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I put it as 40% because Thibs doesn't like to change his rotation. However, if Holiday continues to destroy C.J and Lucas, then I hope Mike James gets a chance because he is arguably the best point guard out of the 3.

^ Nor am I. There was a reason why he was cut by many teams before the Bulls picked him up due to his relationship with Thibs. It was a bonus that he showed some scoring ability in the regular season.

Not really, the real ones barely get the chance to play. Marbury, Francis, AI and Westbrook can all ball to the point where they think they are the best offensive options within their respective team. In most cases, they are correct. In some cases, they are wrong. (Westbrook with Durant, Francis with Yao)

Jordan Hill might just be the X-Factor the Lakers needed off the bench.

I shouldn't have laughed...but I did anyway.

Big Baby > Dwight Howard. just kidding. But Big Baby + 90% Jameer Nelson + 80% Jason Richardson > Dwight Howard + 30% Jameer Nelson + 20% Jason Richardson.

Obviously the compacted schedule made by the NBA was a factor. Keep in mind though, that if there wasn't 66 games there would have been 0 games for the 2011-2012 season. As for Rose's injury, well, it happened to Shumpert as well, so I would just attribute it to the lack of match fitness and bad luck. I don't think he is injury prone, at least I wouldn't label him as such following this season.

I would trade down as well, if that means the addition of an extra quality player. Then I would draft Beal or Barnes.

Damn. Just damn.

I almost forgot about Elton Brand. Glad to see him playing well, not glad that he is playing well against the Bulls.

Who needs D-Rose when you have Rip?

Lavoy Allen starting...?

Is it a surprise that at least three of them are known for being crazy?

To top it all up, Ben Uzoh got a triple double.

Kobe is never going to be 100% healthy though. At best he will be 80% healthy.

To whoever watched this game (and I feel somewhat bad for you), was Eddy Curry a significant enough factor to warrant minutes in the playoffs?

Did New Orleans really only score 6 points in the final quarter?

Good to see that Thibs rested Deng, Rose and Korver for this game.

Denver moving up to the 6th seed to face the Lakers...I know Ty Lawson had a number on them, but that was before Sessions. I am not sure if moving up favoured Denver at all.

Will TNT actually show this game?

They better draft well and sign well this offseason, because this was one ugly season for Charlotte.

I have no idea why Wes Johnson is playing as poorly as he is right now, but the Timberwolves needed an athletic wing back then and Kahn was high as hell on Darko, meaning he didn't want to take DeMarcus Cousins. Flynn was just a puzzling pick in the first place.

^ Have to agree, Faried reminds me a lot of Gerald Wallace. Just a huge bundle of energy. He is a better rebounder than Gerald though.

I got the Lakers losing to the Thunder in the Western Semis, barring a meltdown by Westbrook.

I like it a lot. It is easy to remember, but not so simple that it wouldn't look out of place at the YMCA.