Around the League: Week 23 (3/21 to 3/27)

[iLLmatic]

Jokic isn't getting it back to back. It will be Embiid. Book it!

Too bad it's not the best player on the best team getting it..

[Superbone]

Jokic isn't getting it back to back. It will be Embiid. Book it!

Too bad it's not the best player on the best team getting it..

Agreed. We have two guys that tower over everybody else so I guess that disqualifies them. They barely even get a mention. Usually don't.

[iLLmatic]

Jokic isn't getting it back to back. It will be Embiid. Book it!

Too bad it's not the best player on the best team getting it..

Agreed. We have two guys that tower over everybody else so I guess that disqualifies them. They barely even get a mention. Usually don't.

Eff the media.

Win it all.

Bring a Championship to the Valley like so many others before have failed to do. That'll seal Booker's legacy right there.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

[Indy]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

Even without getting their guys back, they have Lue, and he will make it hard on anyone they play. He is a top tier coach.

[Superbone]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

No Philly mention whatsoever?

[Superbone]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

Even without getting their guys back, they have Lue, and he will make it hard on anyone they play. He is a top tier coach.

They should just rename the COTY trophy the Tyron Lue Trophy and give it to him every year. Am I right?

[Flagrant Fowl]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

No Philly mention whatsoever?

Do you trust Doc Rivers and James Harden in the playoffs?

[Indy]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

Even without getting their guys back, they have Lue, and he will make it hard on anyone they play. He is a top tier coach.

They should just rename the trophy the Tyron Lue Trophy and give it to him every year. Am I right?

?

[Indy]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

No Philly mention whatsoever?

Do you trust Doc Rivers and James Harden in the playoffs?

No to either, and then the combination makes it even worse.

[Superbone]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

Even without getting their guys back, they have Lue, and he will make it hard on anyone they play. He is a top tier coach.

They should just rename the COTY trophy the Tyron Lue Trophy and give it to him every year. Am I right?

?

Sorry, I was missing a key phrase. Added it.

[Superbone]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

No Philly mention whatsoever?

Do you trust Doc Rivers and James Harden in the playoffs?

No to either, and then the combination makes it even worse.

Well, Doc Rivers does have a championship under his belt.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The way things stand now, I think there are 3 real contenders for the title; Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. Memphis and Boston are alone in the next tier to me, but each has a problem that I'm skeptical can be overcome.

The Grizzlies title chances mostly hinge on Morant's health. He's already banged up now and I have a hard time envisioning him staying healthy through 3 rounds in the West with the way he's been playing all season. They also have an issue with Dillon Brooks taking way too many shots with or without Morant in the lineup. Brooks is in the class of Kelly Oubre types, fine in the regular season, but you really don't want him freelancing in decisive games.

The Celtics are white hot, but I just don't believe they can get past the Bucks. Much like most of the league, they don't have an answer for Giannis, and the Bucks have enough perimeter defense to challenge Tatum and Brown. I'm only putting Brooklyn in the top 3 group because they'll always have a chance to out-shoot any team on any given night with Durant and Irving.

The Clippers are the biggest wildcard to me. They'll be the toughest out in the West besides the Suns if they get their guys back, which I don't think is unimaginable.

No Philly mention whatsoever?

Do you trust Doc Rivers and James Harden in the playoffs?

No to either, and then the combination makes it even worse.

Well, Doc Rivers does have a championship under his belt.

As does Ty Lue whom you seem to enjoy belittling as a coach.

The reality is Doc Rivers has been an average-at-best coach who routinely gets out schemed for a long time now, and the title he won in Boston was most likely an outlier.

[Indy]

And Lue is highly regarded amongst other coaches and actual analysts (I don't mean the fools at ESPN).

[Superbone]

No Philly mention whatsoever?

Do you trust Doc Rivers and James Harden in the playoffs?

No to either, and then the combination makes it even worse.

Well, Doc Rivers does have a championship under his belt.

As does Ty Lue whom you seem to enjoy belittling as a coach.

The reality is Doc Rivers has been an average-at-best coach who routinely gets out schemed for a long time now, and the title he won in Boston was most likely an outlier.

Come on. You know I'm just having fun with you guys since you put Lue on such a pedestal. Repeatedly. I did learn to respect his coaching in the playoffs last year.

[Split T]

The suns even get a mention!

[Split T]

This is with only 1 game played by CP3…Booker missed 4, Payne missed a couple, Cam Johnson missed like 10…still #3 in net and we beat the #2 team.

[Indy]

And that 1 game with Chris was his first game back after extended injury. It blows my mind.

[Split T]

I was hoping he’d post it before last nights game…all 15 games would’ve been the 15 CP3 missed

[Split T]

Real chance Lakers don’t even make play-in