Around the NBA - April 2018

[dviss1]

We're gonna get killed tomorrow.

Reverse jinx?

 

[noknobs]

But if we win, we get HCA anyway and if OKC loses and NO and Denver win, we play Denver in first round

Why on earth would you want to play Denver? They beat us 3 out of 4 times. I'd rather play the team we swept in the regular season.

 

[dviss1]

Clippers gonna fire Doc?

Chris Paul Revealed To Steve Ballmer That Doc Rivers Was Contributor To Exit

Following Chris Paul's exit from the Los Angeles Clippers last offseason, Steve Ballmer asked to meet with him.

Ballmer wanted to gain insight from Paul on why he left and also to share his thoughts on the state of the franchise.

Sources say Paul told Ballmer that Doc Rivers was one of the contributing factors on why he left.

Many of the longtime Clippers from that era noticed how Rivers grew frustrated with his inability to manage the locker room and began to act out himself.

Some of the Clippers also noticed how Rivers takes on a salesmanship personality but could also fudge the truth.

 

[Hoopguru]

Clippers gonna fire Doc?

Chris Paul Revealed To Steve Ballmer That Doc Rivers Was Contributor To Exit

Following Chris Paul's exit from the Los Angeles Clippers last offseason, Steve Ballmer asked to meet with him.

Ballmer wanted to gain insight from Paul on why he left and also to share his thoughts on the state of the franchise.

Sources say Paul told Ballmer that Doc Rivers was one of the contributing factors on why he left.

Many of the longtime Clippers from that era noticed how Rivers grew frustrated with his inability to manage the locker room and began to act out himself.

Some of the Clippers also noticed how Rivers takes on a salesmanship personality but could also fudge the truth.

I think he could be fired. He himself may want a change of scenery?
Ballmer knows once morale is effected with leadership change is probable;y inevitable.

 

[Reep]

Clippers gonna fire Doc?

Chris Paul Revealed To Steve Ballmer That Doc Rivers Was Contributor To Exit

Following Chris Paul's exit from the Los Angeles Clippers last offseason, Steve Ballmer asked to meet with him.

Ballmer wanted to gain insight from Paul on why he left and also to share his thoughts on the state of the franchise.

Sources say Paul told Ballmer that Doc Rivers was one of the contributing factors on why he left.

Many of the longtime Clippers from that era noticed how Rivers grew frustrated with his inability to manage the locker room and began to act out himself.

Some of the Clippers also noticed how Rivers takes on a salesmanship personality but could also fudge the truth.

Who would be left on the Clippers to whine about calls?

 

[Sarni]

I would rather lose and play Pelicans than win and play Spurs or Utah (can we even still play them? I think no).

 

[illmatic99]

I would rather lose and play Pelicans than win and play Spurs or Utah (can we even still play them? I think no).

I think I have this one right at least.

No, we can't play Utah.

6 out 16 shot we play NO-- we'll have HCA
8 out of 16 shot we play SAS-- half of them without HCA
1 out of 16 shot we play DEN-- we'll have HCA
1 out of 16 shot we play MIN-- we'll have HCA

 

[Sarni]

OKC will for sure best Memphis, we can get this out of the way. We are going to have HCA.

 

[DDolla]

OKC will for sure best Memphis, we can get this out of the way. We are going to have HCA.

Yep that’s the only team that’s locked to win tonight

 

[Reep]

OKC will for sure best Memphis, we can get this out of the way. We are going to have HCA.

Arrrrrrgggggh. That game has no impact on HCA, only seeding. SA has to lose or Blazers have to win for Blazer HCA.

 

[illmatic99]

OKC will for sure best Memphis, we can get this out of the way. We are going to have HCA.

Ya it's being discussed in the other thread. That game has no impact on HCA.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ya it's being discussed in the other thread. That game has no impact on HCA.

Still haven't seen anything definitive on that. The "memo" Blazersedge referenced was 3 years old. Chad's "we checked that with the league" comment is nebulous at best. It seems counterintuitive that the league would apply a multi-team tiebreaker to determine seeding, and then go back and use a H2H record to determine HCA, when in every other instance the league has made a point to have HCA and seeding be congruent.

 

[illmatic99]

Still haven't seen anything definitive on that. The "memo" Blazersedge referenced was 3 years old. Chad's "we checked that with the league" comment is nebulous at best. It seems counterintuitive that the league would apply a multi-team tiebreaker to determine seeding, and then go back and use a H2H record to determine HCA, when in every other instance the league has made a point to have HCA and seeding be congruent.

Right? Casey on the Ripcity Report even referenced the same. About it reverting H2H to determine HCA. He said that's why we played MEM without HCA in 2015.

 

[Chris Craig]

Muthafucka what???

I was talking about the game last night against the GSW. When Utah won they took hold of the 3rd seed. We win it back tonight.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Right? Casey on the Ripcity Report even referenced the same. About it reverting H2H to determine HCA. He said that's why we played MEM without HCA in 2015.

No, in 2015 we actually had a worse record than MEM. H2H had nothing to do with it.

 

[dviss1]

I was talking about the game last night against the GSW. When Utah won they took hold of the 3rd seed. We win it back tonight.

Lol. I thought you were talking about tonight.

 

[illmatic99]

No, in 2015 we actually had a worse record than MEM. H2H had nothing to do with it.

lol how about we just all hope for a win against Utah and let the other 3 teams battle it out.

 

[Chris Craig]

Lol. I thought you were talking about tonight.

Muthafucka what???

 

[Chris Craig]

No, in 2015 we actually had a worse record than MEM. H2H had nothing to do with it.

So is that right? We could get 4th seed but not homecourt advantage? Do they refer back to H2H for HCA or did they change it to the three way tiebreaker for seed and HCA

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So is that right? We could get 4th seed but not homecourt advantage? Do they refer back to H2H for HCA or did they change it to the three way tiebreaker for seed and HCA

Different sources are saying different things. Nobody knows for certain (regardless of how certain every seems to be), because it's not clearly stated anywhere.

 

[tester551]

Still haven't seen anything definitive on that. The "memo" Blazersedge referenced was 3 years old. Chad's "we checked that with the league" comment is nebulous at best. It seems counterintuitive that the league would apply a multi-team tiebreaker to determine seeding, and then go back and use a H2H record to determine HCA, when in every other instance the league has made a point to have HCA and seeding be congruent.

I haven't seen anything published by the NBA, specifically stating that.

 

[dviss1]

Muthafucka what???

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I haven't seen anything published by the NBA, specifically stating that.

Of course not--that is simply my analysis of the seeding changes they've made over the past several years.

 

[Chris Craig]

Of course not--that is simply my analysis of the seeding changes they've made over the past several years.

How can this be so ill- defined, there should be a precisely written rule as to what happens in these scenarios within the NBA rules.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Who would be left on the Clippers to whine about calls?

His son.

 

[illmatic99]

I haven't seen anything published by the NBA, specifically stating that.

Is Casey not official enough? He's employed by the Blazers.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Is Casey not official enough? He's employed by the Blazers.

Didn't you just say that Casey said that H2H was the reason we didn't have HCA v MEM in 2015? If he can't even get that right, who's to say that anything else he says is accurate?

 

[illmatic99]

Didn't you just say that Casey said that H2H was the reason we didn't have HCA v MEM in 2015? If he can't even get that right, who's to say that anything else he says is accurate?

Good point. It's just funny to see him get worked up. Very easy to mess with him

 

[Strenuus]

There's so many moving parts, I just stopped reading any of it because I don't know who is right or wrong.

Sounds similar to something else happening in this country.

*slowly steps out*

 

[BigGameDamian]