NBA Thread (2009-10)

[byrnside]

Originally Posted by Mr. Baller

My Heat lost to the Cavs in a good game, and its good to see the Heat look like a contender in the East behind the Big 3. Hopefully Beasley amd Chalmers keep getting better and I love Udonis as 6th man.

I hope you're including the tied for first in the South East Atlanta Hawks in that big 3.

Originally Posted by xfearbefore

I won't deny how well the Lakers have played thus far, but there is one team would might be able to stop your Lakers...and that's my Celtics.

Seriously though, anyone else predicting another LA-Boston finals? I know I am, they're simply two out of this world teams right now, but we'll have to see if the Cavs are the real deal in the East and watch out for the Magic. The West is likely going to be won by LA again I think.

Am I the only one that thinks the East is now better than the West conference? Seriously, the tide has changed.

The only team I know that can beat the Lakers right now, and as much as I hate them, is your damned Celtics. This year would be a lot different though than 2007. The main reason that the Lakers lost that year was because of inexperience, Kobe couldn't get the help he truly needed in a lot of situations. Now they've gone to the dance twice and actually won one. It would make a great finals. The only thing better would be Cleveland V. LA.

Originally Posted by Big Sexy

The East is definitely the better conference. In the West I only see two teams that have a legitimate shot at making it to the finals. You have the Lakers who I believe are the best team in the league, and then you have the Nuggets. Outside of those two San Antonio is getting old, Portland is still too young, Dallas is inconsistent, Houston needs Yao and T Mac, Utah and New Orleans have been awful, Oklahoma City is a couple years away, and Phoenix can't win in the playoffs with their style of play.

The East has three teams with legit shots to make the finals and they have a lot of great young teams. Cleveland is starting to play very well and are always dangerous with LeBron, Boston has been impressive, and Orlando with a healthy Vince Carter could definitely make another finals appearance. After those three Miami has looked great so far, Atlanta is off to another good start, and Detroit once they get Rip and Tayshaun healthy could make some noise in the playoffs.

Absolutely. I was saying this the other day when this thread had died down a bit. I gotta hand it to LeBron and his squad, they're finally starting to get their shit together. He hooked it up for my Hawks two nights in a row beating Orlando and Miami and put Atlanta in a tie for first in the South East with Miami. Can't wait to see Atlanta V. Boston tonight. Hopefully I can talk some shit with X about it.

[RBH]

Originally Posted by xfearbefore

I won't deny how well the Lakers have played thus far, but there is one team would might be able to stop your Lakers...and that's my Celtics.

Seriously though, anyone else predicting another LA-Boston finals? I know I am, they're simply two out of this world teams right now, but we'll have to see if the Cavs are the real deal in the East and watch out for the Magic. The West is likely going to be won by LA again I think.

Am I the only one that thinks the East is now better than the West conference? Seriously, the tide has changed.

Hey Boston buddy...I WANT Lakers-Celtics just so we can beat you guys. The Celtics currently have 17 titles and the Lakers have 16. What better team to tie the record against than the leader themselves? The Lakers have tremendous talent and displayed it in blowing out the Suns last night. The Cavaliers can make a run but I believe Shaq will be their undoing eventually and they will suffer. Hey Xfearbefore, if you want to have a laugh, go to youtube and type in "I love LA" by Brian McKnight...the cheesiest and most hilarious music video you will ever see other than the infamous Rick Roll video.

But in all seriousness, to go out and beat up teams without Gasol, man, when we have everyone together, I forsee an epic 7 game series with Boston in the finals. That is if both teams play to their potential.

[jmt225]

I'm just coming in here to gloat.

Did anyone else watch that ass whoopin' the Nuggets put on the Lakers last night? I sure as fuck did, how about you?

Lakers going to the finals? Pssh... I don't think so. I think if/when the Lakers play Denver in the playoffs this year, we'll be seeing a whole lot of what we saw last night, and that's of course the Nuggets destroying those no good rotten motherfuckers, whether Pau Gasol plays or not.

