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That's the issue, riding a player is an easy way to pick up a foul call, especially against a guy like Wade who will take the contact and sell the foul by fading away. You have to not let him get that step in the first place, and if you do you have to contest him at the rim and hope your big man is there for protection.

That's subjective, but when it's called all over the league amongst stars and non-stars, then it's fair game and the norm. To use it to show how biased the refs are against the Pacers/Sixers is stupid.

There was no way that was a charge...that play is a pet move by a number of players, star or not. It was a bump on Young because he impeded Wade's progress (he didn't take the right angle on Wade's drive and wasn't quick enough to avoid that contact), and Wade sold it by taking the bump and fading away. Now, you can argue the foul was called due to Wade sticking out his leg, but it's not a play to cause much fuss over because the initial bump is a play the refs will call about 90% of the time.

As I posted before, it was a foul before he even jumped up for the shot. Young impeded Wade's progress, Wade took the hit and faded back. I agree it's an iffy call, but a ton of players make a living off the same call...Maggette, Kevin Martin, etc...

Getting rid of Tony Allen I can understand because he doesn't provide much offensively, and the Celtics needed some offensive firepower behind Allen/Pierce. Even though he's a great defender, he was expendable, and great interior defense often has just as much of an effect on elite perimeter players as the actual on-ball defender does. However, getting rid of Perkins, who is still young and was one of their anchors defensively, was a terrible move, especially since both of the O'Neal's are injury risks and are on the brink of retirement.

I don't think it has to do with promotion, but rather contracts and how often players switch teams in the NBA, namely superstars who can change the balance of power so easily.

Neither of them take many FTA's, so FT% shouldn't mean much....Bibby has had a TS% of over .600 with the Heat, while House was at .535. I don't know how House was better at scoring when Bibby shot 6% better from the only area of the floor House is effective at, and that's from 3. Again, House's quick trigger and ability to use screens is nice, but at the end of the day he's inconsistent from 3, and shoots below 40% from the field. Bibby is an ultra-consistent 3pt shooter, and is much better at making plays with the ball in his hands than House is.

First off, he simply doesn't have the skillset to be a key scorer. He's not a great 3pt shooter, and he too often settles for the quick 3 rather than attack the basket, where he is most effective. However, since he is a bit undersized, he can't finish at the rim as well as many of the great scorers in the league can, and he doesn't know how to draw contact to get to the FT line often. His ballhandling skills are adequate but not above-average, and he has no midrange game. He also doesn't have many polished pet-moves to get himself easy looks, so he usually just settles for a quick 3 or a reckless drive to the basket. Bynum is an elite offensive post player in the league, with his size, soft touch and solid footwork. When he's healthy, he can be depended on to consistently score in the post (although he refuses to pass out of the post, but that has little to nothing to do with scoring ability). Odom is a mismatch athletically for most players at the 4, and his ability to handle the ball and make plays off the dribble makes him a difficult guard. He also shot the 3pt shot very well this year, and he also is good at getting 2nd chance opportunities off the glass. In-depth enough? I meant with the ball he cannot create his own shot, and while he is very good at coming off screens and shooting with a quick trigger, he is inconsistent from 3pt range, somewhat nullifying his advantage in that department. Meanwhile, Bibby is a far more consistent 3pt threat, is much better at creating off the dribble, and is also better at finishing at the rim. I don't see why Bibby is lower than House.

Why do you think Corey Maggette always gets to the FT line? And I don't believe he's a superstar, nor does he play for a big market team...

He got fouled before he even kicked his leg out...

That's all fine and dandy, but the Sixers were among the bottom of the league ALL SEASON in FTA's, while the Heat were among the top of the league. NOT A SINGLE PLAYER ON THE SIXERS AVERAGED OVER 4.5FTA'S DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. Now, why would you expect it to be any different in the post-season? It has nothing to do with Stern wanting to advance the Heat, it has to do with Philly having very few players capable of drawing fouls with great consistency, while the Heat have arguably the 2 best in the entire NBA. That would have been one extra free throw. Show me how many plays in the game Wade and LeBron got free throws on, and tell me how many of them shouldn't have been called fouls.

Nets fan, but nice try. I never said the refs aren't biased, but there it has little to nothing to do with being from a small or large market. Superstars do get calls other players don't get, but at the same time how many perimeter players attack the basket like Wade, LeBron and Rose do? The answer is none, they are the 3 best in the league at getting to the rim and finishing. When you are constantly attacking the basket, you will get to the FT line a lot. It is why AI at one time took over 11FTA's per game, and why his 'small market' Sixers were among the league leaders in FTA's. Also, when you attack the basket like they do, and know how to initiate and sell the contact like they do, it makes it even harder to fairly judge foul calls against them as opposed to your usual role player.

