[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Calvin Watkins on Twitter: "Ty Lawson said Kevin McHale would make a defensive call and the team would run something else. He said meeting should fix the problem."

Didn't mention which game it was but I think it is safe to assume all of them.

Personally I don't think Harden's head is there right now but it has more to do with his GF leaving him for a coked up... I mean natural viagra former NBA player that she left to rush by his side. There are reports out there that he's just getting smashed after games and clubbing all night. Read one abut Miami with Meek Mill and saw another one about him getting back with Khloe and clubbing when they went to LA.

It wasn't defensive confusion, it was effort (most noticeably atrocious transition D by the Rockets.) Blame it on tuning out the coach if you want, but I thought this quote was telling "We play hard," Jae Crowder told reporters after Monday's win in Houston. "Guys don't like that in this league. Guys want an easy, flowing game. But we play hard, and a lot of guys don't like it."

Still loving this Celtics team, and their outperforming even my expectations defensively. 3rd in dRtg, easy #1 in steals, and it's mostly just effort. Evan Turner, Kelly Olynyk and freaking Isaiah Thomas rank in the 94th percentile or higher in individual dRtg. The shooting is still hit or miss (no way we should be top 3 in 3-pt attempts considering we shoot 30% on them), and the rebounding gets a little scary when Sully isn't playing, so I don't expect to be a real threat barring a blockbuster for DMC, but I'm sure I can talk myself into it if we keep having stretches like this with 13+ point wins vs Atlanta, @OKC, @Houston in a 4-day span.

Btw, Zach Lowe finally posted a column on regular ESPN, for those wondering where he would show up post-Grantland.

Also, am I crazy in saying the two conferences are almost equal at this point? Of course it's still a little early, and the West still has an edge at the top with GS/SA, but with OKC & LAC scuffling and Memphis/Houston/New Orleans drastically underperforming expectations the wide imbalance in terms of depth is no longer there.