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Who? The league has been unwatchable for 20 years. I let it go when LeBron was still with the Heat. To think I once had a Heat license plate in the late 90's. I don't set eyes on the NBA. The last time I spied the NBA, Centers weren't playing in the paint anymore. They shot 3's and the face of the league was a flopping *****, who didn't want the ball with the game on the line. It was all fake.
 
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Zombie-Cane said:
Who’d have thunk it? Have you seen the defense (lack there of) played in the nba? It’s unwatchable.
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In fairness to "defense"...

Bam had 36 points from the free-throw line, and 21 points on 7-22 shooting from the 3-point line. For comparison, Wemby went 8-15 from the 3-point line last night. Ain't nobody blocking 3's from Bam or Wemby.

Which means Bam had 26 points "the old-fashioned way".

I'd simply say, when you foul a guy as frequently as they fouled Bam last night, the points will add up.

I wouldn't put this one on "defense" or the lack thereof.
 
Cane30 said:
Who? The league has been unwatchable for 20 years. I let it go when LeBron was still with the Heat. To think I once had a Heat license plate in the late 90's. I don't set eyes on the NBA. The last time I spied the NBA, Centers weren't playing in the paint anymore. They shot 3's and the face of the league was a flopping *****, who didn't want the ball with the game on the line. It was all fake.
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Who was the face of the league
 
TheOriginalCane said:
In fairness to "defense"...

Bam had 36 points from the free-throw line, and 21 points on 7-22 shooting from the 3-point line. For comparison, Wemby went 8-15 from the 3-point line last night. Ain't nobody blocking 3's from Bam or Wemby.

Which means Bam had 26 points "the old-fashioned way".

I'd simply say, when you foul a guy as frequently as they fouled Bam last night, the points will add up.

I wouldn't put this one on "defense" or the lack thereof.
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Valid points.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
In fairness to "defense"...

Bam had 36 points from the free-throw line, and 21 points on 7-22 shooting from the 3-point line. For comparison, Wemby went 8-15 from the 3-point line last night. Ain't nobody blocking 3's from Bam or Wemby.

Which means Bam had 26 points "the old-fashioned way".

I'd simply say, when you foul a guy as frequently as they fouled Bam last night, the points will add up.

I wouldn't put this one on "defense" or the lack thereof.
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Sending a guy to the line over 40 times is bad defense.
 
Golsen82 said:
People are hating because he didn't honor Kobe and tie it. Wonder if Kobe was here if he'd have wanted him to pass the 81 points?
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With the way the game has changed, if Kobe was still here, he'd probably be averaging 80pts a game. Every regular season game is played like it's the All-Star game now.
 
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P-Tizzle said:
Sending a guy to the line over 40 times is bad defense.
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Or good defense. What if all those fouls were easy layups instead. Bam could've had 100.

They were playing the Celtics-Spurs game in Atlanta, so I didn't see the whole game, I have no idea who was guarding Bam. I'm just pointing out the simple reality, if you can't stop a guy and are hoping to slow him down with the Slam-a-Bam system of fouling, that doesn't mean you are not playing defense, you just may not have a good matchup of personnel to defend a center who can hit 3's.

That's why Wemby is going to be so dominant. Seriously, can anyone "defend" that guy?
 
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