The NBA Thread

[TheeChrisDee]

So many trades. I'm most excited about Boston trading Perk, because most Celtic fans seem to be (justifiably in my opinion), upset by it.

Those Celtics fans are wrong.  Jeff Green and Krstic will make the team better.  Perk wasn't coming back, trading him was the right thing to do.

[jbissell]

So many trades. I'm most excited about Boston trading Perk, because most Celtic fans seem to be (justifiably in my opinion), upset by it.

Those Celtics fans are wrong.  Jeff Green and Krstic will make the team better.  Perk wasn't coming back, trading him was the right thing to do.

I'm not a Celtic fan but I really couldn't disagree with you more. I'm not convinced Jeff Green is any good and I really don't get what anyone sees in him. Krstic can be ok on offense but he's a worthless defender. As has been pointed out by various people on twitter, they must not be worried about playing the Magic in the playoffs because Howard is just going to destroy those guys. Perk was one of the best at defending him.

Anyways, watching Bosh put up a 1-18 tonight totally made my week.
Chris Bosh Flop vs. Bulls, February 24, 2011

[Pregnant Pause]

I'm not a Celtic fan but I really couldn't disagree with you more. I'm not convinced Jeff Green is any good and I really don't get what anyone sees in him. Krstic can be ok on offense but he's a worthless defender. As has been pointed out by various people on twitter, they must not be worried about playing the Magic in the playoffs because Howard is just going to destroy those guys. Perk was one of the best at defending him.

I agree, the only lasting memory I have of Jeff Green is him coming up super small against the Lakers in the playoffs last year.    He seems like one of those Al Harrington type SF/PF tweeners that will always be able to score 15+ points a game, but are pretty useless otherwise.  Plus this probably gets Ibaka more minutes, and he’s worlds better than Jeff Green. 

[TheeChrisDee]

Jeff Green has been playing out of position his entire career in OKC/SEA.  In Boston he is going to be an athletic 6th man who can score and defend several positions coming off the bench, which is something that the Celtics have not had.

People are giving Perkins way too much credit for the success that the Celtics have had against Orlando, but if you look at the game stats (they were listing them on the radio this morning, and I haven't had a chance to find them online, so I'll take their word for it) Dwight has gotten his points and rebounds against Perkins in almost every matchup.  The Celtics are fine with him doing his thing against them, what they don't do is double team Howard. 

Everyone is saying that Perkins was the defensive heart and soul of the Celtics, which is insane.  Kevin Garnett's resurgence this year has keyed the Celtics defense.  With or without Perkins in the line-up.

[jbissell]

Everyone is saying that Perkins was the defensive heart and soul of the Celtics, which is insane.  Kevin Garnett's resurgence this year has keyed the Celtics defense.  With or without Perkins in the line-up.

Yeah, it's not like their D was bad when Perk was out for most of the season. I just would be worried about relying on the O'Neals and KG staying healthy.

Jeff Green has been playing out of position his entire career in OKC/SEA.  In Boston he is going to be an athletic 6th man who can score and defend several positions coming off the bench, which is something that the Celtics have not had.

Even when he's playing the 4, I always see him taking 3-5 bad 3s a game, along with a lot of other bad shots. And he may be able to defend several positions, but that doesn't mean he does a good job of it.

[dave from knoxville]

Forgot to post this yesterday. Of course, it doesn't change much anymore.

1 San Antonio Spurs Home 32.1
2 Chicago Bulls Home 31
3 Denver Nuggets Home 28.4
4 Boston Celtics Home 28
5 Dallas Mavericks Home 26.7
6 Orlando Magic Home 25.9
7 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 24.8
8 Los Angeles Lakers Home 24.5
9 Memphis Grizzlies Home 24.4
10 Miami Heat Home 24.3
11 Portland Trailblazers Home 23.4
12 New Orleans Hornets Home 23.3
13 Philadelphia 76ers Home 22.3
14 Golden State Warriors Home 22.2
15 Utah Jazz Home 21.6
16 Dallas Mavericks Away 21.4
17 Los Angeles Clippers Home 21.4
18 Phoenix Suns Home 21.1
19 New York Knicks Home 20.8
20 Miami Heat Away 20.5
21 Charlotte Bobcats Home 20.3
22 San Antonio Spurs Away 19.7
23 Los Angeles Lakers Away 19.2
24 Indiana Pacers Home 19.1
25 Houston Rockets Home 19.1
26 Milwaukee Bucks Home 18.9
27 Atlanta Hawks Home 18.7
28 Detroit Pistons Home 18.5
29 Boston Celtics Away 18.3
30 New Jersey Nets Home 17.5
31 Washington Wizards Home 16.1
32 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 16
33 Orlando Magic Away 15.7
34 Phoenix Suns Away 15.2
35 Atlanta Hawks Away 14.8
36 Toronto Raptors Home 14.8
37 Utah Jazz Away 14
38 Chicago Bulls Away 13.9
39 New York Knicks Away 13.5
40 Houston Rockets Away 13
41 New Orleans Hornets Away 13
42 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 12.5
43 Portland Trailblazers Away 12.1
44 Sacramento Kings Home 11.8
45 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 11.7
46 Denver Nuggets Away 11.2
47 Memphis Grizzlies Away 10.5
48 Philadelphia 76ers Away 10.4
49 Indiana Pacers Away 9
50 Charlotte Bobcats Away 8.8
51 Golden State Warriors Away 8.8
52 Milwaukee Bucks Away 8.5
53 Sacramento Kings Away 7.5
54 Detroit Pistons Away 5.7
55 Toronto Raptors Away 5.7
56 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 5
57 New Jersey Nets Away 3.8
58 Los Angeles Clippers Away 3.7
59 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 3.3
60 Washington Wizards Away 0

[Pregnant Pause]

Sixers over 500 for the first time since 2008, I'll take anything I can get

[dave from knoxville]

The Knicks are back? Funny way of showing it.

