2015-16 NBA Thread (feat. the Wives)

Warriors win Varejao sweepstakes, per Twitter.

 

Going to see the Warriors in Atlanta tomorrow. Can't wait. Haven't been to an NBA game since Dominique's rookie season.

 

Warriors fastest to 50 wins in NBA history

50-5. If they go 17-0 at home -- which seems a foregone conclusion at this point -- they only need to go 6-4 on the road to reach 73-9.

Also ...

MOST THREE-POINTERS IN A SEASON

1. Stephen Curry, 2014-15 286
2. Stephen Curry, 2012-13 272
3. Ray Allen, 2005-06 269
4. Dennis Scott, 1995-96 267
5. Stephen Curry, 2013-14 261
6. Stephen Curry, 2015-16 260

 

And also: Draymond Green is a mother sucker.

 

Hope you enjoyed the game; was truly worried a bit when the Hawks erased the 23 pt lead in less than a qtr. Schroeder could be really good but then he threw up a heat check airball 3 when the Hawks really needed a good possession instead. Bogut was fantastic and the Ws really clamped down on D in the 4th.

 

Never thought the Warriors were in trouble, even after blowing the big lead. It was like they got a bit bored for a while and then got to have fun playing in a competitive game again.

We got there about 90 minutes before tipoff and watched the whole pregame show by Curry, which was quite incredible. There were about 1,000 of us watching. A great night.

 

Glad you got to see his show, it is amazing and I've not seen the full warmup yet out here.

 

At this rate, Curry may end with nearly all 1o spots on that Top 10 list before his career's over. And what's crazier is he's doing it from the point guard position where's he's responsible for running the offense and getting everybody else their shots as well. That's a big difference from wings like like Allen, Scott and Miller who could focus their offensive energy on hunting for their own.

 

Beat goes on, 42 to beat Heat, etc. etc.

And this:

http://kotaku.com/steph-curry-is-so-good-nba-2k-cant-depict-him-1761005442

Because Curry has savagely ripped apart the game of basketball, NBA 2K16doesn’t know what to do with him. Earlier this month, ESPN asked 2K to run 50 simulations of Curry in the ‘15-16 season, and his stats wereconsistently worse than they are in real life. Notably, in 2K16 he averaged 28.5 points a game; in real life he’s at 29.8.

 

If Jordan played today, would he have to alter his game to take 3 pointers more often?
In Jordan's first 7 years in the league he took 625 3's. By comparison, Curry has attempted almost 3300 3's in his first 7 years. Kobe took 2379 3's.

Curry makes them at 44.3% Jordan's first 7 years he shot 3's 28.6% and Kobe at 33.6%.

 

If Jordan played today, he would have grown up with the three point line in every game he ever played, not playing with it for the first time he stepped on a pro court. Something tells me it would have been a regular part of his offensive game.

 

The ACC had the three point shot starting in 82-83, Jordan's sophomore year.

Of course, the line didn't even didn't even reach the top of the free throw circle back then. The ACC line was short.