Around the NBA, 2020/21 Edition

drsd · Post #1921 » by **drsd** » Mon May 10, 2021 12:51 pm

Today's key games:
Pacers at Cavs
Wizards at Hawks
Pelicans at Grizz

The first game is interesting in that either result helps one Magic pick or the other.

Rainwater · Post #1922 » by **Rainwater** » Mon May 10, 2021 3:18 pm

basketballRob wrote:
orlando_joe wrote:
basketballRob wrote:They could be just as bad. The east probably has like 6 locks. Brooklyn, 76ers, Bucks, Knicks, Hawks, and Heat.

Then you have Indiana, with a healthy Warren and Turner. Charlotte with a healthy Hayward and 20 year old Ball. The Raptors with like 60m in cap room. Wizards with Westbrook, Beal, and a healthy Bryant. Boston will probably be healthier in a normal season.

All those other teams have 1st round picks too

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yea but if bulls add a top 4 pick and have vuc and lavine all yr and there guys playing together for a yr..i dont see bottom 7 team..plus anything they trade for unseen
They have like a 25% chance for a top 4 pick, plus those guys have never won before. You could make a case that many teams in the east should be better after they've had more time playing together. Ball/Hayward, Westbrook/Beal, Trent/VanVleet.

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Although I have criticized the Vuc/LaVaine paring i do believe the bulls will be a better team next season. They may not be championship caliber but with an opportunity to actually build around their two stars in the off-season they should be better. So I would rather the pick convey this year than next.

tiderulz · Post #1923 » by **tiderulz** » Mon May 10, 2021 3:46 pm

Rainwater wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
orlando_joe wrote:yea but if bulls add a top 4 pick and have vuc and lavine all yr and there guys playing together for a yr..i dont see bottom 7 team..plus anything they trade for unseen
They have like a 25% chance for a top 4 pick, plus those guys have never won before. You could make a case that many teams in the east should be better after they've had more time playing together. Ball/Hayward, Westbrook/Beal, Trent/VanVleet.

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Although I criticized the Vuc/LaVaine paring i do believe the bulls will be a better team next season. They may not be championship caliber but with an opportunity to actually build around their two stars in the off-season they should be better. So I would rather the pick convey this year than next.

yep, i see them addressing their new needs based on the team now during the offseason and them being better record wise.

RookieStar · Post #1924 » by **RookieStar** » Mon May 10, 2021 8:44 pm

tiderulz wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
basketballRob wrote:They have like a 25% chance for a top 4 pick, plus those guys have never won before. You could make a case that many teams in the east should be better after they've had more time playing together. Ball/Hayward, Westbrook/Beal, Trent/VanVleet.

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Although I criticized the Vuc/LaVaine paring i do believe the bulls will be a better team next season. They may not be championship caliber but with an opportunity to actually build around their two stars in the off-season they should be better. So I would rather the pick convey this year than next.

yep, i see them addressing their new needs based on the team now during the offseason and them being better record wise.

Don' t they also have money to get a key FA like Ball? So a seasoned and meshed LaVuc pairing, an experienced high rookie in PatWill plus a key FA would ensure they get a better record next year...

Yup let's hope we get the pick this year.

Rainwater · Post #1925 » by **Rainwater** » Wed May 12, 2021 2:56 am

Hopefully I don't curse it but OKC is currently up against SAC town and Minn also won. If OKC can hold that would place the magic with the 3rd worse record.

Ducklett · Post #1926 » by **Ducklett** » Wed May 12, 2021 3:02 am

BULLS ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS!

Rainwater · Post #1927 » by **Rainwater** » Wed May 12, 2021 3:07 am

Ducklett wrote:BULLS ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS!

I really hope they rest their guys.

Rainwater · Post #1928 » by **Rainwater** » Wed May 12, 2021 4:12 am

Spoke too soon, OKC's tank game is too strong lol.

pepe1991 · Post #1929 » by **pepe1991** » Wed May 12, 2021 6:15 am

Rainwater wrote:Spoke too soon, OKC's tank game is too strong lol.

