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Quote from: yazher on March 28, 2023, 10:36:52 AM

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Yeah, probably it's the smart moved to do right now, not taking the risk and let Joel have his rest against the Nuggets, of course we wanted to see him and Jokic 1:1 because they are two front runners for the MVP race, but that can wait, what's important is that they are now in the playoff and they need to be careful for Joel not to get injured or something.
And as the regular season is about to close, there are going to be a lot of very close games.
Specially teams fighting for the last play-off spot and then the play-in teams.

They're doing this thing now because they already know when their star players are out in the NBA playoffs, the opponent team will easily beat them and if it's not the case, the next rounds will be harder for them and they can't do anything about it because the trade is no longer available.

This is also been the practice of the other teams as well and mostly they are succeeding in doing this just like what we have seen with the GSW last year.

This is not a very alien type of tactic. This has been done before and this has also worked for other teams as well, as far as I know.

Already missing important players in the playoffs. Missing any other players going into the playoff is certainly going to result in bad situations for them.
So, I also believe that this is the right thing to do.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 28, 2023, 09:56:49 AM

Nothing too exciting going on in the NBA today. A couple games on TNT but the only game that seemed interesting to me was the late game between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. They’re still jockeying for position in the playoff race so it should be a hard fought game.

Yes, no interesting games to watch except the Warriors vs NOP match-up but I'll be watching the Cavs vs Hawks because I got a feeling that it will be a good one, and betting on the sidelines.

Anyway, the Warriors are expected to bounce back in this game and improve their standing, and although the Warriors are already proven to be devastating at home, they can't slack on this one because the Pelicans are always performing in an unexpected manner especially McCollum when he's hot. Now, regarding the Warriors line-up, Green and Poole is probable while Zion and Alvarado are still ruled out on NOP's side.

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Everyone in New Orleans is hoping we see Zion Williamson sooner than later.

The latest update about Zion is that he is going to be re-evaluated in the next two weeks, the same with Alvarado.

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It was Batum's night. He made 8 three pointers in only three quarters. The match finished early, if Bulls kept the difference closer Batum could've played more and possibly break a record. Clippers made insane threes, %50 with 20/40, that made the difference. Bulls mostly play with mid-range shooting. They have one of the worst records for three points attempting so it's hard to win games in this era without any significant three points number. Westbrook vs. Beverley was fun to watch.
Bulls is in comfortable position in tenth place in the East. Wizards can't catch them. It was an important win for Clippers because the West is a mess. Anything can change in one game. Fourth and eleventh place has only three win difference.

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Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

Well, not too late for them to be included in the play-in picture. However, Luka has showed his frustrations and it could drag the team chemistry down. Everyone though Kyrie and Luka works perfectly fine, but it seems like it didn't. Though it's still early to tell and they just played like 10 games (If I'm not mistaken) together. The Mavs have a good depth though.

Oh well, that's what we thought in the beginning, that there could be chemistry between the two. But we don't know who the problem is though because after acquiring Kyrie, it seems that their chemistry has been affected. Perhaps Kidd wanted to try something new, (not to late), to have McGee to take advantage of the opponent's small lineup.

Mavs is still in the 11th spot though, they need to win all their remaining games to be in the play-in at least.

We don't really know what's up with the Mavs because ever since they acquired Kyrie, they began to crumble and they've been having an opposite outcome, so different from what the management has expected them to be. Instead of getting a better performance, they are now down to 11th seed which is not good because they are now chasing to at least participate in the play-in compared before that they are in the upper bracket. Well, let's just hope that coach Kidd was just trying something because it's hard to believe that they are already doing their best.

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Quote from: btc_angela on March 28, 2023, 07:28:06 AM

Yeah, probably it's the smart moved to do right now, not taking the risk and let Joel have his rest against the Nuggets, of course we wanted to see him and Jokic 1:1 because they are two front runners for the MVP race, but that can wait, what's important is that they are now in the playoff and they need to be careful for Joel not to get injured or something.
And as the regular season is about to close, there are going to be a lot of very close games.
Specially teams fighting for the last play-off spot and then the play-in teams.

They're doing this thing now because they already know when their star players are out in the NBA playoffs, the opponent team will easily beat them and if it's not the case, the next rounds will be harder for them and they can't do anything about it because the trade is no longer available.

This is also been the practice of the other teams as well and mostly they are succeeding in doing this just like what we have seen with the GSW last year.

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And as the regular season is about to close, there are going to be a lot of very close games.

Specially teams fighting for the last play-off spot and then the play-in teams.

The play-in tournament is quite entertaining to watch, as those teams who are vying for a spot are playing like it's their last game in every game. It provides enough entertainment for the fans.

