Board 8 > NBA Discussion Topic - Where Rondo getting pissed happens

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there's no such thing as a healthy Bynum

yeah I think the Lakers are a 45 win team now. Thunder, Dallas, Memphis and the Clippers are probably the class of that division.

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45-21 for the Lakers? Seems about right.

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in the East... uh, Miami and Chicago for sure, Knicks and Boston maybe, Orlando if they keep Howard. I'm not too convinced on anybody else.

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Keeping Andre Jordan is a huge factor not a lot of people are mentioning. Him and Blake feed off each other. Paul with Billups and Butler will flesh out keeping things on pace. Blake will bring the energy. They have a good setup.

I still think Nick Young would be an incredible fit with the clips but no one else seems to see that

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Go Pacers.

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If China didn't pillage the Nuggets, I would have said they had a good team coming back. Not favorites good but "I really don't want to deal with these guys in the first round" good.

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ScareChan posted...
Keeping Andre Jordan is a huge factor not a lot of people are mentioning. Him and Blake feed off each other. Paul with Billups and Butler will flesh out keeping things on pace. Blake will bring the energy. They have a good setup.

I still think Nick Young would be an incredible fit with the clips but no one else seems to see that

Paul and Billups do not work together on the floor. Both are ball-dominant guards, and Billups has never played off the ball for significant periods of time in his career.

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They still have JR Smith and Nene, so they are still "I dont want to deal with these guys in the first round" good

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No, JR Smith is in China as well. None of them (Smith, Kenyon Martin, Wilson Chandler) can return to the NBA until March 2012.

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Also, the Nuggets need to retain Arron Afflalo as well. Or they could send him our way, that's cool, too.

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in the East... uh, Miami and Chicago for sure, Knicks and Boston maybe, Orlando if they keep Howard. I'm not too convinced on anybody else.

It's kind of sad how the rest of that conference looks. They've been mediocre for a good while and there's no bright spots coming up. Maybe the Nets will be good some day?

I don't think the Knicks are ever going to work as currently constructed and Orlando looks like trash if Howard leaves. Clock is ticking on the Celtics and I think we can expect years of Bulls vs Heat conference finals.

From: TheRock1525 | #110
No, JR Smith is in China as well. None of them (Smith, Kenyon Martin, Wilson Chandler) can return to the NBA until March 2012.

Oh. I thought all the overseas contracts were month by month contracts



Man it must have been awesome for basketball lovers overseas to see all these awesome players come in out of nowhere

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No, China specifically made them sign those kind of deals, with no sort of escape clause should the NBA season not be cancelled. They were after Rodney Stuckey for a little while, but unfortunately they didn't sign him.

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THUNDER are well prepared for this season, already use a 10 man rotation, no new additions to work in, and lots of young legs

woooooooooo

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this is depressing

Gordon was on a bus with Clips season-ticket holders, going to fan stops, when he got the news. "Awkward," one says. Another: "Looked sad."

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this is depressing

Gordon was on a bus with Clips season-ticket holders, going to fan stops, when he got the news. "Awkward," one says. Another: "Looked sad."

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anyway, miami still the favorite in the east over chicago (... which doesn't seem to be making any moves this off-season...?) and they'll be contending for the #1 seed this year closer than last year.

memphis will be better than last year, good for a 3- or 4-seed. and there will probably be a huge-ass difference between being in the upper (4) half bracket or lower (3) half bracket in the west this year. just a hunch... it's gonna get as top-heavy as the east.

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Is there a b8 Fantasy Basketball league? I just did my first season of football and loved it so I would like to see how it works and if there is a group on here

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anyway, miami still the favorite in the east over chicago (... which doesn't seem to be making any moves this off-season...?) and they'll be contending for the #1 seed this year closer than last year.

Bulls just signed Rip Hamilton tonight. He's old so the question of how much he has left in the tank has to be asked, but he's an upgrade over Bogans.

Not a blockbuster move by any stretch of the imagination, but an upgrade is an upgrade. Rip won't be anywhere near what he was but the hope is he'll make teams have to think twice about double teaming Rose.

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As a Detroit fan, I can safely say that Rip Hamilton will either be very good for your team or a huge pain in the ass.

Your guess is as good as mine.

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It's depressing to watch Nash spend his last few years in Phoenix with that team. If he wanted a championship, he should have bailed when Amare left.

I'm not sure how to feel about this Paul trade. It could be really bad in the future...

From: Pianist | #117
memphis will be better than last year, good for a 3- or 4-seed.

has anybody seen zach randolph yet?

i can't say memphis is good until i know what randolph did during the lockout

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Randolph lost weight.

He's actually dunking the ball now.

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Austin Daye legit

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has anyone posted the pic of kendrick perkins btw

good lord

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that 13-3 run in the 4th quarter was exciting. Too bad they couldn't complete the comeback though

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I was really impressed with the extra passes they were making and their point guard seemed to have a good head on him. Detroit looked good

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I got to watch NBA basketball tonight

I don't care if it was preseason

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yeah Brandon Knight is looking legit too. Excited to see him develop

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Kyrie Irving hell yeah.

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From: Pianist | #126
has anyone posted the pic of kendrick perkins btw

good lord

or Big Diesel Glen Davis? what the F

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the first few weeks of the NBA season is going to ugly with guys playing into shape and getting used to teammates

one week of training camp, really

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Thats why the Thunder are set!

Unless Perkins losing 200 pounds was a bad idea >_>

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all the Thunder gonna look like Ibaka.

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Lets hear it for your ETHEOPIA THUNDER

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Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, and Al-Farouq Aminu show off their excitement to be on the New Orleans Hornets.



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TheRock ~ Slow dramatic zoom-pan. Doesn't phase the hooded man.

Gordon has somewhat semblance of a smile, or at least I can see it in his face.

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It's a pseudo-smile to hold back the fact that he's crying inside.

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Yeah, probably.

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green out all season and could have died if they didn't catch that

poseeeeeeeey

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NBA.com "Ricky Rubio helps Minnesota win"

Oh yeah?

1-2 | 4-4 | 6pts

Huh.

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6 points and 7 assists.

Not bad for a debut.

The kid isn't coming into the league as a scoring threat, he's pretty much a pure point that plays defense.

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anyone down for fantasy basketball? I want to try it

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From: Menji76 | #142
NBA.com "Ricky Rubio helps Minnesota win"

Oh yeah?

1-2 | 4-4 | 6pts

Huh.

literally a point guard

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mother of god miami...

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From: TimJab | #145
literally a point guard

it was front page news

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d12: 5pts, 2/9

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pulled down 6 rebounds too

6-6-7 in 24 minutes is pretty solid for your first game

are you implying that he didn't help minnesota win?

edit: oh and 2 steals. actually a really solid game. hoping to stash him on my fantasy roster. i think he'll take over for ridnour quickly.

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I don't think Dwight cares anymore.