Tanking, resting and other NBA evils

As the sprint towards the bottom of the NBA standings reaches a fever pitch (seriously Suns, we are now sitting Alan Williams in the Fall for Ball?), Fastbreak Breakfast is here with a new episode of breakfast and basketball banter. Why are people up in arms about the elite teams resting players when a 25% of the league is purposefully trying to lose? Are Steph Curry and the Warriors rounding back into form? And what is going to be more engrossing going forward, watching the battle for the 8th seeds or the jockeying for the top lottery position?

TIME STAMPS

• 10:00 The mystery of Kawhi Leonard’s unspectacular advanced statistics on defense (if only we had known Nylon Calculus had already explained it)
• 13:00 Remember when people were muttering “sophomore slump” about Karl-Anthony Towns? His averages are jaw-dropping over the last 30 games
• 17:15 Does watching Golden State blow out opponents reveal a lack of moral fiber?
• 20:50 A second by second breakdown of the Serge Ibaka/Robin Lopez kerfuffle. Why does the league seemingly reward missed punches?
• 27:00 Is it time to finally sell all remaining Terrence Ross stock?
• 33:30 Determining the veracity of a hilarious Craiglist posting for tickets to a Mavericks game
• 38:00 A double Game of Scones focusing on a favorite Fastbreak Breakfast topic: missed shots
• 53:15 The Grizzlies Epilogue looks at how Memphis has changed Mike Conley’s minutes since shutting down Chandler Parsons and how that could be one of the biggest factors in their recent turnaround.

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