2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[shoeking2101]

I mean Reggie Jackson isn't that much of a step up from Raymond Felton.

Oh yeah?

 

[franco23x]

Durant is playing with more competent players though.

You sure about that?

I mean Reggie Jackson isn't that much of a step up from Raymond Felton.

Durant is playing with Kendrick Perkins. It's equivalent of playing with Kwame Brown.

 

[shoeking2101]

Durant is playing with Kendrick Perkins. It's equivalent of playing with Kwame Brown.

Because Kendrick Perkins is who I am referring to when I say he's playing with Competent players...

 

[shoeking2101]

Pls stop your embarrassing yourself

Pls stop responding to my post.

 

[kevi]

You sure about that?

I mean Reggie Jackson isn't that much of a step up from Raymond Felton.

no.....just no

 

[shoeking2101]

Dude avg 3 APG over his career.

How can you sit there and type this nonsense?

Nonsense?

 

[sea manup]

Kd is better than melo but people need to chill with the outlandish statements just to make a point.

The thunder without kd are way better than the knicks roster

 

[Deleted member 37467]

Dude avg 3 APG over his career.

How can you sit there and type this nonsense?

Nonsense?

Yea, nonsense.

LeBron was getting a bunch of assists even when Big Z and Mo Williams were his best players.

Melo has and never will be a playmaker, he's a volume scorer.

 

[shoeking2101]

Yea, nonsense.

LeBron was getting a bunch of assists even when Big Z and Mo Williams were his best players.

Melo has and never will be a playmaker, he's a volume scorer.

Man who the hell is comparing Lebron's ability as a playmaker to Melo's ? The hell are you talking about

All i essentially said was that Melo's passing ability is undervalued and he isn't nearly the ball stopper people make him out to be. From watching the Knicks this is what I gather.

I didn't even say Melo was an exceptional playmaker or any of the sort. So yeah...

 

[Deleted member 37467]

What's crazy is that if Melo had competent teammates ala Lebron James and Kevin Durant he would easily be at about 5 assist a game.

*Scratches head*

Your blaming Melo's lack of assists on his teammates, which is ridiculous.

Dude is a volume scorer and that's it.

If you watch games and can't see this, then you need your eyes checked.

 

[RickBlast]

 
Wow....This is absolutely ridiculous..... They let criminals into the arena all of the time. BIRDMAN AND LIL WAYNE HAVE FELONIE CHARGES ALL THE TIME, YET THEY GO THERE EVERY OTHER GAME!!!!

I honestly want him to get his lawyer involved, F all the "we can deny all people for any reason" nonsense, the basis of this is absolutely ridiculous in nature. You're gonna ban Bieber, why let the other people in.

I thought they banned wayne from their games a while back as well 

 

[shoeking2101]

*Scratches head*

Your blaming Melo's lack of assists on his teammates, which is ridiculous.

Dude is a volume scorer and that's it.

If you watch games and can't see this, then you need your eyes checked.

If you watch the games and can't see that he passes enough to be around 5 assist a game with a Westbrook, Jackson, Harden, or Ibaka as his teammate then maybe it is youuuuu that need yourrrr eye checked.

But i'm sleep though believe what you want.

 

[Deleted member 37467]

Right.

You want me to believe that this dude can avg 5 per game when he's never even avg 4 per game.

You don't need great teammates to rack up assists, I'm not really sure where you're trying to go w/ this.

 

[daprescription]

Wow....This is absolutely ridiculous..... They let criminals into the arena all of the time. BIRDMAN AND LIL WAYNE HAVE FELONIE CHARGES ALL THE TIME, YET THEY GO THERE EVERY OTHER GAME!!!!

I honestly want him to get his lawyer involved, F all the "we can deny all people for any reason" nonsense, the basis of this is absolutely ridiculous in nature. You're gonna ban Bieber, why let the other people in.

I take it as a store or restaurant that has the sign "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone". It's a privilege, not a right to attend the games.

 

[had pants]

 

[black migo]

So he has to avg a certain amount of assist to be labeled a "willing passer"

 

[shoeking2101]

So he has to avg a certain amount of assist to be labeled a "willing passer"

This is my point

 

[shoeking2101]

Right.

You want me to believe that this dude can avg 5 per game when he's never even avg 4 per game.

You don't need great teammates to rack up assists, I'm not really sure where you're trying to go w/ this.

Okay.

 

[wavycrocket]

Melo averaged close to 4 assist with AI, and coincidently, shot 49% from the field. I'm a nuggets fan, and I've always said Melo 's passing ability is underrated.

He's a ball stopper, but he's a very willing passer. Hockey assist don't show up in the box store.

He's not a playmaker, but the perception that he's a black hole and an unwilling passer aren't true.

 

[Deleted member 37467]

So he has to avg a certain amount of assist to be labeled a "willing passer"

Not at all.

Dude basically said that his assist numbers would rise if he had "competent teammates", which is a load of crap.

You could swap him and KD right now and Melo's numbers would look identical and OKC would be worse.

Melo wouldn't magically be avg 5 APG.

 

[tomdiginson]

Not at all.

Dude basically said that his assist numbers would rise if he had "competent teammates", which is a load of crap.

You could swap him and KD right now and Melo's numbers would look identical and OKC would be worse.

Melo wouldn't magically be avg 5 APG.

So what makes you sure that it wouldn't ?

 

[black migo]

Not at all.

Dude basically said that his assist numbers would rise if he had "competent teammates", which is a load of crap.

You could swap him and KD right now and Melo's numbers would look identical and OKC would be worse.

Melo wouldn't magically be avg 5 APG.

If his statement is a load of crap how are you gonna bring up a hypothetical to try and prove your point

 

[shoeking2101]

I said Melo would be averaging AROUND 5 assist a game, which he's done when he's played with an elite all NBA guard.

But, if he played with another elite guard like Westbrook, and played with an excellent pick and pop guy in ibaka, he wouldn't get 4 plus assist per?

Okay.

Maybe I worded it wrong but again, my point is that Melo is not a black hole and he's a very willing passer, relative to the way he's talked about on here.

 

[Deleted member 37467]

Not at all.

Dude basically said that his assist numbers would rise if he had "competent teammates", which is a load of crap.

You could swap him and KD right now and Melo's numbers would look identical and OKC would be worse.

Melo wouldn't magically be avg 5 APG.

If his statement is a load of crap how are you gonna bring up a hypothetical to try and prove your point

I don't need to prove anything, that's what the data is for.

He's been the same player his entire career.

He's not just gonna go to a different team and magically change his game.

It's ok, though, I'm sure there's some people out there who think that Dwight will develop a post game eventually.

How could Melo not be a ball stopper when we've all watched him be exactly that his entire career with two different teams and 4 different coaches? He is what he is, sorry that you have to accept it.

Basically all that needed to be said.

 

[antidope]

 

Wow....This is absolutely ridiculous..... They let criminals into the arena all of the time. BIRDMAN AND LIL WAYNE HAVE FELONIE CHARGES ALL THE TIME, YET THEY GO THERE EVERY OTHER GAME!!!!

I honestly want him to get his lawyer involved, F all the "we can deny all people for any reason" nonsense, the basis of this is absolutely ridiculous in nature. You're gonna ban Bieber, why let the other people in.

I take it as a store or restaurant that has the sign "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone". It's a privilege, not a right to attend the games.

Its hate masked by that excuse. Theyre not trying to let the God live

. Hopefully LeBron comes to his aid and handles this.