Pinkyring wrote:Yea they should have won those games easily, at least Sacramento won so we have a shot at 8, if houston sits everybody tonight and minny pulls out a win we still have a shot at 7
Sacramento - a bonus. They have some decent players and play the right way. Obviously though, Kings fans must be very upset that they have botched the tank job...
Timberwolves - They should be miles clear of the Mavs. Embarrassing season for them. But this is the NBA, perennial bad team gets rewarded again with another high pick.
Pelicans - the same as the wolves, but I give them more of a pass. Some injuries/bad players/a couple of tough losses.
Tonight - Rockets will surely rest/manage their players, but they still are more than good enough to handle the Wolves, even if they don't rest their 'studs'. But you'd think even Thibodeau would rest his players on a back to back to finish the year. If they play their starters again the full game and don't win...
- The Clippers are still fighting for home court advantage, so they will not rest anyone. What could help is if somehow the Jazz lose earlier to the Spurs and then the Clippers ease up in the 2nd half. Not to forget - the Kings came back from a 19 point lead against the Clippers recently. But yeah, I assume the Kings lose.
Mavs vs GrizzliesThe Mavs are likely fielding all bench guys, so even though the Grizzlies end of the bench didn't look very good against the Pistons the other day, it's highly unlikely the Mavs beat anyone if they experiment with the lineups the way they've done in some of the previous games.
It'd be a very Mavs thing to do if they somehow won, but I won't be that upset if they do. As long as it's the end of the bench guys coming through to get the win, it's fine.
And also, a team like the Wolves should give everyone some perspective on how top picks and top talent don't solve anything quickly. Some people fawn about that team, they've been terrible for ages and still can't finish with a better record than the Mavs when they tank hard and have been hit by injuries. It's very symbolic. Ultimately it is not worth it losing sleep over finishing 8th, 9th or 10th.
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