Around the NBA 8.0

[BigSlam]

Milwaukee is currently the 3rd worst team in the East as well.....lost by 40 to the Pacers tonight! MCW is straight up killing them, and Monroe looks to be a cancer on defense. Milwaukee's defense has fallen from very good to really bad this season, and Detroits has gone up from bad to really good. Wonder if we can poach a player from them if they continue to lose (cough...Cody for Henson...cough)

That freshly signed Henson though.....


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[yosemiteben]

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[TinmanZBoy]

So the Knicks did everything in their power leading up the draft to not take Porzingis - either hoping one of the top 3 would fall or the rumored trade back with us. They seemingly took him as a last resort and now he looks like he could be the best player in the draft. Pays to be lucky sometimes.

Is there anyone who has more sh@t luck than Phil Jackson in NBA? I mean his whole NBA life...

[Mystical Apples]

That Melo contract will be dead weight sooner than later.

[Joest2003]

That Zingis kid is the real deal. Wait till he gains like 30 pound of muscle and gets experience. Top 5 player potential. Yes I said top 5.

[catch20two]

Looks like that Phoenix offense greatly inflates player values. First Frye, who is now one of the league's worst contracts - Now Dragic, who looks very ordinary to start the season. Then they take Brandon Knight and turn him into a 25/5/5 player.

Personally I think good weather has a lot to do with it. Waking up in the morning to steadily sunny and warm weather has it's perks on the body. At least I know from personal experience that I score more points in summer leagues than I do in winter leagues because my body adjust to the warm weather better than being so stiff until I warm up in cold weather.

[James Gatz]

That Zingis kid is the real deal. Wait till he gains like 30 pound of muscle and gets experience. Top 5 player potential. Yes I said top 5.

Wow internet overhype at its finest.

I like him but have you watched him outside of highlights? He's not fluid at all, which leads to an increase in fouls he draws, and his ball handing skills are very limited. He's 7'3 and shooting 43%.

I like him a lot. He can score a variety of ways and has been much better on hustle stuff defensively than I was expecting, but top 5 player is incredibly unlikely.

[yosemiteben]

What a bizarre game in TOR - LAC. LAC scores 34 first half points while TOR goes to town and scores 63, so LAC is down 30 at the half. Then in the 3rd quarter LAC scores 21 and TOR scores just 8 (!!!). Start of 4th quarter and TOR only has a 14 point lead.

[Joest2003]

That Zingis kid is the real deal. Wait till he gains like 30 pound of muscle and gets experience. Top 5 player potential. Yes I said top 5.

Wow internet overhype at its finest.

I like him but have you watched him outside of highlights? He's not fluid at all, which leads to an increase in fouls he draws, and his ball handing skills are very limited. He's 7'3 and shooting 43%.

I like him a lot. He can score a variety of ways and has been much better on hustle stuff defensively than I was expecting, but top 5 player is incredibly unlikely.

Dude is already one of if not the most skilled 7 foot player in the NBA and he probably cant even grow facial hair yet. 99% of the guys his size do absolutely nothing other than get easy baskets from lobs and tapping in rebounds. I see this kid hittin 3s and giving guys the dream shake in his first week of playing in the NBA. When he puts on a good 30 pounds of muscle combined with 2-3 years of NBA experience he absolutely has the potential (not saying he will) to be a top 5 player in this league. I have no bias either im not a Knicks fan and im not from NY.

[BatumtheGlue]

Just saw the boxscore. Biz seems did well against Clips frontcourt.

[Diop]

poor Lance Stephenson, even playing for the Clippers, Charlotte are stopping him from playing his role.

I wish they could just stop suppressing his talent.

[yosemiteben]

Got the OKC - DAL game on. Three things:

(1) WTF with these unis. DAL looks like old school DEN uniform with the skyline pic in the center, and OKC looks nice but never seen it before and have to chuckle at solid orange jerseys and shorts.

(2) What is with OKC this season? They lose this game and they drop to .500. I know Durant has been out a few games, but is that the only issue there?

(3) That whooping we gave DAL on the road is looking pretty nice right now given their record.

[yosemiteben]

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
Loud commotion inside the Clipper locker room. Can hear it through the walls.

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
This isn't cup-against-the-wall stuff. Yelling could be pretty clearly heard a room away. Team has a lot to figure out. Couldn't tell who

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Reporters heard some screaming coming from the locker room. Said Doc Rivers: "It happens more than you think after games."

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Doc: "Guys take ownership. They yell at each other. We yell back and forth."

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
Doc shoots down my question regarding chemistry. Says team wants to play well and is frustrated they're not.

What a cluster.

[Liver_Pooty]

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
Loud commotion inside the Clipper locker room. Can hear it through the walls.

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
This isn't cup-against-the-wall stuff. Yelling could be pretty clearly heard a room away. Team has a lot to figure out. Couldn't tell who

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Reporters heard some screaming coming from the locker room. Said Doc Rivers: "It happens more than you think after games."

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Doc: "Guys take ownership. They yell at each other. We yell back and forth."

Dan Woike ✔ @DanWoikeSports
Doc shoots down my question regarding chemistry. Says team wants to play well and is frustrated they're not.

What a cluster.

Has Lance written all over it.

[Mystical Apples]

Lance is a problem but just 1 of many. Their starting center wanted to leave before deciding to come back after being assured he'd get a larger offensive role. Chris Paul will turn 31 during the playoffs. The coaches son who isn't very good is getting 25 minutes. Bought out power forward Josh Smith is playing center. Paul Pierce and chucker Crawford are old. Their starting center shoots under 40% from the ft line and the backup point guard under 60. They only have 2 rotation players shooting above average from 3

For the most part it's a bunch of really bad decisions by a gm who should stick to coaching.

[fatlever]

For once, I don't think Lance is to blame... but is sure as hell fun for us to point the finger at him.

[sidestep]

For 4q, Reddick, CP3 and Jordan don't even check in until the 6min mark. Until then, Doc throws out a joke lineup comprised of his son, braindead Wes Johnson, and Crawford. No shot, no defense Crawford actually played the entire quarter. Doc's rotations are wack. The corpse of Pierce didn't close the game this time so I guess that's progress.

Austin wasn't awful tonight but it was still ridiculous. How does the locker room not talk about daddy's favoritism? How can it even be mentioned without spitting in the face of father and son? The dynamics here are poisonous.

[MasterIchiro]

Lance - Born ill-prepared

Maybe Bird was dead serious and perfectly reasonable demanding 2 first round picks to take back Lance.

I propose Hawes for Lance plus two 1st round picks.

Then cut Lance.

All kidding aside I would think if Lance is a huge part of the toxic environment there they would cut him.

Vonleh is getting more minutes than him.

[MasterIchiro]

Looking at the East I hope we make it. The only teams that can definitely beat us in a series are Cavs, Hawks and Wiz.

[Joest2003]

Looking at the East I hope we make it. The only teams that can definitely beat us in a series are Cavs, Hawks and Wiz.

Cavs yes. But there's no way Hawkes and wiz are automatic wins over Charlotte. We been playing pretty good so far and it's only going to get better.