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OT: 2017-2018 NBA Season Thread

Man, I love Giannis Antetokounmpo. So fun to watch. What a great sequence here:

 
Hornets are fun, feels like they have endless wings even without bats and mkg. And I’m into the Dwight reclamation project for sure, he matches very well with Kembas game (screening, lob catching , and hitting the glass).
 
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First time watching Drummond this year. Didn't realize he completely reworked his form from the line. His shot is ugly but looks so much more accurate. Embiid had his way but this bodes well for Andre having a rebound year.

On the other hand, Fultz has developed the Knoblauch yips before his first game. He looks to have bust written in bold lettering. Not buying that he switched his form to this hideous motion because of injury. That's too stupid for me to process.
 
MSGSeven said:
Minus the sixteen fouls he committed yeah it was a fun sequence
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I was wondering if I was alone in feeling that way. If that was Bazz/Boat in 2014, would have been 3 fouls on that attempt for a steal
 
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DaveHuskiesFan said:
Usage is a thing you know, right? Doesn't matter if it's only 28 minutes when he's got the 4th highest usage in the league.
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Did you watch though? He did not play active defense, as has been the story of his career. Allows way too much space and doesn't put much effort out on the perimeter.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Did you watch though? He did not play active defense, as has been the story of his career. Allows way too much space and doesn't put much effort out on the perimeter.
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Watched the entire game. When Embiid has his mid range shot falling he's nearly impossible to stop, combine that with his usage and it's a nightmare for opponents. Just don't see how anyone can overlook his 4 steals(Only big man in the NBA with 4+ steals last night), 1 block, and 7 turnovers(The most turnovers any player had in the NBA last night) he caused on Embiid. He may not be an above average defender but he was pretty active and above average last night.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Apparently Rudy is doing work
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It is truly amazing how good of a coach Pop is. They are 4 and 0 and have beaten 3 likely playoff teams. All without Kawhi! Rudy is just getting his legs back and is somehow fitting in seamlessly 4 games in when some thought he would never fit in.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Kemba and J Lamb both killed it tonight, with the Hornets beating the Magic.

Kemba: 34 pts 10 asts 6 rebs
J Lamb: 20 pts 7 asts 6 rebs

Both shot very well too.
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Was just about to post this SMH. Yeah Kemba shot 15-25, Lamb 9-15. It's still surreal seeing them start in the same back court on a (decent) NBA team.

Not sure if anybody posted Kemba's on/off numbers, but it's basically been night and day with him on and off the court this season (or maybe day and night). He continued that tonight with a +22 in a 7 point win. It's futile to talk MVP after five games, but he's in that conversation if the season ended today. He's been that good.
 
champs99and04 said:
Was just about to post this SMH. Yeah Kemba shot 15-25, Lamb 9-15. It's still surreal seeing them start in the same back court on a (decent) NBA team.

Not sure if anybody posted Kemba's on/off numbers, but it's basically been night and day with him on and off the court this season (or maybe day and night). He continued that tonight with a +22 in a 7 point win. It's futile to talk MVP after five games, but he's in that conversation if the season ended today. He's been that good.
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Really like how they've also incorporated Lamb into being more of a creator too. Handling the ball and passing very well this year. He's always been a streaky scorer and very, very good rebounder for his size, now that he is adding more elements its great to see how well he's played.
 
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MadDogRevival said:
Guy had 17 boards, 15 points, and 3 blocks last night.
TONIGHT?
With 4 minutes left, 17 boards, 5 assists, and 5 steals at Golden State and you call out his 8 points (on 4 of 17)?
Tough, tough crowd.
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When I posted that he wasn't playing well, and I watched the whole game. His first half was brutal, couldn't make a shot, defense was pretty good though. Played well in the second half, got clutch offensive boards and played good D. That post was based off of his first half.
 
aceboon said:
I watched the game, he got lit up
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Still early but Andre Drummond leads the league in Defensive Win Share and defensive Box +/-, and is 8th in Defensive rating. There's more that goes into defense besides the opponents points.
 
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