Geving

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    Reports this morning are saying the Grizz really wants Josh Smith, but I'm sure he will go to Houston. Not a big fan of him, he's been a blackhole on offense his entire career basically. But I will be rooting for him of course. Could be a great pickup if he plays within his role, focusing on defense, transition buckets and hustle plays.

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    Yes he has been. Harden has been  one of the best defenders in the league this year. You obviously haven't seen them play much this year. When someone passes the eyetest along with the stats, you know it's correct. But you are one of the many silly people that believe the hype and media. It speaks to your intelligence. The media highlights one play here and there to get some clicks, and you take the bait. 

    Last year he was truly terrible on defense. This year he has been fantastic. Only time will tell if he can keep it up throughout the season, but so far. Amazing.

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    HarDen on defense this year:

     

    #1 overall in Defensive Win Shares.

    #8 overall in Defensive Rating. (#1 amongst Shooting Guards in front of Tony Allen)
    #2 amongst SGs in total blocks
    #1 amongst SGs in total steals
    #2 amongst SGs in total rebounds

     

    Had a big block on DeMarcus Cousins tonight too.

     

    Haters gonna hate.

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    So I'm just gonna put this out there, I truely believe it's official that Anthony Davis is the best player in the league.

    Think he could go down as one of the greatest ever if he stays heathy. Only 21 which is scary.

    So far, 2nd in ppg, 6th in rpg, 1st in bpg, 3rd in spg!!

    Incredible.

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    I haven't watched it myself yet. But if you join http://www.epixhd.com/freetrial/nhl you can watch a brand new Dwight Howard documentary called In the moment. I haven't watched it myself since I now live in Dubai, and it's not available outside the U.S. But I've heard good things about it. Shows Dwight from another side.

     

    When it comes to him not playing with passion, I disagree completely. Personally I have never seen it. He took the Magic to the finals. They couldn't build on that and put good enough players around him so he wanted out so he could WIN. He got traded to the Lakers, didn't mesh with those guys AND played hurt. A potentially career ending injury in fact. But he still played and tried, but it wasn't up to his standards, and he was miserable. So he wanted to test the market after the Lakers. And chose Houston so he could WIN. That doesn't seem like a guy that's not passionate about what he does. He wants to win. 

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    So many players/greats have been ripping into Dwight Howard this season. Just saw what KD called him.... Kobe earlier this season and now Gary Payton. Opinions biased or not, gotta account for things like this. I don't watch him on a consistent basis(only once or twice this year,) but I'm reading in some places that say he has no passion anymore and basketball is comes 2nd.

    Lol, where are you reading this?

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    Whoa.. This is still true but easily a top 5 performance I've ever seen by grizzlies

    Now Houston will prolly do the same to them wen they play again in like ?10 days

    Houston lost to a much better team tonight. After the hot start, the wins against the 76ers and Thunder were really ugly. Need to pick it up again and get TJones back healthy.

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    Oh no, he missed one assignment... Probably can't find one of these on any other players in the league.

    The Rockets and Harden included have played fantastic defense so far and are 7-1 with a point differencial of 11+ points.

    If Harden reverts to the way he played defense last year. Have a go at him. But highlighting that play right there is just plain stupid.

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    Yeah they're looking good...When Ariza is hot, he's HOT. He had about 5 sprees like this on the Wiz last year.

    I don't hate em I just don't believe they can get by the better teams in postseason....Harden has been ridiculous with getting to the line. Is he still averaging double figures from free throws?

    Haven't been following the stats, but I think he is.

    The real difference is in his defense though.

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    Could be wrong.. Haven't watched barely any of Houston this year yet (didn't have money to get league pass this year... Sigh) but

    Seems like if you can get dwight in early foul trouble and hope to control harden you could control Houston because of depth as you mentioned.. But

    Harden averaging 26/7/7 is just ridiculous and if Beverly keeps scoring double digits and shooting anywhere near 50% they are gonna be real tough

    Sure, controlling the one star and getting the other star in foul trouble gets you along way. Especially since Houston don't have depth.

    But is just seems like a different ballclub this year. More focused. Everybody is playing their role. Emphasis on D. And it seems like everyone is buying it. Ariza's D is so much better that Parsons, and he's lights out from long range, so I actually think he's a better fit. Parsons is the better offensive player, but Houston needed that perimeter defender, and a player that knows his role like Ariza, so it's looking real good.

     

    Same with Dwight, he looks better than last year. Stronger, fitter and looks more confident and focused. His presence on defense have been incredible.

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    Wondering where you were..

    Prolly gonna make it to a couple rockets/Grizz games

    Houston looking good

    Cool!

    Great start for both teams. I don't think the Rockets have the depth to contend. But they have looked awesome so far. Shocked at how much better Ariza has become from his first stint with the Rockets. Perfect fit. 

    Houston vs Memphis will be a great matchup this year. Inside-out with an emphasis on D for both teams and the two best centers in the game. Reminds of the good old days. Harden has actually made a complete u-turn with his D, hopefully he can keep it up and step up as a leader.

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    Those are tough because you need a big chunk of time to watch. That's why I've avoided Gone with the Wind, despite majoring and having a career in movies.

    The top of my list of movies I absolutely have to see someday are Mullholland Drive, Hoosiers and The Great Escape.

    Mullholland Dr. = Mind blown

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    Welbeck has all the physical attributes to be a world class player. But his inconsistent touch and terrible finishing ability will make you scream more often than not. I think he fits in well with Arsenal though, so if he puts it together and finds some kind of golden touch he will be a great great player for Arsenal.

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    I don't want to drag out this discussion for too long, but you made a few points that I think need to be addressed. 

     

    I do think playoff performance and talking about rings carries some weight. Winning an NBA title is the ultimate accomplishment, and it is how a lot of the great players are compared when looking at stats is more like picking nits.

     

    You said that Malone had to go through Jordan's Bulls, which is true...for 2 seasons. He played on a lot of teams that didn't have to go through Jordan's Bulls, but those teams didn't even make it to the Finals so it's not like he was getting to the Finals every year just to lose to the greatest player in the NBA. The lack of postseason success was a constant throughout his career.

     

    I would also argue that the more modern Western Conference that Dirk has played in has had just as good if not better competition than what Malone faced. He had to go up against two Dynasties with the Lakers and Spurs. 

     

    The postseason numbers are fairly close between Dirk and Malone, but the edge would go towards Dirk. Looking at PER Dirk's 24.2 is signficantly better than Malone's 21.1.

    Defense

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    I'm happy to get my stretch four in Patrick Patterson. He's a decent rebounder, and while defense isn't his calling card, he can score from all areas of the floor and would provide a solid pick and pop option for my PGs. He'll be a good complement to Larry Sanders and will likely crack the active roster for good once Tim Duncan retires.

    Good pick. I like Patterson from his time with the Rockets. He's a bit soft, but he has a good j and is a solid stretch four. 

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