This is probably my first time seeing in the NBA as many teams that are close and are one game apart from each other, especially in the west. Most of them have 7 remaining games left. Maybe it is safe to say that Utah and Portland are now out of the contest unless a miracle will happen.

My eyes will be on #7 GSW and #8 New Orleans later. Both teams are very hungry to add another win for a better chance of getting playoff spots. New Orleans though has no rest day and it is probably the reason why the odds aren't generous in spite of their 5 game win streak.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 28, 2023, 09:56:49 AM

[....]They’re still jockeying for position in the playoff race so it should be a hard fought game.

This is definitely the case. It has to be the same with the rest of the teams from fourth to tenth position.

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They are preparing him for the playoffs, as they are already in a good spot. They won't expect too much effort to win, so that way, injuries will be prevented, knowing how injury-prone Embiid is. They will not risk it and instead, they will reserve him to get ready for the playoffs.

Embiid played well against the Warriors, but they lost that game, so his efforts were just wasted. At this moment, I'm not expecting the teams at the top to play hard anymore.

Yeah, probably it's the smart moved to do right now, not taking the risk and let Joel have his rest against the Nuggets, of course we wanted to see him and Jokic 1:1 because they are two front runners for the MVP race, but that can wait, what's important is that they are now in the playoff and they need to be careful for Joel not to get injured or something.

This somehow sound odd to me if that was the reason. Why not just let all the regular starters rest until the regular season is over and have the bench players gain some experience in case they will be needed for playoffs. It just don't make sense to rest only one player at this point. They will most likely lose in the first or second round if only Embiid is available.

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Nothing too exciting going on in the NBA today. A couple games on TNT but the only game that seemed interesting to me was the late game between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. They’re still jockeying for position in the playoff race so it should be a hard fought game. Everyone in New Orleans is hoping we see Zion Williamson sooner than later.

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Quote from: btc_angela on March 28, 2023, 07:28:06 AM

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I was excited to watch the game but when the reporter said Embiid won't be playing, it's a big letdown. The expectation for witnessing a great game suddenly went down. I just want to see how their match will be considering Embiid will try to post up the Joker more often. Will he bite at all those hesitation moves by Embiid and be on foul trouble or not? Those type of questions still lurks in my brain. But it didn't happen, so I will just sleep it off.

They are preparing him for the playoffs, as they are already in a good spot. They won't expect too much effort to win, so that way, injuries will be prevented, knowing how injury-prone Embiid is. They will not risk it and instead, they will reserve him to get ready for the playoffs.

Embiid played well against the Warriors, but they lost that game, so his efforts were just wasted. At this moment, I'm not expecting the teams at the top to play hard anymore.

Yeah, probably it's the smart moved to do right now, not taking the risk and let Joel have his rest against the Nuggets, of course we wanted to see him and Jokic 1:1 because they are two front runners for the MVP race, but that can wait, what's important is that they are now in the playoff and they need to be careful for Joel not to get injured or something.

Embiid will make sure that he is fully healthy for the upcoming playoffs. Remember last time? He wasn't healthy, so they were eliminated early, although he was able to play in the series against the Heat if I recall correctly. It's not going to happen now as, based on paper, they are the better team than the Heat.

Quote from: btc_angela on March 28, 2023, 07:28:06 AM

And as the regular season is about to close, there are going to be a lot of very close games.

Specially teams fighting for the last play-off spot and then the play-in teams.

The play-in tournament is quite entertaining to watch, as those teams who are vying for a spot are playing like it's their last game in every game. It provides enough entertainment for the fans.

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Quote from: Distinctin on March 28, 2023, 07:19:06 AM

Quote from: Reid on March 28, 2023, 07:01:42 AM

I was excited to watch the game but when the reporter said Embiid won't be playing, it's a big letdown. The expectation for witnessing a great game suddenly went down. I just want to see how their match will be considering Embiid will try to post up the Joker more often. Will he bite at all those hesitation moves by Embiid and be on foul trouble or not? Those type of questions still lurks in my brain. But it didn't happen, so I will just sleep it off.

They are preparing him for the playoffs, as they are already in a good spot. They won't expect too much effort to win, so that way, injuries will be prevented, knowing how injury-prone Embiid is. They will not risk it and instead, they will reserve him to get ready for the playoffs.

Embiid played well against the Warriors, but they lost that game, so his efforts were just wasted. At this moment, I'm not expecting the teams at the top to play hard anymore.

Yeah, probably it's the smart moved to do right now, not taking the risk and let Joel have his rest against the Nuggets, of course we wanted to see him and Jokic 1:1 because they are two front runners for the MVP race, but that can wait, what's important is that they are now in the playoff and they need to be careful for Joel not to get injured or something.

And as the regular season is about to close, there are going to be a lot of very close games.

Specially teams fighting for the last play-off spot and then the play-in teams.

