DeMar DeRozan

[Buckandadime]

They did - they were top 5 teams in the NBA each year.

That's not correct but it really doesn't matter..
You're going to type whatever you want and then argue no matter what..

[slayer14]

he a strange guy for sure to have a joker tatoo on his arm

[thomorino]

That's not correct but it really doesn't matter..
You're going to type whatever you want and then argue no matter what..

It is correct.

[stevenash]

BOOM
(as somebody likes too say)

Back to back consecutive triple/doubles.
He did it tonight in just 22 minutes.

My only regret is only buying 100 dollars of Jokic at +300 last month.
This conversation is over.
/enddiscussion
#JokicMVP

[Buckandadime]

It is correct.

Its one thing to litter your own threads with blatant misinformation but to take over someone else's thread with inaccuracies is not cool..
Show us where Harden teams were T5 each year he led the league in scoring or start your own thread saying so..
Prove to us that scoring is the most important thing because "that's how basketball works."
Thank you..

[stevenash]

Its one thing to litter your own threads with blatant misinformation but to take over someone else's thread with inaccuracies is not cool..
Show us where Harden teams were T5 each year he led the league in scoring or start your own thread saying so..
Prove to us that scoring is the most important thing because "that's how basketball works."
Thank you..

You and I know full well what's going to happen next.
He'll go into full fledged Ralph Kramden mode.
"Hummina, hummina, hummina..."
Then he'll deflect, then he'll post anything just as long as it's enough posts to get off of this page so nobody else can see what he posted.
His bag of tricks is dry, not only is it dry at this point most everybody else knows his playbook.

[thomorino]

Its one thing to litter your own threads with blatant misinformation but to take over someone else's thread with inaccuracies is not cool..
Show us where Harden teams were T5 each year he led the league in scoring or start your own thread saying so..
Prove to us that scoring is the most important thing because "that's how basketball works."
Thank you..

No, you can go to ESPN and look it up yourself. I know what I'm saying because I'm an informed person.

[Buckandadime]

You and I know full well what's going to happen next.
He'll go into full fledged Ralph Kramden mode.
"Hummina, hummina, hummina..."
Then he'll deflect, then he'll post anything just as long as it's enough posts to get off of this page so nobody else can see what he posted.
His bag of tricks is dry, not only is it dry at this point most everybody else knows his playbook.

Why are people allowed to constantly spout false information here?
I thought SBR wanted to be a credible site..

[Buckandadime]

No, you can go to ESPN and look it up yourself. I know what I'm saying because I'm an informed person.

C'mon Brandon!!!
You may be informed but you are ill-informed and you're making a mockery of this gambling website..

[thomorino]

Why are people allowed to constantly spout false information here?
I thought SBR wanted to be a credible site..

C'mon Brandon!!!
You may be informed but you are ill-informed and you're making a mockery of this gambling website..

I just told you your statement was incorrect and Harden's team were top 5 teams.

My statements was correct, your statement was incorrect.

[Buckandadime]

I just told you your statement was incorrect and Harden's team were top 5 teams.

My statements was correct, your statement was incorrect.

2019-2020 Harden led the league in scoring and Houston was 44-28..
Not T5...
Or are you going to try and backtrack now and claim you meant only the Western Conference?
Ya know, because the NBA is divided into 2 conferences in case you didn't know..



While we are on the subject of misinformation, Bird was not a shooting guard and Embiid is not 7'4"..

How long do you want to do this?

[thomorino]

2019-2020 Harden led the league in scoring and Houston was 44-28..
Not T5...
Or are you going to try and backtrack now and claim you meant only the Western Conference?
Ya know, because the NBA is divided into 2 conferences in case you didn't know..



While we are on the subject of misinformation, Bird was not a shooting guard and Embiid is not 7'4"..

How long do you want to do this?

Your claim, which is absurd, is that there is no correlation between scoring and winning. You cited Harden.

