Recent content by jazznik

Must be such whiplash for Collier: just a month ago he battled with Walt for scraps of backup minutes and now, all of a sudden, he plays 48 minutes a game!

We are losing the right way by giving Ace all critical shots in the last seconds.

You are talking about overtaking the Blazers (not trying to lose), Hornets (not trying to lose) or Clippers (have no incentive to tank). All of those teams are likely to win at least 7-10 more games. For the Pacers to surely end up in the 10th place they would need to go something 29-12. That's...

They would be foolish to do so. Right now they are 10 games behind the 10th team. It is very hard to make up 11 wins in 31 games.

The Kings with the starters Sabonis-Hunter-DeRozan-Lavine-Westbrook are tied in the 3rd against the Grizzles playing a bunch of nobodies. Amazing ineptitude.

If the Jazz give Kessler a deal they will have another year to look at their development and decide who is more worthy of keeping long-term.

Our cavalry coming over the hill is Sacramento: they have 6 games against tanking teams over the next month or so and will be gladly gifting them victories. And, of course, the Pacers with 7 upcoming games like this.

Well, as a counterpoint all of these examples included jumping over the first seeds, i.e. they included teams with the top-5 worst records and, thus, very high top-4 chances. There are way less lottery balls for four teams to jump over the 6th team, and I am not sure it actually happened in the...

Yeah, your wish has been granted. I guess you are a-bird-in-the-hand kind of guy.

The discussion about the JJJ trade took the weirdest turn...

Just listened to Milwaukee announcers. Their play-by-play is a woman, Lisa Byington and she is good and easy to listen too. And it's almost all due to her voice and how she is using it. What's interesting is that she does not dispense much of the basketball knowledge, although she clearly...

Except they are refusing to. Both teams are tied at 128. Turner actually made a three with 5 seconds left but it was waived because his foot was a hair over the line, if that. Suspense!

I am very conflicted about it. Remember, the Pelicans are the only team below us without any incentive to tank. I still hope they can pass us if the cards fall right. Milwaukee wins from time to time anyway.

The biggest problem threatening the Jazz tanking is not getting JJJ: that could be managed through sitting him or Lauri. The problem is that the Jazz gave away the tank commanders and received in exchange several good role players. You cannot sit all all of them out, some of the incoming...

So Ainge took over a team with 2 All Stars, 4 old role players and no picks, went for a rebuild and in 3.5 seasons emerged with 2 young All Stars, 4 young and promising role players and multiple picks. Not bad at all.