Go Lakers!

10/30/2012 10:21:11 AM

10/30/2012 7:09:10 PM

almost David Stern, the Hurricane you were looking for is Sandy. very close.

10/30/2012 7:35:15 PM

lol stern just called the hurricane 'katrina'

10/30/2012 7:35:33 PM

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"Mavs under 44.5 Nuggets over 49.5 Pistons under 32.5 Lakers under 59.5 Knicks over 45.5 Magic over 24.5 Wizards over 27.5 Suns under 33.5"

as a Kentucky fan, i'm baised towards Brandon Knight, but i think him, Greg Monroe and Drummond are a nice nucleus. with Jerebko healthy, a competent coach in Lawrence Frank, and the chance that Tayshaun could semi-return to form, i could see the Pistons surprising a lot of people.

the Magic are gonna be terrible. their roster is the worst in the league. Big fucking Baby is gonna be the focal point of their offense. Orlando is likely a franchise that's in immediate tank mode, only focused on collecting ping balls for the lottery.

[Edited on October 30, 2012 at 7:39 PM. Reason : ...]

10/30/2012 7:38:02 PM

super lame

10/30/2012 7:42:29 PM

Orlando and Charlotte will battle for worst record in the league.

That Piston optimism definitely stems from Kentucky homerism.

10/30/2012 8:00:19 PM

Those bets are solid gold, period.

I don't pretend to be the God of Wine. Just the NBA.





(should also mention i took denver to win the title for $20 at 40:1 odds. Team is just stacked and i love all of their knutesacs. If George Karl has a heart attack they'll rise to 20:1 instantly)

[Edited on October 30, 2012 at 10:44 PM. Reason : a]

10/30/2012 10:32:45 PM

Can't really dominate harder than Lebron did tonight in only 29 minutes.

26 points on 16 FGA + 5 FTA, 10 reb, 9 ast, 2 stl, 0 to. He's pretty good.


Oh yeah Varejao's trade value is as high as ever after his 9 pt, 23 reb, 9 ast effort tonight.


Wizards need John "Another Brick'n" Wall back because AJ price is total garbage.

10/30/2012 10:39:42 PM

i hope the Lakers run the pick and roll more than they did in the preseason

10/30/2012 10:51:27 PM

The Magic are bad obviously, but they have several pretty good players like Ayon, Redick, Vucevic, Afflalo, and McRoberts.

If Jameer returns to form they should easily win 25 games.

Their struggles are going to come from the crappy guys in their rotation like Big Baby, Turkoglu, and Harrington. Just gotta hope those guys get hurt or benched a lot...

[Edited on October 30, 2012 at 11:05 PM. Reason : a]

10/30/2012 11:05:16 PM

Lakers game boring me to death. I think i saw herb on the bench.

10/30/2012 11:17:47 PM

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"The Magic are bad obviously, but they have several pretty good players like Ayon, Redick, Vucevic, Afflalo, and McRoberts."

a bunch of pretty good players don't matter if they aren't surrounding at least one really good player

(i can't believe you're still singing the praises of McRoberts)

[Edited on October 30, 2012 at 11:21 PM. Reason : ...]

10/30/2012 11:19:38 PM

Why did they have to mic up Gasol aka the pale snail of fail

10/31/2012 12:54:05 AM

what is wrong with the lakers?

10/31/2012 1:18:29 AM

these tnt guys are all 'wait until dirk and kaman come back' like kaman is some kind of all star

10/31/2012 1:21:41 AM

Kaman did make an all-star team

and he's one of the best (offensive) players on Dallas

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"what is wrong with the lakers?"

Nash is handcuffed and totally wasted by this "Princeton-hybrid" offense, thus negating one of the biggest strengths on the team

their bench sucks

they have no outside shooting, which if present, would make a Nash/Howard pick and roll as lethal an offensive play that exists in the league

all that said, relax LA

it's one game; they'll figure it out; they still have first class tickets to the finals

[Edited on October 31, 2012 at 1:39 AM. Reason : ...]

10/31/2012 1:38:13 AM

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"these tnt guys are all 'wait until dirk and kaman come back' like kaman is some kind of all star"

He's been a 15 and 9 guy for the last five years. That's well above average for your regular NBA center.

10/31/2012 8:21:10 AM

Nah kaman has been terrible for years now. They are much better without him.

Nowitzki out doesn't matter either because they have brandan wright and Jae crowder now.

10/31/2012 8:46:05 AM

Who do you guys think is better, Duncan or Gasol? I'm arguing with some guys in a basketball forum. I think Gasol's career will be better.

10/31/2012 9:09:07 AM

we need to just end this thread after those two idiotic posts ^ and ^^

10/31/2012 9:22:25 AM

Did the Lakers run the Princeton style offense last year?

Nash is going to have a terrible year if they stick with this shit. I picked him late in my fantasy draft thinking I got a steal...

10/31/2012 9:46:27 AM

It's the first game but they looked old and shitty.

My dream finals of Heat v Lakers looks like a long shot.

10/31/2012 9:48:29 AM

Nash may not help Laker more than Allen helps Heat. They are all 96 draft picks.

