NBA injuries

[dada]

Any one else think that it's fishy that at the end of the season...teams with horrible records or miss clinching the playoffs....star players get injured and start requiring "Surgery"? I think they are playing the lotto.

[lonny23]

Any one else think that it's fishy that at the end of the season...teams with horrible records or miss clinching the playoffs....star players get injured and start requiring "Surgery"? I think they are playing the lotto.
1. Crap teams have players who want to sit out games.
2. Crap teams also tank games.
3. The best teams sit out players who might could play.
4. The best teams sometimes tank games late in the year.
5. Some playoff teams tank games just to get a better matchup.

The only teams that REALLY play in April are the teams who are fighting for a better playoff seed or matchup. I'll say who I think is playing/acting like they want to win every game. Most teams only tank some games:

Eastern Conference

1 x-Detroit 48 27 .640 TRYING TO WIN
2 x-Chicago 46 31 .597 TRYING TO WIN
3 x-Toronto 43 33 .566 TRYING TO WIN
4 x-Miami 42 34 .553 TRYING TO WIN
5 x-Cleveland 46 31 .597 GIVING BEST EFFORT
6 Washington 39 36 .520 TRYING TO WIN
7 New Jersey 35 40 .467 TRYING
8 Orlando 34 41 .453 I GUESS THEY'RE TRYING

Indiana 33 42 .440 I JUST THINK THEY'RE BAD
New York 31 44 .413 TRYING, BUT LOST EDGE
Philadelphia 30 45 .400 I DON'T KNOW
Charlotte 30 47 .390 I THINK THEY'RE PLAYING
Atlanta 28 48 .368 I THINK THEY'RE JUST BAD
Milwaukee 26 49 .347 TANKING GAMES
Boston 23 52 .307 TANKING GAMES

Western Conference

1 y-Dallas 62 13 .827 NOT GIVING BEST EFFORT
2 y-Phoenix 57 19 .750 TRYING
3 x-San Antonio 54 21 .720 TRYING
4 y-Utah 48 27 .640 I VOTE TRYING
5 x-Houston 47 29 .618 I SAY TRYING
6 LA Lakers 40 36 .526 DOING WHATEVER TO FACE THE SUNS
7 Denver 39 36 .520 HOPING TO PLAY SUNS
8 LA Clippers 37 37 .500 TRYING

Golden State 37 39 .487 TRYING
NO/Oklahoma City 35 41 .461 TRYING
Minnesota 32 43 .427 GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
Portland 31 44 .413 TRYING
Sacramento 31 44 .413 SOMETIMES TRYING
Seattle 30 46 .395 NOT TRYING
Memphis 19 58 .247 44 NOT TRYING