2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[WiggyRuss]

in all seriousness though- if yo uwant to look at an actual important stat from this game - i think one of them is offensive rebounding.

The Warriors had 5 offensive rebounds- the Cavs had 18. Tristan Thompson alone had more offensive rebounds (6) then the entire Warriors team.

To me this shows how they are weak on the interior- they are definitely vulnerable to the offensive rebound- especially when they play against offensive rebounders that are as good as Thompson, Love and LeBron are.

Offensive rebounding, and turnovers (a lot of them forced- Kyrie with a CAREER high 7 steals) is what decided this game....you cant give the Cavs that many extra possessions on offensive rebounds and turnovers. The turnovers should be fairly preventable going forward- the offensive rebounds probably not unless there is a personnel change.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Hey, @Mecca......know you were probably busy doing dishes last night at 10pm or so.....you have 24 hours.....

 

[Hambombs]

in all seriousness though- if yo uwant to look at an actual important stat from this game - i think one of them is offensive rebounding.

The Warriors had 5 offensive rebounds- the Cavs had 18. Tristan Thompson alone had more offensive rebounds (6) then the entire Warriors team.

To me this shows how they are weak on the interior- they are definitely vulnerable to the offensive rebound- especially when they play against offensive rebounders that are as good as Thompson, Love and LeBron are.

Offensive rebounding, and turnovers (a lot of them forced- Kyrie with a CAREER high 7 steals) is what decided this game....you cant give the Cavs that many extra possessions on offensive rebounds and turnovers. The turnovers should be fairly preventable going forward- the offensive rebounds probably not unless there is a personnel change.

It's been a problem for sure but I remember the Lebron heat had the same problem. We're always last in rebounding. We will make moves before the deadline I'm sure

 

[bksballer89]

It's been a problem for sure but I remember the Lebron heat had the same problem. We're always last in rebounding. We will make moves before the deadline I'm sure

They were top 10 entering the game yesterday

 

[Hambombs]

They were top 10 entering the game yesterday

Who the heat or dubs ?

 

[Heatles84]

Interesting nugget - the last 3 NBA champions all lost their Christmas game. Just some random stat.

 

[Hambombs]

Interesting nugget - the last 3 NBA champions all lost their Christmas game. Just some random stat.

The cavs won though lol can't be right

 

[bksballer89]

Who the heat or dubs ?

Dubs

 

[Hambombs]

Dubs

Interesting. No excuse for that though either way

 

[bksballer89]

Interesting. No excuse for that though either way

Not sure where they rank in offensive rebounds though. That is usually where they struggle at

 

[DJ Fieri]

Interesting. No excuse for that though either way

That Rivers-Smith bet didn't go your way, Ham. BTW, belated Merry Xmas or Happy Holidays, whatever floats your particular boat.

 

[Hambombs]

That Rivers-Smith bet didn't go your way, Ham. BTW, belated Merry Xmas or Happy Holidays, whatever floats your particular boat.

Thank man hopefully you enjoyed your holiday! Yeah the bet didn't go my way because of course Alex smith got injured and didn't play, after smith was winning the prop for the first 2 weeks. He got a concussion and missed 1 game and a half of course, just my luck lol.

 

[DJ Fieri]

k, not bad, Lakers...so far...

The Clipps are jinxed.....BG getting hurt and CP out. We would have gotten beat if both of them had played but it was nice to get a much needed win.

 

[Heatles84]

The cavs won though lol can't be right

I'm aware. I meant that the teams that lost their respective Christmas games the last 3 years went on to win the NBA title that year.

 

[bksballer89]

Interesting. No excuse for that though either way

Just as I thought they do struggle on the offensive glass. Tied for 24th. 2nd best defensive rebounding team though.

Funny thing is they're actually a better overall rebounding team than Cleveland. Ranked 7th with a +1.4 differential over their opponents. Cleveland is ranked 12th with just a +0.6 differential over their opponents.

 

[Heatles84]

What a pussy. Just own it.

Westbrook denies shouting 'Thank you Kyrie!'

 

[bksballer89]

What a pussy. Just own it.

Westbrook denies shouting 'Thank you Kyrie!'

If you listen clearly he actually does say Jamie.

 

[Heatles84]

If you listen clearly he actually does say Jamie.

No. He doesn't.

Russell Westbrook says he did not yell, 'Thank you, Kyrie' after the Cavs' win | FOX Sports

 

[bksballer89]

No. He doesn't.

Russell Westbrook says he did not yell, 'Thank you, Kyrie' after the Cavs' win | FOX Sports

It sounds nothing like Kyrie. I already watched the video several times. Sounds closer to Jamie than Kyrie

 

[Hambombs]

What a pussy. Just own it.

Westbrook denies shouting 'Thank you Kyrie!'

Why would he even say "thank you kyrie? "