The 2008/2009 NBA season thread

[D]

I will also say this

U cannot count out Detroit.

If they ever gel with Iverson, the way Stuckey has stepped up etc, they have some pieces to be tough still.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I will also say this

U cannot count out Detroit.

If they ever gel with Iverson, the way Stuckey has stepped up etc, they have some pieces to be tough still.

Iverson and gelling don't go together.

Giving up Chauncey took them out of contention for good.

[D]

Yeah, I am definitely not an Allen Iverson fan

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Yeah, I am definitely not an Allen Iverson

No you're not.

[Bodhi]

You've never heard of Lebron James?

Cleveland is not as good as Boston...next year probably...

[Bodhi]

I will go out and make a bold prediction that it won't be Boston vs LA


Too many variables in play. Injuries etc


Cleveland should've beat Boston last year. U add Mo Williams and a possible trade for Shawn Marion and u are damn right Cleveland can win. Especially if Lebron keeps driving to the rim.


LA, I don't know..........  Utah are looking amazing and have been without Carlos Boozer almost all season. They have been banged up and not at full strength for any part of the season.

The emergence of Paul Millsap in Boozer's absence will prove huge in the playoffs.

I'll take Boozer, Okur, Millsap, Kirilenko over Gasol,Odom,Bynum and Walton

They have Ronnie Brewer and AK47 to throw at Kobe, Deron williams will eat Fish alive.

True Utah will give the Lakers all they can handle out West, IF they stay healthy....my gut feeling is when Boozer comes back and plays a few weeks he will be traded...He is a good power forward but he NEVER plays...I mean he stayed healthy last year, but that was it...This guy misses a ridiculous amount of games and then talks about how he is "going to get a raise"...Fuck him...I say trade him...If Utah can get these injuries under control(still feels weird saying that because for 20 years they never had any injuries)..Boozer has already missed more games this season than Karl Malone did in 18 years with the Jazz...and most of those were suspensions...

[AxlsMainMan]

I will also say this

U cannot count out Detroit.

If they ever gel with Iverson, the way Stuckey has stepped up etc, they have some pieces to be tough still.

Iverson and gelling don't go together.

Giving up Chauncey took them out of contention for good.

Detroit has won 4 in a row and are 7-3 in their last 10.

Gelling has occurred.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I will also say this

U cannot count out Detroit.

If they ever gel with Iverson, the way Stuckey has stepped up etc, they have some pieces to be tough still.

Iverson and gelling don't go together.

Giving up Chauncey took them out of contention for good.

Detroit has won 4 in a row and are 7-3 in their last 10.

Gelling has occurred.

Dawg, six of those seven victories came against teams under .500, including the lowly Thunder, Bobcats, and the Wizards.

[w.axl.rose]

I will go out and make a bold prediction that it won't be Boston vs LA


Too many variables in play. Injuries etc


Cleveland should've beat Boston last year. U add Mo Williams and a possible trade for Shawn Marion and u are damn right Cleveland can win. Especially if Lebron keeps driving to the rim.


LA, I don't know..........  Utah are looking amazing and have been without Carlos Boozer almost all season. They have been banged up and not at full strength for any part of the season.

The emergence of Paul Millsap in Boozer's absence will prove huge in the playoffs.

I'll take Boozer, Okur, Millsap, Kirilenko over Gasol,Odom,Bynum and Walton

They have Ronnie Brewer and AK47 to throw at Kobe, Deron williams will eat Fish alive.

so, I think Utah have a nice chance

U can't forget Houston also. When Healthy they are very capable. they have Battier and Artest to guard Kobe and Kobe doesn't do well against Ron.

Don't sleep on Phoenix or Dallas either.  We played LA very close at LA without Josh Howard.

I just want to dispute your points about Utah and Houston.

Boozer has fouled up the chemistry in that locker room with all his talk about getting a raise and becoming a free agent and so on and so forth.

Houston...haha.  Not while Yao Ming is still there!  T-Mac has never done anything in the playoffs, and Artest is liable to go beat up a grandma in the stands because the tennis ball off her walker rolled down to the playing surface.

i don't think D saw that game when LA played against Houston in the beginning of the season

[D]

Sure, LA won by 30 but that don't mean shit in the playoffs.  I don't think Houston will win but I am just saying, they will give LA all they can handle and u never know.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I have a question I would like to ask the Celtics, and Celtics fans.  It's a Spanish phrase I've heard that I would like to whip out on here.





Que paso Celtics?

[w.axl.rose]

los Celtics no bueno

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Its called west coast trip.

Word to the D-man.

[pilferk]

I have a question I would like to ask the Celtics, and Celtics fans.  It's a Spanish phrase I've heard that I would like to whip out on here.





