Forum Blue And Gold

Sorry this post is up late, but been busy with family. Record: 11-14 (Pythagorean 13-12), 9th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 4-6 Offensive Rating: (107.7, 10th in league) Defensive Rating: (108, 23th in league) About the Wizards: We just saw them 10 days ago, when the Lakers played a flat first half [...]

Welcome to the most overhyped game of the season. Record: 15-12 (Pythagorean 16-11), 2nd seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: (108.3, 6th in league) Defensive Rating: (103.9, 10th in league) About the Heat : How good you think the Miami Heat is largely depends on your opinion going into the [...]

Record: 9-14 (Pythagorean 8-15), 11th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 2-8 Offensive Rating: (101.1, 28th in league) Defensive Rating: (105.2, 12th in league) About the Magic: Orlando plays solid team defense, opponents shoot a pretty average 48.6% (eFG%) against them. And those teams only get one shot — the Magic grab the [...]

I’m not above stealing a good idea. In fact, it’s closer to my modus operandi. A few weeks ago I read maybe the best piece of writing on the NBA this season, Kevin Pelton’s breakdown of how team’s deal with Phoenix’s pick-and-roll at 82games.com. And I don’t just love it because it proves Charles Barkley [...]

As many basketball games as you have seen, sometimes one person’s game can overwhelm you. I can tell you Kobe was +34 for the night, in just three quarters of work. I can tell you Kobe had a true shooting percentage of 73.8% for the evening. Or that after three quarters the score was Kobe [...]