Perfect Timing

I am starting to see how the league does little things to build the NBA brand regardless of the facts. They put a positive spin on anything they can. Like naming Marc Gasol defensive player of the year when it should have been Tony Allen. Fans are being cheated only seeing good basketball the last half of the season. This year teams with losing records are expected to make the playoffs. Most of these teams won't win forty games let alone fifty.  I commend Dave Joeger for finally rallying the troops and starting to win. Now the Grizzlies are playing like the team he inherited when he took over from Lionel Hollins last year .The learning curve has been more than generous.

The Grizzlies had the best record in the league in the month of January. They attribute all this to the return of Marc Gasol. But they weren't doing that good before he got hurt. They are just playng better than before . The team's success in January has more to do with signing Courtney Lee and James Johnson than anything else. We needed a consistent three point shooter and the added defense didn't hurt either. In the absence of Tony Allen and Quuincy Pondexter. That was perfect timing.