The NBA Thread

[Kormodd]

I like Mike Breen (or maybe it was Spero Dedes) saying that Felton should be "flattered" that the Knicks want to trade him. "It means that other teams are interested in you!"

[Kormodd]

Raymond Felton said on Friday his fitness is good and his weight is down since the start of the season.
"Right now, nobody [can] criticize anything about my fitness," Felton said. "Stop trying to attack my weight all the time. I had one year that I was out of shape. That was it."

All those Krispy Kremes he's been devouring all season have sure made him temperamental.

[MickNickPickMickNick]

There was a gentleman blissfully sleeping in the front row during the Sixers/Bucks game tonight, and he was the envy of me and everyone else in the stands.

[Kormodd]

Thankfully, I was too drunk last night to watch the entirety of the clown show the Knicks put on against the Lakers. I hope Phil Jackson isn't just collecting a paycheck and is serious about turning this dumb team around.

[Kormodd]

http://t.co/nSb7V6jluU

This guy can't catch a break nowadays, can he?

[Kormodd]

And it's a cute picture, but yeah.

I hope the Pacers can turn it around.

[buffcoat]

The hapless Bobcats, who never make the playoffs, managed to stumble game-by-game into playing the only team in the top half of the East that is any good or cares about winning. This Bobcats team could take a series off any of the other teams in the East (well, if Al Jefferson could play).

Take a look at their end of season run and those of the Heat, Pacers, Wizards and Nets, and note the amazing precision it took them to land in exactly the spot they did. Sheer magic.

Take heart, though: in 16 games against the LeBron James Heat, the Bobcats have actually managed to win none of them.

[Mike Desert]

anyone watch that Warriors game last night? AMAZING

[dave from knoxville]

Got half a mind to rank the NBA. Anybody interested? Will it piss anyone off if I post it here?

[fonpr]

Will it piss anyone off if I post it here?

I hope so!

[dave from knoxville]

Caught up through November 20

20-Nov         
1   Golden State Warriors   118          14-0
2   San Antonio Spurs           113           9-3
3   Boston Celtics                   112.1   7-5
4   Cleveland Cavaliers           112           9-3
5   Miami Heat                   111.1   7-4
6   Oklahoma City Thunder   111           7-6
7   Charlotte Hornets           110.3   7-6
8   Indiana Pacers                  110.2   7-5
9   Phoenix Suns                  110.1   7-5
10   Toronto Raptors          110           8-6
11   Chicago Bulls                  109.1   8-4
12   Utah Jazz                          109           6-6
13   Atlanta Hawks                  108.1   9-5
14   Detroit Pistons                  108           7-5
15   Dallas Mavericks          107.3   9-4
16   Los Angeles Clippers      107.2           6-6
17   Minnesota Timberwolves107.1           5-8
18   New York Knicks          107           7-6
19   Orlando Magic                  105.1   6-6
20   Portland Trail Blazers      105           5-9
21   Denver Nuggets          104.1   6-7
22   Washington Wizards      104           5-4
23   Memphis Grizzlies          103.1   7-6
24   Sacramento Kings          103           4-9
25   New Orleans Pelicans     102           2-11
26   Houston Rockets          100.1   5-8
27   Los Angeles Lakers          100           2-10
28   Brooklyn Nets                  98.1           2-11
29   Milwaukee Bucks          98           5-7
30   Philadelphia 76ers          95           0-13

Incidentally, the decimals are there only as tie-breakers if teams with the same whole number play one another. But, for instance, there is no statistical difference between Dallas, the Clippers, Minnesota and the Knicks, though Dallas would be favored over the other three, the Clippers over Minnesota and the Knocks, and Minnesota over the Knicks.

[dave from knoxville]

Up to date THROUGH LAST NIGHT. Truth, ya'll.

6-Dec      
1   Golden State Warriors   117
2   San Antonio Spurs   112
3   Indiana Pacers   109.1
4   Oklahoma City Thunder   109
5   Boston Celtics   108.2
6   Miami Heat   108.1
7   Toronto Raptors   108
8   Charlotte Hornets   107.2
9   Cleveland Cavaliers   107.1
10   Utah Jazz   107
11   Atlanta Hawks   106.2
12   Chicago Bulls   106.1
13   Los Angeles Clippers   106
14   Detroit Pistons   105.1
15   Orlando Magic   105
16   Minnesota Timberwolves   104.2
17   Phoenix Suns   104.1
18   Portland Trail Blazers   104
19   Dallas Mavericks   103
20   Memphis Grizzlies   102.2
21   New York Knicks   102.1
22   Sacramento Kings   102
23   Washington Wizards   101
24   New Orleans Pelicans   100
25   Denver Nuggets   99.1
26   Houston Rockets   99
27   Brooklyn Nets   98
28   Milwaukee Bucks   97
29   Los Angeles Lakers   95.1
30   Philadelphia 76ers   95

[Greggulator]

I was at the hilariously awful Sixers/Spurs debacle last night. It was one of my favorite live sporting events I've ever attended. The crowd has completely turned on Hinkie. Like, in one day. The best part was when the in-house announcer screamed: "HEY WHO WANTS SOME FREE SIXERS TICKETS" at halftime. The whole arena screamed "NOOOOOOO!!!!!" at once. Not kidding. It was perfect.

[dave from knoxville]

Up to date through last night (the 11th)

1 Golden State Warriors 118 (24-0)
2 San Antonio Spurs 115 (19-5)
3 Oklahoma City Thunder 112 (15-8)
4 Boston Celtics 111.2 (13-10)
5 Charlotte Hornets 111.1 (14-8)
6 Indiana Pacers 111 (13-8)
7 Toronto Raptors 110 (15-9)
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 (15-7)
9 Atlanta Hawks 108.3 (14-10)
10 Chicago Bulls 108.2 (12-8)
11 Miami Heat 108.1 (12-9)
12 Utah Jazz 108 (10-11)
13 Los Angeles Clippers 107 (13-10)
14 Detroit Pistons 106.2 (13-11)
15 Orlando Magic 106.1 (12-11)
16 Phoenix Suns 106 (10-14)
17 Dallas Mavericks 105.2 (13-10)
18 Minnesota Timberwolves 105.1 (9-13)
19 Portland Trail Blazers 105 (10-14)
20 Sacramento Kings 104 (9-15)
21 New York Knicks 103.1 (10-14)
22 Washington Wizards 103 (9-12)
23 Memphis Grizzlies 102 (13-11)
24 Brooklyn Nets 101.3 (7-15)
25 Denver Nuggets 101.2 (9-14)
26 Houston Rockets 101.1 (11-12)
27 New Orleans Pelicans 101 (6-16)
28 Milwaukee Bucks 99 (9-15)
29 Los Angeles Lakers 97 (3-20)
30 Philadelphia 76ers 95 (1-23)

[peter falk]

Has Tom recanted his smack talk about Porzingis being a terrible draft pick yet?