But Harden's teams were top 5 teams for most of the last 5 years in the NBA - exactly as I said. I didn't say they were top 5 every year, I said they were in the top 5 for most of those 5 years.

The 2019-2020 Houston team was also a top 5 team when you adjust for strength of schedule - the West was much stronger than the East that year.

[stevenash]

The 2019-2020 Houston team was also a top 5 team when you adjust for strength of schedule - the West was much stronger than the East that year.

Another stat you pulled out of thin air.
Houston's SoS was tenth hardest.

Just stop.

[Buckandadime]

They did - they were top 5 teams in the NBA each year.

Does that say most?

You said Hardens teams were T5 each year..
What is wrong with you?
Honestly asking for a friend..

[thomorino]

Another stat you pulled out of thin air.
Houston's SoS was tenth hardest.

Just stop.

That means Houston's schedule was much harder than most teams in the East and the fact Houston didn't have a top 5 record doesn't mean they weren't a top 5 team.

[Buckandadime]

Your claim, which is absurd, is that there is no correlation between scoring and winning. You cited Harden.

But Harden's teams were top 5 teams for most of the last 5 years in the NBA - exactly as I said. I didn't say they were top 5 every year, I said they were in the top 5 for most of those 5 years.

The 2019-2020 Houston team was also a top 5 team when you adjust for strength of schedule - the West was much stronger than the East that year.

Each year is your statement..
Each...
Please stop lying or trying to change the subject with made up SOS.numbers you won't ever post or what you think my "claim" or point is..
My point is that basketball success is more than scoring...
Ask James Harden how many championship rings he has..

[thomorino]

Does that say most?

You said Hardens teams were T5 each year..
What is wrong with you?
Honestly asking for a friend..

Houston was a top 5 team every year and a top 5 record most years. Obviously many top teams don't have top records because a lot of NBA teams don't care about the regular season since half the league makes the playoffs.

This is pretty simple.

[stevenash]

He cites SoS stats like it's the be all, end all.

It's an ancillary stat, it's actually a meaningless stat when you consider the difference in 2019-2020 between first ranked and 20th ranked was 0.17 which is minuscule.

And look at last years strength of schedule.
Tell me who had a major advantage?

http://www.espn.com/nba/stats/rpi/_/sort/SOS/year/2021

This whopper was almost as good as the Bridgewater whopper.

[thomorino]

And in addition to the fact that Houston was a top 5 team, they literally had the best record in the whole NBA one year and would have won the title if not for GS being a super team.

[Buckandadime]

He cites SoS stats like it's the be all, end all.

It's an ancillary stat, it's actually a meaningless stat when you consider the difference in 2019-2020 between first ranked and 20th ranked was 0.17 which is minuscule.

And look at last years strength of schedule.
Tell me who had a major advantage?

http://www.espn.com/nba/stats/rpi/_/sort/SOS/year/2021

This whopper was almost as good as the Bridgewater whopper.

He got caught yet again posting misinformation and is grabbing onto anything to desperately save face..
Doesn't seem to be working..

[stevenash]

And me calling him out on it twice a week is getting real old, real fast and it's not a good look for him.

[thomorino]

And me calling him out on it twice a week is getting real old, real fast and it's not a good look for him.

You claimed Embiid was done 2 days ago and he scored 43 last night, just stop.

[Buckandadime]

Houston was a top 5 team every year and a top 5 record most years. Obviously many top teams don't have top records because a lot of NBA teams don't care about the regular season since half the league makes the playoffs.

This is pretty simple.

How can you be a T5 team every year but only have a T5 record most years????
I guess OKC is a T5 team this year because they play hard and their SOS is absurd..
Makes sense to me..

[stevenash]

You claimed Embiid was done 2 days ago and he scored 43 last night, just stop.

Keep making up stats, I'll keep calling you out.
See ya.

[Buckandadime]

Keep making up stats, I'll keep calling you out.
See ya.

