The 2016 Offseason thread

[Barolt]

http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/110...my-student-gym

Some interesting stuff in there. Ross and Bruno were working out together during the summer, and the coaches apparently want Ross to handle more.

[slaw]

Ross is a career 38% 3-pt shooter at a high rate of attempts. Even better shooting % if you exclude his rookie year. Am I missing something?

My addendum would be "Ross would haven given them an NBA proven shooter for approximately 40 games per season".

[charlesnba23]

J'ai rêvé que Bruno et moi avions une conversation fluide en français

[golden]

My addendum would be "Ross would haven given them an NBA proven shooter for approximately 40 games per season".

Unfortunately, math doesn't work that way. Ross was a 38% 3-pt shooter averaged out for 80 games, over 4 seasons.

If you're trying to say that Ross is inconsistent and sucks for 40 games a year and shoots, say 25% over that stretch; then it also means he's a 51% 3pt shooter for the other 40 games.

So in other words, Ross is a better 3-pt shooter than Steph Curry for half the season. And is as good a 3-pt shooter as DeMar (except for last season) for the other half.

[DanH]

My addendum would be "Ross would haven given them an NBA proven shooter for approximately 40 games per season".

Yeah, I don't follow. What percentage of a player's 3PA's have to go in in a single game for it to count as a game in which he was a proven NBA shooter? Could you quantify the threshold you are using to come to the 40 games conclusion? That way we can apply that threshold to other shooters and see if there even exists in the entire league a proven NBA shooter in every game they play in.

[golden]

Yeah, I don't follow. What percentage of a player's 3PA's have to go in in a single game for it to count as a game in which he was a proven NBA shooter? Could you quantify the threshold you are using to come to the 40 games conclusion? That way we can apply that threshold to other shooters and see if there even exists in the entire league a proven NBA shooter in every game they play in.

The thing is, Ross had a rocky start to the season in November (.275 3P%). Otherwise, the rest of the regular season his lowest (I repeat... lowest) 3P% was .344 in March. That's pretty damn good.

It feels like people hate Ross for things like his body language, lack of effort and social media nonsense, which somehow clouds their perception of the one thing he does well - shoot 3's.

[tenforthewin]

Lowry for Okafor
Ross, Patterson, Valanciunas for Damien Lillard and a future draft pick
2017 offseason signs Serge Ibaka and Vince Carter

Next season
Lillard, DWright
Derozan, Powell
DMC, Vince
Ibaka, Sullinger, Siakam
Okafor, Poeltl

We still have two draft picks

[Barolt]

Lowry for Okafor
Ross, Patterson, Valanciunas for Damien Lillard and a future draft pick
2017 offseason signs Serge Ibaka and Vince Carter

Next season
Lillard, DWright
Derozan, Powell
DMC, Vince
Ibaka, Sullinger, Siakam
Okafor, Poeltl

We still have two draft picks

I don't even know where to start here on why this doesn't work.

[Deino]

Raptors hire assistant coaches Mutombo, Sann, promote Mahlalela

Canadian Press **September 23, 2016, 5:54 PM
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have hired added assistant coaches Patrick Mutombo and Jim Sann to Dwane Casey’s staff for the upcoming NBA season.
The club announced the moves Friday. In addition, assistant coach Jama Mahlalela has been promoted and will move up from the second row of the bench to join assistants Rex Kalamian and Nick Nurse on the front row.
"I am pleased to add Patrick and Jim to our coaching staff," Casey said in a statement. "Both possess a tremendous work ethic and a wealth of basketball experience that with help our players improve.
"Jama has done a great job for us in the area of player development and game preparation the last several seasons and is deserving of this recognition."

Mutombo joins the Raptors after one season as an assistant coach with the Austin Spurs of the NBA D-League. Prior to joining the Spurs, Mutombo spent four seasons with the Denver Nuggets (2011-15), including the last three as an assistant coach.
Sann rejoins the Raptors where he served as an assistant coach on Kevin O'Neill's staff during the 2003-04 season. He spent the last three seasons as assistant coach/advance scout with the Brooklyn Nets. Sann was also with the Nets organization for five seasons (2005-10) as an assistant coach/coaching associate.
Mahlalela enters his fourth season as an assistant coach. He moved to the bench following two seasons working in the Raptors' front office as director of player development.
Mahlalela started with the Raptors in 2006 as a member of the community development staff, leading the Raptors Basketball Academy and various clinics throughout Canada. He was named director of basketball operations for NBA Asia in 2009 and oversaw the League's clinics, youth programs and elite-level development from his base in Hong Kong.

[golden]

I don't even know where to start here on why this doesn't work.

It starts with ....

"tenforthewin wrote:"

[Miekenstien]

It starts with ....

Hahaha.

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[rocwell]

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[Chr1s1anL]

Finally someone with sense



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[rocwell]

Friendships are fragile

[Hotshot]

Friendships are fragile

Friendships are fragile if you aren't there to back up your friends. You cant seriously expect things to be okay when you are fighting with your friends and all of the sudden you say " hey those guys are better then you all, I am joinning them to fight you now but we can still be friends right?!""