Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.11.21)

By: Hubert IV

Hubert IV — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:37:18 +0000

Fascinating tid bit about this dumb tournament I did not know:

If you fail to qualify for the knockout phase you will likely get two easier games on your schedule.

Typically, the NBA sends out a full 82-game schedule in mid-August. This year, though, the league only sent 80 games, with a gap in the schedule from Dec. 3-10. Each team’s final two regular-season games will be determined by how the in-season tournament plays out.

The 22 teams that fail to qualify for the knockout rounds of the in-season tournament will have their final two games scheduled — one at home and one on the road — on Dec. 6 and 8 against other teams eliminated in the group stage.

The East teams that lose in the quarterfinals and the West teams that lose in the quarterfinals will play each other on Dec. 7. The teams that lose in the semifinals in Las Vegas will have played their full allotment of 82 games, while the teams that reach the championship game will actually wind up playing 83 games — with the championship game not counting toward the regular-season standings.

By: Hubert IV

Hubert IV — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:36:05 +0000

Fascinating tid bit about this dumb tournament I did not know:

If you fail to qualify for the knockout phase you get two (likely) easier games on your schedule.

Typically, the NBA sends out a full 82-game schedule in mid-August. This year, though, the league only sent 80 games, with a gap in the schedule from Dec. 3-10. Each team’s final two regular-season games will be determined by how the in-season tournament plays out.

The 22 teams that fail to qualify for the knockout rounds of the in-season tournament will have their final two games scheduled — one at home and one on the road — on Dec. 6 and 8 against other teams eliminated in the group stage.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:03:31 +0000

Yeah, I thought Suggs would have easily been a good pro. He’s very confounding.

I don’t think I’d ever seen him play before. He must have been injured for the (few) Magic games I bothered watching last year. He looked surprisingly good tonight, for somebody I never hear about and basically forgot existed. Completely dominated the quarter I watched, in fact. He seems to have the floor of a Josh Hart and the ceiling of an… I don’t even know… maybe a Sidney Moncrief?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:40:20 +0000

Yeah, I thought Suggs would have easily been a good pro. He’s very confounding.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 04:15:31 +0000

Suggs has been so much worse as a pro than I thought he would be

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:40:59 +0000

Orlando has a bottom 5 offense largely due to being God awful from 3pt range. They’re winning so far this season with defense but they’ll eventually settle in to the back end of the play in tourney I assume.

Atlanta and Toronto are the teams that continue to underachieve big time. Cavs last 2 games without Mitchell and Lavert defeated the Nuggets and 76ers, I guess splitting that back to back with them wasn’t that bad an outcome after all.

By: Z--man

Z--man — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:35:19 +0000

“Watched a bit of the Orlando game. Jalen Suggs feels like he’s a minor twist and a small turn away from making a big leap. Like with Mobley, the defensive presence is already there. Didn’t realize his motor was that high. Orlando could be really good soon.”

Yeah, I noticed that too…

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:32:10 +0000

Watched a bit of the Orlando game. Jalen Suggs feels like he’s a minor twist and a small turn away from making a big leap. Like with Mobley, the defensive presence is already there. Didn’t realize his motor was that high. Orlando could be really good soon.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:28:06 +0000

Haliburton with a pretty nice night on offense

By: Z--man

Z--man — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:10:12 +0000

“Just saw obi’s presser….he dedicated his performance to z man…”

Z-man tips his cap…excellent game for the energy guy off the bench!