Didn't see an official thread started up, and the season is about to tipoff. If you want to lock this one and start another thread with official, 2010-11, or 80 *'s in the title go for it.

I'm struggling to understand why many of the same announcers and writers that are picking the Heat to break 72 wins are calling for them to lose tonight. Since both teams can't lose, I hope the Heat do though.

N-BA!

10/26/2010 7:36:23 PM

can't believe I'm cheering for the Celtics

10/26/2010 7:45:44 PM

Came here to post this thread.

82 game season, these games tonight mean just about nothing, still just glad the NBA is back

10/26/2010 7:46:04 PM

rondo looking good right now

10/26/2010 7:47:27 PM

lebron is blowing right now

10/26/2010 8:00:07 PM

the entire Heat team looks like shit. obviously it's a temporary situation, but 9 points at the end of the 1st quarter isn't what I expected.

10/26/2010 8:01:49 PM

How long until Pat Riley sends Spoelstra on an extended vacation?

10/26/2010 8:07:26 PM

I've always hated the Heat (came into the NBA the same year as the Charlotte Hornets, for all you young whippersnappers)

But never can I remember a time when it was so easy for me to pull for the Celtics

10/26/2010 8:09:45 PM

agreed. when I saw an Anthony 50 jersey out there running the court for the Heat I thought Greg brought his old ass out of retirement to chase a ring too.

10/26/2010 8:12:14 PM

I think it will be very interesting to see how the Heat perform in late game situations like being down 2 points with 7 seconds left with the ball...Wade is your best free throw shooter, Bosh is even a better FT shooter than Lebron, but Lebron is a golden god, so he needs to touch the ball

I'd love to see some TO/McNabb type infighting before the new year, although I'd settle for seeing the disgruntled trio walking off the court after being swept in the Eastern Finals

10/26/2010 8:23:08 PM

Boston dominating.

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 8:31 PM. Reason : This is pretty funny really.]

10/26/2010 8:28:42 PM

nice dunk Lebron, you're only down 13 points now

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : actually not gonna hate on that...he wasnt showboating...his 'simple' dunks just look that good]

10/26/2010 8:36:48 PM

who would you people add to this poster for the top 65 players

or who would you replace with new people to keep it at the top 50



i had this poster when i was a kid lol

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 8:53 PM. Reason : always found it strange they used an MJ pic with him in the not-often-used black jersey]

10/26/2010 8:52:45 PM

I had some poster with a 3x3 matrix of pictures of dunks...guys like Dominique, Jordan, Larry Nance, Spud...had a yellow border and background separating the pics...can't find a pic on google...shit was awesome though

I wanna say it was called Sultans of Slam, but I can't be sure

oh snap i found it...haha goin for $70 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-1986-NBA-Sultans-Slam-Basketball-Poster-Jordan-/360312983766

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 9:06 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2010 8:59:58 PM

Best 15 players not included that have played since in no particular order:

Tim Duncan
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Allen Iverson
Gary Payton
Steve Nash
Dwayne Wade
Jason Kidd
Dirk Nowitzki
Reggie Miller
Shawn Kemp (Sonics version)
Kevin Garnett
Chris Webber (Kings version)
Dennis Rodman
Ray Allen


First man left out, Stephon Marbury.

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2010 9:23:52 PM

i'm an idiot

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2010 9:39:46 PM

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10/26/2010 9:45:44 PM

Rondo with 17 assists

so far

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 9:56 PM. Reason : lol at lebron lane violation on the first FT of 2]

10/26/2010 9:54:18 PM

the Heat have compiled an impressive resume of looking like shit through 3.5 quarters thus far. I hope it continues throughout the season.

10/26/2010 10:01:23 PM

Quote :

"I think it will be very interesting to see how the Heat perform in late game situations like being down 2 points with 7 seconds left with the ball...Wade is your best free throw shooter, Bosh is even a better FT shooter than Lebron, but Lebron is a golden god, so he needs to touch the ball"

just a prediction...but i think it will be a lot of 3-man ball, where none of the other 2 players on the court touch the ball on late possessions...and defenses will quickly adjust and double lebron and double wade, or at least be ready to double any time they get the ball...watch, lets see if i'm right

i just fail to see them with the big 3, and kicking it out to Eddie House for the game winner or something

10/26/2010 10:01:51 PM

for a game that has been close a couple times, this shit is boring

10/26/2010 10:06:53 PM

How does the heat look? Living in Boston I feel I should have some idea of how the game is going for the watercooler.

