The 2018-2019 Around the NBA thread

[Ronin]

One of my favorite dunks by amare in the playoffs. Pre Microfracuture surgery.

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[Mainstreet]

He was one of the best at scoring in traffic and through contact. His hands were just so good around the basket, that was his real strength.

Amare was so explosive and he always wanted it.

 

[Covert Rain]

One of my favorite dunks by amare in the playoffs. Pre Microfracuture surgery.

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Pre-injury he was something to behold. Was fearless.

 

[Hoop Head]

I don't think this was mentioned here but I could be wrong. Apparently Draymond Green has replaced his agent and signed on with Klutch Sports. He isn't a free agent until 2020 but I could see him pushing for a move this offseason. It doesn't make a ton of sense to replace his agent now unless he is planning on something sooner than later. He's got a year and a half until his contract is up. Durant is a free agent this summer so maybe Draymond forces a him or me situation and now has the agent who will do that for him. I wouldn't mind seeing him end up in LA and watching he and Lebron miss the playoffs again next year but the idea of Golden State restocking their bench with the Lakers youth is a bit troubling.


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[itlnsunsfan]

One of my favorite dunks by amare in the playoffs. Pre Microfracuture surgery.

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Yassss! Pre micro-fracture surgery his elevation was ridiculous. The defender here tried to reach amare at his plateau, but it seemed like Amare just kept rising. Amazing physical ability.

 

[GatorAZ]

Finally found it after looking for two days. Terrible quality but yeah that I prime/peak Tim Duncan being rendered useless...

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[Hoop Head]

This is probably my favorite Amare play of all time. Amare could get up there and when he wanted to do something there was nothing that could stop him. How many people can say they blocked Duncan when he was going for a dunk ?

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[devilalum]

This is probably my favorite Amare play of all time. Amare could get up there and when he wanted to do something there was nothing that could stop him. How many people can say they blocked Duncan when he was going for a dunk ?

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This was my all time fav


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[Suns_fan69]

Man, how I long for those days again. That team was just such a joy to watch, even if it never led to anything more than the WCFs.

 

[sunsfan88]

Idk man prime Amare was a beast both physically and athletically. Amare would have dunked that.

Collins has plenty of humiliating poster dunks as well. This was just one move.

I think those criticizing the comparison are assuming that was his only big highlight play.

Collins is actually a good defender as well.

 

[Ronin]

you remember? member? Ya remember why he was making this face?

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[Mainstreet]

you remember? member? Ya remember why he was making this face?

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It usually happens when someone has a big download.

 

[boisesuns]

you remember? member? Ya remember why he was making this face?

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The same Face we’ll make this summer when we overpay for a washed up free agent

 

[Ronin]

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Sources: Portland guard CJ McCollum has a popliteus strain in his left knee. He will be re-examined in a week.

 

[SirStefan32]

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That was the dunk on Olawokandi. My favorite Amare dunk.

 

[Ronin]

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[sunsfan88]

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Pretty incredible.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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Pretty incredible.

Wow. That is flat out amazing. I’m not even sure there’s a way to counter that other than maybe extending the three point line further.

 

[itlnsunsfan]

Wow. That is flat out amazing. I’m not even sure there’s a way to counter that other than maybe extending the three point line further.

Perhaps more staggered scoring, like making anything in the restricted area only one point.

 

[Phrazbit]

Wow. That is flat out amazing. I’m not even sure there’s a way to counter that other than maybe extending the three point line further.

Well... you could allow defenders to defend. Harden draws fouls from uncomfortable eye contact.

 

[Russ Smith]

Well... you could allow defenders to defend. Harden draws fouls from uncomfortable eye contact.

So far seems like not going to happen. When the Spurs beat the Warriors the other night Jim Barnett was talking up how DeRozan has clearly been scouting Harden. He always shoots lots of FT's himself but he's outright copying Harden's sweep the ball up into the defender, even has the same stepback now although for 2 not a 3. He made a bunch of contested shots and drew a ton of fouls that way too. The really good players are going to be copying Harden so until the NBA decides they don't want to reward that, it's going to be happening more and more. Draymond actually did a sweep through in that game.

 

[itlnsunsfan]

So far seems like not going to happen. When the Spurs beat the Warriors the other night Jim Barnett was talking up how DeRozan has clearly been scouting Harden. He always shoots lots of FT's himself but he's outright copying Harden's sweep the ball up into the defender, even has the same stepback now although for 2 not a 3. He made a bunch of contested shots and drew a ton of fouls that way too. The really good players are going to be copying Harden so until the NBA decides they don't want to reward that, it's going to be happening more and more. Draymond actually did a sweep through in that game.

I saw Embiid do a similar step-back jumper recently. I agree with you, we will see more and more of this style.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I'm okay with the step back jumper, I just don't like the sweep through. It would be difficult to referee but I'd like them to add a rule that no contact will be called if the move seems designed primarily to draw contact. If it's a basketball move, fine, but if it's designed to create contact the contact should be ignored. Or something like that.

 

[Suns_fan69]

I'm okay with the step back jumper, I just don't like the sweep through. It would be difficult to referee but I'd like them to add a rule that no contact will be called if the move seems designed primarily to draw contact. If it's a basketball move, fine, but if it's designed to create contact the contact should be ignored. Or something like that.

I appreciate that it's not easy reffing in today's league, but I'd love to see the league and refs spend some time to try and reduce the egregious attempts at drawing fouls that happens. Harden is the easiest example to point at but it's pretty pervasive at this point. Booker himself is guilty of this.

They've had a couple goes at it - rip through move a common foul rather than a shooting foul, leg kick outs on jump shots as a offensive foul - but to me it's just such a negative experience to see players concentrate more on trying to draw a foul rather than getting a quality shot attempt off.

 

[Mainstreet]

Steve Nash used to draw fouls by abruptly stopping when bringing the ball up the court. I never saw anything wrong with this maneuver but some opponents saw it as unfair.

My thought was keep off his rear.