Around the NBA - March 2018

Didn't Lavarr Ball say he'd eat his dick on national TV if his son didn't lead them to the POs?

 

Got me. I've actually never watched or read anything about him since about a month after he popped up on the scene. Guy is ridiculous.

 

I was actually referencing another crazy guy - John McAfee said he'd do just that if bitcoin doesn't hit $500k by 2020 or something like that.

 

It's Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, rising salaries, and the new NBA.

In the past, when the Lakers have been headed downhill, they've just make all of their contracts
expire at the same time, sign the 2 best players in the league, and they were set.

With Kevin Durant signing the big shoe contract when playing for a small NBA market, Damian
Lillard following suit, player have found they don't have to be in LA to get the big shoe contracts.
With the rise in player salaries, they can buy several houses at pretty much any locations. So,
if they like LA the town, they just buy a house and live there in the offseason. The incentives have
changed to signing with the best team for the most $$$, and that hasn't been LA.

They sucked at GMing for years, but surprisingly, Magic is doing a good job. Regardless, they're
trying a hybrid strategy of building through the draft, and supplementing it with FAs.
They may get PG, but he only wants to sign there because he is from LA.

 

Did you get a tear in your eye posting that, HCP?

 

And the Blazers are about to make the playoffs for the 5th straight season (tied with TOR for 4th longest active streak).

Hmmm, didn't you become a Laker fan about five years ago? Coincidence? I think not!

BNM

 

Spurs wow... Go Wizards

 

Aldridge played 17 minutes before he left game with a knee injury.
End of the Spurs as we know it?

 

I can only hope so... Turn the Spurs into the Bobcats!

 

Who would be the globetrotters?

 

Can we take a moment to appreciate how consistent Nurk has been lately?

 

Man, those MIL uniforms are UGLY.

BNM

 

538 has Rockets a 60% chance to WIN the NBA finals.

 

It will be interesting to see how this D'Antoni team does in the post season. They are clearly the best regular season team, but neither Chris Paul, nor Mike D'Antoni have a history of post season success.

Will this be the year CP3 finally gets past the 2nd round? I guess we'll see.

BNM

 

Nurk's been great. Been more patient with his moves inside, gone up stronger.. He has Per 36 numbers of 21/14/3 on 55% shooting and great defense since the All-star break. That's All-NBA caliber.

Wait, I forgot. I'm supposed to be the negative villain of this board. Whoops...

 

He sure is silencing the Nurk haters. So, that's a win:win in my book.

BNM

 

And earning a bigger paycheck, which is a loss for us, but a win for him.

So is it a win:win:loss:win?

 

I'm fine with that, and I imagine Paul Allen is, too. How much he gets paid is a direct reflection of how well he plays.

BNM

 

Relative to preseason expectations, is there a more disappointing team this season than MIL? They are about to lose to the Clippers and drop to the 8th seed in the East.

BNM

 

Minnesota and OKC.