Murray Coble

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@rBillSimmonsPod Are you sharing this trying to say that Simmons was wrong? His viewpoint was a very optimistic one about the Brunson signing and acting otherwise is just disingenuous. If anyone thought he was this guy, the Knicks wouldn’t have got him for what they paid.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

I’m backing the Spurs tonight. It just seems like this whole environment is too good to be true for the Knicks.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

Last year’s Pacers would have smashed this version of the Thunder. I realize the Spurs deserve a ton of credit for making them look like this, but the fact that Jared McCain is indispensable in a conference finals game 7 is beyond wild.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

I fully trust the Pacers front office, and I’m excited to see Zubac with an already great squad, but man, this message is tough. This reads as though they were surprised by the lottery odds. I’d understand this reaction if they were a 90-10 favorite to keep the pick.

[Kevin Pritchard @PacersKev]

I'm really sorry to all our fans. I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck. But please remember - this team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year. We have always been resilient.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@LONNIEHEIER Had Wolves ML and +5. Almost dropped some more on the live line after Wemby’s foul, but didn’t get it in time. Def not a good Julius game. The 3rd quarter for the whole team was as bad as a team can play

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@MattJZimmer Gateway drug. Get ready to own the trimmer, edger, power washer, power station, chainsaw, wet/dry vac, sprayer, and so on

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@getnickwright Anyone who thinks Draymond is anything close to the next Barkley in media doesn’t understand why people like CB. Draymond isn’t funny or the least bit likable, and his critiques just come off as vindictive and self-serving. He also seems to just make stuff up all the time

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@AGretz I’m sure this seemed smart when you started typing, but how did it not hit you that it was a ridiculous comparison before you hit Send

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@BarstoolHubbs Congrats on being as wrong as one can possibly be on multiple points

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

This change will create a new and temporary competitive advantage for smart teams, as they re-assess the value of draft picks in the new system.

[Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh]

Interesting provision: "no team would be able to win three consecutive top-five picks"

Would have prevented:
Spurs (Wemby, Castle, Harper)
Pistons (Cade, Ivey, Ausar, Holland)
Cavs (Mobley, Garland, Okoro)
Rockets (Green, Jabari, Amen, Reed)

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

This is such a terrible way to look at the issue. Maybe the change will drive owners of the worst franchises to think differently about how to get better. And if the owner can’t produce results, maybe they should sell and give someone else a shot at it.

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

Sooo… what you’re saying is that now the worst teams with the least talent will have even less of a chance to get better.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

This is very close to what I hoped for. I like the idea of penalizing the worst 3 teams. The unintended consequence is making it more valuable to barely miss the playoffs than it used to be, but any team that intentionally tries to miss the playoffs shouldn't be in the league.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The NBA has disclosed to its 30 GMs a singular new anti-tanking reform that expands the draft lottery to 16 teams, flattens odds, and have a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams are penalized with fewer lottery balls for the No. 1 pick.

ESPN details: https://t.co/0Zs1OfktfP

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@toddmanh I drove 300 miles today in said rain, which may have added to my annoyance at delayed entertainment

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

For as frustrating as DirecTV customer service was, I really, really miss it. The combination of streaming sports rights, horrendous TV operating systems (Samsung), and bad streaming apps, it now takes about 5 mins to get to the game I want to see after I turn on the tv

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

@RealKidPoker I heard you mention hitting it up a box or two and then 3-wood. Seemed reasonable if the outcome was in doubt. Really nice round. I’d pay plenty of green money for my driver dispersion to be even twice as wide.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

The NBA completely botched this. You just need to have regular season award voting done before playoff games start, if you want a legitimate result.

[Marc Stein @TheSteinLine]

The NBA's season-ending awards balloting -- typically conducted before the start of the Play-In Tournament -- has not yet commenced.

For past two seasons coinciding with the implementation of the 65-Game Rule, awards ballots went out to voters by midnight ET on the Monday after the regular season … with completed ballots due back to the league office by Tuesday at 6 PM ET before the Play-In opener tipped off.

But this year's voting window has been delayed to allow extra time for resolving any Extreme Circumstances grievances filed by players contesting the 65-Game Rule.

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

The NBA delaying individual award ballots for voters is going to impact the results. It is a regular season only honor, but idk how anyone with a vote watching this isn’t going to be somewhat influenced by these performances. Kneuppel and Jaquez specifically.

[Murray Coble @murraycoble]

Jim Nantz win call: ‘’They say you can’t win the tourney on Thursday and Friday…well look at this!!’’