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Clippers 82 Grizzlies 72 + NBA Western Conference Round 2 Preview

Posted on May 13, 2012 by feltbot| 66 Comments

Wow. If someone would have told you beforehand that Chris Paul and Blake Griffin would combine for 2 points in the fourth quarter of this game 7, would you have picked the Clippers to win by 10? Continue reading →

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Posted in NBA Playoffs, Predictions

Tagged Clippers, Lakers, Spurs, Thunder

2012 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Round Two + Lakers vs Nuggets and Clippers vs Grizzlies Game Seven: Predictions

Posted on May 12, 2012 by feltbot| 3 Comments

What’s the deal with the second round starting in the East before the first is finished in the West? Doesn’t seem right, particularly since it forced me to my keyboard on a sunny Saturday morning.

Confession: I didn’t watch a single Eastern conference first round playoff game, even though I had money wagered (Celtics ftw). Actually, I guess I did watch parts of a couple Celtics’ 4th quarters against the Hawks. And I did manage to come up with another firm betting rule for myself in the process: Rule 916: Never Bet on a Team that has Josh Smith. Continue reading →

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Posted in NBA Playoffs, Previews

Tagged 76ers, Celtics, Clippers, Grizzlies, Heat, Lakers, Nuggets, Pacers

Playoffs, Baby!: Feltbot’s 2012 NBA Playoffs First Round Predictions

Posted on April 27, 2012 by feltbot| 224 Comments

Here’s something I don’t think I’ve ever said before: Thank God we now have the opportunity to watch some basketball played by teams that are trying to win.

Jump for my 2012 NBA playoff first-round predictions. As well as my bonus predictions for the conference champions and the NBA title, in case you happen to be looking at those lines (I’m not). Continue reading →

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Posted in NBA Playoffs, Predictions

Tagged Bulls, Celtics, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, Spurs, Thunder

Tank Thread Number Three

Posted on April 12, 2012 by feltbot| 292 Comments

Back in the Bay, and caught the Portland game last night, the first game I’ve watched in a couple of weeks. It was, for me, like sitting through a couple of hours of fingernails being scraped down a chalkboard. And I wasn’t even tuned to Bob Fitzgerald.

Since April Giants baseball was (correctly) pre-empting April Warriors basketball, I watched the national broadcast. There, I got to listen to Chris Mullin tell us what a good coach Mark Jackson is going to be. And got to listen in on the huddle to hear Mark Jackson tell the boys to please play defense.

The Joy of Tanking.

I’ll try not to discuss what actually happened in the game — we all know that’s not the point of April Warriors basketball — but here’s a couple of talking points:

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Posted in Golden State Warriors

Tagged charles jenning, Jeremy Lin, jeremy tyler, Klay Thompson, lamar odom

Tank Thread Number Two

Posted on March 28, 2012 by feltbot| 282 Comments

Brandon Rush: We’ve been hearing a lot lately — from people on his payroll, like Larry Riley, Rick Barry and Andrew Bogut — that Joe Lacob has been spending money, and is willing to spend money, to win.

I say: Really? Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors

Tagged brandon rush, Joe Lacob, Klay Thompson, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Monta Ellis

Tank Thread Number One

Posted on March 23, 2012 by feltbot| 79 Comments

I watched two thirds of the Warriors – Rockets game last night before turning the channel. There was a Milwaukee Bucks game on. Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps

Tagged David Lee, Ekpe Udoh, Goran Dragic, Hornets, Houston Rockets, Monta Ellis, Samuel Dalembert

Joe Lacob’s Big Deal: Monta Ellis and Ekpe Udoh for Andrew Bogut

Posted on March 18, 2012 by feltbot| 200 Comments

Golden State grabs 2-guard Klay Thompson (son of Mychal), a pick that has “We’re trading Monta Ellis” written all over it. — Bill Simmons, 2011 Draft Diary, 6-23-2011.

Let’s be real: Klay Thompson has no chance of becoming rookie of the year. Zero. None. Unless of course, Joe Lacob trades Monta Ellis. Does Lacob know something we don’t? — Feltbot, The Klay Thompson Problem, 12-21-2011.

One thing this trade is not is shocking. It’s something we all knew was coming from day one, when Joe Lacob told us that running teams can’t win in the playoffs, that the “architecture” of the team needed fixing, and that the culture needed changing. And that Stephen Curry and David Lee were the core of the Warriors, and Monta Ellis something else. Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Joe Lacob, Player Analysis

Tagged Andrew Bogut, David Lee, Ekpe Udoh, Joe Lacob, Klay Thompson, Milwaukee Bucks, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry

Yes! : Bucks 120 Warriors 98

Posted on March 16, 2012 by feltbot| 69 Comments

Yes! This is what we’re supposed to be rooting for, right? Getting Joe Lacob his lottery pick back? If not, I’m confused. Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps

Tagged Ekpe Udoh, Milwaukee Bucks, Monta Ellis

Burn the Memo: Celtics 105 Warriors 103

Posted on March 14, 2012 by feltbot| 93 Comments

The scrap-end of this Warriors team has apparently not gotten the memo. Don’t they know how badly Joe Lacob wants his lottery pick back? Continue reading →