First Round Fall Out

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We touched on a few of the first round losers last week (Raptors and Celtics) but now let’s take a look at the fallout for the some of the remaining losers.   Today, we'll look at Milwaukee, Brooklyn, and Portland.  Spurs, Mavs, and the Pelicans will be a little bit later. -Milwaukee Bucks:  The Bucks huge improvement is, no doubt, a rousing success and Jason Kidd has proven himself to be a very solid coach.  The future is wide open too.  The Bucks are no doubt most excited by Giannis … [Read more...] about First Round Fall Out

What’s In A Sweep?

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The tussle between the top seeded Hawks and the eighth seeded Nets has ended up being one of the better match ups in the first round.  While the Hawks were able to eke out a win at home last night, there is a pretty good chance that they could be facing needing to win a Game 7 to advance against the lowest seeded team in the playoffs.  The Hawks should ultimately win this series but does the failure of Atlanta to dominate an eight seed mean anything?  One the one hand, one series is a small … [Read more...] about What’s In A Sweep?

First Round Fall Out: The Sweepees

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The first casualties of the NBA playoffs have arrived.  Both Boston and Toronto were swept out rather easily.  This leads us to our first postmortem entry, our annual Playoff Fall Out segment.  Let’s take a look at the two sweepees and where they are headed: -Boston Celtics:  The Celtics checked all the boxes this season.  They played hard, developed a decent young core, dumped Rajon Rondo for a nice return, maintained cap room, and even somehow made the playoffs.  The fact that the Celtics … [Read more...] about First Round Fall Out: The Sweepees

Quick Thoughts

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1.  Brooks Booted:  Putting aside the merits of the decision, Scott Brooks’ firing is most relevant to the Thunder for what it likely reveals.  First, Kevin Durant will be a free agent after next season and there is no way the Thunder would have fired him without Durant’s blessing.  It also reveals that Durant may not be totally happy with the Thunder and adding a new coach would be an attempt to placate/keep KD. It is impossible to say exactly how likely it is that Durant will leave the … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

The 2015 Draft: Poker Night For Rebuilding Teams

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The NBA Playoffs are off to a pretty great start. In the East, Derrick Rose looks like his tremendous old self, LeBron's young Cavs teammates had stellar playoff debuts, and a nation that largely ignores the Hawks is finally seeing just how beautifully they play. In the West, the Warriors and Pelicans are putting on a show with Anthony Davis loudly announcing himself as the future of the league, and the Spurs are battling the Clippers in what Grantland's Zach Lowe calls "The Last Ride Of The … [Read more...] about The 2015 Draft: Poker Night For Rebuilding Teams

2014-15 Playoff Preview

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The 2014-15 NBA playoffs presents an atypical playoff scenario.  There aren’t several contenders to assess.  Really, we are talking about the Golden State Warriors and everyone else.  Only five teams have ever had more wins in an NBA regular season than the Warriors (GS is the fifth NBA team to win 67 games in a season).  Seven of the nine other 67+ win teams won a title.  The two exceptions are the 1972-73 Celtics, who lost in the Conference Finals to the Knicks (though Boston did have the … [Read more...] about 2014-15 Playoff Preview

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