Around the NBA - April 2018

[Boob-No-More]

I think they would've been in playoffs if Porzingis hadn't gotten hurt. They have some decent talent to surround him with.

Think again. They were 23-32 when he went down and in 11th place in the East. They would have had to go 20-7 over their last 27 games just to tie for the 8th seed.

BNM

 

[SportsAndWhine]

HEY
Triple Doubles.

Okay?

Russ will average a quadruple double if “Freezing Out Melo” becomes a stat.

 

[Strenuus]

HAVE A NICE SUMMER, DENVER

 

[SportsAndWhine]

I have to say, last night and tonight just exemplified why a play-in tourney for 7 & 8 would be AWESOME. It was the first time in months I gave a shit about the wider NBA.

 

[hoopsjock]

I have to say, last night and tonight just exemplified why a play-in tourney for 7 & 8 would be AWESOME. It was the first time in months I gave a shit about the wider NBA.

This was a really great NBA season with a ton of intriguing storylines. Play-in games would've cheapened today as well.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

This was a really great NBA season with a ton of intriguing storylines. Play-in games would've cheapened today as well.

Nah it would have just been different; this season won’t happen every season, and a play in tourney would add a bit of drama.

 

[illmatic99]

Gotta feel for Denver. Missing the playoffs by a single game again. Last year, they ended up with the same record as us, but we got the tie breaker. This year, they lose a close play-in game on the road in OT.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Gotta feel for Denver. Missing the playoffs by a single game again. Last year, they ended up with the same record as us, but we got the tie breaker. This year, they lose a close play-in game on the road in OT.

They should be a playoff team next season, especially with the uncertainty of the Thunder/Spurs future.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The Magic have fired Frank Vogel

 

[THE HCP]

Cracks me up when shitty teams fire their coach. As if THAT was the problem.

 

[Sarni]

I think they would've been in playoffs if Porzingis hadn't gotten hurt. They have some decent talent to surround him with.

So you reckon they would have gone 21-7 to close the season after being 23-31 before his injury? That’s a bold statement.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

So you reckon they would have gone 21-7 to close the season after being 23-31 before his injury? That’s a bold statement.

Kingspeed says "I think" as his way out. But I don't have to tell everyone else his shtick.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Cracks me up when shitty teams fire their coach. As if THAT was the problem.

Yeah, Vogel never had a chance to succeed with that fucked up front office and unbalanced roster.

They could never decide if they were in win now mode are going young. They traded Oladipo for the much older Ibaka, which then forced both Gordon and Fournier to play out of position, and then half a season later, hit the eject button and sent Ibaka to TOR for Terence Ross. They GAVE us both Harkless (who had just turned 22) and Napier (who would have been way better than any PG they've had on the roster for the last two years).

But yeah, lets fire Frank. It's all his fault...

BNM

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Vogel and Hornacek should get calls from Terry this summer when Vanterpool and Tibbett’s get HC jobs.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Vogel and Hornacek should get calls from Terry this summer when Vanterpool and Tibbett’s get HC jobs.

Vogel, sure. His background is mostly focused on D I believe.

 

[Sarni]

I do not get this either. You build a bad team on purpose with desire to tank and lose as many games as possible and eventually when you succeed at it, you fire the coach.

Jay Wright will get quite a few calls this offseason.

 

[handiman]

Vogel and Hornacek should get calls from Terry this summer when Vanterpool and Tibbett’s get HC jobs.

Vogel should be hired as a double on Impractical Jokers.

 

[Boob-No-More]

ORL is making the Kings front office look competent.

Their starting backcourt this season could have been Victor Oladipo and Shabazz Napier. Instead, it was Jonathan Simmons (28-years old) and D.J. Augustin (30 years old). So much for developing the young guys. They haven't drafted that badly, they just give up on their young guys way too soon and replace them with veteran retreads.

BNM

 

[Eastoff]

ORL is making the Kings front office look competent.

Their starting backcourt this season could have been Victor Oladipo and Shabazz Napier. Instead, it was Jonathan Simmons (28-years old) and D.J. Augustin (30 years old). So much for developing the young guys. They haven't drafted that badly, they just give up on their young guys way too soon and replace them with veteran retreads.

BNM

Developing staff has been replaced by a regressing and suppression staff.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Vogel, sure. His background is mostly focused on D I believe.

IND had the No. 1 ranked defense two years in a row under Vogel and took The Heatles to 7 games in the ECF.

BNM

 

[DDolla]

Denver should fire Malone and hire Vogel... just sayin.

 

[Strenuus]

ORL is making the Kings front office look competent.

Their starting backcourt this season could have been Victor Oladipo and Shabazz Napier. Instead, it was Jonathan Simmons (28-years old) and D.J. Augustin (30 years old). So much for developing the young guys. They haven't drafted that badly, they just give up on their young guys way too soon and replace them with veteran retreads.

BNM

Bgd is thier gm. Confirmed.

 

[Chris Craig]

Vogel and Hornacek should get calls from Terry this summer when Vanterpool and Tibbett’s get HC jobs.

Vanterpool and Tibbetts going to NYK amd Orlando?

 

[Chris Craig]

Denver should fire Malone and hire Vogel... just sayin.

Vogel most definately

 

[Chris Craig]

Vogel should be hired as a double on Impractical Jokers.

"LARRRRRRRY"

 

[KingSpeed]

So you reckon they would have gone 21-7 to close the season after being 23-31 before his injury? That’s a bold statement.

I didn't know the record was that bad when he got injured. I guess it had already started to fall apart but they did get off to a decent start.

 

[julius]

I didn't know the record was that bad when he got injured. I guess it had already started to fall apart but they did get off to a decent start.

Not sure that 3 games above .500 (at most) constitutes a " decent start" but hey, whatever.

 

[BonesJones]

Not sure that 3 games above .500 (at most) constitutes a " decent start" but hey, whatever.

For the Knicks, it is.

 

[BonesJones]

Vogel mist definately

Help them with that porous defense.

 

[Lanny]

Not really...

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The last time they played MIN, the game before they beat us.

Also, the last time they played DEN:

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BNM

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