41:18 in third quater, what a masterful sucking.

Rainwater · Post #1930 » by **Rainwater** » Wed May 12, 2021 7:16 am

pepe1991 wrote:
Rainwater wrote:Spoke too soon, OKC's tank game is too strong lol.

41:18 in third quater, what a masterful sucking.

It's ridiculous how seriously they took the tank. At one point I believe they had a shot at a play in spot then they started sucking, lol.

pepe1991 · Post #1931 » by **pepe1991** » Wed May 12, 2021 8:10 am

panathinakos coach and Pokusevski :lol:

or time travel

drsd · Post #1932 » by **drsd** » Wed May 12, 2021 7:15 pm

The Hawks De’Andre Hunter is to miss the Wizards game for, and I quote, "scheduled maintenance". And then he is scheduled to play the Magic. So a rested Hunter for the Magic game.

tiderulz · Post #1933 » by **tiderulz** » Wed May 12, 2021 8:13 pm

drsd wrote:The Hawks De’Andre Hunter is to miss the Wizards game for, and I quote, "scheduled maintenance". And then he is scheduled to play the Magic. So a rested Hunter for the Magic game.

here in Atlanta on the radio, they really want Hunter rested for the playoffs. i would say its more than "scheduled maintenance" for him, since he has missed 24 games before the 13 mins 2 nights ago.

RookieStar · Post #1934 » by **RookieStar** » Wed May 12, 2021 9:44 pm

tiderulz wrote:
drsd wrote:The Hawks De’Andre Hunter is to miss the Wizards game for, and I quote, "scheduled maintenance". And then he is scheduled to play the Magic. So a rested Hunter for the Magic game.

here in Atlanta on the radio, they really want Hunter rested for the playoffs. i would say its more than "scheduled maintenance" for him, since he has missed 24 games before the 13 mins 2 nights ago.

Well can't fault them. After all that moves in the offseason they really need to make a big splash in the POs. Hunter's defense is a must for them in the wings when teams grind it out already.

Anti Chalmers · Post #1935 » by **Anti Chalmers** » Wed May 12, 2021 10:09 pm

I watch a few OKC games and they might be the worst tanking team I’ve seen in years.

Bergmaniac · Post #1936 » by **Bergmaniac** » Wed May 12, 2021 10:40 pm

Read on Twitter

OKC's tank since Presti decided to go all in on tanking has been legendary.

RookieStar · Post #1937 » by **RookieStar** » Wed May 12, 2021 10:58 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:

Read on Twitter

OKC's tank since Presti decided to go all in on tanking has been legendary.

I know... so jealous.. then again in the back of my mind Im sure the league office is pissed at this ( maybe not due to this weird vcovid season though ) and might get back at them somehow.

Rainwater · Post #1938 » by **Rainwater** » Thu May 13, 2021 2:52 am

Bergmaniac wrote:

Read on Twitter

OKC's tank since Presti decided to go all in on tanking has been legendary.

Yeah, it's been pretty overt. They had no shot at a top 3 pick a few months ago but look at them now.

drsd · Post #1939 » by **drsd** » Thu May 13, 2021 6:53 am

Anti Chalmers wrote:I watch a few OKC games and they might be the worst tanking team I’ve seen in years.

For me OKC is so bad, it is hard to see how the team can recover. I expect Gilgeous-Alexander to have a PPG line that exceeds the Thunder's win total.

drsd · Post #1940 » by **drsd** » Thu May 13, 2021 6:58 am

RookieStar wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:

Read on Twitter

OKC's tank since Presti decided to go all in on tanking has been legendary.

I know... so jealous.. then again in the back of my mind Im sure the league office is pissed at this ( maybe not due to this weird vcovid season though ) and might get back at them somehow.

The Thunder is an irrelevant team to the NBA's bottom line. So I cannot think Silver is loosing sleep here, until the Thunder win the lottery. Then: whoops.

For me the problem here is the OKC fans. This might be the team most "willing" to move. Does the Las Vegas Thunder sound OK? It has a nice rind to me.

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