(04-14-2024, 07:14 PM)HoosierDaddyKidd Wrote: https://twitter.com/CrumpledJumper/status/1779361461535727626


Most efficient on-the-ball scorers in the NBA this season.

(04-14-2024, 06:08 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: As someone else pointed out, the West victor is going to come out torn up as hell by their opponents, while the Celtics will have barely broken a sweat at any point, so Boston is the prohibitive favorite to win the Larry. Even against the Nuggets. The only real "all bets are off" scenario is if the Lakers win the West. The Celtics may not be built to play five on eight.

(04-15-2024, 06:29 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: The Knicks are dangerous. If they make it to the conference finals, I think they will make Boston sweat. I may be crazy for saying this, because Randle is a good player. But their playing better without him because he's a ball stopper, and they're getting what they need from Anunoby who's better defensively. And with Hartenstein, Robinson, and Hart, the Knicks will control the offensive boards, and provide rim protection. Brunson will continue to orchestrate the offense beautifully. This may be Thibs best coaching job in NY.

(04-15-2024, 09:10 AM)DallasMaverick Wrote: This is called “All-in”.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39947612/grayson-allen-agrees-4-year-70m-extension-suns

(04-15-2024, 09:45 AM)omahen Wrote: Wow, that number seems high. Allen is elite shooter, one of the best, but limited defender and creator. He is shooting 46 % from three and has an eFG of 65 %. His "Mavs version" is shooting 35 % from three and has an eFG of 51 %, for example. Phoenix is literally saying "screw the second apron". This extension puts them way above it with just 11 players under contract.

(04-15-2024, 09:45 AM)omahen Wrote: Wow, that number seems high. Allen is elite shooter, one of the best, but limited defender and creator. He is shooting 46 % from three and has an eFG of 65 %. His "Mavs version" is shooting 35 % from three and has an eFG of 51 %, for example. Phoenix is literally saying "screw the second apron". This extension puts them way above it with just 11 players under contract.

(04-15-2024, 12:27 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Yeah I think this a pretty emphatic sign that the Suns owner couldn't care less about the 2nd apron.

If anything I think they will try and trade Beal for pennies on the dollar and to use his contract to find a PG and bench help. Trouble is, what team out there, save maybe the Pistons, has the room to absorb Beal's deal AND be willing to give up a rotation player too.

(04-15-2024, 10:02 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I read if an owner wants to pay, this may be a route to maintain at least some flexibility to improve their team.  Have guys in the 10-20 million range who you can use as salary matches.  Not sure anyone is going to trip over themselves for that Allen contract though.  Plus, an owner may grow real tired playing a 100 million on taxes if they don’t reach the conference finals.

Suns did pretty well in that trade imo.   I am not a Nurkic fan, but he has been solid this year.   They also got Allen.  Allen has been solid as well.  They also picked up Little and Keon Johnson.  Nassir Little was an interesting gamble.   He is still young, but just hasn't proven to be a rotation NBA player yet.    While nothing special for a return with Ayton, they got solid players back.

(04-15-2024, 08:51 AM)omahen Wrote: I may be wrong, but I think Knicks (as all other Thibs teams in the past) are a regular season team. I think lack of star power crucial for a deep playoff run will show very quickly in the playoffs. Or in other words, I think other teams might have another gear or two left, I don't see that with Knicks.

Still, I don't think Boston will have such an easy job. They will (probably) get either Miami or Philly in the first round, none of them really a walkover. Second round is probably Cleveland, that has showed flashes of a really good team early in the season.

(04-15-2024, 08:51 AM)omahen Wrote: I may be wrong, but I think Knicks (as all other Thibs teams in the past) are a regular season team. I think lack of star power crucial for a deep playoff run will show very quickly in the playoffs. Or in other words, I think other teams might have another gear or two left, I don't see that with Knicks.

Still, I don't think Boston will have such an easy job. They will (probably) get either Miami or Philly in the first round, none of them really a walkover. Second round is probably Cleveland, that has showed flashes of a really good team early in the season.