I'd take dion waters at his salary than irving at a max deal, risking the franchise on him. That said, maybe irving would do a lot better with more structure on offense, since we know brown has no fvcking clue how to run an offense.
He's 21 years old, so I'm not sure the maturity is there. But it's a difficult situation, especially when Dion Waiters accuses you and Tristain Thompson of playing "buddy ball." In other words, I don't blame Irving for not giving a shit
I'd take dion waters at his salary than irving at a max deal, risking the franchise on him. That said, maybe irving would do a lot better with more structure on offense, since we know brown has no fvcking clue how to run an offense.
At the end of the 3rd qtr., the Clippers are up 100 to 51 over the 76ers..
WTF
I'd take dion waters at his salary than irving at a max deal, risking the franchise on him. That said, maybe irving would do a lot better with more structure on offense, since we know brown has no fvcking clue how to run an offense.
Dat Heat Warriors gsme from few days ago was sweeeeet.. Finals preview? Sike
1. The most newsworthy revelation to come out of the 2014 Sloan conference had nothing to do with analytics. Instead, it was a bit of candor. Say what you want about former Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo (yes, he traded for Rudy Gay and signed Landry Fields. OK, better yet, don’t say what you want), but the two-time NBA Executive of the Year was willing to go on the record and admit something that no other modern GM in any sport has yet to confess.
“I tried to tank a couple of years ago,” Colangelo said during Friday’s basketball analytics panel. “And I didn’t come out and say, ‘Coach you have to lose games.’ I want him to establish a winning tradition and culture, but I wanted him to do it in the framework of playing and developing young players.”
Colangelo said the team’s win in the regular-season finale cost them “a coin-flip for Damian Lillard,” which could have altered Toronto’s history (and Colangelo’s, who was fired in 2013). Instead, they were out-tanked that night by the Nets, who scored a sheepish 67 points.
And to Colangelo’s credit, he realized that tanking in the NBA has to go.
“There really is some ugly basketball being played,” he said.
2. Feeling liberated by Colangelo’s candor, Stan Van Gundy went for the kill against the 76ers: “If you’re putting that roster on the floor, you’re doing everything you can to lose. It’s embarrassing.” Also in attendance at Sloan, 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie!
9. Van Gundy floated a theory that was so intriguing it terrified me. When discussing why we’ve seen so many knee injuries in recent years to some of the NBA’s most athletic players (Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin), SVG theorized, “It’s all the pick-and-roll. A lot of the guys who are getting hurt are the guys who are attacking.” With players bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic than ever, Van Gundy said players might be putting too much of a “load” on their knees to handle when they jump to change direction.
“Derrick Rose might be too explosive for his own good,” he said, putting a frown on everyone within earshot.
LeBron understandably was upset with the call, noting to reporters after the game that he'd have to be a "kung-fu master" to be able to jump in the air, elbow someone intentionally in the face and finish the play.
wow last post more than 3 weeks ago... man, no wonder NBA is loosing popularity.
MVP race is gonna be good
wow last post more than 3 weeks ago... man, no wonder NBA is loosing popularity. They need better teams and players, except for the top few most of the teams suck pretty bad this year...
Came in to root for Spurs once again, they are on 15 game winning streak, no reason to loose the next 2 either, both under 500. the one after that is with Pacers, that might be a practice game for the finals! go spurs go.
The MVP is unquestionably Durant, and it's not really all that close. LeBron had a great February, averaging 30.8, 8.1 and 6.7... while Durant was busy averaging 33.4, 7.7 and 7.2 in the same span. And that's been Durant's weakest month of the last 3, where he's averaging over 35 points. By any advanced statistical metric, Durant's been the better player this season. That, coupled with voter fatigue for LeBron (4 MVPs in 5 years) means that barring a series of monster performances from LeBron and a complete collapse from Durant, KD is winning the MVP trophy this year.
I think the widespread tanking this year is undercutting what would otherwise be a more competitive and fun season. You also have the best teams strategically resting players, as the Spurs have done, leaving some of the big games feeling small.
There aren't any new flashy teams this year either, we are seeing the same teams doing the same things, fighting for the same positions. The Warriors have been disappointing in what was supposed to be the year they moved into the elite pack. The only part of this regular season that differs greatly from last year is the ascension of Anthony Davis.