I don't know what more you want in regards to House...he can't finish at the rim, is poor at creating his own shot, and he's a streakier 3pt shooter than either Jones or Bibby. There is no way he should be ahead of Bibby when it comes to scoring ability. As far as Brown goes, he's not a great 3pt shooter, he doesn't have much of a midrange game, and he's extremely streaky. And despite his athleticism and ability to finish at the rim, he doesn't get to the FT line much, which is huge when it comes to a player's ability to score. Overall, he's inefficient, doesn't have the IQ to be a legit volume scorer, and there is no way he should be ahead of Odom or Bynum. I don't know what more you want...to rate his spin moves?

The top 2 teams this season in FTA's were small-market teams (Nuggets and Thunders), so don't give me that. Philly was bottom 5 in the league this season in FTA's per game, while Rose was attacking the basket like crazy which is why the Bulls had such a big edge against the Pacers. Neither the Pacers or Sixers have a guy that gets to the FT line anywhere near as much as LeBron, Wade or Rose do, so of course they will be at a disadvantage.

I think I was being specific enough...House can't do anything but shoot 3's at a streaky pace, and you can't put the ball in Brown's hands and expect him to score consistently like you can with Bynum and Odom. Volume is very important when you are rating a player's scoring ability, and Odom and Bynum are more capable of scoring at volume than Brown is, and they do it with much greater efficiency. I don't know how I can be more specific, especially since Brown is an undersized SG while Odom and Bynum play in the frontcourt (and Odom actually shot the 3 ball better than Brown this season, while being much better around the rim, so if you're looking for variety of ways to score effectively there is no way Brown should be ahead of Odom). I mean, I don't really know what you're trying to get at. If you're talking about player-scouting, that's subjective, while stats are objective. You can look at Synergy Sports and use some of their advanced stats on how players shoot in certain areas of the floor, off PnR's, using their left hand, etc...but the fact of the matter is that volume and efficiency are ultimately the meat-and-bones of a player's scoring ability. All that other stuff can be a neat way of giving the stat some substance, but statistically speaking volume+efficiency is how you determine a scorer's effectiveness.

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But that's all he really does, and when that shot isn't falling he's a non-factor to score the ball. He can't create off the dribble, can't finish at the rim and he's a streak shooter. He's not good enough creating his own shot to be a better scorer than Odom or Bynum, and it's not like he's Reggie Miller shooting the 3 ball, either. Odom has the skillset to be a consistent 15-20PPG scorer on solid shooting percentages, and Bynum is one of the best post players in the league. Brown is a good bench player, but you can't consistently put the ball in his hands and expect to score like you can with Odom and Bynum, and he's not an elite spot-up 3pt shooter to make up for that. And FYI, both Odom and Bynum scored more on FAR better efficiency this season than Brown did, so that should back up my argument enough. If a player A scored with greater volume on better efficiency than player B, then I have no idea how you can statistically quantify player B being the better scorer...UNLESS you take into account different offensive systems and teammates and whatnot, but since your numbers are team-by-team, it doesn't make sense.

There's a few that are big outliers to me...like, I don't know how House should be 4th on the Heat when he's shooting sub-40% from the field and can't create his own shot, and how Bibby is so low despite being their 5th highest scorer and shooting very well from the field. On the Lakers, no way should Brown be ahead of Odom and Bynum, on the Mavs Barea is way too high, and on the Spurs RJ is way too low. But, unless I know what you're basing this off of, it's impossible for me to really give you good feedback.

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I have no idea what you're basing all this off of, but I have no idea how Melo and Kobe have a higher rating than LeBron when he scored more than both of them with a 4-5% TS advantage as well. If you're basing this off where they score from on the field, then I can maybe understand the Melo rating, but LeBron shot better from 2 and 3pt range than Kobe did. But, keep it up regardless....

Autotune...really? Haha you got a decent flow, but ditch the autotune crap.

I know what you're saying, but Jermaine O'Neal just came back, and if Shaq is healthy for their matchup with the Heat and/or Bulls, they'll be fine down low.

They were like a .500 ballclub the 2nd half of last season and nearly won the championship...as long as the Celtics are healthy, I think they have a great shot at winning another ring.

Agreed. I haven't been here much, so I don't know why they're doing it, but it's really [expletive]ing...umm, can't say it because David Stern might be watching....

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