Spree8nyk8: Are you honestly suggesting that the lakers preperation makes teams trade stars to them for nothing, and causes teams with monster leads on them to epically choke?

You’re right – All luck.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

latke: So, after 15 years of mediocrity, the Celtics have Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson to show for it. And then magically, in 2007-2008, they are somehow able to move Jefferson, their draft pick, and a few sacks of shit, to bring in Garnett and Allen. I’m sorry, maybe God planned that one, but the Celtics sure as hell didn’t.

I figured this would be an educated forum to talk basketball. I’m astounded at the things I read here.
Yeah, the Lakers are just lucky. . . Nothing to do with the fact that they are one of the best organizations in all of sports. Lucky for several championships. And the knicks, they’re just unlucky. Unlucky for forty years.

Comparing him to Iverson is actually pretty apt. Remember those rules changes in 2005? Despite the fact that he was pushing 30 as a speed demon guard, Iverson made huge jumps in volume and efficiency right after these rules changes, bringing him to around league average on higher volume than Rose despite a much worse supporting cast than Rose.

TS% was signifcantly lower league wide in the early 2000′s. Iverson’s efficiency was not as bad as it looked, and was actually pretty similar to Rose’s relavtive to his peers.

hoolahoop: Luck is the residue of design.
-Albert EinsteinI’m a great believer in luck. And I find that the harder I work the luckier I get.
- Henry FordLuck is where preparation meets opportunity.
- SenecaAs an organization, the knicks are ill-prepared. Love them or hate them, Phil Jackson gets his team ready and Kobe shows up every night.  

Are you honestly suggesting that the lakers preperation makes teams trade stars to them for nothing, and causes teams with monster leads on them to epically choke?

Rose is shooting at a TS% of .544 (slightly above league average) efficiency and is 9th in the league in FT attempts, averaging 6.6 per 36 and making over 85% of them. His assist% has improved significantly every year. Allen Iverson’s career TS% of .518, so I do’t get the comparison. If he’s not the MVP, he is still having a great year by any objective measure, especially for a 22 yo, and will only get better.

Although, it would be wonderful to watch him explain why he couldn’t coach Amare and Melo to more than a 50 win season.

He’s not on the level of a Chris Paul or a Deron Williams individually. The MVP is just a “best supporting cast” awardthe way it’s voted.