NBA 2014-2015 Regular Season - Page 144

On March 30 2015 17:27 DystopiaX wrote:

He's a scoring spacing guy that can potentially switch on a PnR on defense (not the best at it but serviceable), play 3 if need be (not as good as 4 but goddamn were the bulls shorthanded) guard 5s on some possessions. He's not Ryan Anderson, he can post up decent as well and like I said has the ability to catch, pump fake, and drive for a layup. He's a pretty good passer out of the pick and roll. He's a good defender.

Yes he's primarily a 3 and D guy but he's a REALLY good 3 and D guy and as I said, can do more than that when need be, it's not like he's averaging 20 ppg by sitting at the 3 point line and launching bombs.

I think people in general overvalue ball handling and undervalue utility players who do a lot of everything. Yes you need ball handlers, yes being a ball handler makes you extremely valuable, but there's also a lot to be said for a guy who can do multiple things on both ends of the floor at a high level. If you don't have enough of those guys then you end up in an OKC situation where a lot of their bench players either can only primarily play offense or primarily play defense.

If you look at it from a trade value which guy potentially has a better ceiling then I'd agree with you- Wiggins has the potential to be a huge star, Mirotic tops out as a 3rd option, but a really good one. However I don't think potential is the only/biggest criteria for the award because at some point you're guessing how good people are going to be. I think I also thought of ROTY as "which rookie has played the best in their rookie year", and to me I would give it to Mirotic because he's more valuable as a player to his team this year.

On April 04 2015 09:37 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
Division winners are seeded higher but don't have homecourt advantage against opponents with better record.

On April 04 2015 12:01 RowdierBob wrote:
So if the Pels win today v the Kings they're only .5 back from OKC. Here's the run home for both:

Pels, currently 41-34 (counting they beat Kings today)
@Portland
vs GS
@ Mem
vs Phx
@Hou
@ Minny
vs Spurs

A lot will come down to which high seeds rest players in games. I think Mem, Hou and Portland will play them full strength as they're still jockeying for seeds. GS and SA may rest guys. I'll give them four wins for 45-37 finish.

OKC, current 42-34
vs Hou
vs Spurs
vs Kings
@ Indy
vs Portland
@ Minny

Hmmm, a much easier run. I think they win at least 4, possibly 5 which gets them to 46/47 wins.

Can anyone see the Pels making it?