Around the NBA - March 2018

So if we're missing Harkless, are we easier to beat than a fully healthy Pheonix team?

 

No final 8 order is likely, just like no one dice roll is likely. It's gonna be some random combination. I still doubt we get home court advantage.

 

If is not a tie than why does a tiebreaker come into play?

It's a tie in terms of record.

 

I never said today's game is worse, I said it's less enjoyable.

That's exactly my point, and yet you got it completely backwards. These same players would not be playing with today's style 30 years ago. The players themselves didn't magically transform. The style of play and skills emphasis did. 30 years ago, they would have come up with a more well-rounded skill set.

 

Chandler Parsons has played a whole 12 minutes in 2018.

 

A skill set which is demonstrably less useful in the NBA. I’m not talking about if they’d been born in the 50’s. I’m talking about time traveling back from a world that actually can do math to figure out shooting threes is important rather than relying on old wives tales and folk wisdom about what’s the best way to play the game.

 

Remember when Russ did it against us earlier this season? Let's hope he plays that way tonight.

 

Sixers are a legit team. Great comeback against Hornets at home last night. The excitement around the team fight now might help them lure big free agents (LeBron I am talking about you).

The chemistry they have between Embiid, Simmons and Saric is great.

 

Tiebreakers don't matter until you're closer to the end of the season.

 

I'd love to see LeBron go there, if anywhere.

 

For those who didn't watch this video, Jalen Rose says current player with the best chance of scoring 100 is Lillard.

 

RIP Plumlee lol

 

Cavs c’mon beat Denver

 

Not looking good.

 

Grizzlies now have the worst record in the NBA. Maybe Mike Conley IS that good! Can someone win MVP even though they didn't play?

 

Spurs losing tonight would be nice.

 

Looks like Cleveland is losing tonight. That means, if we win tonight, we will have the 5th best record in the NBA. How the fuck did that happen??? Seemed like a rough season for us a month ago and now we're 5th in the entire league????

 

I said this at the deadline...

The Cavs defense isn't better than before.

Every NBA ("Expert") analyst would've argued with me. "They're younger and more athletic!" they would've said.

126 points given up to a tired Denver team (It's a "Schedule Alert" game) in Cleveland.

Hood and Clarkson can't defend. I don't know what they were thinking... Hill is about as good of a defender as Crowder..

They're trash. Might end up without home court advantage in the first round.