10/31/2012 10:04:46 AM

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"Nowitzki out doesn't matter either because they have brandan wright and Jae crowder now."

unless Nowitzski has significantly regressed then he definitely still matters. the Diggler can create a good shot during any position. that's incredibly valuable, especially in close, late game situations. Crowder looked great. and he was a beast in the preseason so it's probably not an abberation.

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"Did the Lakers run the Princeton style offense last year?"

no

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"My dream finals of Heat v Lakers looks like a long shot."

not according to Vegas

10/31/2012 1:41:54 PM

Nash has Dwight Fucking Howard and Pau Gasol on his team....they should be pick and rolling all day long. I can't believe they're trying to run the Princeton offense and I can't believe Kobe Bryant hasn't had Brown fired yet because of that.



PRINCETON?! Y'ALL TALKIN' BOUT PRINCETON?!?

[Edited on October 31, 2012 at 1:46 PM. Reason : .]

10/31/2012 1:44:24 PM

Face was all about some Jae Crowder in the draft threads. It'll be interesting to see what kind of year he has as I think face's analysis on the NBA is pretty damn solid even if exaggerates unnecessarily much of the time.

10/31/2012 1:51:08 PM

^^ Princeton offense is designed for Kings. Lakers should choose triangle offense by Phil Jackson.

10/31/2012 2:11:10 PM

That will not last in LA I guarantee you.

10/31/2012 3:13:29 PM

Why? Because Jackson is retired?

10/31/2012 5:07:10 PM

face analysis is usually prett solid, but exxagerates way too much. You're right.

Kobe probably likes the idea of this princeton offense bullshit, because it means they aren't running pick and roles with nash/howard and Nash/Gasol. Even though that's what they absolutely should be doing.

10/31/2012 6:00:45 PM

^^ I was referring to the princeton offense, not the triangle.

Barkley is usually correct when it come to spotting flaws in game time strategy and he was all over this one.

10/31/2012 7:17:21 PM

I agree. Do they know what princeton system is? And why don't they bring PJ back and teach them triangle?

10/31/2012 7:42:10 PM

why do people still respond to shoot?

10/31/2012 7:43:12 PM

Free week of League Pass from Time Warner Cable. FYI.

10/31/2012 9:11:42 PM

^^ B/c everyone knows this kind of typo errors is normal except you, baby.

10/31/2012 9:59:21 PM

shoot! hello old friend! do you have any recent photographs of you dunking basketball?

10/31/2012 10:24:51 PM

Nooo. I'm practicing dribbling recently.

10/31/2012 10:32:33 PM

i hope you are practicing the spider dribble, do you aware of this?

10/31/2012 10:35:06 PM

Interesting.

10/31/2012 10:47:38 PM

LA loses to Portland by 10 and the game was more lopsided than the score indicates. Nash hurt his ankle and left the game in the 3Q, which meant Chris Duhon saw minutes. he plaid so well he had Kobe pining for Smush Parker. Howard put up numbers, but the Lakers ran way too much of their offense through him. Nic Batum abused World Peace. Damon Lillard played like he's the second best rookie in the league. JJ Hickson put up a double-double and Meyers Leonard continues to look like a goofy fucker.

James Harden was incredible. if the Rockets had a reliable post scorer, they'd be really dangerous.

the Clippers went significant stretches with Jamal Crawford, Eric Bledose, and Wille Green on the court with each other. holy combo guard, batman. when Crawford is on, he plays like one of the best isolation players in the league.


[Edited on November 1, 2012 at 1:49 AM. Reason : ...]

11/1/2012 1:24:29 AM

Remember James harden was only good in OKC because the defense was distracted by how badly westbrooks shots would brick off the rim. He won't have that in Houston

11/1/2012 7:27:28 AM

I forget. Who was it that liked damian lillard in the draft thread?

11/1/2012 8:29:21 AM

What happened to your Nuggets?? George Karl?

11/1/2012 8:41:34 AM

^^ Too early to be bragging. Jae Crowder was beyond horrible last night and you sucked him off as well. Let them play at least 10 games before you start crowning your ass.

11/1/2012 9:06:20 AM

Anthony Davis is going to be very, very good. Wait til he gets up to like 235-240 and can't be pushed off the block as easily...

11/1/2012 11:23:10 AM

I feel like the best comparison to him is kevin mchale, but people don't want to say it just yet.

11/1/2012 11:32:53 AM

Debating getting League Pass broadband for Knicks games.. The 5 team version is only $119.

Knicks
Lakers

What other 3 teams you guys recommend?

11/1/2012 11:39:27 AM

Heat, Rockets, Thunder if I was you.

11/1/2012 11:45:13 AM

2 schools of thought...Do you want the best teams? Then three of Miami, Boston, Spurs, OKC, Clippers. But these are the teams on national TV the most, so you'll be mitigating some of the value of the package. Alternatively, you could go for pure entertainment value and pick teams like Houston, Denver, Golden State, or New Orleans. Also factor in your bedtime...if you're asleep by 11, the west coast teams are less of an option. For me, I'd go Denver, OKC, and Houston.

[Edited on November 1, 2012 at 11:46 AM. Reason : x]

11/1/2012 11:45:57 AM