AROUND THE 2024 NBA PLAYOFF: PLAY-IN and FIRST ROUND

good D by NYK, 6 steals, 8 blocks

 

Brunson 4-4 FG in 4th. The Sixers might need another dose of magical Maxey.

 

Oubre Jr cuts it to 1. He's got my vote for 'best player on minimum contract'. I'd put Banton in the top 10.

 

nuthin nuthin, 35s left

 

Jo3sh H3art 3 !!!

 

Imagine it’s the last shot of the season… And Buddy Hield gets the look.

I’d rather have Batam!

 

Buddy hit one of those spinny flipper 3's in the 2nd quarter. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, he could not replicate that shot.

 

I know that Philly is a little weak right now, but New York just went to the second round with five starters who were drafted at these spots: 17, 23, 30. 33, 43. I don't think they drafted any of those guys themselves, but seems to show you can find winning players way out of the lottery.

 

That was a fun series

 

And you can build a solid team without tanking.

 

well... Sixer fans can hope Dallas beats Harden. A nice complimentary victory.

 

It helps to be a destination. Brunson and Hart wanted to go to NY, regardless of the team.

 

Are we listing all the possible ways a team can become good or bad?

 

Beverly throwing dimes to Pacers fans

 

Sure if you want? Maybe the first step is to have an owner that wants to actually win games? I would think that would be of primary importance.

 

Winning helps. I can promise you that if the Blazers had a team that was winning instead of thinking "tank" Hart would have been more receptive to staying here.

 

Wanting to stay put and wanting to go somewhere else specifically are two very different things. Portland doesn't draw players, and winning hasn't helped with that.