10/26/2010 10:08:43 PM

looked like shit early (first 2.5 - 3 quarters), turned it on late, just cut it to 3, but shuttlesworth just drained a 3 to increase the lead to 6 with less than a minute left


[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 10:10 PM. Reason : how long til they pair him up with his retarded brother in an All State commercial]

10/26/2010 10:09:25 PM

the Heat have a long way to go chemistry-wise if they want to be some mythical 70+ win team, or at least contend for a title in their first year...they looked sloppy all night

a real team is about to play though (not that Boston isn't a real team)

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 10:16 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2010 10:15:27 PM

One would think that lebron and wade get paid enough to learn how to knock down open jumpers

10/26/2010 10:21:31 PM

Ok this is pretty cool with the lakers introducing each other

if a bit awkward

10/26/2010 10:33:28 PM

yeah, wish josh powell and adam morrison were there to talk lol


the back of those shooting shirts is kinda cool

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM. Reason : ]

10/26/2010 10:38:09 PM

wow, i just glanced over at the bobcats' roster and there were no players from unc

10/27/2010 6:31:14 PM

I guess Rally's thread can be the Lebron dicktug and Kobe castration thread and this one we can actually talk about the games and matchups and all.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Knicks look tonight. Watching the pregame on MSG right now and with the free preview I'll have this game as my flip back from the World Series...

10/27/2010 6:32:29 PM

I, too, am curious about the Knicks.

10/27/2010 6:47:54 PM

I'm interested to see how much you like/hate Felton after a few weeks

He'll probably be better than Duhon, but that's not saying much

10/27/2010 7:01:14 PM

I can already tell Mozgov is just complete clownshoes.

10/27/2010 7:18:28 PM

is there an nba equivalent to redzone (the channel not the place on the field)?

[Edited on October 27, 2010 at 9:08 PM. Reason : for clarity]

10/27/2010 9:08:39 PM

Just saw espn.com that the Celtics are losing to the Cavs and Hickson has 19 pts 5 rebounds.....anyone actually watching the game?

[Edited on October 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM. Reason : celtics]

10/27/2010 9:16:45 PM

you know utah should be a very interesting team this year, I was about to give up on them when boozer left but that was a brilliant move by them to get jefferson after that, you can tell when a team actually has management that knows what its doing, you could make a case they could improve now with milsap starting now, then again they might suck without boozer too

btw what on earth was denver thinking keeping jr smith, that guy is a cancer that wanted out anyways

[Edited on October 27, 2010 at 11:10 PM. Reason : k]

10/27/2010 11:08:45 PM

Blake Griffin killing it so far this game

10/27/2010 11:35:14 PM

Damn Monte Ellis with 46 pts. Talk about an empty stat line otherwise 3 RBs, 2 Assists, 1 steal. Looks like a stat line that Kevin Martin would throw up.

10/28/2010 8:20:54 AM

Quote :

"Tim Duncan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Allen Iverson Gary Payton Steve Nash Dwayne Wade Jason Kidd Dirk Nowitzki Reggie Miller Shawn Kemp (Sonics version) Kevin Garnett Chris Webber (Kings version) Dennis Rodman Ray Allen First man left out, Stephon Marbury."

Out of all of those, I'd say only Miller, Nowitski, Kidd, D Wade, Nash, Kobe, Duncan, and Lebron absolutely deserve to be on a list with Chamberlain, Russell, Robertson, Jordan, Magic, Havlicek, et al.

Marbury should be nowhere near the list.

Maybe put Ray Allen as first man out.

10/28/2010 5:59:23 PM

and another guy that needs to be dumped is rashard lewis after failing horribly down the stretch last yr, I guess these teams just don't have a better option

10/29/2010 1:20:26 AM

^^Have to add KG to that list also

10/29/2010 8:58:50 AM

that poster: Bing off, King on

10/29/2010 4:28:22 PM

seriously ESPN? are you going to show "Heat Alert"s for all 82 games?

10/29/2010 9:09:52 PM

Can't wait for the lockout next year.

10/31/2010 3:03:25 PM

Huge game for JJ Hickson. 31 pts on 11/17 shooting. Only 5 RBs, but he is clearly becoming the go to guy for the Cavs on offense. Great to see him having success.

11/2/2010 10:12:25 PM

only 5 RBs on his fantasy team? that sounds about right to me. how many roster spots does his league have?

11/3/2010 10:25:25 AM

^uh huh......

11/3/2010 10:33:29 AM

GG KG

Quote :

"The Boston Celtics pounded the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, and Charlie Villanueva posted messages on his Twitter account that indicate Kevin Garnett may have made it personal. One of the tweets says: "KG called me a cancer patient, I'm pissed because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he's tossing it like it's a joke." Garnett is known for his trash talking on the court. Villanueva suffers from alopecia universalis, a medical condition that results in hair loss. The Detroit forward does not have hair on his head."

11/3/2010 1:05:17 PM

Mike Quade does not approve.

11/3/2010 1:08:15 PM

just read this about JJ Hickson's game last night

Quote :

"J.J. Hickson scored a career-high 31 points. The fans got so carried away, they chanted "MVP, MVP" when Hickson was at the foul line in the fourth. (Yahoo! Sports)"

haha

11/3/2010 1:23:08 PM

One time I asked Villanueva if he shaved points...then asked him if he shaved his eyebrows...he blew me a kiss

11/3/2010 1:24:03 PM