Depends on the severity of the injuries. This is the third season in a row that Parsons has missed a significant number of games due to knee issues and right now, this is looking like the 4th year in a row his scoring will decline. A bad back can also be career ending, or very limiting. Conley is expected to be out until at least mid-January, which will make it the 5th year in a row his number of games played will decline. Supposedly there won't be an amnesty provision in the next CBA. If not, MEM could be saddled with two guys who may not even be as good as they were before they signed their massive contracts. BTW, with Conley out, MEM is looking for PG help. Not sure what's up with ZBo: "Randolph is away from the team while he tends to a personal matter", but he's been playing great coming off the bench for them. Clearly, he wouldn't help our defense, but he would give us some low post scoring a help with our rebounding woes. He's 35 and makes over $10 million, but i in the last year of his contract. Ed Davis, Napier and Connaughton works. Would you do it? I would have, without hesitation a week and a half ago when Ed Davis was playing like shit, but he's looked better lately. Not quite his old self, but getting close. BNM
"Don't you remember that bullshit call you made for us in Portland? Why aren't you doing that shit here? I paid you in hookers and blow! HOOKERS AND BLOW!"
I mean, in all fairness Holtkamp has no place in this league. Potentially the shittiest ref in the history of the NBA, and yes that includes Donaghy.
What makes that even sweeter was the way the Clipps were yucking it up after the Paul Pierce missed dunk when they were up by 10 right before halftime. Doc doesn't seem nearly as amused in that clip as his team blew a game they should have won. They took the Nets lightly and it came back to bite them in the ass. Good! They got what they deserved. BNM
Former Blazers Luke Babbitt and Josh McRoberts will start for Miami tonight against Denver. What were we thinking?
Same thing MIA is thinking: if either of these guys are starting for us, it's a sure sign we're a lottery team. If they are both starting, we have a legitimate shot at the No. 1 pick. BNM
