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QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 11:13 PM)
I chose Bulls (obligatory), OKC, Clippers, Warriors, and Houston.

Do you have to pick teams? My kinda sorta roommate ordered the whole package so when I'm at the apartment on weekends, basketball all day which is awesome.

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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 11:20 PM)
Do you have to pick teams? My kinda sorta roommate ordered the whole package so when I'm at the apartment on weekends, basketball all day which is awesome.

 

I didn't feel like paying $200 for the whole thing. I paid $130 to pick 5 teams since I really only care about the Bulls.

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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 11:11 PM)
League pass is worth it just to watch the Warriors play.

 

Most explosive backcourt in the game. Either one of them can go off for, like, 8 3's in any game. I hope Bogut can stay healthy. He's an elite rim protector and good rebounder when he is. They'll be even better when Barnes gets back. Very nice team.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 08:28 PM)
Anthony Davis with a decent line: 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 6 Stl, 6 Blk

He's good. FG percentage is a tad low at the moment but I'm sure that'll significantly improve as well. It's kind of an odd cast of characters they have there in NO(besides Davis) but I think they can be pretty dangerous by the end of the year.

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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 01:34 AM)
The player who will have higher basketball IQ, better jump shot, and 5 more inch vertical, we are still waiting for his return apparently.

I feel like his "decision making" was actually pretty solid yesterday. He got a lot of open looks for people, particularly inside, and the shots he was taking weren't bad shots, he was open on the perimeter, just bricking them.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 12:51 PM)
I feel like his "decision making" was actually pretty solid yesterday. He got a lot of open looks for people, particularly inside, and the shots he was taking weren't bad shots, he was open on the perimeter, just bricking them.

 

Honestly, I didn't watch last night's game until the 4th, definitely saw a lot of sloppiness in his ball handling. But the basketball smarts I wanted to see from him in the first 2 games would have been play more of a distributor when his shots weren't falling, rather than forcing the issue by driving to the hoop. If defenders have to pay more attention to his teammates, shots will open up for him.

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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 03:52 PM)
Honestly, I didn't watch last night's game until the 4th, definitely saw a lot of sloppiness in his ball handling. But the basketball smarts I wanted to see from him in the first 2 games would have been play more of a distributor when his shots weren't falling, rather than forcing the issue by driving to the hoop. If defenders have to pay more attention to his teammates, shots will open up for him.

He hasn't been taking a ton of shots per game yet, has he? I know his minutes have been a bit limited but we're nto talking about him going 9/30.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 02:58 PM)
He hasn't been taking a ton of shots per game yet, has he? I know his minutes have been a bit limited but we're nto talking about him going 9/30.

 

Him going 9/30 would actually improve his FG percentage. His FGA is right at his career average, and good for 12th in the league, despite playing 33 minutes game. Again, it's more about the quality versus quantity of shots he's taking. NY game is a good example, his mentality was to force the shot until he hits one or gets a foul call. Getting 4 assist per game at his usage rate at the PG position is comedic. That's also not what I expected when he said his basketball IQ has improved. I fully expect better results from him when he finds his rhythm, but the last 3 games hasn't really been fun to watch.

 

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QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 10:20 PM)
I didn't feel like paying $200 for the whole thing. I paid $130 to pick 5 teams since I really only care about the Bulls.

I'd fork the extra $70 just to get all games.

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Oladipo's already putting up some very nice numbers off the bench, a 19/6/4 line today vs. Brooklyn.

 

Having him on the court has made Affalo a much better player for Orlando also.

 

I've got mixed feelings though in terms of if everyone for the Magic is healthy (no Harris or Davis currently), that's probably a 30 win team at least, and that doesn't get you Andrew Wiggins.

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QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 12:27 AM)
Oladipo's already putting up some very nice numbers off the bench, a 19/6/4 line today vs. Brooklyn.

 

Having him on the court has made Affalo a much better player for Orlando also.

 

I've got mixed feelings though in terms of if everyone for the Magic is healthy (no Harris or Davis currently), that's probably a 30 win team at least, and that doesn't get you Andrew Wiggins.

 

The team that has the worst record never seems to win the lottery anyways. Besides, getting Julius Randle or Dante Exum (if he comes out) wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

 

They do have some nice young talent. Vucevic is way better than I expected when they acquired him, Oladipo is legit and Harris and Harkless are fairly solid (my fantasy needs Harris to get back though!).

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 10:54 PM)
I was going to post something but I figured everybody was watching the Bears. It's early, but I've never seen Chris Paul play like this.

You catch the Warriors tonight? They probably would have put up 140 if they didn't pull everyone with like 3 minutes left in the 3rd.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 11:18 PM)
Some of it. It was Iguodala's turn to go HAM from 3 tonight.

Yup he was like 8-11 in the 1st half, triple double for Steph as well.

 

GS had 98 points with 3 or so minutes left in the 3rd before they stopped playing.

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