OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA MADNESS: APRIL 2025

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quite a shot by Barnes

dropped the Warriors from 6th seed to the play-in
 
BigGameDamian said:
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The quoted part of this take is (as all of us have come to expect from Skip) about as dumb as you can get. The fans were showing Luka love and he was overwhelmed by it. These guys are human and they form attachments and bonds. So give me a break on that.

Then he restates how out of touch he is and says how the trade was good for both teams. I too wish Kyrie and AD were playing because it would have shown Skip that the trade made the Lakers better now. The funny thing is that right now isn't why the trade was so bad for the Mavs. The trade was so bad for the Mavs because AD is still good but not as good as he once was and most likely Luka's best ball is in front of him, as scary as that is.

Just typical Skip Bayless bullshit. Dude has never known his elbow from his asshole.
 
THE HCP said:
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I love this it sets up for some amazing games to watch over the weekend and it makes it easier for our Blazers to get these last two losses that they need to have the best chance to get the best pick they can get.
 
This man is 40 years old……please continue to hate if you must if it helps you sleep at night.

 
blazerkor said:
I love this it sets up for some amazing games to watch over the weekend and it makes it easier for our Blazers to get these last two losses that they need to have the best chance to get the best pick they can get.
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So it looks like the Lakers and Warriors will WANT to win?
 
THE HCP said:
So it looks like the Lakers and Warriors will WANT to win?
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The Dubs to stay out of the play in and then possibly the Lakers to get home court... I guess the home court thing could be decided by the time we play them but if not... then yeah it should mean that both of those teams will really WANT to win.
 
blazerkor said:
The Dubs to stay out of the play in and then possibly the Lakers to get home court... I guess the home court thing could be decided by the time we play them but if not... then yeah it should mean that both of those teams will really WANT to win.
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I believe all the games in the west start at the same time…… trying the soccer way of doing things. May make it interesting.
 
THE HCP said:
I believe all the games in the west start at the same time…… trying the soccer way of doing things. May make it interesting.
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That's really smart. It makes it far more likely that more of the Sunday games have something on the line.
 
THE HCP said:
So it looks like the Lakers and Warriors will WANT to win?
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Warriors need to win to hope to avoid play-in

Lakers play Houston next and the Rockets are resting all their starters. IIRC, ff the Lakers win that game they are locked a 3rd seed because of tie-breakers

so, if the Lakers beat Houston, it seems very likely that they will rest Lebron, Doncic, Reaves, probably Hachimura. meaning the Blazers will need to work hard to tank that game

go with a short rotation of Cissoko, McGowans, Minaya, Reath, Walker, Murray and pray for lots of blazer-bricks. Sit Banton...too much risk of a career game from him
 
THE HCP said:
So it looks like the Lakers and Warriors will WANT to win?
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The Lakers only need to win one game to sew up the third seed.
Their next game is against the Rockets which sat their starters in the last game.
So it's likely that the game against the Blazers will be meaningless for the Lakers.
 
I'm praying for the risky Laker move instead in which they decide it is more important to not give the Rockets another look (also resting their starters) with the understanding that they can still handle a tanking Portland team on Sunday. Let a guy dream!

While the Lakers may not have any upside in winning the Blazer game, unlike some of the teams we've played recently, they also have no incentive actively try to lose with their backups either... I'm hoping that's enough to carry the Vincent-Hachimura duo past Portland.
 
The Grizz vs Wolves game tonight will have playoff intensity no doubt!
 
THE HCP said:
The Grizz vs Wolves game tonight will have playoff intensity no doubt!
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If I were a fan of either team, I'd avoid 6seed. I'd take my chances against the Rockets even if it meant winning the 7-8 play-in first
 
At this point I car less about the draft. I want the Blazers to win the next two games. Play hard and take these games with everyone they can play.
 
kjironman1 said:
At this point I car less about the draft. I want the Blazers to win the next two games. Play hard and take these games with everyone they can play.
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meaningless wins are just that, meaningless. We need as much chance to move up the top 4. We have to finish worse than Phoenix
 
blazerkor said:
The Dubs to stay out of the play in and then possibly the Lakers to get home court... I guess the home court thing could be decided by the time we play them but if not... then yeah it should mean that both of those teams will really WANT to win.
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I think 4 seed is bad despite getting HCA. Makes it so you have to play OKC in 2nd round presumably. 6 seed is better. 7 seed isn’t bad if you can win the play-in. Puts you up against young inexperienced Houston team. Experience is important in playoffs.
 
kjironman1 said:
What is everyone's take on this?
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it will be Pritchard, and he deserves it

as for Deni, his per game last year and this year

points went up from 14.7 to 16.9
rebounds went up from 7.2 to 7.3
assists went up from 3.8 to 3.9...but, turnovers went up from 2.1 to 2.7

his FG% fell from .506 to .476
his 2ptFG% fell from .560 to .552
his 3ptFG% fell from .374 to .365
his TS% climbed from .597 to .605

I'm not seeing enough improvement to warrant a MIP award. He got better, but it was more incremental than major
 
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