron is great.

But it's crazy how so many people on this board or in life in general have changed their feelings towards him all in the span of one year.

I guess when they say winning cures all they ain't lying.

One year everyone's clowning on him, hating, joking, laughing, criticizing...hairline jokes, people feel sorry for him. Ego too big. Jerk for leaving Cleveland. Playing the Robin role to win rings.

The next, he's NT's favorite player, great man, great player, no flaws. Nothin to joke about or criticize, hairline ain't a problem anymore, ego isn't an issue anymore. Butt being kissed, everyone wants to be him. Not a problem anymore that he joined 2 stars to win a ring.

Why? Because he won a ring.

Again...I know he is the best player in the world, he deserves the recognition. It's amazing what he's doing. But it's just an interesting observation seeing how dramatically things have changed when it comes to LeBron.

Win and you instantly gain the worlds respect. Valuable lesson to us all. Serious. Be successful and you're no longer a joke to people.