The 2010/2011 NBA Season Thread

[w.axl.rose]

Surprised no one has a created a thread for this yet... Anyway I was looking forward to seeing Magic vs Heat even though its a pre-season game but it got canceled. Really wanted to see the Magic make the Heat disappear...

oh yeah...


LAKERS 3 PEAT This year 


@Garry if you read this... Go ahead and tell me for the 2nd time that Lakers won't win.

[gnr-4-ever]

If the Heat stay healthy it's gonna be hard to beat them.
But already Wade got injured, LeBron had a minor injury, Mike Miller out for 6-8 weeks... without them all staying healthy I don't see them beating either Boston or Orlando. The Lakers are probably gonna take the West with no problems, maybe the Nuggets could challenge if the start playing some defense and Oklahome City is overrated IMO.

It's gonna be a fun opening night - Miami @ Boston. 

[AxlsMainMan]

Things just wont be the same without The Answer

[gnr-4-ever]

Things just wont be the same without The Answer

Yeah, my favorite player to ever play the game.

I woke up at night (cause I'm in Europe) just to watch that guy put up 30 a night on every team against him.

Got every jersey he ever wore in the NBA, shoes, photos with signatures, almost everything related to him.

After he announced his retirement after the 3 games with Memphis I remember crying that night.

He was more than just a NBA player to me, I grew up idolizing him and watching him play and trying to do whatever he did on the basketball court.

I am sure gonna miss that guy...

As much as the Besiktas Istanbul idea sounds a wrong direction, there's a positive thing in it - I might be able to finally see him play in person if his team comes near my country.

I know it's not the same guy as he was back in the Philly/Denver days but it would still be a dream come true.

That's one thing I gotta do while he is still able to play.

[D]

NBA League Pass is ordered

for the past 5 years ive seen EVERY Dallas Mav game and this year will continue the streak!

I respect Dirk for not being a coward and chasing a ring. I'll take a 50 win season and Dallas competing fairly over the Heat's bullshit and the Lakers stealing Pau Gasol and Artest ring chasing.


I think, especially if Carmelo gets traded, we are gonna be in the West Finals.

Roddy Beaubois is unstoppable. Tyson Chandler gives us a defensive presence and he is a great floor runner. our bench is ridiculous with Terry,Marion and Chandler coming off it everynight.

[gnr-4-ever]

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69745/20101024/iverson_plans_to_play_in_turkey/

[AxlsMainMan]

Gunna' be hard to add that jersey to the collection.

[gnr-4-ever]

Gunna' be hard to add that jersey to the collection.

Nah, they are probably gonna sell it on their site since he's gonna draw a lot of people to their site.

[GeorgeSteele]

Not a great start for the Heat... I think those 'sidekick' chants from the Celtic fans may have gotten to Lebron. 

[gnr-4-ever]

Not a great start for the Heat... I think those 'sidekick' chants from the Celtic fans may have gotten to Lebron. 

Looks like it, 8 turnovers isn't something we are used to seeing from him.

DWade and LeBron had 14 TOs combined and that's too much if you plan on beating Boston.

In the first quarter the Heat had only 9 points, last year the lowest was 12. 

Rough start to say the least for the big three.

Let's hope they do better against Philly tonight.

[w.axl.rose]

how about those 17 assist from Rondo for the opening game 

... as for the lakers i honestly thought we were going to lose at the end. figured Brooks would get the ball behind the 3 point line and just make the basket.

[faldor]

It's tough to take much out of the first game of the season, especially from the Heat perspective, as their big 3 played all of a few minutes together in pre-season.  I'm sure they will learn to play with each other and get much better as the season progresses.  As for last night though, that basically looked like the Cavs with Lebron the last few years.  Bosh was a complete non factor and Wade appears not to be 100% healthy yet.  And I may be overreacting to the ONE game, but their supporting cast seems to be severely lacking to me.  They have no frontcourt presence to speak of and nobody outside of the big 3 that scares you.  They do appear to have some shooters with House and Jones, and when Miller comes back they'll have another.  But I'm not sold on them being as great as the Van Gundy's of the world were projecting.

[D]

HAHAHA Cleveland beat Boston tonight! Fuck you Lebron!



On a side note

My Mavs looked amazing tonight against Charlotte. We look tougher,play better defense and aren't running the same ole plays to Dirk at the top of the key every time down the floor.

Dirk scored 28 pts on 13 shots!!!!!!!!  11-13 but more importantly, he pulled down 13 rebounds.  Kidd had 18 assists.

Look out Western Conference.

[faldor]

HAHAHA Cleveland beat Boston tonight! Fuck you Lebron!

Yeah the Cavs played a bit possessed tonight.  JJ Hickson picked up right where Lebron left off in the first half of the game.  He did slow down in the second half though.  They still have Jamison who is a good offensive player, and Varejo is a mini Joakim Noah.  And Mo Williams didn't even play tonight.  So they have SOME talent, and maybe they'll pull together and play as more of a team without having to depend on ONE guy.

Then again, probably not.  They played their hearts out tonight, as I'm sure they'll do when Lebron visits town. 

[w.axl.rose]

what was up with gordon not passing the ball to griffin in the 4th qrt.. 

[gnr-4-ever]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20F9dIw_onk


Clippers becoming relevant this year? 

[gnr-4-ever]

Well it's official.

Iverson has signed a 2-year deal with Besiktas Istanbul.

[russkwtx]

^At least we won't have to deal with his drama every week on ESPN for the next two years, unless he flames out and does something really stupid in a Muslim country....

[gnr-4-ever]

^At least we won't have to deal with his drama every week on ESPN for the next two years, unless he flames out and does something really stupid in a Muslim country....

It's not his fault the media has turned against him and blows up every story about him to make him look bad.

[faldor]

A couple of Celtics notes.  How about Rajon Rondo breaking an NBA record for most assists through the first 4 games of a season, besting Stockon and Magic.

And KG was doing his thing last night and called Charlie Villanueva (UConn's own) a cancer patient.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2010/11/did_kg_go_too_f.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:celtics

Obviously I don't condone this sort of thing, but people have to stop being surprised by this sort of thing.  Athletes/performers/entertainers aren't the most grounded or smartest human beings.  They say and do stupid things.  We see it time and again.  So this doesn't really surprise me.