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Quote from: Reid on March 28, 2023, 07:01:42 AM

I was excited to watch the game but when the reporter said Embiid won't be playing, it's a big letdown. The expectation for witnessing a great game suddenly went down. I just want to see how their match will be considering Embiid will try to post up the Joker more often. Will he bite at all those hesitation moves by Embiid and be on foul trouble or not? Those type of questions still lurks in my brain. But it didn't happen, so I will just sleep it off.

They are preparing him for the playoffs, as they are already in a good spot. They won't expect too much effort to win, so that way, injuries will be prevented, knowing how injury-prone Embiid is. They will not risk it and instead, they will reserve him to get ready for the playoffs.

Embiid played well against the Warriors, but they lost that game, so his efforts were just wasted. At this moment, I'm not expecting the teams at the top to play hard anymore.

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Quote from: Reid on March 28, 2023, 07:01:42 AM

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Tonight we got yet again cheated out of seeing the 2 MVP front runners compete against each other. Grin

I wonder why it is that Embiid always can't play when they play at Denver, "last seen 2019".

Meanwhile the Joke posted a monster triple double ( his 100th ) with 25 points (8-11 FG), 17 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Well Embiid always complains he can't get MVP but if you dodge the big players all you get is 2nd place sometimes.

I saw that in the Nuggets game, kids holding it is funny but when adults will be the ones posting it then I am sure it will become a trend that may lead to racist remarks and a battle of social media warriors. Grin

I was excited to watch the game but when the reporter said Embiid won't be playing, it's a big letdown. The expectation for witnessing a great game suddenly went down. I just want to see how their match will be considering Embiid will try to post up the Joker more often. Will he bite at all those hesitation moves by Embiid and be on foul trouble or not? Those type of questions still lurks in my brain. But it didn't happen, so I will just sleep it off.

A sorry missed by the fans to witness two giant players who can play the ball. Both are MVP contender but twice now
the Joker wins the title and Embiid is always out of gas in the final mark.

Like what you said, if this poster has been held by an adult for sure, there's a social media warrior that will create something to argue.

But good thing it was some little folks, and it has been taken as a simple joke when it was spread inside the social media post.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on March 28, 2023, 05:53:03 AM

Tonight we got yet again cheated out of seeing the 2 MVP front runners compete against each other. Grin

I wonder why it is that Embiid always can't play when they play at Denver, "last seen 2019".

Meanwhile the Joke posted a monster triple double ( his 100th ) with 25 points (8-11 FG), 17 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Well Embiid always complains he can't get MVP but if you dodge the big players all you get is 2nd place sometimes.

I saw that in the Nuggets game, kids holding it is funny but when adults will be the ones posting it then I am sure it will become a trend that may lead to racist remarks and a battle of social media warriors. Grin

I was excited to watch the game but when the reporter said Embiid won't be playing, it's a big letdown. The expectation for witnessing a great game suddenly went down. I just want to see how their match will be considering Embiid will try to post up the Joker more often. Will he bite at all those hesitation moves by Embiid and be on foul trouble or not? Those type of questions still lurks in my brain. But it didn't happen, so I will just sleep it off.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 27, 2023, 11:24:50 PM

Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

Yeah, those outside shootings that have been done were perfect. It was most of them that have outside shooting and if they become consistent in doing it, they'll also get the shot and win against their next opponent which is against 76ers.
That was also an advantage for the Pacers that it was under their homecourt but still then, they've been blasted with outside and three-point shooting. Luka sent a lot of threes there.

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on March 28, 2023, 05:53:03 AM

Meanwhile the Joke posted a monster triple double ( his 100th ) with 25 points (8-11 FG), 17 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Well Embiid always complains he can't get MVP but if you dodge the big players all you get is 2nd place sometimes.

LOL, I also saw this one a while ago. Grin

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Tonight we got yet again cheated out of seeing the 2 MVP front runners compete against each other. Grin

I wonder why it is that Embiid always can't play when they play at Denver, "last seen 2019".

Meanwhile the Joke posted a monster triple double ( his 100th ) with 25 points (8-11 FG), 17 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Well Embiid always complains he can't get MVP but if you dodge the big players all you get is 2nd place sometimes.

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Quote from: Oasisman on March 28, 2023, 12:08:46 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 27, 2023, 11:24:50 PM

Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

Well, not too late for them to be included in the play-in picture. However, Luka has showed his frustrations and it could drag the team chemistry down. Everyone though Kyrie and Luka works perfectly fine, but it seems like it didn't. Though it's still early to tell and they just played like 10 games (If I'm not mistaken) together. The Mavs have a good depth though.

