Kolek planning to go pro
Lebron is a great basketball player, but I probably don't want him as my next door neighbor...ditto MJ...ditto many professional athletes.I don't worry much about it.
But Mitchell vs. Murray was a lot more fun to watch.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
The Nuggets were fun to watch during the entirety of their time in the playoffs. Played hard; were never out of games; had two really, really good players who "introduced" themselves to much of America; had many good role players; seemed to be well-coached; had flare for the dramatic.
Hypothetically speaking.Let’s say AD is out, LeBron absolutely craps the bed the next two games and JFB does JFB things but the Heat lose the series in 7Do we get a weird once in a lifetime occurrence of finals MVP on the losing team?
It just occurred to me that Jimmy Butler just took a big step toward the Hall of Fame this year. Do any of you think it is possible it might happen for him? That would be truly amazing, based on what he was when he first got here. At any rate, he was inspiring to watch during the playoffs. If he can become a competent three point shooter, he will be as complete a player as you can be.
Basketball Reference has a statistical model they use for predicting induction into the HOF. It intends to answer the question: "If this player retired today, what is the probability he would be elected to the Hall of Fame?" Given the way it is calculated, a player's odds increase with each succeeding good season. LBJ, CP3 and KD are the only currently active players given a 100% chance. Wade and Novitzki are the only retired but not yet eligible guys with a 100% chance.Note also that there are many players who had a statistical chance of much less than 100% that subsequently got in. Some because of injuries that cut short promising careers, some perhaps of their coaching success after a pretty good playing career, some perhaps because of leading teams to championships. Connie Hawkins, Don Nelson and Bill Walton got in with less than a 5% statistical chance.They currently give Jimmy a 43% chance...which seems to indicate he has a great shot.https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/hof_prob.html
Chris Paul over Curry and a few other guys seems very odd.
Basketball Reference has a statistical model they use for predicting induction into the HOF. It intends to answer the question: "If this player retired today, what is the probability he would be elected to the Hall of Fame?"
There is one thing that a lot of people forget when looking at this.There is no NBA Hall of Fame.
It’s a longevity thing. Lack of a ring or finals appearances aside, CP3’s resume is insane. 10x All Star, 8 seasons as either 1st or 2nd team All-NBA, 7 seasons All Defensive 1st team (2 seasons All Defensive 2nd team), plus ROY and lead the league in assists and steals 4 and 6 times, respectively.Curry, while his peak has been greater than CP3, started a bit slow on some young Warriors teams figuring it out. He didn’t make an ASG until his 5th season and he’s still trailing CP3 by 4 appearances as well as trailing him by 3 seasons of All NBA 1st or 2nd team.I don’t think it’s a question that Curry is a unanimous HOF selection in the future, but with these statistical metrics, it often takes out the eye test/impact/perception angle
Daryl Morey out in Houston
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/i-had-tears-running-down-my-face-kyle-korver-discusses-what-led-to-bucks-playoff-walkout-142216954.htmlKyle Korver talks about boycotting the playoff game.
Daryl Morey being hired to run the 76ers.He and Doc will make for an interesting combo, perhaps not in a good way.