Cleveland (12-49) «   32   26   27   34   119
New York (31-29)   32   32   24   27   115

[jbissell]

Bulls sweep the Heat. Good times.

[dave from knoxville]

8-Mar
1 San Antonio Spurs Home 30.8
2 Chicago Bulls Home 28.4
3 Boston Celtics Home 27
4 Denver Nuggets Home 26.8
5 Dallas Mavericks Home 24.9
6 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 24.1
7 Orlando Magic Home 24
8 Memphis Grizzlies Home 24
9 Los Angeles Lakers Home 23.2
10 Miami Heat Home 21.9
11 New Orleans Hornets Home 21.7
12 Portland Trailblazers Home 21.7
13 Philadelphia 76ers Home 21.4
14 Los Angeles Clippers Home 20.8
15 Dallas Mavericks Away 20.8
16 Golden State Warriors Home 20.7
17 Utah Jazz Home 20.1
18 Phoenix Suns Home 20.1
19 New York Knicks Home 19.9
20 Los Angeles Lakers Away 19.8
21 Miami Heat Away 19.5
22 Charlotte Bobcats Home 19
23 San Antonio Spurs Away 18.6
24 Houston Rockets Home 18.3
25 Indiana Pacers Home 17.9
26 Boston Celtics Away 17.7
27 Milwaukee Bucks Home 17.2
28 Atlanta Hawks Home 17.2
29 New Jersey Nets Home 16.7
30 Detroit Pistons Home 16.6
31 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 15.5
32 Orlando Magic Away 15.2
33 Toronto Raptors Home 14.6
34 Atlanta Hawks Away 14.4
35 Phoenix Suns Away 14.3
36 Washington Wizards Home 14.2
37 Chicago Bulls Away 14.2
38 Portland Trailblazers Away 13.2
39 Utah Jazz Away 13
40 New York Knicks Away 13
41 Houston Rockets Away 12.5
42 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 11.9
43 New Orleans Hornets Away 11.8
44 Denver Nuggets Away 11.4
45 Memphis Grizzlies Away 10.9
46 Philadelphia 76ers Away 10.7
47 Sacramento Kings Home 10.6
48 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 10.1
49 Milwaukee Bucks Away 8.6
50 Golden State Warriors Away 7.7
51 Charlotte Bobcats Away 7.5
52 Indiana Pacers Away 7.3
53 Sacramento Kings Away 7.2
54 Detroit Pistons Away 5.1
55 Toronto Raptors Away 4.7
56 Los Angeles Clippers Away 4.6
57 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 4.4
58 New Jersey Nets Away 4.3
59 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 4.1
60 Washington Wizards Away 0

[dave from knoxville]

With the conference tourneys cranking up, here's the 68 teams I think should be in the NCAA tournament

7-Mar
1 Kansas 42.5
2 Ohio State 42.1
3 Pittsburgh 41.1
4 Duke 40.2
5 San Diego State 39.8
6 Brigham Young 38.9
7 Syracuse 38.7
8 Purdue 38.2
9 North Carolina 38
10 Notre Dame 38
11 Texas 37.8
12 Old Dominion 37.6
13 Florida 37.3
14 Georgetown 36.6
15 George Mason 36.6
16 Louisville 36.4
17 Wisconsin 36.2
18 Arizona 36.2
19 Xavier 35.6
20 Cincinnati 35.6
21 Utah State 35.3
22 Kentucky 35.3
23 Kansas State 35.2
24 Connecticut 35.1
25 West Virginia 35.1
26 Temple 34.6
27 UNLV 34.4
28 St. John's 34.2
29 Villanova 34.1
30 Vanderbilt 33.7
31 Texas A&M 33.5
32 Missouri 33.3
33 Belmont 33
34 UCLA 32.8
35 UAB 32.6
36 Cleveland State 32.5
37 Richmond 32.5
38 Virginia Commonwealth 31.8
39 Memphis 31.6
40 Georgia 31.5
41 Missouri State 31.4
42 Harvard 31.4
43 Florida State 31.4
44 Illinois 31.3
45 Wichita State 31.1
46 Butler 31.1
47 Tennessee 30.9
48 Boston College 30.9
49 Gonzaga 30.8
50 Clemson 30.7
51 Texas-El Paso 30.7
52 Washington 30.5
53 St. Mary's 30.5
54 Michigan 30.4
55 Princeton 29.9
56 Marquette 29.8
57 Virginia Tech 29.8
58 Drexel 29.5
59 Michigan State 29.3
60 Coastal Carolina 29.2
61 Marshall 29.1
62 LIU-Brooklyn 29.1
63 Nebraska 29.1
64 Penn State 29
65 Colorado State 29
66 Oakland 28.9
67 Alabama 28.8
68 Washington State 28.8

[Pregnant Pause]

Going to Sixers - OKC tonight, first time I'm excited to see the home team since the glory (40-42) days of Andre Miller. 

[Greggulator]

Going to Sixers - OKC tonight, first time I'm excited to see the home team since the glory (40-42) days of Andre Miller.

I think I'm back on board the Sixers bandwagon. Getting my foot back in.

[buffcoat]

Dave - if USU loses their conference tourney, the committee's going to have to have a long consideration over what they believe is important. 

You could use any two random statements they've made over the years to justify both decisions.

[Gilly]

Any chance for one last NCAA update so I can fill out a bracket Dave?