Oh well, that's what we thought in the beginning, that there could be chemistry between the two. But we don't know who the problem is though because after acquiring Kyrie, it seems that their chemistry has been affected. Perhaps Kidd wanted to try something new, (not to late), to have McGee to take advantage of the opponent's small lineup.

Mavs is still in the 11th spot though, they need to win all their remaining games to be in the play-in at least.

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Quote from: Oasisman on March 28, 2023, 12:08:46 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 27, 2023, 11:24:50 PM

Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

Well, not too late for them to be included in the play-in picture. However, Luka has showed his frustrations and it could drag the team chemistry down. Everyone though Kyrie and Luka works perfectly fine, but it seems like it didn't. Though it's still early to tell and they just played like 10 games (If I'm not mistaken) together. The Mavs have a good depth though.
The Western conference are really becoming more and more interesting as the season is about to end and teams at the bottom seeds are tightly competing to get a playoff/play-in spot.

Playing alongside each other still showing that they both need time to adjust and established good chemistries, if they can move
forward and qualified for the next round. Then it will be a good test for both of them.

Kyrie and Luka both are good at offense if they can run together with high confidence playing inside with the support of role players, they can continue the chase for the world title.

Playoff will be the next thing that all the team that still have the chance to move forward will be preparing for, it's the start of serious
competitions.

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It’s starting to look like the Dallas Mavericks are going to miss the playoffs and even the play-in tournament as a result of their Kyrie Irving trade. Luka can’t be happy. They fell out of the play-in for now and couldn’t capitalize on a Lakers loss. Dallas is 3-7 now in their last 10 games during a time they should be turning it on.

Yes, their path towards the playoffs is starting to get really ugly and now they are down their last 7 challenging games because they are going to face quite a lot of good teams on those remaining games. Even if they figure out their way throughout the Pacers later which most of the key players are out and probable, they will still have to get those 6 games correct because they got no rooms for mistakes now. Just one last defeat and that will mean see you next season.

The stats of Irving are already falling and they are not yet in the playoffs. Kyrie is in the opposite direction in the remaining extremely crucial matches, in which star players that are paid big must perform big. The two consecutive defeats at the hands of Charlotte Hornets, a weak team are unacceptable.

The Dallas Mavericks will then play four away matches, and their season will end if they lose more than half of those matches. After Dallas Mavericks lost to a weaker team in its previous matches, Indiana Pacers is not even a sure thing to win here. Additionally, the Indiana Pacers stand a chance of participating in the play in, they will not play soft.

They are playing soft at the moment and guess they made a wrong decision for trading Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith this is solid guy which give them a solid performance also can blend well with Luka. But now Mavs performance is declining and to bad for them because frustration starting to build up due to losses they get for past couple of games they played. Its hard to win when they are in bad shape at this point maybe for that we can see Dallas fall in bad spot.

They don't have much choice for that trade because the Mavs management were really looking forward to acquire Irving and we know that the Nets won't agree with the trade if the players in-exchange were not that good. That was a pure gambling made by the management just to get Irving to their roster in the hopes that their future will be much brighter because they are giving Luka a duo, which is good though. But what happened to them these days are quite unexpected but it is what it is, they should just deal with the card they have now.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 27, 2023, 11:24:50 PM

Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

I don't know why in the hell Coach Jason Kidd isn't utilizing the height of McGee. I mean like you said, he's been with the team, but he isn't playing that much, and most of the time, they're using Kleber and Powell as their centers and not using him which is kind frustrating. I mean McGee has been a good role player when he's with the Warriors, and now the Mavericks aren't using him at all.

Their defense is atrocious, and one of the worst in the league currently. Yes they have been good in terms of offense, but without any defense at all, your opponent can just outscore you, and that's what's happening with them. Good for them that they got the victory on the road. I hope that they give McGee more playing time, or just trade him to other teams that needs big player because for me, he's an efficient role player that can give you at least a double-double when given more minutes.

With 6 games left for them, the door is still open for them to at least enter the play-in tournament only if they will perform better and get some wins.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 27, 2023, 11:24:50 PM

Finally, a win for Dallas Mavericks.
I like what Coach Jason Kidd did there, use McGee if you need some height, he is in their roster for a reason so better use him. Don't just stick with Powell especially if they are up against a team whose strength is using the paint. Without Haliburton and Hield, the Pacers will surely attack the rim to get points.
Credits to Jaden Hardy too for helping out the Mavs on the offensive end.

Well, not too late for them to be included in the play-in picture. However, Luka has showed his frustrations and it could drag the team chemistry down. Everyone though Kyrie and Luka works perfectly fine, but it seems like it didn't. Though it's still early to tell and they just played like 10 games (If I'm not mistaken) together. The Mavs have a good depth though.
The Western conference are really becoming more and more interesting as the season is about to end and teams at the bottom seeds are tightly competing to get a playoff/play-in spot.

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