NBA Thread

[thethe]

BUT PRESTI IS THE BEST GM EVVVAHHHHHHH AND OKC IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO DEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!

I think the bench for OKC is good but Brooks refused to let them get experience in the regular season. Apparently wins in the regular season meant more than getting your best team prepared for the postseason. Just idiotic coaching and roster management.

[sturg33]

Dare I say you don't know much about the NHL? Do you know how many 5-6-7-8 seeds win playoff series each year? The disparity between teams is not large like in most sports. All of the playoff teams are really, really good.

I don't know much about the NHL... but how can a sports fan endorse 53% of the league making the playoffs? Why play 80 games if you're going to let everyone in the playoffs anyway? It is statistically harder to miss the playoffs than it is to make the playoffs in both the NHL and NBA.

[BRule]

Heyward, is Hibbert still the best Center in the NBA? Just wondering...

[yeezus]

I don't know much about the NHL... but how can a sports fan endorse 53% of the league making the playoffs? Why play 80 games if you're going to let everyone in the playoffs anyway? It is statistically harder to miss the playoffs than it is to make the playoffs in both the NHL and NBA.

And yet every year there are good teams in the NHL that miss the playoffs. There are always "upsets" (as in, seeind upsets because the talent distribution is great. I feel if a league is really deep, there's no issue in having a lot of playoff teams. The NBA is a different story.

[yeezus]

I think the bench for OKC is good but Brooks refused to let them get experience in the regular season. Apparently wins in the regular season meant more than getting your best team prepared for the postseason. Just idiotic coaching and roster management.

If Steven Adams played more in the regular season he wouldn't look like toast against Griffin.

[zitothebrave]

And yet every year there are good teams in the NHL that miss the playoffs. There are always "upsets" (as in, seeind upsets because the talent distribution is great. I feel if a league is really deep, there's no issue in having a lot of playoff teams. The NBA is a different story.

What good teams missed this year? I agree with anyone that thinks too many teams get in in the NBA and NHL. I think they'd be better off with Football's 6 teams. Give buys to the division winners.

[yeezus]

Washington, Ottawa, Phoenix, Nashville

[thethe]

Washington, Ottawa, Phoenix, Nashville

I think its more of an issue if there aren't enough really good teams. If anyone can upset anyone then who is really good?

[zitothebrave]

Washington, Ottawa, Phoenix, Nashville

All those teams lost more games than they won.

Only Detroit had a negative differential and made the playoffs, every team that missed it had a negative differential.

[zitothebrave]

I think its more of an issue if there aren't enough really good teams. If anyone can upset anyone then who is really good?

This is also a key point. Miami wouldn't be upset by some terrible team. OK almost losing to a terrible team shows how not amazing they are.

[gilesfan]

I think its more of an issue if there aren't enough really good teams. If anyone can upset anyone then who is really good?

All of them are really good.

[thethe]

All of them are really good.

How do you gauge good if not in comparison to their contemporaries?

[NinersSBChamps]

Mark Jackson is going to be fired apparently. He helped turn that franchise and city around.

[BRule]

Everyone reporting that he HAS been fired......Golden State is a joke.

[thethe]

These new owners are always stupid early on and then they finally get it.

They traded a bunch of assets to get Iggy and he hasn't been what they'd hope.

[BRule]

Eh, I wouldn't say that...He's the same player he has been in all cats other than points & his shooting percentages are actually up across the board from last year. Don't really think they brought him in to score, he was down 4 shots a game from last year which is to be expected with Steph/Klay/Lee

[thethe]

They wanted him to be their point forward and let Steph play off the ball.

[BRule]

They wanted him to be their point forward and let Steph play off the ball.

Eh, Steph is too good of a PG for that....sometimes, sure....which Iggy did, I think he ended up with 4+ APG?

[NinersSBChamps]

My guess is Harrison Barnes is traded.

[Heyward]

Heyward, is Hibbert still the best Center in the NBA? Just wondering...

No, is Melo better than Love?