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Khanben:
Thank you very much for this, my opinion is what is the difference between going 3-13 from 3 and 5-14 from long 2s and jump shots.
The Lakers lost the finals against the Pistons because Kobe got locked up in at least 3 games by just one guy in Prince, and he spent the whole time spamming difficult shot after difficult shot. His shooting percentage was so bad in those games that the Lakers couldn't win against an opponent known for their low scoring games.
Did anyone all of a sudden call Kobe a G-League player? NO.
I love AI and will always ride with him cause he was not only box office but he had heart, but lets not pretend as if he does not have one of the worst true shooting percentages in basketball history, but you know what, nobody called him a G-League player on the nights his shots were not falling.
Kobe walked into the league with a Prime Shaq as a teammate and it still took him 4 good years to win a chip. But somehow we expect today's players with a bunch of role players to do it in the same time or less.

Wanbissaka:
the Greek freak has been off his game lately.

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birdman:
Jimmy has no business in that line. Dame should be evicted as well. KD dey probation.
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birdman:
I watch the Hawks often. This is flat out not true. Which one is assist to dunks again. If its such a good stat, they would not have been last to enter playoffs in the east, and get bounced by the Heat. Cmon you watched those games as well? Does that tally with what you saw against Heat? Did you have a Trae/Collins combo highlight reel?

birdman:
It doesnt apply to everybody. I am aware some people use the phrase as a way to down this generation of players. They are wrong - there are some flat out talented shooters in the league today. Better than anything we have ever seen.

But then, there are guys who are guilty of just shooting 3s and hope to get lucky and win a few. See atlanta hawks as a prime example. That is all they do, for real. The game doesnt even make sense at that point. Many times Trae doesnt even run a set. just chucks it - sometimes it goes in enough for them to try for a win. Other times, they just lose by double digits.

Khanben:
Whenever I hear the spamming 3s comment, I just sometimes wonder what people mean. If a star player is taking only 3s I can very well understand how that can be an issue, because it is expected that the star players should be three level scorers. But for role players, people act as if in the OG days role players don't go 1-10 from the field.

I have never played competitive basketball, but those who have, say the corner 3 is the easiest shot in the game, with an open, set up shot also being in the top 5 easiest basketball shots.
So lets do the maths, if a role player shoots 45% from the field if we exclude the 3pts attempts(a % which is incredibly rare for a role player) and that same role player shots just 35% from open 3s, the fact is, it is better for the team if the role player takes mostly 3s.
People always omit the fact that the 3 main reasons, these role players have open looks at the 3 point line is because either the star big man was doubled at the rim and he kicks it out to his shooters, or the star wing had the defenders collapse on him as he drives to the basket and he then kicks it out for a 3, or from ball movement as a result of star player either passing out of a trap or probing and then kicking.
New age basketball defense no longer has that old school useless ego driven 1v1 defense for star players. They are either doubling, or sending help or trapping the star player all in an effort to take away the ball from them. This results in more open looks for role players, but history has shown that role players don't beat you 4 out of 7 game series, so coaches are willing to live with it.

PS: in game 4, the Mavs took 18% of the their shots from the corner

Thanos:
Please. You guys should not jinx us. Keep is out of the spotlight and continue to bet against us. I want to hear Steven A skip bayless excuses tomorrow. Suns in 4 ko, suns in 4 ni. Book Mark this. If mavs win this series, we are winning the whole thing. Go and write it down. Shout out to nick right who has been down with luka and the mavs since day 1.

aliondo:
I have to agree with A40...This present game is more about spamming threes and it could be annoying...if it falls for you,your luck....I mean with all the skill set and talents in this generation...

Blueelf:
But what is happening to floor general now?

Khanben:
Jalen Brunson's agent was one of those wishing for a 7 game series with the Jazz winning it. His play so far against the suns is just highlighting his limitations.

Blueelf:
This isn't a place for fans whose teams couldn't even make play-in

Lebron...more like Lefraud

Manutd19:
Ref mehn. Ref almost lost this game for the Warriors

Skrrrrrrr:
Not only has Memphis lost home court advantage, they'd be playing against a pissed off Draymond Green in game 2.
The refs gave them the game. Too bad they couldn't take it.

SmooshCHN:
Brooks shuffled his feets there.

SmooshCHN:
that guy is an idi0t.