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SOUL wrote:Knightro wrote:Detroit just won their 11th game, pulling them within 2 of the Magic.
Sacramento won their 16th, putting 2 games of space between them and Orlando.
And Detroit's next game is against Houston, so a win-win there.
MagicFan101 wrote:Pistons win.
Cavs lead Celtics heading into the 4th.
Could be a good night!
basketballRob wrote:Tonight worries me. NY is playing the 3rd game in 4 nights, and we had 3 nights off. Plus they aren't good. After tonight the next 10 look like easy losses.
It would be a good game to give Vuc the night off.
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PrimeThyme wrote:The difficulty is Minny has every single incentive in the world to lose. I believe they give up their pick if it falls outside of the top 3. I'd expect some all-time tank moves the last 20 games or so on their part.
Meanwhile, we will more than likely hold onto Fournier/AG and win some meaningless games during the same stretch. I'd still venture to say that 5th best odds is our most likely outcome.
Bensational wrote:I think KAT is sick of losing. He’s not playing for another #1 pick, so if he wants to try make the team compete more there’s not much the franchise can do
PrimeThyme wrote:Waiting for Moody to show me something. Haven't caught much of him at all this season. Not seeing much so far. Arkansas has regained all momentum in this one without him.
Knightro wrote:He's been surprisingly... uninvolved?
I know he sat for an extended period because of fouls in the first half, but with 10 minutes to go in the game, he's 4th on his team in shot attempts.
He did have a nice and 1 a little bit ago, but he hasn't really been too involved.
PrimeThyme wrote:Bensational wrote:I think KAT is sick of losing. He’s not playing for another #1 pick, so if he wants to try make the team compete more there’s not much the franchise can do
I've already heard some rumblings about a potential shutdown for Towns. With his injury history over the last two years, I wouldn't find it shocking in the least to see it happen over the last 10-15 games or so.
PrimeThyme wrote:Knightro wrote:He's been surprisingly... uninvolved?
I know he sat for an extended period because of fouls in the first half, but with 10 minutes to go in the game, he's 4th on his team in shot attempts.
He did have a nice and 1 a little bit ago, but he hasn't really been too involved.
I'll just say that if I had come into this game not knowing anything about either team, Moody 100% would not have been the player I would have guessed is currently mocking inside the top 10 of drafts.
Arkansas is a really interesting team. A ton of length and athleticism. Reminds me of FSU. Davis and Smith have been the far more impressive players to me. Moody has disappeared for most of this game, including during key stretches of this game, which is never something I love to see out of my lottery picks.
Maybe I caught him on a bad night? Lack of aggression at times and willingness to pass seems to be a common note on him tho.
