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Golden State Warriors
It’s cute how some people try to get angry with the Warriors, like they haven’t earned the right to have fun. News flash: They most certainly have. |
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San Antonio Spurs
We’ve reached the point of the season where we need to assume each of the Spurs’ key players are sitting out unless otherwise told. |
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Cleveland Cavaliers
Remember when Tyronn Lue was going to have the Cavaliers play with a semblance of pace? |
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Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder are amazing, as balanced as they’ve been during the Kevin Durant era, and yet you could make the case they don’t stand a chance in hell of reaching the NBA Finals. Just crazy. |
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Los Angeles Clippers
A lottery-protected first-round pick for Jeff Green? Seriously? |
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Toronto Raptors
The Raptors’ motto for the rest of this season, inspired by Masai Ujiri: Fuck first-round exits. |
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Boston Celtics
There is a chance that, by season’s end, the Celtics will be the Cavaliers’ biggest “threat” in the Eastern Conference. |
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Portland Trail Blazers
Nothing about this Blazers team makes sense. They’re good but shouldn’t be. They’re able to space the floor even with a dearth of frontcourt shooting. It’s madness. Much respect for Terry Stotts. |
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Miami Heat
Chris Bosh is still a bystander, which is troubling. But the Heat are playing faster and winning and have regained control of the East’s No. 3 seed. That’s not troubling. |
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Charlotte Hornets
Marvin Williams has arguably been the Charlotte Hornets’ best player, and I’m being mostly serious. |
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Indiana Pacers
Everything about the Pacers’ devolving offense makes me cringe. Too much shot-hunting, too little ball movement, not enough Myles Turner. |
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Atlanta Hawks
The 2015-16 Atlanta Hawks: Confusing the hell out of us all since October 27. |
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Utah Jazz
Totally unofficial stat: The Jazz lead the league in blowing leads that shouldn’t be blown. |
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Dallas Mavericks
So who do the Mavericks offer more money to this offseason, Dwight Howard, Al Horford or Hassan Whiteside? |
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Detroit Pistons
What a drag that the Donatas Motiejunas trade couldn’t go through. It means that Motiejunas is both unhealthy and, likely, won’t ever get to bust defenses up in Stan Van Gundy’s system. |
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Washington Wizards
Update: John Wall’s back still hurts from carrying the rest of the Wizards. |
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Chicago Bulls
Two impressive wins outside of the All-Star break is encouraging. That they’re teetering on the brink of the lottery is not. |
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Houston Rockets
Houston’s defense is a through exercise in how to sniff out crap. |
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Memphis Grizzlies
Marc Gasol is now officially done for the season, so I had to do this. Sorrrrrry. |
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Milwaukee Bucks
There is life in Milwaukee! The Bucks defense has returned to former glory, aided in part by Greg Monroe’s move to the bench. This feels like a long-term issue they’ll have to address over the summer, but for now, whatever works is all that matters. |
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Orlando Magic
Still trying to wrap my head around the sight of Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova in Magic jerseys. |
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Sacramento Kings
Vlade Divac didn’t do anything insane at the trade deadline, which makes me sad. The Kings in general, save for random shows of competence, are just sad. |
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New Orleans Pelicans
Anthony Davis’ supporting cast is laughable. General manager Dell Demps has some work to do this summer, assuming he even still has a job. |
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Denver Nuggets
MOAR JOKIC. |
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Minnesota Timberwolves
Watching Karl-Anthony Towns is surreal. Dude is already an All-Star in my book. There won’t be any aspect of the game he can’t dominate once he develops a better passing eye.
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New York Knicks
Kurt Rambis is most likely about to make some changes to the Knicks’ starting lineup. Jose Calderon will probably be the first to go.
His replacement?
Langston Galloway is the logical answer.
Which means it’ll be Sasha Vujacic. |
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Brooklyn Nets
Does anyone else feel bad that Brook Lopez is stuck in Brooklyn? |
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Los Angeles Lakers
D’Angelo Russell is starting!
D’Angelo Russell is starting!
D’Angelo Russell is starting!
D’Angelo Russell is starting!
D’Angelo Russell is starting! |
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Philadelphia 76ers
Please, for the love of sensibility, break up your frontcourt logjam this summer, Sixers. |
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Phoenix Suns
Kris Humphries in a Suns jersey is one of the more sublime sights you’ll see this year. |
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