NBA Info - April 2023

[Hongbit]

45 minutes ago, buddha said:

good for the nba.

Hardly.   This will probably increase tanking.  Cuban would be stupid not to try and protect his draft pick if the cost was only $750k.  

Edited April 14, 2023 by Hongbit

[Deleterious]

That was predictable.  

 

[Deleterious]

NBA Announces Top-3 Finalists For 22-23 Regular Season Awards

MVP
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Nikola Jokic

Defensive Player of the Year
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brook Lopez
Evan Mobley

Rookie of the Year
Paolo Banchero
Walker Kessler
Jalen Williams

Sixth Man of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon
Bobby Portis Jr.
Immanuel Quickley

Most Improved Player
Jalen Brunson
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Lauri Markkanen

Clutch Player of the Year
Jimmy Butler
DeMar DeRozan
De'Aaron Fox

Coach of the Year
Mike Brown
Mark Daigneault
Joe Mazzulla

[Deleterious]

Mavs Reportedly Planned To Tank In March; Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving Refused To Sit

[Deleterious]

Teams Who Go Over Second Tax Apron Twice Will Have FRP Dropped To End Of First Round

[RandyMarsh]

I get the Mavs thought process but I still question it given the lack of high end teams in the West this year along with having some talent on their own team. 

If they were your run of the mill play in team that was playing for the rights to play your normal 60-65 win 1-2 seed Id get it but I don't think that is the case this year. Nobody wouldve been shocked if the Mavs upset Memphis for instance. 

[Deleterious]

But if they make a play in game they lose the pick.  If the didn't lose the pick they probably try to win and this isn't an issue.  But the pick was only top ten protected.

[Betrayer]

I'm glad the NBA decided not to care that we sat our leading scorer and our best bench player for the last 20 games of the season. This is just a case of, "don't talk about it and you won't get penalized."

[RandyMarsh]

Oh yeah for sure, if they didn't open their mouths they wouldn't have gotten "penalized"(put it in quotes cause I think it was a inconsequential penalty).

Even if people suspected you can't prove it unless you admit to it, they easily couldve said the players were a little banged up and they wanted them to be 100% for the last couple games and potential play in games. 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

I cashed a bet on this win and I still think it should have been Mobley.  

 

[buddha]

4 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Oh yeah for sure, if they didn't open their mouths they wouldn't have gotten "penalized"(put it in quotes cause I think it was a inconsequential penalty).

Even if people suspected you can't prove it unless you admit to it, they easily couldve said the players were a little banged up and they wanted them to be 100% for the last couple games and potential play in games. 

i wouldnt say $750k is "inconsequential."  that's a lot of money even for a business that makes a lot of money.

[Betrayer]

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

Killian Hayes got a vote for most overrated? I'm guessing that was Jaden Ivey's vote since he got forced to play next to that guy all year.

[RandyMarsh]

lol at somebody just writing in "The Grizzlies" for an answer. 

[gehringer_2]

8 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Oh yeah for sure, if they didn't open their mouths they wouldn't have gotten "penalized"(put it in quotes cause I think it was a inconsequential penalty).

Even if people suspected you can't prove it unless you admit to it, they easily couldve said the players were a little banged up and they wanted them to be 100% for the last couple games and potential play in games. 

Exactly. Do what you have to do for your team and it's future, you can't really expect orgs to act against their self interest. You can expect them to shut up about it.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Brooklyn is never going to learn.

 

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[buddha]

16 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Brooklyn is never going to learn.

 

half their team and 5 first round picks just to be the 8th seed in the east.

[Deleterious]

 

[Betrayer]

That tells you he's not making first team all-rookie even though he should over Mathurin. Problem is, people created the narrative around Math by week 8 of the season when he came out strong before falling off a cliff. Nobody watched the Pistons after Cade went down to see Ivey continue to get better and surpass Math as the season progressed.

[Deleterious]

Phoenix Suns and Mercury to move games from cable to local network and streaming

Curious to see how the streaming thing works out.  Seems like direct competition for League Pass.