OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: MARCH 2024

Lauri Markkanen has only 2 blocks in his last 20 games. For a guy who's 6'11, how is that even possible ??

 

Don’t ask this place. Whiteside led the god damn league in blocks and they said that was bad.

 

To me, it’s them, Clippers, or Celtics. Probably Celtics.

 

Celtics probably too. Holiday and Porzingis have added to that roster.

 

Keyonte George career high 31. Utah's rookie was ballin'. Oh, and Miami has won 10 of last 13.

 

there's a Sixers@Mavs game at 10am tomorrow morning. That's far too early to watch PJ Washington.

 

LeBron climbed Mt. Everest, and is building a skyscraper made of basketballs

 

He kind of got a bad rap around here with certain people. Led the NBA in blocks/game and block percentage; 3rd in reb/game; 1st in offensive reb/game; 2nd in total rebound rate; 4th in FG%.

Portland held opponents to the 2nd lowest FG% at the rim that season, and were tied for 5th in opponent FG% in the 3-10' zone; so Whiteside was doing a good job protecting the rim and paint. He was 2nd on the team behind Dame in on/off differential

he had flaws as a player but rebounding and defense weren't among them

 

Bradley Beal got chippy with the Rockets Jalen Green, and earned the old timer reward of [hit the showers]

 

Hawk's should move on from Trey.

He's a fun/exciting player to watch... but you can't win with him being your best player

 

LeBron wants Trae to stay on the Hawks, because LeBron is taking his talents (and son) to Atlanta this summer.

 

Rockets get up into people and even Udoka has taken on this persona. They’re a good young team. Might make a Thunder like push next year.

 

Rockets handed the Suns their 1st loss at home since Christmas. Nurkic left the game in the 2nd quarter with a neck spasm. He had 7 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and a block at the time

they don't have an SGA though, and a team really needs at least one elite player to be legitimate.

Rockets are in an interesting place. They have an easy remaining SOS. But they are 6 games out of the 10th seed and play-in with 22 games left

they own Brooklyn's unprotected 1st round pick which right now is the 8th pick in the lottery. Their pick is 9th, but it goes to OKC unless it is in the top-4. If there was any generational talent in the next draft class, Houston's best bet would be to tank and hope for their pick to land in the top-4

 

I was playing in a very easy-going pick-up game when I was 44 and threw my back out making a bounce pass

 

Philly bigs wearing out the Mavs.
Sixers up 15 in 3rd