2011 NBA Playoffs Thread

[javy knows my name]

Also, the Celtics are by far the least likeable team in the NBA. You're slightly terrible for being a fan of them. Edited April 20, 2011 by Castro's Spray Chart

[UMFan83]

Oh yeah.

 

 

Congrats on taking 7 games to defeat a 41 win team with home court advantage. At least they had 4 more wins than the team that took you to 7 the year before.

[SouthSideRyan]

Oh yeah.

 

 

Congrats on taking 7 games to defeat a 41 win team with home court advantage. At least they had 4 more wins than the team that took you to 7 the year before.

 

Yeah that was a disappointing 2008 playoffs

 

http://i.neoseeker.com/mgv/130674-Lesley%20Pro_04/674/62/bostonceltics2008nbachampions_nc_display.jpg

 

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2009/02/12/174044/PaulPierceChampagne.jpg

[UMFan83]

Oh yeah.

 

 

Congrats on taking 7 games to defeat a 41 win team with home court advantage. At least they had 4 more wins than the team that took you to 7 the year before.

 

Yeah that was a disappointing 2008 playoffs

 

http://i.neoseeker.com/mgv/130674-Lesley%20Pro_04/674/62/bostonceltics2008nbachampions_nc_display.jpg

 

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2009/02/12/174044/PaulPierceChampagne.jpg

 

Your only 4 titles behind in our lifetimes now right?

[UMFan83]

We have as many titles as Celtic losses to .500 or worse teams in the playoffs in 08 and 09.

[SouthSideRyan]

We have as many titles as Celtic losses to .500 or worse teams in the playoffs in 08 and 09.

 

Thanks Tim Kurkijan

[UMFan83]

PS is this old?

 

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/177679/rondob.jpg

[bukie]

Not a good sign for Landry Fields that Billups didn't play a second and he still only got 15 minutes of game time. Roger Mason Jr got more.

 

If only the Knicks understood how much better a guard he is than Derrick Rose...

[SouthSideRyan]

PS is this old?

 

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/177679/rondob.jpg

 

I don't know if I'd say old so much as outdated.

[imb]

http://i.imgur.com/4Wmnk.jpg

[SpongeWorthy]

There's nothing outdated at all about that Rondo flowchart. The guy is actually getting worse as a shooter.

[SouthSideRyan]

There's nothing outdated at all about that Rondo flowchart. The guy is actually getting worse as a shooter.

 

Higher FG% from 16-23 feet than Rose.

[SpongeWorthy]

If your life depended on either Rondo or Rose making an open jumper from 16-23 feet who would you pick

[SouthSideRyan]

If your life depended on either Rondo or Rose making an open jumper from 16-23 feet who would you pick

 

Why would my life depend on that?

[SpongeWorthy]

I'm just illustrating a point that that percentage number you cited is completely irrelevant.

 

I mean we're not really going to entertain the idea that they are comparable at all as shooters are we

[SouthSideRyan]

We can certainly entertain the idea that he's not the horrendous shooter you make him out to be.

[wolf stansson]

So we're all just going to casually ignore how good this is?

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/4Wmnk.jpg

[UMFan83]

There's nothing outdated at all about that Rondo flowchart. The guy is actually getting worse as a shooter.

 

Higher FG% from 16-23 feet than Rose.

 

Rose:

08-09: 43% (13th)

09-10: 44% (5th)

10-11: 38% (21st)

 

Rondo:

08-09: 40% (22nd)

09-10: 33% (35th)

10-11: 41% (10th)

 

Actually not bad. Rose has still hit more (and take a crap more and has been assisted on a lot less) over a 3 year period.

[ChiCubsFan]

We can certainly entertain the idea that he's not the horrendous shooter you make him out to be.

 

His 57% free throw percentage from this year says otherwise.

[SpongeWorthy]

There's nothing outdated at all about that Rondo flowchart. The guy is actually getting worse as a shooter.

 

Higher FG% from 16-23 feet than Rose.

 

Rose:

08-09: 43% (13th)

09-10: 44% (5th)

10-11: 38% (21st)

 

Rondo:

08-09: 40% (22nd)

09-10: 33% (35th)

10-11: 41% (10th)

 

Actually not bad. Rose has still hit more (and take a crap more and has been assisted on a lot less) over a 3 year period.

 

These are pretty meaningless in a vacuum. Rondo maybe approaches competence in one situation and that's where is completely wide open for a midrange J. On every other platform he is one of the worst shooters (as a guard at least) in the history of the league.

[SouthSideRyan]

More spongeworthy nerd rage

[bukie]

I'm not sure if this got mentioned last night, but what in the hell was Larry Drew thinking last night in the first half?

[SouthSideRyan]

We can certainly entertain the idea that he's not the horrendous shooter you make him out to be.

 

His 57% free throw percentage from this year says otherwise.

 

He doesn't get to practice 45 times per game like some people.

[SouthSideRyan]

But why did this devolve into a discussion solely on jump shooting? The fact that Rondo can run layup drills on teams is a point in his favor, not to his detriment. If he can be an efficient scorer/distributor without being a good jump shooter, who cares?

[SpongeWorthy]

More spongeworthy nerd rage

 

Yes I admit I rage about your favorite collection of frauds, cowards, and pussies from time to time. I just hate them all so much.