NBA Weekly Thoughts [10/30-11/4]

[DoubleDeuce]

Is Eric Gordon made completely of glass? When he's healthy he's one of my favorite players to watch

[DoubleDeuce]

James Harden becomes the first player in NBA history to get at least 35 points and 12 assists in his team debut

[Rudi]

Rockets got a bit of a squad that could be exciting to watch with Harden/Lin/Parsons

[dave]

What the hell is happening to Steve Nash? Geez.

[Rudi]

The Suns court looks so much like Oklahoma State's to me. They should have went purple around the outside instead of black.

[NAHSTE]

The Suns court looks so much like Oklahoma State's to me. They should have went purple around the outside instead of black.

Yup, that was my initial reaction as well. Major downgrade.

[KNUBB]

My absolute favorite thing about Anthony Davis is that he is not a liability at the Free Throw line. 9/9 tonight

[SuperKevin]

I love seeing Greivis Vasquez be a contributor in the NBA.

[Golden Taters]

Steph Curry and David Lee combined for a 4-30 in a win over Phoenix.

Klay Thompson had 16 points and 8 rebounds with 4-7 three point shooting.

[Point Blank]

What the hell is happening to Steve Nash? Geez.

Imagine him vs elite PG's. Just the thought makes me lol.

Keeping losing Lakers, I'm loving it for now.

[ralaw]

It is pretty obvious that the Lakers just need some time. Guys are still finding their role and learning where and what to do. I'm a bit nervous about the Clippers on Friday night, because I know they will be ready to play.

[DoubleDeuce]

Did the Lakers do any Nash-Howard pick n rolls against Portland? I was confused as to why they didn't the first game

[ralaw]

Did the Lakers do any Nash-Howard pick n rolls against Portland? I was confused as to why they didn't the first game

They rarely use it, which is maddening to me. They need to put the ball in Nash's hands and let him do what he does best. I like the idea of this "Princeton Offense", but it takes the ball out of Nash's hands and causes him to not be in a groove, which is why he is struggling. For Nash to be successful he needs to dominate the ball and they need to let him push the ball up the court and make decisions. Before the season Kobe said all he wanted to do was run routes, so they need to let Nash be the QB.

[red33]

Clippers looked good from what I saw.

Crawford is gonna be Mo Williams but better since hes a better scorer

[FedEx227]

They rarely use it, which is maddening to me. They need to put the ball in Nash's hands and let him do what he does best. I like the idea of this "Princeton Offense", but it takes the ball out of Nash's hands and causes him to not be in a groove, which is why he is struggling. For Nash to be successful he needs to dominate the ball and they need to let him push the ball up the court and make decisions. Before the season Kobe said all he wanted to do was run routes, so they need to let Nash be the QB.

It's going to be interesting what they do with Nash in LA. This is the first team where the team's offense wasn't catered exactly to him. He had that luxury in Dallas and Phoenix, the Princeton thing is silly IMO, but it's this weird balancing act of maximizing Howard's skills or maximizing Nash's skills. I'm not sure you can get both going at exactly the same time unless they really run the Pick and Roll constantly. The issue is Kobe becomes a complete spot-up shooter who relies on a collapse.