This is an odd complaint. Many teams had a full week off, including your Blazers. The Pacers are one of the three teams that opened with back-to-backs and they've had a cozy schedule so far with 5 more home games than road ones.

One of the three teams? There are like 10 that play again tonight.

You're right, there are ten. I looked at the wrong day. But I also don't see any preferential treatment being given to OKC or anyone for that matter.

Every team catches breaks and bad stretches over the season. Pretty sure the is OKCs first real break.

Spurs on the rodeo road trip. Haven't played at home since Feb 1. 9 in a row on the road. After game in Phoenix Friday they will have played 12 of last 14 on road.

And by comparison the Thunder have one 4 game road trip the entire season, compare that to other teams and see what you come up with. Most teams have 4, 5 and 6+ game road trips and multiple ones at that.

There is a reason for that though, the arena is basically the Thunder's. They don't get evicted for any long stretches. Even the AHL team plays across the street in the convention center. There are occasional one night events at the Peake, but not much more than that.

BIG TRADE!!!

Jason Terry and Reggie Evans for Marcus Thornton

Essentially this doesn't have any playoff impact.

Terry looks done and Evans cant really do anything but rebound a little and set picks. Thornton's game has cratered.

Every non-tax paying team benefits as the Nets payroll and subsequent payroll tax increases as they add salary.

I think this is a pretty good deal for the Nets and I can't understand at all what's in it for Sacto. Thornton is 26 and needs a fresh start; the dude can seriously fill it up when he's right. Terry is 36 and Evans is 33. Neither was going to be a significant contributor this season. It's not as if they're expiring deals either. The coach must've just hated Thornton.

Can he rebound? Get to the foul line? Because those are the 2 things the Nets are missing most right now, IMO

Best signing they've made in years! He's been a regional tear jerker I guess you could say.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VfDEilA...o58%26sns%3Dfb

It was a salary dump by Sacramento. They save 3 million off their payroll for next year which they need to resign Thomas and there werent any sane teams that want Thornton at 8 million a year.

When they drafted McLemore the need for Thornton expired. When they traded for Gay it really made him worthless on that roster. Only the Nets, who he will cost like 11 million next season when you add in luxury tax payments, could absorb a guy like him. Given that the Russian guy apparently doesnt give a **** about money he was worth a flyer to become a scorer off the bench.

Thornton is a great FT shooter. However he doesn't do virtually anything else but shoot. He doesn't commit a lot of turnovers because he doesn't mess around with passing.

Essentially he is like a 12500 turf sprinter than can only win on the lead. One trick pony.

Another good trade for the Warriors. Dangerous team. If Houston lands Rondo the west is in trouble.

Love and George putting on a show tonight. So many great players all over the NBA right now. There's at least 25 great players in the league right now.

I agree with you on Blake to Warriors. Of course now he will probably blow his knee out.

Carmelo 42

That's a decent analogy but in that case Terry and Evans were nickel claimers at Mountaineer.

They don't have a chance of beating teams with defense in the playoffs. Their only hope is to try to outscore you. Thornton put up 42 on the Pacers this season. And losing Evans is addition by subtraction.

They dont have a chance at beating anyone in the playoffs regardless. He also had 42 points the last 6 games in 187 minutes going 15-46 from the field, collecting 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and zero blocks. Thats close to the equivalent of four full games.

I get that Terry has been terrible and Evans does nothing but Marcus Thornton has been a bad, far below average player this year. The only reason that the Nets are getting a pass for taking on a guy like this is that they are the only team that contracts just dont matter and he can be dumped next season's trade dealine as an expiring contract.

If Marcus Thornton represents even a sliver of hope for Nets fans they are even further beaten down than Knicks fans.

PG1985 alert!
Cavs acquire Hawes for a couple 2nd rd picks. The race for the right to get blasted by Miami or Indiana heats up!

It's established he's had a bad season, but back form counts for something and he averaged nearly 19 PPG less than 2 years ago. He's also 26 and they gave up a 33 and 36-year-old. Everyone likes to bash the Nets for being old, then they get younger and people still criticize. And all they did was add roughly the same amount in tax that they shed in the Teague deal.

Pretty busy on the trade front so far today but no real big names or blockbusters...both Detroit and Portland need to do something before 3:00 for different reasons. Nice to see the Sixers have every pick in the 2nd round for this year's draft.

It isnt necessarily a bad deal as much as it is a no impact deal.

Thornton is a bad player plain and simple. Streaky shooters that do absolutely nothing else are rarely cogs on good teams. I mean the guy got 6 rebounds and 4 assists in his last 187 minutes. You could do that by accident.

Put it this way, if your team's options are so bad that you are playing Thornton rotation minutes you are probably doomed anyway. While there remains a flicker of hope than Thornton can produce something a team just traded for two corpses in order to get rid of him.

Truth is that all the trades made so far and most of the ones discussed are just good teams planning for cap space and bad teams shuffling the **** player deck.

Plus any deal that takes minutes or shots away from Teletubby is one I cant like

About the only interesting thing will be figuring out how many 2nd rounders the 76'ers really have.

Nine and counting. Looks like Monroe is stuck in Detroit and Asik stays with the Rockets...disappointing.

Houston not wanting to deal Pasons for Rondo is insane, and I love Parsons.
Pasons is my leading scorer on my 2k14 fantasy drafted all white team!!!!!

There was no real chance that Detroit was trading Monroe after they fired Cheeks. He is the fall guy. I'd make them 3/5 to match whoever signs him to an offer sheet. Not sure how they will make it work but they never seem to have a real plan anyway

Why?

Granger to Sixers for Turner and LaVoy Allen. Wonder if the Sixers will buy him out?

I wonder how Stephenson is going to like Turner taking some of his minutes.

MVP race is officially a two horse race after tonight.

Golden St will end Houston's win streak tonight. I do think one of these teams will win the West.

He wont take any minutes from him.

It has been a two horse race since 2012

Yeah, but the 35 horse has a nice lead. They are 1-1 on the season, and Durant has just had a better year. It could change of course, but I doubt it.

As for the game tonight, I'm not sweating that one. The Westbrook return was always going to be a problem for a few games. The rest of the team played like junk.

Gotta take Denver plus 8 tonight. I dont think Chicago should be an 8 point favorite over anyone in this league right now. Medium sized wager.
Cavs looking OK early, making the playoff push.

Off night for me.

Your squad Cleveland lost, your tout Denver got smoked and and Carmelo went for 44-11-4

It is not inconceivable that they get the 4 seed and homecourt in the 1st playoff series. Hornacek should be coach of the decade.

Plus they are only on the hook for 36 million next year minus draft picks which will be relatively small since they wont be lottery picks. Right now they will drafting 17, 23 and 30 since they have Indiana and Washingtons picks along with their own. They also have Minnesota's but it is top 13 protected and MN is currently number 12 and it doesnt appear likely that they can win enough to lose the pick.

You'd have to think they will come away with at least one viable player from those picks and maybe 2.