LOLBOOHOO Sixers fans. Let RobCov hit a garbage time 3 after being garbage all game, but boo an uncontested layup.
then root for 7 gamesIt's impossible for me to root for Miami, as much as I want to
Well yeah, that's why I want to.Think of it as extending the series to the benefit of the C’s.
I know you are The Needler but just curious what Covington did to you. Did he steal your girlfriend? Eat your avocado toast? Get drafted ahead of your favorite player?LOLBOOHOO Sixers fans. Let RobCov hit a garbage time 3 after being garbage all game, but boo an uncontested layup.
Were you not watching the game? It has very little to do with Covington. He was a non-factor. But at the end of the game, in garbagetime, he hit an uncontested three, and then the Sixer faithful reacted as though the Heat had hacksawed the Rocky statue when they came back for a layup.I know you are The Needler but just curious what Covington did to you. Did he steal your girlfriend? Eat your avocado toast? Get drafted ahead of your favorite player?
Thank you. I am a huge fan. You need to post here more.Were you not watching the game? It has very little to do with Covington. He was a non-factor. But at the end of the game, in garbagetime, he hit an uncontested three, and then the Sixer faithful reacted as though the Heat had hacksawed the Rocky statue when they came back for a layup.
I like the Sixers. I'm a huge fan of Simmons - think he'll be the best player in the league, and Embiid will be not far behind him. Covington is a great defender, and mediocre on offense. I'm bearish on Fultz, and LondonSox is an incredible hypocrite when it comes to player evaluation. Don't care for avocado toast. Anything else?
Simmons was excellent. He wasn't any worse than he was Saturday.This is where Simmons’ shit perimeter game really hurts you.
I was referring to down the stretch when they needed 3’s and he becomes a tall Rondo. You can only run so many screens for Bellinelli and Redick.Simmons was excellent. He wasn't any worse than he was Saturday.
The difference was the 3pt shooting from Philly's Five (Ilya/Saric/Cov/Red/ Bel). Those guys were 7-36 from three tonight VS. 17-27 on Saturday. They scored 30 more points with 8 less shots/possessions.
3 point shooting is why they won so easily on Saturday and why they lost tonight.
I might be missing something here; but you seem to be suggesting that Harden doesn’t get to the free throw line when he attempts a three. That is incorrect; as Harden frequently gets fouled while attempting a three and that actually drives up his his FTA per game.To truly understand how much of Harden's game is based on initiating contact, you need to break down the numbers a bit.
Harden averaged 20.1 shots a game from the field this year, and 10.1 free throw attempts. But, he averaged 10.0 3 point attempts a game. That means he's getting to the line 10.1 times for every 10.1 shots inside the 3 point line.
For comparison, Lebron averaged 19.3 field goal attempts, but only 5.0 from deep. He got 6.5 free throw attempts for every 14.3 field goal attempts inside the 3 point line.
Anthony Davis averaged 8.0 free throw attempts on 17.3 field goals inside the 3 point line.
Giannis was 8.5 for every 17.8.
Lillard was 7.4 for every 11.8.
Durant was 5.9 for every 11.9.
Nobody is even close to Harden at 10.1 for every 10.1. There is nobody playing the game the way he does, so it really shouldn't surprise people that there is a mixed opinion on his style of play.
Saric, Ilyasova and Covington can also drain the Three. Philly has plenty of shooting.I was referring to down the stretch when they needed 3’s and he becomes a tall Rondo. You can only run so many screens for Bellinelli and Redick.
Yes, but Simmons’ lack of perimeter game still has an impact in those situations.Saric, Ilyasova and Covington can also drain the Three. Philly has plenty of shooting.
I know he does. I made a post about it here about two pages ago, but the vast majority of his foul shots do not come from 3 point attempts. I'm sure if you extrapolate them out for the full season, the effect will not be anywhere near enough to make up the difference between him and everyone else. Maybe it drops to 9.5 free throw attempts per 10.1 field goal attempts, which still has him a stratosphere higher than anyone else. The other guys get fouled on 3 point attempts too, but I'm eliminating those as well.I might be missing something here; but you seem to be suggesting that Harden doesn’t get to the free throw line when he attempts a three. That is incorrect; as Harden frequently gets fouled while attempting a three and that actually drives up his his FTA per game.
