2018 NBA Draft

[Bryan_Wilson]

To be fair about Memphis and their games against PHX and ATL the mins are misleading. Against PHX they had a 21pt lead in the 4th and when it went down to 12 or 13 Gasol went back in. That's not something you do when you are intentionally tanking to the maximum potential. And against ATL they were down by almost 30 when they took him out.

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

To be fair about Memphis and their games against PHX and ATL the mins are misleading. Against PHX they had a 21pt lead in the 4th and when it went down to 12 or 13 Gasol went back in. That's not something you do when you are intentionally tanking to the maximum potential. And against ATL they were down by almost 30 when they took him out.

That's a fair point. Moreso, about the ATL game.

Versus PHX, they brought Tyreke Evans off the bench, even though he had been starting. When MEM had a 17 point lead at half time, they only played Gasol 11 minutes in the 2nd half. They gave Selden, Harrison & Martin each about 10 min more than they're season averages.

It's subtle stuff, but even in the PHX game, they were trying their best to lose that game. Only their backups got hot & PHX wasn't good enough to catch up without Booker in the lineup.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by Magnum_3_Ball

That's a fair point. Moreso, about the ATL game.

Versus PHX, they brought Tyreke Evans off the bench, even though he had been starting. When MEM had a 17 point lead at half time, they only played Gasol 11 minutes in the 2nd half. They gave Selden, Harrison & Martin each about 10 min more than they're season averages.

It's subtle stuff, but even in the PHX game, they were trying their best to lose that game. Only their backups got hot & PHX wasn't good enough to catch up without Booker in the lineup.

He only played 11 mins though because they had a huge lead. They had built it to over 20 in the 4th. When that lead shrank to 13 with just under 3mins left they put him back in. That's like if we had a 20 point lead and the young guys were blowing it and then we put Barea back in to close the game out. I'm pretty sure people here would be very unhappy if we did that.

The Tyreke stuff idk about, but as for Gasol I don't think you put ur best player back on the floor to secure a win if you are doing everything you can to lose.

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

He only played 11 mins though because they had a huge lead. They had built it to over 20 in the 4th. When that lead shrank to 13 with just under 3mins left they put him back in. That's like if we had a 20 point lead and the young guys were blowing it and then we put Barea back in to close the game out. I'm pretty sure people here would be very unhappy if we did that.

The Tyreke stuff idk about, but as for Gasol I don't think you put ur best player back on the floor to secure a win if you are doing everything you can to lose.

Yeah, that's a really good point also. I wish I had league pass, so I could go back and watch that game & see what the announcers were saying, see cut aways to Gasol on the bench. That's a big question in my mind, "What extent is MEM going to in order to appease Gasol?" and "How much appeasing does Gasol need?" Can't think he's all that excited about the tank, but maybe he understands.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by Magnum_3_Ball

Yeah, that's a really good point also. I wish I had league pass, so I could go back and watch that game & see what the announcers were saying, see cut aways to Gasol on the bench. That's a big question in my mind, "What extent is MEM going to in order to appease Gasol?" and "How much appeasing does Gasol need?" Can't think he's all that excited about the tank, but maybe he understands.

http://nbareplaytv.com/tag/dallas-mavericks/

Pick a team and watch any game you want here. Takes 6-24hrs after the game usually for most uploads I think.

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

http://nbareplaytv.com/tag/dallas-mavericks/

Pick a team and watch any game you want here. Takes 6-24hrs after the game usually for most uploads I think.

Thanks for the link!

[Bryan_Wilson]

I'd be interested to see RF's shot chart, any way we can find one? I did a quick search and got zilch. I only ask because I'd like to know if he's more of a corner guy who is merely decent outside of the corners or if he lights it up from all over.

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

I'd be interested to see RF's shot chart, any way we can find one? I did a quick search and got zilch. I only ask because I'd like to know if he's more of a corner guy who is merely decent outside of the corners or if he lights it up from all over.

I just did a quick search & didn't find anything either. I was watching the highlights of his 10 3-pointers game vs CAL & the announcers were saying he likes the corner 3, but he was raining 3s down from all over the court in that game, obv.

Seeing some of his other highlights, he seems pretty comfortable from the wing & from the top of the key too. He seems pretty good pulling up in transition, and he actually has a decent mid range game, as well as taking the ball to the basket. I need to see more of him, though. Their game Sat w/ Utah is on ESPN2, so hopefully I'll be able to watch that one.