2019-2020 Official Regular Season Thread

[tlance]

Joke

He might need a new job. because he ain’t much of a scout if he thinks LeBron, bad even KD are better shooters than Klay.

He is confusing shooting with scoring. LeBron probably isn’t top 50 in the NBA in straight shooting skill.

 

[tlance]

Yep.

if we all only use the criteria that supports our particular argument, it can't be a surprise that we come do different conclusions.

I can't speak for anyone else. But, in all honesty, the reason I can't even begin to consider anyone other than MJ as the GOAT is because I don't want to.

See,

that is why you are so good.

You can admit to your biases.

Too many just say MJ is best because blah blah and refuse to look logically, but also won’t admit they are biased.

 

[tlance]

This is the dumbest idea ever. Stupid ass attention seeker.

Yeah.

But you know he is going to the Lakers for the min if this is allowed.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

See,

that is why you are so good.

You can admit to your biases.

Too many just say MJ is best because blah blah and refuse to look logically, but also won’t admit they are biased.

I still think he's the GOAT (although it's close with LeBron) I just get annoyed when the convo basically devolves to "well it's MJ so they aren't losing". There are quite a few teams over the last two decades that could have given them a run. And for some when you say that it's like its the craziest notion in history.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yeah.

But you know he is going to the Lakers for the min if this is allowed.

Yea I can't see that being kosher.... That's a huge end around on salary cap. Who's to say "the fans" isn't a few high rollers who bank the money and then get reimbursed by the team.

 

[Wamu]

He might need a new job. because he ain’t much of a scout if he thinks LeBron, bad even KD are better shooters than Klay.

He is confusing shooting with scoring. LeBron probably isn’t top 50 in the NBA in straight shooting skill.

According to basketball-ref.com LeBron's currently 126th in FG% (.5039). You menetioned KD. He's currently 198th (.4927). Klay isn't even in the NBA's top 250 for FG% (.459).

Which obviously means Otis Birdsong (112th & .5062) > LeBron, KD & Klay.

 

[bksballer89]

I thought that was kind of his rep but maybe it was just me

I don't think anyone expected him to be as bad as he was though. That was a different level of a bust lol. Avg fewer than 5 PPG after his first season

 

[Robotech]

According to basketball-ref.com LeBron's currently 126th in FG% (.5039). You menetioned KD. He's currently 198th (.4927). Klay isn't even in the NBA's top 250 for FG% (.459).

Which obviously means Otis Birdsong (112th & .5062) > LeBron, KD & Klay.

LOL. If you're going to use that web site, you have to post the TS%. I think Steph has the highest that I've seen.

 

[Wamu]

LOL. If you're going to use that web site, you have to post the TS%. I think Steph has the highest that I've seen.

First I went to the onion.com sports section. But they didn't have th info I was looking for.

 

[Robotech]

According to basketball-ref.com LeBron's currently 126th in FG% (.5039). You menetioned KD. He's currently 198th (.4927). Klay isn't even in the NBA's top 250 for FG% (.459).

Which obviously means Otis Birdsong (112th & .5062) > LeBron, KD & Klay.

Steph actually only 4th all time.

NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for True Shooting Pct | Basketball-Reference.com

 

[Robotech]

Klay only 78th all time. Not surprising because he doesn't get to the FT line much.

 

[msgkings322]

Yea I can't see that being kosher.... That's a huge end around on salary cap. Who's to say "the fans" isn't a few high rollers who bank the money and then get reimbursed by the team.

Not to mention the players union would never allow it

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Not to mention the players union would never allow it

It would take like maybe three contracts like that and it would get tossed

Props to him thinking creatively though

 

[tlance]

According to basketball-ref.com LeBron's currently 126th in FG% (.5039). You menetioned KD. He's currently 198th (.4927). Klay isn't even in the NBA's top 250 for FG% (.459).

Which obviously means Otis Birdsong (112th & .5062) > LeBron, KD & Klay.

I got news for you bro.

The guys who lead the NBA in FG% annually are usually some of the worst shooters.

That is not a good approach.

 

[tlance]

Klay only 78th all time. Not surprising because he doesn't get to the FT line much.

True shooting is much better than FG%, but even then is effected greatly by shot selection. Very few take such high volume difficult shots from distance as Curry does.

DeAndre Jordan is # 1, but if he took the same shots Curry did he would be lucky to shoot 20%.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

There's news stories about autopsy reports from the Kobe Bryant crash.

Word of advice: do NOT read them

Too late. Already did but yeah don't read them if you can avoid it.

That was rough

Had a morbid curiosity to take a peek.

Figured it was nothing I haven't seen before, and it wasn't.

Still.....

I had to go lay down for a bit after Gianna's.

I couldn't bring myself to read about any of the others.

Nobody deserves to go out like that.

Especially children who had no say and never got a chance to really live.

 

[Robotech]

True shooting is much better than FG%, but even then is effected greatly by shot selection. Very few take such high volume difficult shots from distance as Curry does.

DeAndre Jordan is # 1, but if he took the same shots Curry did he would be lucky to shoot 20%.

Yeah, true. Most bigs really only have one accurate shot type. It's cool to see Curry as the first non-big on the list.

 

[thunderc]

Yep.

if we all only use the criteria that supports our particular argument, it can't be a surprise that we come do different conclusions.

I can't speak for anyone else. But, in all honesty, the reason I can't even begin to consider anyone other than MJ as the GOAT is because I don't want to.

I don’t want to, don’t have to, and would be wrong if I did!

 

[thunderc]

Yeah.

But you know he is going to the Lakers for the min if this is allowed.

no chance in hell this can be allowed, just opens up too many things.

 

[Wamu]

I got news for you bro.

The guys who lead the NBA in FG% annually are usually some of the worst shooters.

That is not a good approach.

So you don't think Otis Birdsong > LeBron, KD & Klay? Yeah me either.