Because again, I was specifically referring to off the ball cut, which was the vine I posted. And I don't know why you bring Wade. A Wade who has had a career of magnificent defending that a bad series while struggling from injuries cannot erase. A Wade also who is 32 years old vs a Harden who is at his physical peak, if you want to go with that comparison. Anyway, I did not mention Harden to get into it with you. So cheers.
Sounds like something you heard once.....and thought you would sound smart by repeating it. Save those ESPN regurgitations for your local pub, we have legitimate basketball minds in this here thread.
Harden has never played good defense in his career. Harden has never reached Wade's peak before either. The comparison is downright embarrassing, there is no comparison. lol @ "the joke is over", it's been 11 games, even Carmelo has had a 10 game stretch.
Went to Youtube for a second. Wade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU02TKOu2iU Harden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYJULACcao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STw-A8GP2jI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7XX0TGfsQ I do agree though, I would expect Harden to improve his defense as a young player at his peak. Wade is unfortunately not in his prime, and so sometimes his body simply breaks down like it did in the 2014 finals. The whole team seemed to break down.
Or could it be the impression he gives off? I don't need you to tell me what I can say or not say on this thread. Who made you expert on the NBA? I've been watching bball since the early 90s and have spent time watching classic NBA games on you tube. Does that make me an expert? No, but I do know my bball thank you very much. So you can kindly piss off while I put in my 2 cents. And Carmelo sucks. Your Knicks deserve him.
It will be nice when we have a great team again to play in that beautiful arena, lol. It's been a long time. Always look forward to the Heat/Magic rivalry games, even if we've lost most the past several years.
Last night when you clicked the headline about the Cavs losing, it took you to a page with the score from a game last year where the Cavs beat the Raptors 102-100. Then about five feet of scrolling below was the proper article. Cant make this shizz up. On ESPN btw. Dont know if they fixed it.
Either their staff F'd up or they really want this LeBron goes home storyline to work. Which would be believable since you know, the narrative the past 4 years being that we never deserved LeBron and all that crap.
My initial opinion was that it was probably some smart *** employee who can cover their tracks or claim ignorance.
Night 2 of a back-to-back...excellent stuff. Doing it short-handed. Deng awesome, Chalmers efficient and attacking finding a nice role here. Napier with some really strong minutes down the stretch and some big shots. He and Deng really stepped up on D in the closing minutes. And of course...Bosh!
If you really wanted to be fair...you would point out that most of that video was BS in a series where EVERYBODY broke down. You would also point out that Dwyane Wade according to Synergy has been in the top 5 of on the ball defending guards every single year of his career including last year. Dwyane Wade is simply one of the best wing defenders of all-time.
Section...what do you think of the Cavs slow start? Better yet what do you think of the way Lebron is acting? I don't like the guy but he's always had tact and not shown such negative body language.
They've played the last 6 games without Wade, right? It seems like the Heat are developing a nice rhythm going with heavy doses of Chalmers, Napier and Cole. Just my observation.
Good game, Knicks. I didn't think we'd win that one with Beverly, T-Jones, and Dwight out. Harden had to work his a** off for that one. Cousins is going to have a field day against Tarik Black on Wednesday. 11-3.
Or maybe because our only good player left the game in the 2nd Qtr...which likely cost me 2-300 bucks in my fan duel.
You're preaching to the choir. I had Melo in my fanduel lineup too. Took Harden, Melo, Lebron, and some scrubs. Would have had a nice day if Melo didn't get hurt. I fully expected him to dominate Motiejunas tonight. Quick tip: Take Cousins on Wednesday. He might drop 45 and 10 on Tarik Black.
Your boy Pap underwhelmed...still dropped 292, fun thing about FD is you are always so close to a big score. Won $100 in 2.5M NFL. Replaced McCoy with Gore last minute.
I think they are not going to the Finals. They are a Terrible defensive team...as in..they are threatening to be one of the 5 worst defensive teams in the NBA, if not the worst. In the History of the NBA, there has been one constant....Finals teams are consistently top 10 defenses. Last 30 champions...2 had a Def. Eff. rating outside the top 10. As for Lebron..He has always been a complete phony...but now the guy is showing himself to be pretty dumb for such a "schooled" and "PR conscience" player.
Young guys fitting in. Ennis is trying too hard to not step on toes....while he SHOULD be consistently hunting down his three point shots.
BTW, Heat waived Shannon Brown and signed Hassan Whiteside. (7'-0" 240 lbs., shot blocker, very good feet for a big guy) He was a guy I wanted drafted in 2010. We get him 4 years later.....
They are making fun of James Harden defense again... http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/11/24/7278777/james-hardens-poor-defense-continues-to-be-hilarious That one is a doozy.
Wade out tonight. Bird supposedly out for a few games as well with an ankle injury. Whiteside has to get some PT.
Kinda obvious with our next game on Sunday...that they would take this time to get him right. You don't mess with hamstrings. They can bury a SEASON for a basketball player.
The talk before the season was Wade must stay on the court, Wade will be determined. Ain't happening. It's a rebuild.
It was an offensive explosion in the first half 62 points, and then 34 w 2 min left in the 4th. Just struggling to find points in the second half.
I have one rule...never take rookies in fantasy bb. It will save you a lot of trouble. Yeah, I took away $200 thanks to Justin Forsett.
He's definitely a nice backup. He was a great find. Can't believe he went undrafted. But, Cousins is going to abuse him. I'm just being realistic.