This is spot on. In game one, the 76ers shot 64.3% on a season high (tied)/franchise playoff record 18 made threes. Tonight they shot 19.4% while taking two more shots than game one from deep.Simmons was excellent. He wasn't any worse than he was Saturday.
The difference was the 3pt shooting from Philly's Five (Ilya/Saric/Cov/Red/ Bel). Those guys were 7-36 from three tonight VS. 17-27 on Saturday. They scored 30 more points with 8 less shots/possessions.
3 point shooting is why they won so easily on Saturday and why they lost tonight.
Goddamn Zaza...Spurs came to play tonight. Doubt they can keep it up for another half but we’ll see.
They called palming? In that situation?[/QU
For one..he's going backwards.Im not sure how different it is from the hop step we see multiple times per game .
I don’t see how you compare the players accurately; it’s apples to oranges when you compare 2 point attempts to FTA; while not factoring in three point attempts. Even if LeBron and Davis get fouled when they are shooting threes; I highly doubt they get fouled at the same percentage Harden does and Harden takes way more three pointers than those other guys do. In addition; I don’t have the time to crunch the numbers but I’m willing to bet that Harden gets fouled on a three point attempt in the realm of once per game; which would amount to around 3 FTA per game that are not factored into your calculation.I know he does. I made a post about it here about two pages ago, but the vast majority of his foul shots do not come from 3 point attempts. I'm sure if you extrapolate them out for the full season, the effect will not be anywhere near enough to make up the difference between him and everyone else. Maybe it drops to 9.5 free throw attempts per 10.1 field goal attempts, which still has him a stratosphere higher than anyone else. The other guys get fouled on 3 point attempts too, but I'm eliminating those as well.
We have to because they will be the easier opponent then the Sixers.It's impossible for me to root for Miami, as much as I want to
I’m not sure if we can assume he was getting fouled on 3-point attempts at a similar rate this season, given that the league changed the rules to thwart him doing exactly that:Super fast google search shows that Harden last season, was fouled while shooting a three well over 100 times; and I assume in 2018 he was fouled even more because he shot more threes. Now the fact that last season he was fouled more times shooting a three than entire NBA teams kind of proves your point, though.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fivethirtyeight.com/features/james-harden-gets-fouled-on-3s-more-than-any-nba-team/amp/
Well yes. And I think this is at least part of the reason many view it as a blatant travel. It just looks different for we are used to seeing players going towards the basket while using this sort of step. It also may be that I truly love watching Harden and I find what he does not a travesty but a thing of beautyFor one..he's going backwards.
Trust the Process, Joel...
To truly understand how much of Harden's game is based on initiating contact, you need to break down the numbers a bit.
Harden averaged 20.1 shots a game from the field this year, and 10.1 free throw attempts. But, he averaged 10.0 3 point attempts a game. That means he's getting to the line 10.1 times for every 10.1 shots inside the 3 point line.
For comparison, Lebron averaged 19.3 field goal attempts, but only 5.0 from deep. He got 6.5 free throw attempts for every 14.3 field goal attempts inside the 3 point line.
Anthony Davis averaged 8.0 free throw attempts on 17.3 field goals inside the 3 point line.
Giannis was 8.5 for every 17.8.
Lillard was 7.4 for every 11.8.
Durant was 5.9 for every 11.9.
Nobody is even close to Harden at 10.1 for every 10.1. There is nobody playing the game the way he does, so it really shouldn't surprise people that there is a mixed opinion on his style of play.
Harden was at 59 as of March 21st per 538. It still was better than any individual team but of course lower than last year due to the rule change.I’m not sure if we can assume he was getting fouled on 3-point attempts at a similar rate this season, given that the league changed the rules to thwart him doing exactly that:
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how-the-nbas-newly-imposed-harden-rule-will-impact-james-harden-this-season/
I couldn’t find stats for this season on 3-point attempt fouls, but it’s possible that they weren’t quite as large a part of his game given the rule change.
Kyrie/Hayward out. Cavs a defensive mess. Sixers possibly a little too young. If Toronto doesn’t get to the Finals this year, they never will.Raptors are gonna sweep so easily
More competitive than the Sox @ Angels.Pelicans/Blazers is pretty entertaining.
I may have been wrong. This series (NO vs Portland) may end up being the marquee match-up during the first round, especially with Mitchell hobbled.