SpongeWorthy
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Naw, we're just homers. There's no data at all to back up any of these claims.
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Probably getting robbed of free throws on those too! On a serious note, 21% of Rose's shots are 3s, whereas 7.7% of Rondo's are. And still, more FTs for Rose. Only 3 guards take more shots at the rim per game than Rose: Westbrook, Wade, and Parker. Westbrook and Wade take a LOT more free throws than Rose does. Parker's never been a high FT guy but according to the stats, Rose plays more like Parker than he does Westbrook or Wade. I don't buy that for a minute. If you combine shots taken within 10 feet of the basket with shots at the rim only Westbrook takes more among guards (.1 more per game) and he attempts 4.5 free throws more per game. He literally takes more than double the free throws per game by taking virtually the same amount of shots around the basket. And that's completely ignoring free throw attempst off of jump shots where Rose clearly takes more. It's extremely unlikely that referring doesn't explain some of the difference between Rose and the other high FT guys. Christ, 85% of Durant's shots are jumpers and he gets to the line more than Michael Jordan ever did.
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And it's a good thing, what with him being such a marksman from the line. If the entire NBA wasn't so busy inadvertantly attacking him, maybe he'd be healthy enough to hit his free throws. Rondo takes half as many shots as Rose, and is not even the 3rd scoring option that defenses key in on stopping. Rose is cutting through double teams and driving to the hole constantly. And Rose takes more than twice as many free throws. What do # of shot attempts have to do with anything? Where do you think Rondo's assists are coming from? Just standing at the top of the key handing the ball off to Ray Allen? He creates through dribble penetration and opens up teammates by drawing defenders to him. Despite drawing these secondary defenders, he does not get to the free throw line. # of shot attempts and the type of shots one takes has a huge amount to do with how often you get to the line. Rondo doesn't get to the line because he only shoots when he's unguarded.
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All I can say is I wouldn't be confident at all about Chicago beating Orlando in a 7 game series unless big changes happen between now and playoff time. They're a nightmare matchup for Chicago.
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I forget, if a team wins its division does it finish with a higher seed than every other team that didn't win its division?
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He's fine. He landed mostly on his chest. Probably tweaked the wrist and got the wind knocked outnof him.
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Great
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7/16 from the line
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Charging?
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The UC is the world's largest morgue.
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His defense is decent but it's easily outweighed by his horrible O and the fact that no one, especially Kobe types, has to expend any energy at guarding him.
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Rose finally got Td
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Good start. One explanation I read for Rose's lack of free throws is that he has smaller hands and shorter arms than some other guards. He goes in to the paint smaller than most and avoids sticking his limbs out so he gets less obvious contact. But he absolutely does get jobber by the refs because he can muscle through or contort himself around defenders. He also doesn't act like a disgusting fraud like Durant. He should learn.
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Again? When's the last time that its happened? We're not going to win this game either. McCarthy should be fired at halftime. um, remember the game that rodgers suffered a concussion and they played him the next week? but it looks like they finally made the right decision. Yeah, FINALLY
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Let the Matt Flynn era begin
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Good hit
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Anything around 40% on this volume for an entire season would completely blow any expectations I had out of the water. I was thinking like 32% on maybe 2/3rds this # of attempts.
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Stephen Jackson is the guy that intrigues me at the moment. He can shoot, handle, pass, and has great size. He's a malcontent but on a winning team he's effective.
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Deng did an incredible job on Kobe btw
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What did Funk do?
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Nice brew
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Don't Lucas this
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Noah ain't right. That play where he had his shot blocked by no one in particular was sad.
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Derrick Rose.
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Get boozer the ball in the post