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Nope. One play in particular I reviewed a few times to be sure: Snell strips Westbrook, (all ball, no call); Westbrook does a good job keeping his momentum, however, and recovers the ball after the strip; but then he stumbles—entirely untouched—yet somehow Snell is whistled for a foul, despite the fact that he's a few feet behind the play and was literally unable to touch Westbrook at that point. That one was especially blatant.

Didn't you realize? Every one of my teams doesn't get the calls and every team they play against does!
 
Another example of Westbrook getting hit and NOT getting the call. Guy gets abused every game.

When guys are driving and plowing through defenders arm, it's not really being called today, for either team. On a drive earlier in the fourth, Noah was smacked by three arms on his shooting arm (two by one defender, one of another), and there was no call on that either.
 
Damn, Adams has to finish that play. This hand injury has really bothered him so far since he has come back.
 
@ChrisVernonShow: Asked two scouts at Grizzlies game last night about Okafor or Towns. Both said Towns. I was kind of surprised.

@SherwoodStrauss: Towns can potentially hit 3s and protect the rim. Would rather invest in that possibility than in a post player who scores a lot

@SherwoodStrauss: Okafor seems like the guy you draft 10 years ago. Could still be the right pick, just don't think taking him 1st makes sense

Can really see it either way, giles and BRule act like it would be the worst pick ever if whoever picks 1st took Towns.
 
He's got to be lottery. I would say top 5-10. He has been unreal this season. His athleticism is off the charts.

giles, BRule will say he sucks on offense, and it's true that he is definitely more raw on that end. But he's showing signs of developing some rudimentary post moves and he is an elite finisher at the rim. He's also developed a pretty decent 10-15 foot jump shot that he has been shooting with confidence lately.

Tyson Chandler is the obvious comparison for him, but I think he's more athletic than Chandler.
 
So Towns will be picked first?

Depends. If the Knicks have the #1 pick I think they take him since they run a system that is dependent on having a post player that can score. I don't think any other team would take him #1 though.
 
Can really see it either way, giles and BRule act like it would be the worst pick ever if whoever picks 1st took Towns.

No, I don't. I act like the reasoning behind picking Towns (he protects the rim) by Thethe as the sole purpose of the selection is nonsense.

As I said Towns has a lot of potential but is raw offensively where okafor could be an offensive force day 1
 
He's got to be lottery. I would say top 5-10. He has been unreal this season. His athleticism is off the charts.

giles, BRule will say he sucks on offense, and it's true that he is definitely more raw on that end. But he's showing signs of developing some rudimentary post moves and he is an elite finisher at the rim. He's also developed a pretty decent 10-15 foot jump shot that he has been shooting with confidence lately.

Tyson Chandler is the obvious comparison for him, but I think he's more athletic than Chandler.

Yeah, less offensive refined Chandler.
 
No, I don't. I act like the reasoning behind picking Towns (he protects the rim) by Thethe as the sole purpose of the selection is nonsense.

As I said Towns has a lot of potential but is raw offensively where okafor could be an offensive force day 1

Towns is a potential elite rim protector that can shoot. How many of those do you think exist?
 
Towns is a potential elite rim protector that can shoot. How many of those do you think exist?

What is your basing his ability to shoot from? You said you don't watch college basketball and it sucks. You see his 25% from the arc and use your special scouting powers?
 
No, I haven't seen him play that much but I read scouting reports and see that he makes his free throws.
 
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