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True. When I think of NBA players who aren't legit..I think of guys like Kevin Durant who lead their team in rebounding last season.
True. When I think of NBA players who aren't legit..I think of guys like Kevin Durant who lead their team in rebounding last season.
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They expect them to bring back David Lee and sign a lot of the same guys that were on the end of the bench.
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Kevin Durant played the overwhelming majority of his minutes when some combination of Kanter/Adams/Ibaka played PF/C and he was at SF.
http://www.82games.com/1516/15OKC11.HTM#bypos
So no he was not a legit PF last year. He spent most of his time as a SF and played PF when the Thunder went small. Just like when the Warriors went small, Barnes would be at the 4 but he is not a legit PF either. They are small forwards that play the 4 for small periods of time and have proven effective when they do so. Whether they can play the 4 for the majority of the game is another matter and the obvious concern would be having to guard and bang with bigger guys for 30+ minutes a game over 95-100 games rather than just 10 minutes a game.
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What PF's bang anymore?
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I never said he was primarily a PF last year.
In today's NBA Durant can play a legit PF. That's the point that :whoosh: over your head.
You continue to suck at sports related discussions.
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There are still some power forwards that spend a decent chunk of their time in the post like whichever of Duncan/Aldridge, Ibaka/Kanter/Adams play the 4 and then guys like Griffin. Although certainly not as many as there used to be.
This is being disingenuous. I have no fucking clue what you consider a legit PF and I was the one that used the term legit PF and I used the term to reference a traditional PF that spends his time in the post. If I were referring to a guy that plays out on the perimeter like a lot of PFs today, I would have used the term stretch 4 or another term.
And the fact is Durant didn't even play the stretch 4 a lot last year. He played SF. Whether he plays more PF this year or whether the Warriors prefer him at SF remains to be seen. All we know is they went out and got another PF so I am inclined to believe they intend to play him mostly at SF and use him at PF in the Death lineup which doesn't play 30+ minutes a game.
That was the genesis of the statement that they were thin at PF/C and you pretending like you know for certain they intend to play Durant mostly at the 4 this year is silly. Until we get more clarity on what his role is going to be, it is perfectly reasonable for me to think the Warriors are thin at PF/C and it is perfectly reasonable for you to think they are fine there because Durant will spend most of his time there.
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yeah west only opted out of a remaining 1 year 11 mil dollar contract to go to SA for a 1 year 1 mil dollar deal last year.... warriors bumming around
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I'm convinced you don't even watch NBA basketball.
I'm not sure what's worse about your above statement:
1. That you think Aldridge plays "in the post" in any sense of the traditional word
2. That you think Ibaka plays in the post and are ignoring his explosion as a guy who shoots three's.
3. That you think Kanter/Adams are 4's at all.
4. I don't even have any idea what you are attempting to say about Griffin.
No, it's being honest.
No, you have no idea what the NBA is like, or the NFL, God help you if you start talking baseball.
So the only "legit" PF's are guys like Kevin McHale.
Good to know.
Call me and the rest of the basketball world crazy but I think Durant can play the stretch 4 just fine. He seems to be a pretty good shooter.
I don't know.
Yeah they got another PF who only started 20 games last year...I bet he takes time away from Durant.
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It will be interesting to see who averages more points for the Warriors - Durant or Curry.
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He is actually really good value for what he signed for assuming he holds up. I would imagine 15 mpg and 7-10 points and a handful of boards.
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The following is a portion of an article that I read on ESPN CHICAGO in which Charles Barkley weighed in on what is going on in the NBA right now. It is the same opinion that I have expressed about what is wrong with the entire free agent process.
Barkley doesn't like this whole process.
"We're gonna have guys on bad teams making $25 million a year. And we're going to have three or four competitive teams," Barkley said. "That's the negative of LeBron going to Miami, KD going to Golden State.
"First of all, the fans love their teams, they love sports. But they're not going to go see Sacramento, Indiana, Miami, these bad teams where guys are making 10, 20, 30 million dollars a year and they don't have a chance to compete. I mean, that's where we're going. We're going to kill the golden goose. Everybody's going to be making a lot of money, but other than five teams we're going to be putting a shabby product out there. That's what's going to kill the NBA in the next few years in my opinion."
Barkley doesn't like this whole process.
"We're gonna have guys on bad teams making $25 million a year. And we're going to have three or four competitive teams," Barkley said. "That's the negative of LeBron going to Miami, KD going to Golden State.
"First of all, the fans love their teams, they love sports. But they're not going to go see Sacramento, Indiana, Miami, these bad teams where guys are making 10, 20, 30 million dollars a year and they don't have a chance to compete. I mean, that's where we're going. We're going to kill the golden goose. Everybody's going to be making a lot of money, but other than five teams we're going to be putting a shabby product out there. That's what's going to kill the NBA in the next few years in my opinion."
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As entertaining as Barkley can be, he can be equally as stupid. What the fuck does he care about players making money? Good. They should be making money, he should be happy for them. And it's not going to kill the NBA because the NBA has always been about a handful of teams being good. Honestly, how many sports leagues have more than 4 legit title contenders anyway?
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WTF else is there to say about David West?
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The NHL I suppose.
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If you could contain your stupidity to solely the bears forum, that would be grand. Thanks in advance.
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All of them except the NBA?
Not many repeat super bowls or world series. The NBA has a ton.