YesOriginally Posted by M2
Raptors
Magic
Clippers, Nuggets, Rockets
Portland
Yes
Raptors
Magic
Clippers, Nuggets, Rockets
Portland
M2 (02-28-2020)
Mark it down.
Giannis and company hate to lose and are eyeing history. They're also re-establishing their minutes in the wake of signing a couple guys off the scrap heap. Had they won it all last year, perhaps they'd rest guys, but 70 wins is a great number to chase. Their last four game will be against tanking teams, and the four before that-- with the 76ers, Celtics, and Raptors-- are tone-setters.
Give me the Raptors. Slightly easier schedule.
Magic. They've done this before.
2. LA Clippers
They'll start ramping up the George/ Leonard/ Morris front courts as they get closer to the playoffs to see them together in meaningful minutes.
3. Denver
They'll lose at least two games they shouldn't because that's what Denver does.
4. Houston
There will be games where the shots aren't falling and the whistle isn't friendly. They cannot win those games.
New Orleans. Zion will get the friendly whistle, Memphis' schedule is brutal, and Portland has Hassan Whiteside.
M2 (02-28-2020)
Mine:
Yes on the Bucks winning 70.
Celtics over the Raptors because Tatum has gone Super Saiyan and because they've got too many scorers for other teams to shut down at the tail end of the season.
I'll go with the Nets and the Magic in a tie because neither one is good. All I can come up with is arguments why both will lose out.
I'm guessing Houston-Clippers-Denver in that order. I'm buying on microball.
Form, stats and schedule all point to the Pelicans winning the #8 slot. Who am I to argue with that?
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Mind you, Kingspoint's complaint surely has nothing to do with New Orleans getting ready to zoom past the Blazers in the playoff chase.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
dubc47834 (02-28-2020)
One month and now Jayson Tatum is All-NBA? Nobody was calling him All-NBA through the end of January, were they? Maybe he can sustain this pace of play. Maybe he has jumped a level. How about he does it for maybe half a season first before he's anointed. I'll take a wait-and-see on this one.
If you can't see that, you're blind.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
No
Celtics
Magic
Clippers-Rockets-Nuggets
New Orleans
What history are they hoping to achieve?
texasdave (02-29-2020)
Ingram has better numbers on the season than Tatum.
From Rotoworld:
Seth Curry made 13-of-15 from the field for a career-high 37 points with two rebounds, two assists and eight 3-pointers in 36 minutes during a 126-118 loss to the Heat on Friday. That's an unheard of 113.3 eFG% for the highest eFG% in a game among players with 15+ FGA in a game in NBA history. Curry's February has been ridiculously efficient from almost start to finish, averaging 18.5 points, 4.0 boards, 2.8 dimes, 0.9 steals and 3.9 treys on a 56/59/82 shooting line for a 73.1 TS%.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
So, the Rockets have this new guy named Russell Westbrook and he seems like he might be good.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Kingspoint (03-01-2020)
He saved Houston's bacon last night. A lot of teams lately have been trying to get the ball out of Harden's hands. That might not be such a good idea with Westbrook around.
M2 (03-01-2020)
Dude...go back to talking about the Blazers and their playoff chances, or lack there of. I had doubts on Zion coming out of Duke, but boy was I wrong. It's the NBA man...they let'em pack suitcases. Although I havent seen anything that's too egregious yet with him!
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!
He plays sort of like Shaq, but he launches himself at the rim from 20 feet away. I'm calling him a power guard.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
texasdave (03-01-2020)
They need him to be superhuman Russ every night if they want to win.
And not just Triple Double Russ, but good-shooting, good-decision-making Russ.
And that dude is rare.
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