Around the League: Week 19 2/29-3/6

[carey]

Golden State and OKC rematch on Thursday night!

Nationally televised games this week

Monday: Indiana @ Cleveland 7:00PM EST NBATv, OKC @ Sacramento 10:00PM EST NBATv
Tuesday: Chicago @ Miami 7:30PM EST NBATv, Atlanta @ Golden State 10:30PM EST NBATv
Wednesday: Detroit @ San Antonio 8:00PM EST ESPN, OKC @ Los Angeles Clippers 10:30PM EST ESPN
Thursday: San Antonio @ New Orleans 8:00PM EST TNT, OKC @ Golden State 10:30PM EST TNT
Friday: Washington @ Celeveland 8:00PM EST ESPN, Atlanta @ Los Angeles Lakers 10:30PM EST ESPN
Saturday: Houston @ Chicago 8:30PM EST ABC
Sunday: Golden State @ Los Angeles Lakers 3:30PM EST ABC, Portland @ Detroit 6:00PM EST NBATv

NBA News

D.A. looks at the Cavs recent struggle on the Morning Tip: http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/d ... index.html
Flannery examines the Bucks & unmet expectations that center around one Mr. Monroe: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/2/28/1 ... hootaround
The Warriors are kind of funny: http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/2/2 ... -criticism
*You should listen to Bill Simmons' podcast last week with Andrew Bogut if you're at all interested in the Warriors.*

[carey]

Anyone hear Steven A. talk about Kyrie being really unhappy in Cleveland? What if we could swap say Eric and Archie for Kyrie? Or Eric and Chandler for Irving & Shumpert? I'm not the biggest Shumpert fan and his salary runs 3 more years after this season but so does Chandler's.

[TOO]

I'm a big Irving fan, I'd make that move all day. I'd also not be surprised to see us involved in such a move given LeBron's affinity for Bledsoe.

[ShelC]

There may be something there with Cleveland. I've always had them in the back of my head with Bledsoe being a part of the James Gang. And Chandler would be the kind of big they need at the 5. Problems are, Bledsoe is injured and we'd still have to move Knight.

I also don't love Kyrie because I think he's a diva and also injury prone. Shump's a headcase too. I'd take back Mozgov in a deal or Thompson/Love because I think either would be a good fit next to Len.

[JCSunsfan]

Kyrie for Melo makes sense to me.

[Split T]

Kyrie is less of a playmaker than Bledsoe. He is a better scorer, but we'd really need a playmaking 3 in that scenario.

[JCSunsfan]

Kyrie is less of a playmaker than Bledsoe. He is a better scorer, but we'd really need a playmaking 3 in that scenario.

I think he is more of a playmaker than Bledsoe. He is a better shooter. He has way better handles. He doesn't turn it over nearly as much.

Eric Bledsoe is 107th in the league in assist to turnover ratio. Not good for your pg. Kyrie is 48th, which is still not good, but much better than Blesoe. Of course, Steph Curry is 75th.

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nba/stats ... atio/2015/

[djy2j]

The only guy who comes to mind who is LESS of a play maker than Bledsoe is Brandon Knight and we already traded for him. So yeah give me Kyrie all day. Kyrie and Booker backcourt? Wowie. What picks would we have to give up to get him?

[INFORMER]

Anyone hear Steven A. talk about Kyrie being really unhappy in Cleveland? What if we could swap say Eric and Archie for Kyrie? Or Eric and Chandler for Irving & Shumpert? I'm not the biggest Shumpert fan and his salary runs 3 more years after this season but so does Chandler's.

I would hate that deal. Shumpert has one of the worst contracts in the league. And I don't think Kyrie is a winner. I would want to send him to a third team.

[pickle]

I'm also not a huge fan of Kyrie. He's one of those guys that can be the face of a franchise when it's down, but as Inf says, doesn't strike me as a winner. No consistent effort on defense... I understand us wanting to get out of contracts etc, but yeah, if such a thing happened, I'd rather he gets moved to a third team and we get something else in return.

[iLLmatic]

Anyone hear Steven A. talk about Kyrie being really unhappy in Cleveland? What if we could swap say Eric and Archie for Kyrie? Or Eric and Chandler for Irving & Shumpert? I'm not the biggest Shumpert fan and his salary runs 3 more years after this season but so does Chandler's.

I would hate that deal. Shumpert has one of the worst contracts in the league. And I don't think Kyrie is a winner. I would want to send him to a third team.

What? No love for Uncle Drew?!

[pickle]

Although I wouldn't mind a chance to swap out Chandler for Mozgov. He's a free agent this summer isn't he?

[The Bobster]

The Clippers just debuted "Chuck the Condor" as their new mascot. Look him up, you won't be disappointed!

(at least for one night the Suns aren't the biggest laughingstock in the league!)

[The Bobster]

The Clippers are sort of like the Bevrley Hillbillies. But instead of oil, they found some decent players.

[Superbone]

The Clippers just debuted "Chuck the Condor" as their new mascot. Look him up, you won't be disappointed!

(at least for one night the Suns aren't the biggest laughingstock in the league!)

[TOO]

Right up there with the old Pierre the Pelican. Good job Clips.

[Cap]

They should make Clippy the mascot.

[Superbone]

They should make Clippy the mascot.

From Microsoft fame?

Hi, it's me, Clippy! It looks like you're trying to score a basket. Is that correct? Let me help you.

[In2ition]

They should make Clippy the mascot.

From Microsoft fame?

Hi, it's me, Clippy! It looks like you're trying to score a basket. Is that correct? Let me help you.

Everything in this mascot discussion is hilarious.

[Mori Chu]

https://vine.co/v/ig5WIdE0qu0