The NBA Thread

[Mr. Spacely]

Dave from Knoxville...

Boston 2nd?! Is this some kind of inside joke I'm missing?

[JON IN PHL]

Hey Dave From Knoxville,

Just out of curiosity, do you aim to have the teams ranked correctly at any given point during the season? Or is this an ongoing process that aims to have the teams correctly ranked by the season's end?

[Racan]

Last month I went to my first NBA game in over ten years, since my beloved Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis. I was in Portland for a weekend with some friends and we just bought tickets last minute. It was totally worth it. I'd completely forgotten how fast paced the sport really is. Portland played Cleveland, so there was also the excitement of watching Kyrie Irving in action. The Trailblazers played great, and won by around twenty points. The entire Rose Garden was a mere basket away from all of us getting a free Chalupa! It's such a shame Portland is now the only team in the Pacific Northwest.

[dave from knoxville]

Hey Dave From Knoxville,

Just out of curiosity, do you aim to have the teams ranked correctly at any given point during the season? Or is this an ongoing process that aims to have the teams correctly ranked by the season's end?

Just whenever it happens. But hopefully it stabilizes as the season progresses.

I can't do the breakdown on how Boston got there from here, but I could do a game by game when I get home.

[buffcoat]

I am now actively rooting for Charlotte to lose all its games and finish as (by far) the worst team of all time.  I'm nervous about the end of season games, especially in this compressed year, and how the other teams will be resting their best players and not caring.

However, I think Charlotte may be heart-less enough to get it done.  It will be fascinating for Michael Jordan to be both the generally-acclaimed best player of all time and the generally-acclaimed worst executive of all time.

[Mr. Spacely]

Everything about MJ that's not basketball-related can have the "worst" modifier attached. Worst dressed, worst actor, worst husband, worst gambler, etc.

[Gilly]

It's absolutely ridiculous how terrible they've been in the draft in their 8 years of existence. They haven't found one guy who can be a star and it could be argued that they haven't drafted even a solid #2 player. Some people might argue that McHale was a worse GM, but most of his awfulness had to do with the Joe Smith debacle and having to compensate for losing picks with bad signings and trades to build around Garnett. He still did a pretty bad job, but Jordan is responsible for what probably is the worst franchise in American pro sports.

[methanolcereal]

Everything about MJ that's not basketball-related can have the "worst" modifier attached. Worst dressed, worst actor, worst husband, worst gambler, etc.

Does "worst mustache" fit under "worst dressed"?

[jbissell]

It will be fascinating for Michael Jordan to be both the generally-acclaimed best player of all time and the generally-acclaimed worst executive of all time.

He refuses to let Isaiah win this one either.

[gravy boat]

It will be fascinating for Michael Jordan to be both the generally-acclaimed best player of all time and the generally-acclaimed worst executive of all time.

He refuses to let Isaiah win this one either.

 Oh boy that made me laugh.

[jbissell]

I am now actively rooting for Charlotte to lose all its games and finish as (by far) the worst team of all time.  I'm nervous about the end of season games, especially in this compressed year, and how the other teams will be resting their best players and not caring.

The other problem is that all their injured guys are coming back. Maggette and Augustin should be good for a few garbage wins.

[jbissell]

Maggette and Augustin should be good for a few garbage wins.

Or not
Corey Maggette: Most Ridiculous Turnover Ever

[methanolcereal]

Maggette and Augustin should be good for a few garbage wins.

Or not

Oh man, that was awesome.

[fonpr]

Maggette and Augustin should be good for a few garbage wins.

Or not
Corey Maggette: Most Ridiculous Turnover Ever

Who's that guy working for?

[Greggulator]

THINGS:

1) My friend coined the word "Biyombotulism" tonight. Feel free to reuse.

2) I watched most of the Knicks/Hornets game tonight from a bar in Glens Falls, NY, the home of Jimmer-mania. People are into it up here, too. The Knicks were absolutely brutal in the first half. I was pretty impressed with them in the second half, though. Lin was really great in the second half -- he valued the ball a lot more and it really paid off. Amare is TERRIBLE on defense. I forgot how brutal he could be on the side of the ball. As earlier posts indicated, I am not a Melo fan at all. But I really want this to work with him and Lin. If it clicks (and JR Smith grew up a bit when in China), then they're going to be very scary in a few months.

3) The Sixers have hit the wall... and hard. Ooof.

4) I loved Woj's column on LeBron today. Interesting development with him hinting at a future return. Heavy is the crown...