We need a ruling from the Basketball Fairness Gods. Apricot, you've talked about this on the videos -- when can you leave a guy in in the fourth quarter, do you take the very last shot, etc. We need a pre-ruling now because if we actually think Steph might go for the record against Portland, we would probably be looking at 1) Serious chucking throughout the game and 2) Possible last-minute chucking. This could be an NBA Etiquette Violation on a scale not seen since Kobe's last game. (Well really nothing could ever reach that level, that was crazy.) So: if Steph shoot 16-40 on threes including two in the last minute, that would be two records, and an epic game. But would it break any unwritten rules?
When he got taken out in the 3rd, I bet Steph was worried he wasn't going to be going back in the game. He'd forgotten that a critical element of the new rotation is that in blowouts, he's responsible for stepping on their necks for the first 3-4 minutes of the 4th quarter.
Know everyone is high on JK, for good reason, he's gonna be a PROBLEM, but I think everyone (meaning most media) is truly sleeping on Wiseman. People seem to talk about him as if he is still playing as poorly as he was last year despite the fact that he has yet to step on the court. He has a very clear role in the short term and its a role he can fill easily. With Curry, Klay and now Three-Way Wiggs stretching the floor, Andre, Poole, Dray, JTA playing ping pong with the ball, JK threatening the rim from the 3 point line, the sky is figuratively and literally the limit. JDub and GPII are gonna be slapping hands above the rim like Milli Vanilli at the Grammy's (sorry, I couldn't find the video). On defense, he just has to be active early on position in the post, maintain verticality, allow his size and length to do the work for him, just be an obstacle with a 7'6" wingspan and the best hair in the NBA. On offense, all he has to do is set screens and rim run and he's gonna be dunking biscuits in gravy like he's at a Golden Coral. A Golden State Coral that is.
Player A: 22.2 pts per 36 on .591 ts (.416 from 3)
Player B: 22.6 pts per 36 on .526 ts (.266 from 3)
Only one of the two is a 6’-8” 26 y.o. freak athlete who runs all day, never gets hurt, and happily locks down the other team's best players (from CP3/Spida to Kawhi/LeBron) for by far the #1 defense in the league.
A is Two-Way Wiggs; B is Bradley Beal.
Yet somehow: all off-season the brainiacs were castigating Bob Myers for not **throwing in Wiseman, Kuminga, Riley, Ryan, and Canon Curry** for the pleasure of making that swap — thereby teaming Steph with a 6'-3" defensive liability whose three ball has weirdly deserted him for four seasons now (.351, .353, .349, .266).
Heck ... even this stupid fanboy seriously entertained the notion (though IIRC, I stopped just short of Canon Curry), so I can’t LOL too hard.
By the way, if the Pacers were this close to tearing it down and rebuilding, why did they pick a 24 year old in the draft?
We need a ruling from the Basketball Fairness Gods. Apricot, you've talked about this on the videos -- when can you leave a guy in in the fourth quarter, do you take the very last shot, etc. We need a pre-ruling now because if we actually think Steph might go for the record against Portland, we would probably be looking at 1) Serious chucking throughout the game and 2) Possible last-minute chucking. This could be an NBA Etiquette Violation on a scale not seen since Kobe's last game. (Well really nothing could ever reach that level, that was crazy.) So: if Steph shoot 16-40 on threes including two in the last minute, that would be two records, and an epic game. But would it break any unwritten rules?
@antonin_org
Some Steph Curry games:
10-13 3P in 26 minutes
10-15 3P in 34 minutes
11-16 3P in 32 minutes
11-16 3P in 29 minutes
11-15 3P in 36 minutes
11-15 3P in 30 minutes
11-13 3P in 48 minutes
12-16 3P in 38 minutes
13-17 3P in 36 minutes
If someone can make 16 3s in a game, it's him.
Hmmmm…
https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1468277020161458187
OT/ it was cool to see how hard the Magic played from 20+ pts down all second half, 5 wins seems a bit harsh
I'm irrationally disappointed JK's putback didn't make the NBA top 10 plays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upULK_Nvzho
When he got taken out in the 3rd, I bet Steph was worried he wasn't going to be going back in the game. He'd forgotten that a critical element of the new rotation is that in blowouts, he's responsible for stepping on their necks for the first 3-4 minutes of the 4th quarter.
[...like a mirror reflecting a laser.]
That is indeed quick, Sir Apricot
The name "Wagner" is synonymous with drama. I wonder if those guys can sing?
Know everyone is high on JK, for good reason, he's gonna be a PROBLEM, but I think everyone (meaning most media) is truly sleeping on Wiseman. People seem to talk about him as if he is still playing as poorly as he was last year despite the fact that he has yet to step on the court. He has a very clear role in the short term and its a role he can fill easily. With Curry, Klay and now Three-Way Wiggs stretching the floor, Andre, Poole, Dray, JTA playing ping pong with the ball, JK threatening the rim from the 3 point line, the sky is figuratively and literally the limit. JDub and GPII are gonna be slapping hands above the rim like Milli Vanilli at the Grammy's (sorry, I couldn't find the video). On defense, he just has to be active early on position in the post, maintain verticality, allow his size and length to do the work for him, just be an obstacle with a 7'6" wingspan and the best hair in the NBA. On offense, all he has to do is set screens and rim run and he's gonna be dunking biscuits in gravy like he's at a Golden Coral. A Golden State Coral that is.
Currently on the NBA youtube home page: https://youtu.be/rfbtRbw4_yE
Let's play Player A / Player B.
Player A: 22.2 pts per 36 on .591 ts (.416 from 3)
Player B: 22.6 pts per 36 on .526 ts (.266 from 3)
Only one of the two is a 6’-8” 26 y.o. freak athlete who runs all day, never gets hurt, and happily locks down the other team's best players (from CP3/Spida to Kawhi/LeBron) for by far the #1 defense in the league.
A is Two-Way Wiggs; B is Bradley Beal.
Yet somehow: all off-season the brainiacs were castigating Bob Myers for not **throwing in Wiseman, Kuminga, Riley, Ryan, and Canon Curry** for the pleasure of making that swap — thereby teaming Steph with a 6'-3" defensive liability whose three ball has weirdly deserted him for four seasons now (.351, .353, .349, .266).
Heck ... even this stupid fanboy seriously entertained the notion (though IIRC, I stopped just short of Canon Curry), so I can’t LOL too hard.