supermariowest

Man, Lou was doing some serious sulking on the bench. Anybody catch that? Dennis had a couple of nice buckets. The end of the game really was Teague in a nutshell: ties the game at 107 with a nice floater, misses a layup, turns the ball over, goes to the line with a chance to tie the game, misses the first (check), makes the second (checkmate).

Pretty cool. Any idea on what sort of analysis will be done with the data (other than pictures, summaries, plus/minus tracking)? For what it's worth, I'm working on a Master's degree in statistics.

I'd like to add that in the first 20 games of the big three Miami Heat era, the Heat went 12-8. They were still favorites to make it to the finals, sure, I'm just pointing out that even the best players in the league have to adjust to new situations. Edit: Probably should have quoted somebody else here. I agree with you.

I think the most reasonable conclusion is that the Monstar (thanks @IheartFerry and @lethalweapon3) will take Pittman's place on the roster once Pittman's 10 day contract expires.

This is an instant classic.

Parts of the Dennis situation confuse me. When he's in the game, he's almost always playing off the ball. When he's running the point, he makes some terrible turnovers but he also makes some pretty passes and layups. I just don't think he's ready and I don't think any good can come out of benching Teague. I wouldn't mind seeing Scott get some starts, but I'm cool with him coming off the bench. As long as he is getting meaningful minutes, I'll have no complaints.

Mike and Shelvin have both been getting plenty of minutes and will continue to get plenty of minutes.Historically, the top free agents haven't signed here. Ferry can't change that.As AHF has pointed out in several threads, deciding to tank at this point in the season will (maybe) improve our draft slot by 2-4 picks. There is definitely a cost associated with tanking. Do we want to pay that cost to potentially move up a few slots in the draft?

I don't dislike Goose as much as some around here do, but I would much rather see the Goose/Pittman minutes go to Muscala. If this happens, I will certainly miss texting "POLLOS" to my friends whenever Goose does something good.

Mike Scott, secret weapon.

How'd we shoot in the second quarter? Was it 17 out of 20? That was crazy. Not that it matters, but we've got to be one of the first teams to do that and be in the middle of an eight game losing streak.

Agree to disagree. I'll take this team (healthy) over any team we've had in recent memory.

Concerning your response to my post, I definitely get why they are annoyed. I disagree with the last part of this post though. With a healthy roster, I think we could have made some noise in the playoffs -- maybe I'm just being a homer. Hurt, we're probably looking at a first round sweep unless two of Charlotte/Detroit/Cleveland/NY can pass us. Perhaps the end result will be the same, but I don't think a team that plays competitive ball is in the same place as a team in a tailspin.

Lol. These reactions are great. The people who have been talking about tanking for the past four months are upset because Ferry didn't do much to make the team better at the deadline? The team can't get better and worse at the same time. Anyway, I wouldn't mind watching Jamison play on the Hawks for the next few months as long as he doesn't cut into Scott's minutes.

In trying to be a responsible poster, I read through the entire thread. Nothing to see here but at least the new tag feature is getting some burn (and confusing some members).

Well, as long as they are in the same place geographically...

He'll be back, hopefully as some other Kevin Nash incarnation (Vinnie Vegas, Big Daddy Cool, etc).

Ferry was able to unload Joe and Marvin, so I'm sure he could unload Jeff too. His veto rights do present something of a problem. Again, I'm not suggesting this rumor has any legs.

Ouch. Best part of the game was Bob halfheartedly suggesting that Joakim Noah is the devil after looking at his first quarter stats (6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists).

I agree that his body language doesn't always suggest he wants to win, but I think most NBA players prefer winning to losing. If he's not going to get more money or more minutes, I don't see him accepting a trade from a playoff team to a losing team (especially since he should be entering his prime).

Not that I would argue many teams value Jeff at $8.15 million, but I think he would have had more suitors if he had been an unrestricted free agent.

When Jeff signed the offer sheet with Milwaukee, he probably didn't think the Bucks would be the worst team in the league. If Ferry is trying to move him and if other teams are interested (two big ifs), my guess is that Teague would only accept a trade to a contender (or one of the western near-contenders). It seems unlikely to me but I wouldn't mind moving him.

Eh, this thread implies that you were off the tank train at some point.

Get up more shots even if he doesn't have an open look? That doesn't sound like elevating your play. "Adequate production" isn't shooting the ball more. The thread title should have been: Why can't Kyle Korver play some inefficient basketball? Would it be great if Korver could get a few more shots per gamer? Yes, of course. Do I want Korver taking bad shots because he's the third highest paid player on the team (sans Al)? No, definitely not. He can earn his $6.7 million by playing smart basketball and hitting open shots.

Uh, what? What advanced stats? There is nothing advanced about an expected value. Shooting 35% from three is essentially the same as shooting 50% from two: 0.35(3) = 1.05, 0.50(2) = 1. Is the contract too long? Maybe, that's debatable, but it sounds like you want him to start playing like JR Smith. Kyle works hard to get open and he's only going to take open shots. He's not going to start taking bad shots just because we're dealing with injuries. No sense in starting bad habits. As others have pointed out, it seems you expect him to shoot 75% from three, run the point, and serve up some windmill 360 dunks.

Duane Ferrell (filling in for Nique) at the end:"Don't let him go right, don't let him go right." Nelson hops to his left and puts up a three. "Short." Ball hits the front of the rim. "Yes."