2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

All jokes aside for a moment Lonzo should get in touch w/ Kyle Korver & see if he'd give him some FT pointers in the off season.

Steve Nash

 

[Wamu]

I still wanna see LeBron w/ a Dr. J style fro. Now that would be hilarious.

Did you hear about the new reverse Chia Pet that will be out later this year? It's called the LeBron. It starts w/ growth & as you water it shit starts falling out.

 

[trojanfan12]

All jokes aside for a moment Lonzo should get in touch w/ Kyle Korver & see if he'd give him some FT pointers in the off season.

Agree. I forget the guys name, but I know there is a "free throw guru" that a few NBA players have hired. Maybe Lonzo should hire him?

 

[Wamu]

Steve Nash

Great call. Didn't realize he has a better career FT%.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Exactly. Love is only 30. Missing as many games as he has, doesn't bode well for him as he gets older.

Plus, and this is not a knock against mental illness, but guys like Love should not come anywhere near the Lakers.


I get migraines and they are usually stress induced.

So, That could be one obstacle too many for a guy like Kevin.

Denver, Philly, Boston would be fine.

LA is a bad idea.

 

[trojanfan12]

Yeah, there is that.

But, I'm just happy he was aggressive.

Yeah, hopefully he and Ingram both saw what can happen when they are aggressive and they continue, even after Lebron comes back. I know Lebron and the coaches have encouraged them to be aggressive. Maybe this will help?

 

[trojanfan12]

Steve Nash

The Lakers need to hire him to work with the whole damn team.

 

[Wamu]

Agree. I forget the guys name, but I know there is a "free throw guru" that a few NBA players have hired. Maybe Lonzo should hire him?

I don't see what that would hurt. I think Lonzo has the skills to have a long NBA career. And his shooting woes can be fixed.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Great call. Didn't realize he has a better career FT%.

I'm not sure if he does.

But, he has ties to the Organization and isn't under contract with a competitor.

Well, I think he works with the Warriors.

Not sure if it's in a professional capacity.

Mark Price is another good option if he's free.

 

[Wamu]

I'm not sure if he does.

But, he has ties to the Organization and isn't under contract with a competitor.

Well, I think he works with the Warriors.

Not sure if it's in a professional capacity.

Mark Price is another good option if he's free.

Nash does have the better career FT%. Looked it up. Nash- 90.4% / Korver- 87.9%

And good call on Price. The funny thing is I thought he might have had a better FT% than Nash & was going to mention him. But they have the same.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

The Lakers need to hire him to work with the whole damn team.

Lonzo will never shoot like Nash.

But, Nash is another guy who would rather create than score.

Yet, he would take over when need be.

Lonzo needs to find that balance.

Shit, even Rondo is capable of big scoring nights when the team needs him to.

* See Christmas Day

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Nash does have the better career FT%. Looked it up. Nash- 90.4% / Korver- 87.9%

And good call on Price. The funny thing is I thought he might have had a better FT% than Nash & was going to mention him. But they have the same.

Mark Price was awesome before the foot injury.

I wonder if he is currently coaching?

 

[flyerhawk]

Practice vs live game.

I remember hearing about Shaq draining multiple 3 pointers and free throws during practice.

I suspect it's the same for Ben Simmons.

Some guys have a hard time getting out of their heads during live action.

Ben has actually started taking mid-range jumpers.




His form is decent, when he gathers properly. In the past, the problem has been that his few jumps tended to be frantic efforts where the gather is all over the place.

Brett Brown said that he told Ben he wants him to take at least 1 jumper per quarter. We'll see if that happens but it would be great if it does.

Truth be told if he could develop reasonably consistent mid-range pull-up jumper it would make a dramatic difference to his game.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Ben has actually started taking mid-range jumpers.




His form is decent, when he gathers properly. In the past, the problem has been that his few jumps tended to be frantic efforts where the gather is all over the place.

Brett Brown said that he told Ben he wants him to take at least 1 jumper per quarter. We'll see if that happens but it would be great if it does.

Truth be told if he could develop reasonably consistent mid-range pull-up jumper it would make a dramatic difference to his game.

He would be a even bigger problem if that happens.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Yeah, hopefully he and Ingram both saw what can happen when they are aggressive and they continue, even after Lebron comes back. I know Lebron and the coaches have encouraged them to be aggressive. Maybe this will help?

Agree

People can say what they will about Ingram and Kuz shooting too much.

But, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

 

[flyerhawk]

Lonzo will never shoot like Nash.

But, Nash is another guy who would rather create than score.

Yet, he would take over when need be.

Lonzo needs to find that balance.

Shit, even Rondo is capable of big scoring nights when the team needs him to.

* See Christmas Day

The Lonzo free throw shooting woes are Markelle level baffling. His perimeter shooting has improved significantly but his free throw shooting is entering all-time bad levels.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Agree. I forget the guys name, but I know there is a "free throw guru" that a few NBA players have hired. Maybe Lonzo should hire him?

Drew Hanlen?

Fultz may have Fucked up his reputation in the short-term.

Not because he regressed.

But, because he shouldn't have been commenting on him to the media.

Guys have to be able to trust that their struggles stay off the record.

He didn't really say anything bad.

But, he shouldn't have said anything at all, without permission.

 

[Wamu]

Mark Price was awesome before the foot injury.

I wonder if he is currently coaching?

Holy Crap! He's a 1st year assistant for Denver. I've been to some Nuggets games this year & didn't recognize him.

 

[trojanfan12]

Lonzo will never shoot like Nash.

But, Nash is another guy who would rather create than score.

Yet, he would take over when need be.

Lonzo needs to find that balance.

Shit, even Rondo is capable of big scoring nights when the team needs him to.

* See Christmas Day

No he won't. Fortunately, he doesn't have to. He just needs to get to a point where he can't be ignored and can be counted on at the free throw line.

If he can get to about 45%+ from the field, 35% from 3 and 65%-70% from the line, that would be plenty good enough when combined with his other skills.

 

[Wamu]

Ben has actually started taking mid-range jumpers.




His form is decent, when he gathers properly. In the past, the problem has been that his few jumps tended to be frantic efforts where the gather is all over the place.

Brett Brown said that he told Ben he wants him to take at least 1 jumper per quarter. We'll see if that happens but it would be great if it does.

Truth be told if he could develop reasonably consistent mid-range pull-up jumper it would make a dramatic difference to his game.

So how many mid range jumpers is he missing per game? I mean good for him.