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75 sats \ 12 replies \ @gnilma 1 Dec \ on: Stacker Sports Pod • Ep. 8: Running it Back, Taming the Lions, Chasing the Cup Stacker_Sports
Regarding my prediction of Celtics not making the knockout stage, that's based on the prediction that the Knicks will beat the Magic on Tuesday, and that game will be a close game. If that were the case, Celtics and Magic will both be fighting for the wildcard spot. Magic is currently sitting on +60 pts diff, while Celtics is at +23. Even if Magic loses by 10, they will still be at +50 pts diff, which means Celtics need to beat the Bulls by more than 27pts to get in. It's the Bulls after all, definitely doable by the Celtics. Celtics would have a much easier path to getting in via the wildcard spot if the Magic were to beat the Knicks on Tuesday, because Knicks are currently sitting at +15 pts diff.
Teams will be fighting over Maxey if 76ers wants to unload him; he has already shown he can step up and take over, but I think there is still room for him to improve. But PG is a professional podcaster and an amateur basketball player at this point, while he's asking for professional basketball wages, so I really don't see which team would want him...
If both Suns and OKC win their games on Tuesday, OKC wins the group because they beat the Suns head to head; that means OKC gets in for sure. If Mavs beat Grizzlies, Mavs will likely win the wildcard spot due to better pts diff, unless Suns absolutely destroy Spurs and gets ahead of Mavs in pts diff. So it will actually be Suns and Mavs fighting for the wildcard spot if all Suns, OKC, and Mavs all win on Tuesday.
I should have followed you when you made the Giannis MVP bet. How the odds change just in a short few weeks.
Saying a premature happy anniversary to the territory. I'm glad you provided this place for me to talk basketball and sometimes other sports too. It had been a fun year hanging out here. Thank you again for creating and running the territory GR!
Haha you are falling into the same trap I made last year and mentioned on the pod about the Celtics.
I tend to agree. Magic are playing really well right now. The Knicks will likely beat them but even 10 is a lot. That should be a close game. Celtics might have to win by 30 or more to get in but I won't bet against them if they really want to do it.
Can you believe @Undisciplined wanted to trade Ingram for PG? You guys follow basketball a lot closer than me and even I know that's crazy talk.
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Can you believe @Undisciplined wanted to trade Ingram for PG? You guys follow basketball a lot closer than me and even I know that's crazy talk.
I wouldn't make that trade for sure if I control the Pels. Just look at the stats, IG averaging 23 while PG averaging 14. But the most important stat line of all is games played, 16 vs 9. So yes, I can't believe he even suggested that trade.
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I think the biggest mistake teams make is treating guys like Ingram as though they can be part of a contender. Treating guys like PG-13 that way is only the second biggest mistake.
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The Pelicans need a guy who plays like George, just in case Zion ever plays basketball again, and the 76ers need a guy who actually plays basketball.
I think they're both very distressed assets.
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A lot of ifs there. And with the way Zion looking showing off his new gained man-boobs and belly lately in his tatoo video, that if Zion plays again probably becomes a big if. And even if he does play again, how long will he last before getting hurt again at this weight?
Might be good for Pels to admit defeat, admit the Zion draft was a bust, and start thinking about rebuilding. Getting PG does nothing for the Pels unless they get some first round picks along with it.
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Totally fair. I was assuming that they wouldn't admit defeat on Zion.
The best course for them is to sell of everything of value and start over.
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I don't think the 76ers would either.
I was talking about the wrong matchup on the pod. It's the Bucks/Pistons game that has to be close to keep the Celtics out.
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