OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD- February 2021

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  1. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    yeah, the Jazz have been healthy this season, and that's one reason why they are good. Another is that they have lots of talent and the roster construction is excellent. Pieces fit together and they play great team defense. They are 2nd in the NBA in rebounding, 2nd in defense rating, 4th in offense rating, & 3rd in average points. They lead the league in 3ptFGA and are 3rd in 3pt%; on the other in they lead the league in opponent's 3ptFGA's and are 3rd in percentage. And they lead the league, by a wide margin, in point and rating differentials

    that isn't all just because they have been healthy
     
    wizenheimer, Feb 24, 2021
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    LeBron & Company should be in a cheery mood when the Blazers come for a visit on Friday.
     
    e_blazer, Feb 24, 2021
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    Well the Hornets LOST to Philly by 19 and we BEAT Philly by 16.... and Phoenix beat Philly by 9.........what does THAT tell you? AbsoFUCKINGlutley nothing.
     
    THE HCP, Feb 24, 2021
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I'm just so torn on who to root for.
     
    THE HCP, Feb 24, 2021
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    Hell yeah I would
     
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    haha that awful theory.

    we could play that game all day
     
    MickZagger, Feb 25, 2021
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    utah jazz were one 3-pointer away (last shot of the game with no time left) from beating denver nuggets in the 1st round

    they played without bojan bogdanovic and and if im not mistaken, they missed mike conley for one or couple of games

    also, they lead 3-1 in that series

    so youre wrong
     
    Mr. Robot, Feb 25, 2021
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    The Hornets are gonna win it all and the Blazers will get the Number #1 pick!
    :smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341
     
    kjironman1, Feb 25, 2021
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    A DIE HARD Lakers fan like yourself is torn? Wtf is this?
     
    Dom McBlazer, Feb 25, 2021
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Well, it tells us that the Hornets won't be a cake walk for us.
     
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    If the Jazz made 22 3 pointer against the Lakers (50 total in 2 games) what would they do against the Blazers? Yikes
     
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    They already destroyed us first game of the season
     
    Chris Craig, Feb 25, 2021
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    I'm not basing anything off of one game.

    Philly was 10-1 or something at home when we came to their house and without dame cj or nurk came and whooped their ass.

    But it was one game.
     
    Strenuus, Feb 25, 2021
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    Read today the Warriors are signing Jeremy Lin...he's a guard we should've picked up cheap for the bench..Luke Ridnour type player. Smart...not flashy pt guard
     
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    the remaining strength of schedule has been updated

    first, the SOS of games played put Portland at 22

    https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021.html

    or 23

    https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other

    or 24:

    http://powerrankingsguru.com/nba/strength-of-schedule.php

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    ESPN's RPI says Portland is 8th best and has overachieved their expected wins by 3 (those Philly games and Laker game I'm guessing)

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    now, tankathon has updated based upon all remaining games:

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    upload_2021-2-25_10-12-36.png

    this doesn't account for back-2-back's and Portland has 11, meaning more than half of their game are in B2B sets. Portland's schedule is jammed with 41 games left. I'd imagine the Spurs and Memphis are even worse

    Utah, if they stay healthy, have the inside track on #1 seed
     
    wizenheimer, Feb 25, 2021
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    Utah with the easiest schedule left. Good shit.
     
    Strenuus, Feb 25, 2021
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    Then followed by the Nets. Would be an interesting finals.
     
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  18. riverman

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    Utah more than any team in the league has the same core it had before...they didn't change much....chemistry is a powerful thing ...I think we'll get there
     
    riverman, Feb 25, 2021
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    I'm sorry but the title still goes through the Lakers. They've played once, last night, and the Lakers weren't just without two starters like we've been. One of those starters was Anthony Davis. Utah might end up with the number one seed but they aren't going to beat a healthy Lakers team in a seven game series. We'll see how this post ages.
     
    blazerkor, Feb 25, 2021
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    Granted, Lin's game has evolved a bit over the years, but that's pretty much the exact opposite of his style of play.
     
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