Okay, I know I'm overreacting, but still... it was nice to see the Nuggets kick their ass, especially after reading all the Laker love in here yesterday, which made me absolutely sick to my stomach, for the record. I hate the Lakers, and if you root for them, then I hate you too.

[byrnside]

Originally Posted by jmt225

I'm just coming in here to gloat.

Did anyone else watch that ass whoopin' the Nuggets put on the Lakers last night? I sure as fuck did, how about you?

Lakers going to the finals? Pssh... I don't think so. I think if/when the Lakers play Denver in the playoffs this year, we'll be seeing a whole lot of what we saw last night, and that's of course the Nuggets destroying those no good rotten motherfuckers, Pau Gasol or not.

Okay, I know I'm overreacting, but still... it was nice to see the Nuggets kick their ass, especially after reading all the Laker love in here yesterday, which mades me absolutely sick to my stomach, for the record. I hate the Lakers, and if you root for them, then I hate you too.

I was definitely bummed the Lake show went down so hard last night. I actually am a little bit of a closet Nuggets fan though. I love the Bird Man. Speaking of "upsets," how about the Hawks. Come on, I haven't seen better defense than that in years!

[xfearbefore]

Yeah two upsets last night with Atlanta going over Boston and the Nuggets laying an ass whooping down on the Lakers, which I thought was the more embarrassing of the two losses. It's only one game though, if we were to decide who the best teams were just from who won a single game early in the season, well that would be pretty downright foolish wouldn't it?

Once the Lakers have Gasol back, we'll see how the Nuggets do.

[Southwind]

There we go Denver !!!!!!!!! That felt good as a Nuggets fan losing to them last year in the WCF was painful, they scored 8 points in the third quarter 8 !!! The Nuggets held the Lakers to only 23 second half points, the lowest amount in Laker history.

While it's only one game that was an impressive win Ty Lawson could start for a lot of teams at PG he was the steal of the draft in my opinion. That dunk Ty pulled off was sick.

This team looked possessed last night they really do hate the Lakers, and feel last year was a fluke. Watch out of J.R. Smith heats up that dude can drain threes like no other when he is in a groove.

Aaron Afflalo>Dahntay Jones against Aaflalo last night Kobe got only two points that's impressive defense against the best player on the planet.

I don't care if they didn't have Pau Gasol, that was a near 30 point beat down the Nuggs put on the champs. The defense Denver played was masterful, and Billups didn't even play that well at all, he only had 8 points on 1-7 shooting !

Lets go Nuggets!!!!!!!

[byrnside]

Still can't get over the Hawks beating Boston on Friday night. What a great display of defense from Atlanta. Al Horford rocking the double double. 4/5 of the starters pulling down double digits. Jamal Crawford should easily fit in for 6th man of the year if he keeps averaging 20 points a game. Also can't get it through my mind that the Nuggets absolutely slaughtered the Lakers. The Lake Show continued to struggle tonight without Gasol. The East for once has totally stepped up and are the dominant conference.

[jmt225]

Marcus Thronton had his coming out party last night, and I'm just coming in here to gloat about it. I told you all before that this guy was going to be great if he got a shot, and he did not let me down.

Seriously, Marcus Thronton could end up being on the best scorers in the league. Hell, he's basically just a smaller version of Carmello Anthony. New Orleans should definitely start the man, since their weak at the SG position anyway.

Nothing else to add, except to praise the Atlanta Hawks. They have looked absolutely fantastic this year, and I've made it no secrete about my love for Mike Bibby, so I'm really, really happy to see how well they're doing and I hope they can keep it up. But never did I expect for them to ever have the best record in the East. To be realistic, I don't think they'll keep that position, but I do think they have the talent to remain in the top 3. It'll be interesting and fun to follow, that's for sure.