AROUND the NBA:

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Maybe there are more but which team needs to have a good playoff run: Cavs, Knicks or Rockets.  

Cavs just seemed destined for changes.   They may have missed their window.    They are still really talented and they have big game James Harden to try to change the narrative.

Knicks are one of the favorites to come out of the East and are still a talented team.   You just got the feeling that their peak is now and could be on the downhill shortly after this year.  Downhill as in solid playoff team, not contender.

Rockets came into the year really positioned well, but with an older KD you have to wonder if they are stuck as the 4-6 team in the west the next several years.  Good, but not West great.   They have avenues to get better moving forward.  They also have a hard charging coach that I don't think it built to be a coach in one spot for a long time.

I find it very odd when talking about what team will come out the East, nobody thinks Detroit will. It's either Boston, NY, or Cleveland. Detroit has led the East from wire to wire, suffered through suspensions and Cade's injury and still was 1st across the finish line. I guess the talking heads feel they don't have enough 3pt shooting. But they win with defense and inside play. Everyone is hoping Charlotte wins so they can face them, especially after their infamous brawl a few months back. I guess they are ripe for an upset that every hoops prognosticator is predicting. It's amazing they have the 4th best odds to advance to the finals from Vegas.

[Mavs2021]

I find it very odd when talking about what team will come out the East, nobody thinks Detroit will. It's either Boston, NY, or Cleveland. Detroit has led the East from wire to wire, suffered through suspensions and Cade's injury and still was 1st across the finish line. I guess the talking heads feel they don't have enough 3pt shooting. But they win with defense and inside play. Everyone is hoping Charlotte wins so they can face them, especially after their infamous brawl a few months back. I guess they are ripe for an upset that every hoops prognosticator is predicting. It's amazing they have the 4th best odds to advance to the finals from Vegas.

Very disrespectful. I think Cade should take it personally and come back to his hometown to prove them all wrong.

[Mavs2021]

Did Orlando tank themselves into the Pistons match-up to avoid Boston?

[Scott41theMavs]

Did Orlando tank themselves into the Pistons match-up to avoid Boston?

Orlando beating Charlotte is not a huge surprise. Orlando beating the poop out of Charlotte is. I'm sure that LaMelo finding out that people abhor basketball players who act like it's the WWE and they're heels played a part in his rather woeful game.

[FireNicoHarrison]

Kon is a bluff

Kon is a bluff.

Mediocre player, no where close to Flagg.

[DallasMaverick]

Lots of blowouts in the playoffs so far.

[Chicagojk]

Play in games were great, but the first round games so far have been pretty uneventful.    Just game 1's though.

[Smitty]

@ShamsCharania
The Chicago Bulls have started the search process for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview Minnesota's Matt Lloyd, Detroit's Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta's Bryson Graham, Cleveland's Mike Gansey and San Antonio's Dave Telep, per ESPN sources. The Bulls are also expected to speak with the co-head of CAA's basketball division, Austin Brown, regarding the vacancy, sources said.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

@ShamsCharania
The Chicago Bulls have started the search process for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview Minnesota's Matt Lloyd, Detroit's Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta's Bryson Graham, Cleveland's Mike Gansey and San Antonio's Dave Telep, per ESPN sources. The Bulls are also expected to speak with the co-head of CAA's basketball division, Austin Brown, regarding the vacancy, sources said.

If Dumont wants to get Lindsey, he'd better act fast. He's got the most experience out of the other candidates.

[Mavs2021]

If Dumont wants to get Lindsey, he'd better act fast. He's got the most experience out of the other candidates.

We have the clear edge there with Flagg. Also the Bulls owner is cheap and dumb. Ours might not be cheap.  

Shams as GM. Which college is Woj ruining currently ? These guys are news aggregators, not GMs. Though to be fair  I have never read an actual article by Shams. I did read 2-3 by Woj on ESPN and knew immediately he had no basketball knowledge to run a team.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

We have the clear edge there with Flagg. Also the Bulls owner is cheap and dumb. Ours might not be cheap.  

Shams as GM. Which college is Woj ruining currently ? These guys are news aggregators, not GMs. Though to be fair  I have never read an actual article by Shams. I did read 2-3 by Woj on ESPN and knew immediately he had no basketball knowledge to run a team.

Woj is running his alma mater, St Bonaventure in Buffalo, NY.  HOFamer Bob Lanier went there.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/JCowleyHoops/status/2046416677730910529


Steve Kerr done?

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/automaticnba/status/2046418004938838107


Longest active playoff win streaks against a team.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Two surprising wins by the Wolves and Hawks, after the Nuggets and Knicks blew big leads.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2046352428878975036

Was there ever a doubt he would win it?

[khaled1987]

https://x.com/JCowleyHoops/status/2046416677730910529


Steve Kerr done?

Who is the second one?

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Who is the second one?

Doc Rivers.

[Smitty]

@ShamsCharania
BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.

[Smitty]

@TheDunkCentral
The Warriors are reportedly fans of Gators head coach Todd Golden, per
@KevinOConnor


“If Kerr walks, ESPN reported that the front office would consider external candidates, even exploring the college ranks. I'm told the Warriors love Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden. He's known the Lacob family for years, and league sources say they've long admired his coaching talent ever since he was an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco. But Golden would be no guarantee to leave Florida for a Warriors franchise that is, frankly, a less appealing destination than it used to be. With aging stars and no youthful core to build around, the Warriors may no longer be in a position to get exactly what they want.”

[Smitty]

@TheDunkCentral
The Warriors are reportedly fans of Gators head coach Todd Golden, per @KevinOConnor

“If Kerr walks, ESPN reported that the front office would consider external candidates, even exploring the college ranks. I'm told the Warriors love Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden. He's known the Lacob family for years, and league sources say they've long admired his coaching talent ever since he was an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco. But Golden would be no guarantee to leave Florida for a Warriors franchise that is, frankly, a less appealing destination than it used to be. With aging stars and no youthful core to build around, the Warriors may no longer be in a position to get exactly what they want.”