Official Around the NBA - March 2016

[riverman]

LA was great in the low post for us.... when he wanted to be.

He's actually playing more in the low post for the Spurs...Pop even keeps him on the right block instead of the left elbow he loves so much more often since Duncan camps where LA like the ball

 

[handiman]

LA was great in the low post for us.... when he wanted to be.

That's the key. Every now and then, he earned the nicknamed LaMonster because of his inspired post play. The bulk of the time, however, he was content to to shoot jumpers.

I had high hopes for the pick-n-roll with Lillard, but Aldridge never rolls so the pairing gradually lost effectiveness.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Dallas loses at home to Indiana - 5th straight loss, now 33-33.

 

[Strenuus]

Mike Conley out for 3-4 weeks with tendinitis....

Grizzles are done.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Mike Conley out for 3-4 weeks with tendinitis....

Grizzles are done.

We must capitalize

 

[trailblazer18]

Mike Conley out for 3-4 weeks with tendinitis....

Grizzles are done.

I sure hope so. They have done alright without Gasol.

 

[Strenuus]

I sure hope so. They have done alright without Gasol.

I would venture to guess that it was because of Conley.

 

[trailblazer18]

I would venture to guess that it was because of Conley.

They already have 39 wins. They only need to win 3-5 more to end up where I'm guessing we will. I think they can manage that, so still gonna be tough to catch them.

 

[Tunchi]

How about we get the lottery instead and use it as an asset. This year was a success already.
I don't want happened in Oakland 4 straight times in the playoffs let's get real

 

[Strenuus]

How about we get the lottery instead and use it as an asset. This year was a success already.
I don't want happened in Oakland 4 straight times in the playoffs let's get real

4 straight times in oakland? So you're saying it's gonna go to 7 games? I mean, since we won one up here, that has to be your logic.

Be careful how you word things.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Mike Conley out for 3-4 weeks with tendinitis....

Grizzles are done.

Briante Weber to the rescue!

 

[jlprk]

One of the best box score lines per minute I've seen this season...Speights had 25 points (10-14 FG, 5-6 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 0 TO, 0 assists...in 18 minutes.

So I expected a blowout and he had done this in garbage time. But check the headline and the Game Flow graph under it.

http://espn.go.com/nba/game?gameId=400828868

 

[PDXFonz]

There are some huge games around the league tonight.

Blazers @ Thunder
Grizzlies @ Rockets
Mavs @ Hornets
Bulls @ Raptors
Pistons @ Wizards

 

[PDXFonz]

Rockets 89
Grizzlies 49

 

[Tunchi]

It was fun while it lasted guys

 

[Strenuus]

It was fun while it lasted guys

You meant to post that in the grizzlies forum.

 

[KingSpeed]

It was fun while it lasted guys

We just won a game by 37 points a couple days ago.

 

[Tunchi]

We just won a game by 37 points a couple days ago.

They didn't have their best player, their starting point guard AND Brandon Jennings

But true we did win against Orlando

 

[handiman]

We just won a game by 37 points a couple days ago.

And we've been equally outgunned in the two games bookending it, against 2 of the 3 teams we're most likely to see in the first round. Good luck putting a positive spin on that.

 

[KingSpeed]

They didn't have their best player, their starting point guard AND Brandon Jennings

But true we did win against Orlando

Wins are wins. Warriors nearly lost to Magic and they lost to Lakers.

 

[KingSpeed]

And we've been equally outgunned in the two games bookending it, against 2 of the 3 teams we're most likely to see in the first round. Good luck putting a positive spin on that.

We've already beaten both of those teams this year including A THIRTY TWO POINT BUTTWHIPPING of the Warriors last month.

 

[KingSpeed]

And OKC and GS are stellar at home. We only have to beat them in their building once in playoffs.

 

[PDXFonz]

Damn I thought Tunchi was about to say the trolling was fun while it lasted, but now that his rockets have slain the mighty grizzlies by 1000 points he is finally ready to reveal himself as supreme rockets fan #1... Oh well, I guess we'll have to wait.

 

[handiman]

We've already beaten both of those teams this year including A THIRTY TWO POINT BUTTWHIPPING of the Warriors last month.

Nice sidestep.

 

[Tunchi]

Damn I thought Tunchi was about to say the trolling was fun while it lasted, but now that his rockets have slain the mighty grizzlies by 1000 points he is finally ready to reveal himself as supreme rockets fan #1... Oh well, I guess we'll have to wait.

Fuck the rockets

 

[riverman]

It was fun talking smack about the Blazers while it lasted guys

FIFY

 

[trailblazer18]

LeBron not playing tonight against the Mavs...suck. Cleveland is 3-12 in the last 2 years when LeBron sits. It's in Cleveland, so still a decent chance they can beat the Mavs.

 

[stampedehero]

Randy "Slim Jim" Savage. That dude was juiced on PEDs for sure

 

[PDXFonz]

 

[cardova08]

Mavs lose to a LeBron-less Cavs, OKC crushes the Celtics in Boston, proving that the Blazers ran into a really good team the other night. Hopefully the Rockets can lose to the Clippers. Memphis is playing really bad basketball at the moment, I would not be at all surprised if the Blazers eventually caught that team. A 5 seed would be ideal.