(12-06-2023, 06:28 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Rick Carlisle has the Pacers playing like Doug Moe's Denver Nuggets teams of the mid to late 80's. Pacers average 128 ppg.

(12-06-2023, 11:59 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Charlotte Hornets (@hornets)
OFFICIAL: President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield is stepping down from his position and departing the organization after more than 17 years leading the team’s business operations.

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NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral)
Adam Silver is working on expanding the draft to two nights

“We're working on it. And it's something that we have to continue to work through with our network, ESPN and ABC, which broadcast the draft. And then, of course, with the Players Association.”

(12-07-2023, 06:15 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: It's early but the Pacers are giving the Bucks the business.

(12-07-2023, 10:47 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: If the Lakers win the in-season tournament NBA media is going to act like it is the greatest achievement in the history of basketball...

(12-07-2023, 11:43 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: If the Pacers win it…they will not act like that.

(12-08-2023, 03:52 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes)
B/R Sources: Bucks forward Bobby Portis passionately challenged head coach Adrian Griffin and teammates in locker room after being eliminated by Pacers in IST. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10100304-sources-bucks-veteran-challanges-head-coach-after-in-season-tournament-elimination

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren is expected to miss two weeks with a sprained left ankle, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Tough blow for the 2-19 Pistons, who have lost 18 in row. Duren is averaging 12.6 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.4 BPG but has had injuries to both ankles this year.

(12-09-2023, 09:47 AM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: Love you Chicagojk, so I don’t mean it personally, but I couldn’t disagree more. Halliburton saying these were the biggest games of his career just makes me feel sad for Halliburton that he hasn’t had the opportunity to be in any bigger games! I don’t see the tournament ever being anything. It is literally almost meaningless in its current configuration. You could make the argument that it benefited the Mavs not to have to play a better teams than Utah and Portland. And we got extra rest on either end.

(12-09-2023, 09:47 AM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: Love you Chicagojk, so I don’t mean it personally, but I couldn’t disagree more. Halliburton saying these were the biggest games of his career just makes me feel sad for Halliburton that he hasn’t had the opportunity to be in any bigger games! I don’t see the tournament ever being anything. It is literally almost meaningless in its current configuration. You could make the argument that it benefited the Mavs not to have to play a better teams than Utah and Portland. And we got extra rest on either end.

(12-09-2023, 09:41 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: NBA should be sending thank you flowers to Haliburtan and Lebron for what they did to the in season tournament and how it can continue to build moving forward.

Haliburtan showed you can be an emerging star on a current non-contender team but can use this tournament to show the league you have arrived as an elite player.  Seeing him say the tourney games were the biggest games of his career really sets a good message moving forward.  With Lebron, you have one of the best players ever trying hard to win the in season championship.  If he and the Lakers win the tournament, you can count in future years that current stars will want to make sure they get this checkmark as well.

(12-09-2023, 12:14 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Well he should be giving something back to  the league for all the hard work these refs, some in their 60s, have put in.