I told y'all muh'fukkas that Pop's being left behind.....

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Nikka they damn near won the series facing a 2 seed

Did you bother reading the OP, or are you just going to be like everyone else and throw this nonsensical talking point at the wall and hope that it sticks?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Almost the entire Nuggets roster have NEVER been to the playoffs before, yet nikkas running in here with the straw man like the Spurs were taking the Warriors to a seven-game series, as if that were the point of discussion in the first place.

 

[ISO]

Did you bother reading the OP, or are you just going to be like everyone else and throw this nonsensical talking point at the wall and hope that it sticks?

It’s not nonsense. Why wait until now to make this thread? Had they won would you make this thread? Had they made it to the WCF would you make this thread? I don’t think so.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

It’s not nonsense. Why wait until now to make this thread? Had they won would you make this thread? Had they made it to the WCF would you make this thread? I don’t think so.

Oh, I don't deny that I shamelessly made this thread after they lost, but again, like I said, it was only to follow suit with people and poke fun at them taking my initial argument out of context in the first place and attributing it to wins/losses, rather than valuing the actual structure of their offense. If they win a game, it doesn't disprove my argument about their offense being left behind, yet folks seemed to falsely believe so.

I remember you opposed my argument initially when the proof is all there in the OP that I was right: bad spacing, bad shot generation, and carried by the players' ability to make tough shots more than the majority of teams because their scheme was heavily flawed. Whatever success they may have had on offense wasn't because of Pop's game-planning, it was in spite of.

 

[gtj1982]

Actual wins and losses are no longer important. Only advanced stats matter

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Oh look, another poster who didn't bother reading the OP. Why bother posting if you're not going to read the discussion/argument?

As A Donovan Mitchell Fan...

- Some lame ass nikka making a fool outta himself.

That’s right Johnny 5. Don’t ever let anybody play you because you’re a little different.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Actual wins and losses are no longer important. Only advanced stats matter

You have a habit of taking what I say out of context.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

@CHICAGO

Forever a bytch ass nikka.

 

[West Coast Avenger]

This actually makes a lot sense, given that this board is generally clueless about the game, because "dumbass shyt" is actually closer to reality than muh'fukkas like you will ever know.

Go missing because of other previous dumb ass shyt you stated....then come back to try an preach bruh's.........

 

[Sccit]

@CHICAGO

Forever a bytch ass nikka.

 

[Sccit]

LMFAO @Gil Scott-Heroin WAITIN FOR SPURS TO LOSE TO COME BACK SO HE CAN SAY “I TOLD U SO”

NEVER CHANGE

 

[Sccit]

I honestly don't think I'll ever not be surprised at the lack of reading comprehension on this site. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear there's an inside joke that everyone was keeping up, about everything.

SO WHERE WERE U THIS WHOLE TIME? U GOT CAUGHT UP N DID TIME?? THAT MIGHT BE THE ONLY FEASIBLE EXCUSE RN.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Breh is reaching real hard saying he won

Reaching?

Spacing heat map rankings:

1. Bucks
2. Celtics
3. Warriors
4. Rockets
5. Hawks

26. Spurs

San Antonio were the 26th-ranked team during the regular season when it came to spacing, but if you were to compare their starters v. starters from the across the league, not only would they have ranked dead-last, but the margin between them and the second-worst team was greater than the 1st and the 20th-ranked starters.

Purely from a strategical standpoint, the Spurs' starters offense operated on a level that would've befitted play during the 1990s - light years behind today's league.

Shot generation v. defender rankings

1. Bucks
2. Celtics
3. Hawks
4. Nets
5. Jazz

29. Spurs

San Antonio were the 29th-ranked team during the regular season when it came to generation of shots, reiterating their inability to generate good* shots [good = uncontested and defense out of position], reflected by their overreliance on activity in the midrange, in a climate where defenses are typically stretched beyond the arc, which made it easier for their opposition to defend their offense (as opposition defenses usually are covering more ground and making more defensive adjustments against teams who shoot higher volume 3s - opposition defenses traveled less distance on defense against the Spurs than any other team during the regular season).

Basically, SA's pro tem offense was based on their players' talent and ability to generate points in ISO; off-balance/non-set, contested shots; heavy traffic; less space to work in - in spite of their offensive scheme which was holding them back (lack of spacing and lack of 'good' shot creation). This came to a head during the regular season in the games when they shot less than league-average on contested shots, where they ranked 24th on offense (this is to put into perspective how detrimental their offensive strategy was when they weren't making contested shots - they ranked top-5 in contested shot makes during the regular season, and #3 during the first round - contrary to popular belief that the Spurs lack the talent/personnel to win, they were actually winning/in position to win due to their players' ability to make tough shots, not their scheme/game-plan).

The cutting off their nose to spite their face act of trying to match 33% 3-pt efficiency (which is below league-average as it is) through shooting 50% on midrange shots, not only put themselves at an efficiency disadvantage, but they made an improbable task even more improbable by swimming against the tide trying to get those type of shots off in the first place.

TL;DR - Spurs' offensive scheme is completely outdated; Pop got left behind because he and the coaching staff failed to adjust to the 3-pt climate, and relied too heavily on mid post-ups, DD and midrange spots; the ability of the Spurs' players was the main reason that they were in position to win games, in spite of the coaching.

Nope, I was spot on.

 

[CHICAGO]

@CHICAGO

Forever a bytch ass nikka.

WHY ARE YOU TAGGING ME YOU AUTUSTIC fakkit?

YOURE DONE AROUND HERE.



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[Trojan 24]

@Remote I told y'all he was getting ready for the comeback