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You can never replace me!Originally Posted by TimBuktu
"Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory."
Any news on if Ashley Judd was struck by a falling bullet? I hold out hope.
So do you hate Ashley Judd for a reason, or was this just your sad attempt at snark? Sad attempt at snark? Cool, got it.
Ashley Judd is awful. Listening to her speak is torture. She wants so badly for everyone to think she's smart that she sounds like an over annunciating idiot. She also thinks she's much prettier than she is.
I dislike her to an almost irrational level. I'm team Batman on this one.
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Yeah, fuck Ashley Judd. Seriously.
Hot tub foot?
Hated Milk Machine answers his own non-questions like a god damned crazy person!
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For some reason (specifically Russell Westbrook) I have been reticent to admit that the Thunder are the team to beat this year, but is it possible I have been missing something? Two points have come up recently that point to the possibility of OKC becoming the next NBA champions. First, they have figured out the right player combinations: Westbrook, Durant, and Harden barely played together last year, and this year they have been OKC’s most efficient combo, and lead the league in offensive efficiency by a country mile (in fact, they have the highest pts per possession rating of any three-man combo in over a decade). Second, Durant pointed out in his recent “debate” with Skip Bayless that, despite appearances, the Thunder play better when Westbrook is shooting a lot. They are something like 20-3 in games in which Westbrook shoots more than Durant, despite their diminished “efficiency.” Durant simply said that the team seems to play with more energy when Westbrook is in attack mode, and seemingly “out of control.” While I hate watching OKC when Westbrook is flying around and banging the ball off the backboard, its hard to argue with Durant and the numbers here.
So, am I missing something, or is OKC the team to beat?
And I have tastefully declined participating in the Kevin Love debate, out of my respect for Timbuktu. Just note that Chris Bosh averaged a 24-11 in his last year with Toronto, and has averaged a 18.5-8 in his two years with the Heat. Suffice it to say that statistics are all relative in basketball. Just as it is borderline blasphemous to even mention Kevin Love in the same league as a peak Tim Duncan, the mind boggles in wondering what kind of numbers Kobe or Durant would put up playing for the Timberwolves.
That said, I do think Love is definitely one of the ten best players in the NBA, and I would not be against rewarding his insane statistical season with a first team all-NBA nod. However, so long as LBJ and Durant are classified broadly as forwards (and not small forwards), I don’t see any way this is going to happen.
There is simply no real matrix, statistical or otherwise, by which Love is better than either Durant or James. Both leave a boatload of numbers on the table in the name of maintaining team harmony and winning games -- two things Love doesn't have to worry about.
I really feel that if Kevin Love was doing what he does with Blake Griffin's athleticism instead of just solid fundamentals and effort, people would be ready to put him in the hall of fame. What he's done over the last two years has been historic, regardless of what the rest of the team around him has been. He's put up once in a generation numbers consistently.
His March was a few points shy of setting a record for most Points and Rebounds ever in a single month. The most since Shaq like 15 years ago. His total of 30-and-15 games this season to 10, which is more than the rest of the League combined.
Also this: Kevin Love is now 3rd in NBA in ppg (26.5) & 2nd in rpg (13.7). Only 2 players have finished in top-3 in both in same season in the last 30 yrs.
These aren't just good numbers, they are all time numbers. If it's so easy to do regardless of the talent around you, why has it only happened 2 times in the last 30 years?
Again, if Blake Griffin was doing this, everyone would have shit in their drawers.
Last edited by TimBuktu; April 4, 2012 at 11:16 AM.
Anything that makes Skip Bayless look like an idiot is Ay-OK with me. Go Zombie-Sonics!!
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If Blake Griffin were doing it on the T-Wolves there would be a lot less drawer-shitting than you imagine. And, conversely, if Kevin Love were doing this on the Clippers and leading them to a possible division title, he'd be a serious MVP candidate. You can't get around the importance of Ws and Ls. Yes, people respond to flash. But Duncan was never flashy, and he got his due the old fashioned way: winning.
It looks like the Champions League final is gonna end up being Barca-Madrid, unless Bayern can beat Madrid (Chelsea has no shot against Barca). I guess this is the game everyone wants to see, but I'm disappointed. I'd prefer a cup final between two teams from different leagues than a repeat of a match that happens 3-4 times a season already, except with higher stakes.
Doesn't this season have an unusually high rate of games because of the lockout? I see Love played in sixteen games in March; is that a normal amount?
I guess what I'm saying is that if you're looking at a rate stat, it should be based on games or minutes, not months. That's more likely to be a result of weird endpoints.
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I assumed he was talking per-game averages, but even if he isn't the averages are probably close to record-breaking.
He would be the third person in the last 30 years to finish a season top three in both scoring and rebounding. I'm not sure about the other thing. Also, if you want to come home to a fight, paste Kevin Love's face over your wife's on a wedding picture that's barely a month old.
Its worth noting that one of these people was the immortal Bob McAdoo, who put up consecutive seasons of 31-15, 34-14, and 31-12.5, and stands as a cautionary tale about the perils of over-emphasizing statistics. Yes, he won the MVP in 1975 (a nod to his impressive numbers), but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thought he was one of the five best players in the league at any point.
And I'll just say now: if the Heat and Thunder meet each other in the finals, I'll be a happy guy. Great matchup. And for those who would poo-poo LBJ's game, I implore you to just watch him play defense for one game. He is unquestionably the best off-ball defender in the league.
And it goes without saying that you should wait at least three months after getting married to start pasting other men's heads onto your wedding pictures. Rookie move on your part, really.
What about the Bulls, ya silly goose?
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