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Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:08 pm
by Mori Chu
Let's try to make a weekly thread to just talk about what's going on around the NBA.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:14 pm
by Mori Chu
The big story I have been wanting to comment about is the Ray Felton gun thing. What a knucklehead. This year's Knicks team is such a disaster. What an embarrassment. To think they could have had Kyle Lowry this year...!
I'm also really impressed with Evan Turner's debut on the Pacers. GREAT pick-up for them. Not sure if I would put them ahead of the Heat, but that ECF series is going to be nuts.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:35 pm
by TOO
I'm surprised there isn't more outcry of Philly OBVIOUSLY not trying to win. What a joke, I feel for Thad and MCW, they play their asses off.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:02 pm
by Wally_West
I can’t say enough how thrilled I am about how bad and dysfunctional the Lakers have been this season. As someone who lives in southern California, more of these types of seasons from the Lakers are welcomed.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:05 pm
by carey
The Tom Ziller newsletter is archived:
Here
In today's e-mail there was a section talking about the Sixers & their tanking. Has he made them too awful?
A couple of his points...
The Sixers' exploits this season just might get enough attention that the NBA Board of Governors decides to change up the draft order process for 2015 and beyond this summer, which could impact Hinkie's overall strategy negatively. He'll still get a potential star in 2014, but perhaps that means he loses out in 2015.
The losing remains poisonous years later.
This is The Tale of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as told by the bard Chris Grant. The Cavaliers aimed to be awful in 2011, 2012 and 2013. They ended up with two No. 1s and two No. 4s for their trouble. In 2014, they decided they would be good. They are 13 games below .500 and five games out of the playoffs. The GM who orchestrated the rebuild, Grant, is gone, as is the coach who oversaw the first three years.
The losing further alienates an already standoffish Philadelphia fanbase.
No one doubts that hardcore Sixers fans understand Hinkie's gambit. No one doubts, even, that hardcore Sixers explicitly approve of Hinkie's gambit. But you can't make money on just the hardcore fans. Few NBA teams can. To make money, you need to capture the imagination of the broader community.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:12 pm
by TOO
I hope Philly stays terrible, it's a disgrace. They gave away 2 of their best guys for what? A better shot at the 25% chance at the #1 pick? Statistically speaking, IIRC the worst team in the NBA has a greater chance at the 4th pick than it does at #1.
Philly has good, passionate fans, they don't deserve tanking, nobody does.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:18 pm
by carey
Oh, and I guess Mark Cuban has said there have been more changes regarding officiating in the 1st 15 days of Adam Silver as there were under the last 14 years of David Stern.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:20 pm
by TOO
I assume one was to put refs who hate the Suns in every Suns home game..?
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:33 pm
by Bruiser
Mori Chu wrote: that ECF series is going to be nuts.
Wow! Yeah. I hope so, too! Before the season started, I really thought the East might bring us some pretty cool playoff match ups. Bot now? Thinking about that huge ECF makes it however even harder for me to root for any sort of major upset!? On the other hand, I would really hate for the Heat to "threepeat", so anything but Miami coming out on top is a superfine result in my book
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:34 pm
by carey
TheOriginalOriginal wrote:I assume one was to put refs who hate the Suns in every Suns home game..?
Ha. Well for one, the league is sending teams blown call reports:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... ll-reports
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:00 pm
by TOO
Nice, those turds definitely need to be held accountable. Missing a call or 2 is one thing, but stuff like that obvious flop and lane violation vs Houston are unacceptable.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:07 pm
by carey
TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Nice, those turds definitely need to be held accountable. Missing a call or 2 is one thing, but stuff like that obvious flop and lane violation vs Houston are unacceptable.
That's exactly what I thought when I saw that. That lane violation is maybe the biggest missed call I have ever seen. Because it was a full 3 Mississippi's before D-Mo even released the FT.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:08 pm
by Charlie Smithy!
TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Nice, those turds definitely need to be held accountable. Missing a call or 2 is one thing, but stuff like that obvious flop and lane violation vs Houston are unacceptable.
Only thing that makes feel better about the umpiring in baseball is the officiating in the NBA
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:44 pm
by carey
@sam_amick: NBA's Rod Thorn issues memo to teams indicating double-lane violation should have been called w/ 14 secs left in Houston-Phx Feb. 23 game.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:18 pm
by Shabazz
What's cracking, fellas?
Thanks for setting this up, Mori.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:35 am
by Mori Chu
Shabazz wrote:What's cracking, fellas?
Thanks for setting this up, Mori.
You bet, 'bazz! Let me know what I should add or change.
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:40 am
by Shabazz
Mori Chu wrote:Shabazz wrote:What's cracking, fellas?
Thanks for setting this up, Mori.
You bet, 'bazz! Let me know what I should add or change.
Can you restrict access for the guy on RealGM who said he'd rather have Channing Frye than Kevin Love?
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:11 am
by Phoenix219
I dunno. I need some backup here with my unfounded and undying loyalties!
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:06 am
by TOO
Probably should go in a Suns news thread, but 2am = F it.
His trade offers are umm.. steep.
http://isportsweb.com/2014/02/26/kevin- ... -priority/
Re: Around the League: Week of 2/23 - 3/1
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:30 am
by carey
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-n ... F27%2F2014
Simmons comes up with trade destination for Love. Phoenix is the #1 spot but I don't think he gives up enough on our end.