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Hoping the Lakers don't knock us out of the bottom three with their downward spiral.
 
Marc Gasol looks kinda washed up. Valanciunas and Wright are killing it for Memphis.
 
Is Nate McMillan the most underrated coach in the NBA?

Indiana has a good team, but the fact that they continue to play this well without Oladipo is a testament to McMillan. They play hard, and more importantly, execute lethal gameplans. They can go eleven deep and just wear opponents out.
 
Jstock12 said:
Marc Gasol looks kinda washed up. Valanciunas and Wright are killing it for Memphis.
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I really wondered about that trade. Valaciunas was just entering his prime. I realize that conventional centers are out of fashion but it was a very weird time for Toronto to give up on him. His per-36 numbers have been incredible for a while, including at Toronto, he's just showing it with more minutes in Memphis.
 
Clippers are quite the success story this season. At some point, I think we need to consider Doc Rivers to be an elite coach. His teams always compete and even when the talent just is not there.

SGA and Shamet are also both going to be really nice players. Ditto for Zubac and Montrezl.
 
Damn, if I'm a big name free agent, I'm definitely considering the Clippers. SGA, Shamat, Zubac, and Montrezl all look like future playoff-caliber rotation players. Pat Bev, Gallo, and Lou Williams are currently playoff-caliber rotation players. They also have a really good coach and front office.
 
I wonder about that Clippers-Sixers trade. If the Clippers still had Harris they could make some noise in the playoffs right now rather than wait to see if all those late first round picks pan out. I guess they are very confident in getting a big name free agent this summer. Or else they thought Harris was gone for some reason.
 
cavsfever said:
I really wondered about that trade. Valaciunas was just entering his prime. I realize that conventional centers are out of fashion but it was a very weird time for Toronto to give up on him. His per-36 numbers have been incredible for a while, including at Toronto, he's just showing it with more minutes in Memphis.
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I think they didn't have enough touches for him. He needs to be on that bad team getting lots of touches. He was not dedicated to the garbage role they needed him to play.
 
Jokic with the game winner after a Doncic and 1 with 5 seconds left.
 
Jokic is criminally underrated. Best center in the game. Triple double guy with great stat lines on a winning team.
 
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Jokic is criminally underrated. Best center in the game. Triple double guy with great stat lines on a winning team.
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I'm curious to see what they do in the postseason. I don't see them making it out of the second round unless they snag the top seed, and even then I"m not so sure.

Jokic puts up monster stats but he's a defensive sieve. If Denver can go on a run in May, I'll change my feelings about him being a bunch of stats and not as much substance.
 
Bulls took down the Suns, in Phoenix, without Porter. Phew.

Phoenix seriously blows.
 
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