Que paso Celtics?

The better question is "Where is their defense".

I'm not sure what happened to the team that won 19 straight.  Maybe they've been "Space Jam"-ed.  And it's not like they looked horrible ALL game...but they certainly didn't look like they have the previous 3 weeks. And they looked LOUSY in the 4th quarter.  Not just worn out, but STUPID, to boot.   Maybe it's jet lag, maybe it's holiday "blahs", lack of focus.....I don't know. 

I'm not worried YET.  I'm still relatively sure they'll rebound and start running off wins again.  But yes...I'm concerned.  Because there are no obvious reasons for the turn around...nobody is hurt.  Nobody is sick.  System hasn't changed....nothing.

On the up side...Cleveland lost, too.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I have a question I would like to ask the Celtics, and Celtics fans.  It's a Spanish phrase I've heard that I would like to whip out on here.





Que paso Celtics?

The better question is "Where is their defense".

I'm not sure what happened to the team that won 19 straight.  Maybe they've been "Space Jam"-ed.  And it's not like they looked horrible ALL game...but they certainly didn't look like they have the previous 3 weeks. And they looked LOUSY in the 4th quarter.  Not just worn out, but STUPID, to boot.   Maybe it's jet lag, maybe it's holiday "blahs", lack of focus.....I don't know. 

I'm not worried YET.  I'm still relatively sure they'll rebound and start running off wins again.  But yes...I'm concerned.  Because there are no obvious reasons for the turn around...nobody is hurt.  Nobody is sick.  System hasn't changed....nothing.

On the up side...Cleveland lost, too.

I don't know about that.  They scored a paltry 83 against a Lakers defense that is average at best.  Portland didn't have their all-star Roy.

The race for home-court advantage is gonna go down to the wire.

[faldor]

Has Cleveland gone out West yet?  I don't think so, it's a long season, things will play themselves out.  It's a tough trip, but 1-3 is not good, especially with the Blazers being short-handed.  Should've won that game and finished up 2-2.  Couldn't have expected them to win 27 out of every 29 games all season long though.  I think they'll be fine.  Home court advantage proved to be huge last season though.  The C's couldn't figure out how to win on the road until the Conference finals.  I have a feeling they'll be better prepared when the time comes this season.  I don't forsee a 7 game opening round tilt, at least I hope not.  That was scary stuff last year. 

They also have some depth issues that they need to address somewhere down the line.  They lack sufficient backups at PG and C.  Patrick O'Bryant is nothing more than a garbage minutes, 12th man on the roster type, certainly not a viable backup big man.  And Eddie House is a gamer, but he's proved over and over that he's not a true PG.  I don't think Gabe Pruitt is quite ready to be thrust into that role.  I'm sure P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell will be on the docket come playoff time.  What's with Cassell anyway?  I see him on the bench.  Sometimes he's in the warmups, the next night he's in street clothes.  Is he on the roster, IR, is he a player/coach, just there for inspiration?

[D]

I just want to say my Mavs are 17-5 since the horrible 2-7 start. things are gelling and starting to truly run well.

we have 4 easy games coming up and that would put us 21-5 since the bad start!

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Has Cleveland gone out West yet?  I don't think so, it's a long season, things will play themselves out.  It's a tough trip, but 1-3 is not good, especially with the Blazers being short-handed.  Should've won that game and finished up 2-2.  Couldn't have expected them to win 27 out of every 29 games all season long though.  I think they'll be fine.  Home court advantage proved to be huge last season though.  The C's couldn't figure out how to win on the road until the Conference finals.  I have a feeling they'll be better prepared when the time comes this season.  I don't forsee a 7 game opening round tilt, at least I hope not.  That was scary stuff last year. 

They also have some depth issues that they need to address somewhere down the line.  They lack sufficient backups at PG and C.  Patrick O'Bryant is nothing more than a garbage minutes, 12th man on the roster type, certainly not a viable backup big man.  And Eddie House is a gamer, but he's proved over and over that he's not a true PG.  I don't think Gabe Pruitt is quite ready to be thrust into that role.  I'm sure P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell will be on the docket come playoff time.  What's with Cassell anyway?  I see him on the bench.  Sometimes he's in the warmups, the next night he's in street clothes.  Is he on the roster, IR, is he a player/coach, just there for inspiration?

http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

If Marbury signs with Boston, ya'll can just pull the plug on your season.

[faldor]

If Marbury signs with Boston, ya'll can just pull the plug on your season.

Yeah I heard that today.  That'd be crazy.  I'd take a wait and see approach, but history wouldn't necessarily be on their side.  Maybe a reunion with KG would do Steph some good?  Yeah, I'm reaching.