Around the League: Week 20 (2/28 to 3/6)

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Around the League: Week 20 (2/28 to 3/6)

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NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022
Hornets @ Bucks 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV

TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2022
Hawks @ Celtics 7:00 PM ET on TNT
Mavericks @ Lakers 10:00 PM ET on TNT

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2022
Knicks @ 76ers 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
Blazers @ Suns 10:00 PM ET on ESPN

THURSDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2022
Grizzlies @ Celts 7:30 PM ET on TNT
Lakers @ Clippers 10:00 PM ET on TNT

FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2022
Bucks @ Bulls 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
Knicks @ Suns 10:00 PM ET on ESPN

SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2022
Warriors @ Lakers 8:30 PM ET on ABC

SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2022
Nets @ Celtics 1:00 PM ET on ABC
Suns @ Bucks 3:30 PM ET on ABC
Raptors @ Cavs 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
Knicks @ Clippers 10:00 PM ET on ABC

LEAGUE NEWS

Blazers' Damian Lillard (abdominal surgery) 'progressing' in rehab protocol

Reeling Lakers met with boos at home as Russell Westbrook says opponents' scouting report to 'just play harder than them' is working
Hate to see it...



NBA Power Rankings, Week 20: Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets impress over the weekend
1. Phoenix Suns
2021-22 record: 49-12
Previous ranking: 1

For only the third time all season, the Suns dropped consecutive games, with losses to the Pelicans and Jazz. Of course, both of those defeats came without point guard Chris Paul, who is out with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb. With Paul sidelined, Suns guard Devin Booker has gotten back to his playmaking ways, averaging eight assists since the All-Star break, including 12 against Oklahoma City on Thursday. Those were the most Booker has had in a game since Paul joined the Suns last season. -- Lopez
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Heard the crowd was Booing everyone
Meltdown....

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Honestly forgot about yung fella, Magic fans seem happy and he was starting to show some signs
Thing is they have Anthony n Suggs now



Speaking of the Magic
JI is Isaac. What a mystery....

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Fultz becoming a good nba player would be a great story

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I just don’t get it…Jordan hasn’t been a useful nba player in like 3 years?

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It gets worse, they’d be willing to spend 13-16 million on him?


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Ja has 29 at the half

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Ja had 50 with a couple of minutes left and Memphis rolled the ball up the court to preserve clock to get him more points despite being up by 12.

He's been so good that Dejounte Murray had himself ejected.
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Flagrant Fowl wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:18 pm
Ja had 50 with a couple of minutes left and Memphis rolled the ball up the court to preserve clock to get him more points despite being up by 12.

He's been so good that Dejounte Murray had himself ejected.
The clock was running the whole time, they were draining the clock…a very CP3 like move to waste more time as the shot clock never started

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Random tweet, no pun intended

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Wow.


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Split T wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:32 pm

Fultz becoming a good nba player would be a great story
Not for the team that drafted him.
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Jalen was playing well again last night (not too surprised) basically having 14 n 8 at HT
Then argued an offensive foul early 3rd, got T'd up....
Stayed arguing and got tossed. "No emotion Jalen" lol (yes surprised)
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We blew it with Jalen Smith. He's a legit NBA player. We should have been able to develop him.

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Mori Chu wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:12 am
We blew it with Jalen Smith. He's a legit NBA player. We should have been able to develop him.
Clearly the two bad moves last summer were not picking up the option on Smith and trading so much for SHamet and extending his contract.

Luckily they had plenty of good moves to counter them (McGee, Biyombo, Holiday, Craig)
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Since the trade:

Craig 4-19 on 3s
Smith 10-21 on 3s

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Stix was never not a legit NBA player with talent. We misjudged the talent when we drafted him and then didn't put him in a position to succeed which made him look bad. But with where we are as a team (competing for a title), we just didn't have a role for him as a backup 5. Craig may serve us better, even if he's a lesser overall talent. He needed to go to a younger team where he'd get the minutes and the chance to play thru mistakes.

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Still a fan of him, but as a 33yr old smaller scoring guard the odds probably aren't in his favor.


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He hasn't been able to stick so far.
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Superbone wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:40 am
He hasn't been able to stick so far.
No, but the ball sure has.


In his 114 minutes this season, only 10 assists, but took 47 shots. I know he is a scoring PG, but that isn't going to be helpful to get a contract. Especially when his shooting splits are 32/20/73.

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