NBA Thread

[Atothe]

The reason i say Whiteside isn't a true anchor is because a true all around defensive player does more than act as a lane intimidator. In today's NBA pick and roll defence is as important as protecting the rim on drives, he's also slow on rotations and doesn't have the overall instincts on defence that someone like Marc Gasol does. Having said all that, he's truly elite at blocking shots and altering shots, that's a valuable and rare skill.

 

JV right now has become a much better defender on the pick and roll, its really noticeable in the post season compared to previous years. His 1 v 1 defence against other bigs is okay but his shotblocking presence and other aspects of help defence need to get better.

 

The thing with Whiteside is, he's still improving. Young enough (26) to still see an upward projection but that depends on where he goes. I think he has a chance to be a top 3 center if he continues to improve his FT percentage and is given a higher USG% while maintaining his efficiency. All within reasonable grasp, his per was 25.7 this year.

[Dick_Pole]

Vegas has the Heat -5 for tonight's game which was the same line as game 3. So the betting public thinks the two injuries more or less offset each other.

[Frag]

I hope Bebe gets a bench spot tonight. Maintains some C depth, even though the loss of JV sucks.

 

Somewhat OT, but I found it funny that Bebe's worst case comparison was Hassan Whiteside by Draft Express (FWIW).

[Abomination]

Holy crap, Biz actually made 2 free throws. Of course he missed a freebie underneath and got bailed out right before that.

[jays_fever]

bebe over Scola. Casey actually did something right

[burlingtonbandit]

Miami is really good defensively. Even when the Raps want to get something at the rim they're having to settle for jumpers.

[Orgfiller]

Nogueira looks awful out there. The Heat are having their way in the paint.

 

I'm not saying Scola is the solution by the way, I'd much rather see Jason Thompson out there.

[dineke]

we are truly awful without JV out there. Lowry better get his s*** together and go into beastmode again

[Stoneyen]

Endless fadeaway long twos.......

[Orgfiller]

Powell is amazing.

[John_Havok]

Is this defense by Miami or just the Raps offense moving at 25% speed. This is painful to watch

[Orgfiller]

More of that Kyle, thx.

[West Texas Forever]

Lol Derozan

[Abomination]

FFS Demar.

[Jimcanuck]

get DD out of there

[jays_fever]

Cant make layups, free throws, doesnt defend, cant shoot, doesnt rebound. 40 minute a game player

[burlingtonbandit]

Derozan has been awful this entire playoffs.

[jays_fever]

He's literally been awful all 11 games

[dineke]

a starting sg that can shoot the 3 or play defense next year will do wonders for this team

[West Texas Forever]

I went down to "Jurassic Park" last week and saw no bathrooms, real question.... where do you take a piss there?

[jays_fever]

2/10 lol. He just pounds the ball into the ground for the whole shot clock before bricking it

[Stoneyen]

Derozan is AWFUL

[West Texas Forever]

Game over.

[dineke]

jesus christ glue demar to the bench plz

[jays_fever]

He got the ball with 14 seconds left on the clock, wasted the whole clock, pushed off and still missed a 2 foot wide open shot

[West Texas Forever]

Haha Derozan is horrid.

[jays_fever]

2/12 lol. Jesus christ someone break his ankle

[bronson44]

lol he won't stop shooting

[Abomination]

Did we not have any time outs remaining? It would have been nice to run something at the end there, even if it resulted in another DeMar miss.

[burlingtonbandit]

So the starters were 7-30 in the half...