Following on from what I said earlier, that NBA players are given too many easy looks, watching games as the regular season moves into the critical stage, I notice play is now much more competitive. Not so many easy looks, teams that are trying to make the playoffs are definitely contesting and getting up on shooters to put them off.
The pattern I observed earlier I put down to professionalism. In order to survive so many regular season games, teams do not play so competitively. Now the season is at the do or die stage, the intensity has lifted.
I've always admired the play of Matt Barnes. He looks the complete player to me, but he's been something of a Nomad. But he finally got lucky and is now with the Golden State Warriors after being waived by the Sacramento Kings. The Kings must have pulled off one of the worst trade deals of all time in trading away DeMarcus Cousins, and then getting rid of Barnes to make room for the three players they acquired. Barnes may have the last laugh if the Warriors win the title. This is possible now Andrew Bogut has broken his leg and the Cavaliers don't have his muscle on the inside.
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