This is what happens when all you have is participation trophies..
He is now lying about his lie..
Doesn't get any better than that..

[thomorino]

How can you be a T5 team every year but only have a T5 record most years????
I guess OKC is a T5 team this year because they play hard and their SOS is absurd..
Makes sense to me..

Because the best team doesn't always have the best record. Hard to think anyone doesn't understand this. Jordan's Bulls weren't the 1 seed 3 of the 6 times they won the championship. Denver was the 1 seed recently.

Regular season record is not the only measure of how good a team is - I can't believe people don't understand that.

[Buckandadime]

Because the best team doesn't always have the best record. Hard to think anyone doesn't understand this. Jordan's Bulls weren't the 1 seed 3 of the 6 times they won the championship. Denver was the 1 seed recently.

Regular season record is not the only measure of how good a team is - I can't believe people don't understand that.

2 of.the 3 yrs Harden led the league in scoring, Houston couldn't get past the second round of the playoffs..
I can't believe there are people that don't understand how basketball works..

[thomorino]

2 of.the 3 yrs Harden led the league in scoring, Houston couldn't get past the second round of the playoffs..
I can't believe there are people that don't understand how basketball works..

The West was loaded. They were a top 5 team every year and had a top 5 record almost every year.

The teams they lost to like the Lakers and Warriors either went on to win the championship or got to the finals.

Those Houston teams were top 5 teams every year and they had a top 5 record most years without question.

[Buckandadime]

The West was loaded. They were a top 5 team every year and had a top 5 record almost every year.

The teams they lost to like the Lakers and Warriors either went on to win the championship or got to the finals.

Those Houston teams were top 5 teams every year and they had a top 5 record most years without question.

Saying it over and over again doesn't make it correct..
Can't be a T5 team every year and not make it past the second round of the playoffs 2/3..
That's just facts..
That's how basketball works..

[thomorino]

Saying it over and over again doesn't make it correct..
Can't be a T5 team every year and not make it past the second round of the playoffs 2/3..
That's just facts..
That's how basketball works..

That's not how basketball or sports work. Losing to the best team in the league in the second round doesn't mean you aren't a top 5 team.

Not a complicated concept.

[stevenash]

That's not correct but it really doesn't matter..
You're going to type whatever you want and then argue no matter what..

What does he know about basketball anyway, judging by the pictures of him on the internet he's too porky to play team sports, and he sure can't bet it looking over the results from the past two years of certain threads.

[thomorino]

What does he know about basketball anyway, judging by the pictures of him on the internet he's too porky to play team sports, and he sure can't bet it looking over the results from the past two years of certain threads.

I'm also in great shape, there are no picture of me online as well.

[Buckandadime]

What does he know about basketball anyway, judging by the pictures of him on the internet he's too porky to play team sports, and he sure can't bet it looking over the results from the past two years of certain threads.

Not a complicated concept..

[stevenash]

*yawn*

Jokic with yet another 38/18/7 MONSTER night.
And somebody (I forget who) said he was breaking down (or something to that affect)
And another multiple shots blocked night for Jokic from someone who doesn't block shots.

Jokic is the most efficient player in the game today and clearly the best center in the game.
If one disagrees, then one needs to either buy a TV, or watch TV.


*mic drop*

OUT

[thomorino]

Not a complicated concept..

*yawn*

Jokic with yet another 38/18/7 MONSTER night.
And somebody (I forget who) said he was breaking down (or something to that affect)
And another multiple shots blocked night for Jokic from someone who doesn't block shots.

Jokic is the most efficient player in the game today and clearly the best center in the game.
If one disagrees, then one needs to either buy a TV, or watch TV.


*mic drop*

OUT

Denver was losing the 4th quarter because - once again- Jokic is horrible defensively.

Embiid's ability to protect the paint and defend on the perimeter are far above anything Jokic can do, and its not close.

Houston was a top 5 team every year the last 5 with Harden, top 5 recordwise most years as well.