Weekly Non-Pels League Discussion Thread 3/12 - 3/18

I don't understand the playoff tie-breakers.

Pelicans are listed as the 12 seed right now...but there is a 4 way tie for 9th at 33-35

9. Jazz 33-35 (21-22)
10. Thunder 33-35 (20-23)
11. Lakers 33-35 (19-22)
12. Pelicans 33-35 (22-18)

Pels have the best Conference record of the 4 teams which should be the first tiebreaker in a 4 way, right?

If not, then it is head to head to head to head which gets really fricky:
Pels are 0-3 vs Jazz, 3-1 vs the Thunder, 1-2 vs the Lakers so 4-6 overall

Jazz are 3-0 vs Pels, 2-0 vs Lakers, 1-2 vs Thunder so 6-2 overall

OKC is 1-3 vs the Pels, 1-1 vs the Lakers, and 2-1 vs the Jazz so 4-5 overall

Lakers are 2-1 vs the Pels, 0-2 vs the Jazz, and 1-1 vs the Thunder so 3-4 overall

Going by conference record it would be:
9. Pels
10. Jazz
11. Thunder
12. Lakers

Going by H2H2H, it would be:
9. Jazz
10. Thunder
11. Pels
12. Lakers

I don't see how the Pels can be 12.

ETA... 3/4 is the same as 4/6 so that would go to H2H...that is how Lakers are 11.

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It's probably time for someone else to start these weekly threads --

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stick with it.
just do the weekly starter.
people will fill in with their observations.

no one is really up on the whole association.
i get sacto and gsw on local tv.
besides that I get tnt whatever they have.
unless someone is gambling no one pays attention to everything.

i would volunteer but my region is in the middle of a catastrophe and I've got no expectations of electricity from week to week. tonight comes a wind rain snow combo of 50 to 70 mph gusts so trees will fall on power lines.
last week it was snow so deep some regional people are just now getting plowed. i was 3 days without power during snowstorm.
onward.
hang in there.
people will be excited as the many close races finish the next couple weeks.
looks like the pels schedule may be enough to get to 7 at least and maybe 6th even without the two best guys. tm3 has arrived!

Ja lost his Powerade endorsement.

In CBA negotiations, the league is looking to tie major awards to games played. This is obviously aimed at load management, but could be a big deal for higher level players who often have contract incentives/escalators tied to awards.

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Shams Charania @ShamsCharania 1h

NBA, NBPA moving closer to agreement to establish rule that a player must play in a minimum number of games to be eligible for major awards as part of potential new Collective Bargaining Agreement, sources say.

Full details in The Bounce at @TheAthletic: LINK

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Since most of load management is team driven, it will be interesting to see how this would change that. I think a player would be pissed if they missed a million dollar incentive because of games the team asked them to sit out.

Alcoholic thug

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How the hell did the Rockets beat the Celtics

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two starters shot a combined 17 for 22.

8 for 11
9 for 11.

sometimes you get the bear.
sometimes the bear eats you.

i had a couple AAU games in which I did not miss a shot. just stepping into jumpers on the break.
open. boom.

it happens.

Morant watched a couple HR videos in Florida and is no longer a drunk thug!

Congrats Ja!

Houston has a ton of talent

If you look at the way they lose games. They often lose games in the 4th Q and it often looks intentional.

Part of that is youth. Part of that is a bad coach. Part of it is they are probably intentionally tanking.

They can beat damn near any team in the league though when they are clicking and trying to win.

50pts in an L is incredible

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The Grizzlies have decided to leave road cities (like Miami) immediately after the game instead of staying overnight, per @TheAthletic (Via theathletic.com/4316040/2023/0…)

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When you have to treat your team of millionaires like 16 year olds, thats not a good sign