I suppose. Still, it’s not like saving Jaime from dragonfire is going to change much. It’s not like he’s going to suddenly be able to escape. Seemed too self sacrificing for a guy who’s shown to be a ruthless cutthroat out to get his, steal scenes and make jokes.
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I suppose. Still, it’s not like saving Jaime from dragonfire is going to change much. It’s not like he’s going to suddenly be able to escape. Seemed too self sacrificing for a guy who’s shown to be a ruthless cutthroat out to get his, steal scenes and make jokes.
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I think that both “Chris Paul is overrated by some advanced stats” (I think Tjarks article did a good job analyzing possible reasons why ) and “Chris Paul has not made the conference finals due to bad luck and shitty teammates” is true. He played really well against the Spurs in 2008 and the Lakers in 2011 with New…
Hmm, maybe the 2014 Spurs? Duncan/Kawhi were the best players, but Parker was the leading scorer, and Parker/Ginobili the primary creators although it was a pretty egalitarian system. Garnett was the best player on the 2008 Celtics, and I’d say one of the Wallaces was the best on the 2004 Pistons. But it’s true that…
KG coming up to celebrate and almost getting clocked in the face is an underrated moment in that GIF.
Wiggins and KAT are not plus defenders yet. They’re young so they could still improve but they were both among the worst defenders at their positions last year. And Teague is below average at best, and that’s not likely to change.
If the Nuggets were really willing to give up Harris and number 13 for Love, I wonder if the Cavs should have just done that, even if they couldn’t get George. A wing who can shoot and defend like Harris is exactly what they need and playing Love/Thompson at the same time has always been awkward against the Warriors.…
One resource the Cavs do have is Dan Gilbert’s money. He’s already paying massive luxury taxes for player salaries, why not fork over a couple million more for a GM that LeBron respects? Gilbert can do whatever he wants, but it seems needlessly cheap to not pay Griffin. If LeBron and the banana boat crew goes to San…
I don’t see it, unless Clint Capella turns into a top 3 defensive center in the league. Harden and Anthony are horrendous defenders and one of them would have to guard one of Steph/Klay/Durant for big stretches. Maybe against the death lineup you could put Melo on Draymond, but I don’t see that working either.
Federer does have a winning record against Nadal on hardcourt (10-9) and grass (2-1). It’s just Nadal is by far the best clay court player of all time and destroyed Federer on clay (13-2.) Djokovic and Nadal are 4-5 years younger than Federer, so you could also argue most of their matchups were with post prime Federer.
I don’t think that Ainge is scared of losing a trade. You don’t swap the number 1 pick for 3 and a future top 2-10 pick if you’re scared of getting egg on your face. I do wonder if other GMs are wary/frustrated dealing with him because of the Thomas/Crowder/Nets picks heists. Maybe the Bulls asking price from the…
If you’re docking 2-3 points for the hair, fair enough. Otherwise, you’re just a hater of cool basketball things.
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I’m a sucker for block catches. Especially by a smaller guy like Smart.
Yeah honestly, if the question was “Just make contact with the baseball, (It doesn’t have to be fair) or return a serve,” I still think it’s close.
I think the “these playoffs are bad” take is overstated. In the first round, San Antonio-Memphis was a fantastic series. Chicago-Boston was reasonably engaging. Washington-Atlanta wasn’t terrible. Cleveland-Indiana was one of the funnest sweeps ever. Toronto-Milwaukee was okay, if only for Giannis. I hated most of…
I miss the dead letters about Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show. These are just disturbing and depressing. The world is a very dark place right now.
I would add Al Horford’s sister is great on twitter to Boston’s tally: http://deadspin.com/al-horfords-sister-tells-radio-doofus-to-fuck-off-over-1789493703
I’m not saying he’s a freak or anything, but he’s quicker and bouncier than your typical NBA 7 footer. He’s faster than an average big man in the open court, has good mobility and can get up when he has space. He blew by Mahini/Gortat on fake dribble handoffs (Carry/Double dribble aidied) a couple times in this…