The Baseline: Blazers surprising, the best backcourts and Warriors Thunder instant classic
As the month of February comes to a close we check-in on the league’s latest action. On this week’s show:
The Breakdown:
- Are the Blazers the most overlooked team in the NBA? David Deckard from Blazers Edge helps us understand that others besides Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum will need to step up. Is Terry Stotts one of the league’s best coaches? How high in the West can this team climb?
The Drop:
- Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the league’s best backcourt but who is behind them? We examine the claims of Kyle Lowry/DeMar DeRozan, John Wall/Bradley Beal, Lillard/McCollum, Chris Paul/J.J. Redick and others.
- Was the Warriors Thunder game an instant classic? Is Stephen Curry getting too much praise? How will Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook recover after a second straight hard loss to the Dubs?
Coast to Coast:
- Joe Johnson waived and signs with Heat
- Andre Miller bought out looking at Spurs. Kris Humphries also bought out and looking at the Hawks.
- Eric Gordon and Kendrick Perkins are back from from injury while Bryce Dajean-Jones is lost for the year
- Danilo Gallinari injured his ankle and will miss 3-4 weeks
- Rockets rumors had Ty Lawson in buy out talks, Dwight Howard fired his agent and James Harden is a diva
- Warriors receiving hate from Oscar Robertson and Stephen Jackson
- Tim Duncan becomes 5th player in NBA history with 3,000 blocks and moves to 6th on all-time rebounding list
