2 weeks in....
by JLucas4092 on Nov 13, 2008 9:21 AM MST
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PrintWhat are everyone's thoughts on the NBA so far? If I can pat myself on the back, my Hawks sleeper pick is looking damn good right now. I love that team. I tried to watch the game last night but I just physically get angry at Boston so I had to limit it. It's gonna be an uphill battle this season for Atlanta, but they might be better than the 7 seed I thought they would be.
On the other hand, I was really wrong about the Spurs. Really wrong. In my defense though, they've had a brutal stretch of injuries. The problem for the rest of the NBA is that if Parker & Ginobili get healthy, and the team can sneak in as a 6 or 7 seed, they are immediately the most dangerous 6 or 7 seed in NBA history. Could you imagine a NO-SA playoff series in round 1? Good lord.
I know they haven't looked great, but I still like my Hornets pick. They've had a tough schedule. They'll come together. On the other hand, the Lakers look damn scary. Trevor Ariza has been a beast for them. I enjoyed watching him in NY, but he's a completely different player now. The Lakers reserves could probably beat the OKC Thunder in a game of 5-on-5.
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Someone do something about the lakers…. I can’t escape knob slobbery all over LA for them. They way the sports pundits yammer on, we might as well fold up the season this year for all involved and annoint them the champions now.
They were this way last year. Jeanie Bus was on the radio during the Jazz series and claimed “this season is just way more magical than any previous season” (imagine how I felt at a sportbar in that final Celtics game against the Lakers… It was magical!). Car flags are everywhere and you just want to scream at them that the lakers aren’t the end all be all in basketball"! But, they can’t hear you and if they did, they wouldn’t be able to engage you in any meaningful discord about their teams since very few (save Jack Nicholson) actually know who is who on the team or that the Lakers do in fact play basketball.
Man I hate the lakers.
Hawks!
Loving those guys. I watched them at Boston yesterday and man, that was one of the most perfect offensive performances I’ve every seen. They are a couple of hugely talented kids in their prime tearing things up, and that’s without Josh Smith, plus Al Horford was in early foul trouble. I’m sick of KG’s stupid game face and watching him pacing around the garden beating his chest. Pretty much hate all of the Celtics except Ray Ray. Can’t say enough about Joe Johnson. His offensive game is one par with Kobe’s, unbelievable. I was devestated when Pierce hit that game winner. Man Atlanta had them sweating.
Been disappointed by the Hornets. It wouldn’t make any sense if they didn’t start dominating soon.
I know people are pretty happy about Portland here
They seem to be somewhat naive about the Greg Oden injury issue here. Everyone here was expecting him to come into the league this year and be a top 10 Center, when I point out to people he hasn’t played a full season of basketball ever, and he looks injury prone, they would dismiss me, but now there is some concern here, but the Trail Blazers are looking fairly good without him, so it may become a Sam Bowie thing all over again here. Which I find interesting, cause bringing up that name and Oden people want to fight you in Portland.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
I've been saying that since the start
Well, not the Sam Bowie part, in the sense that multiple players of exponentially higher value and/or potential were drafted behind him. I think he will be a decent double-double guy, but as you say he has never played a full season of high level ball, and his best numbers were like 15 and 8. He has amazing physical tools, but he has already proved he is injury prone. Think he alone is going to take Portland from a .500 team to a top 5 team? Not going to happen. If it does (which it won’t) it’ll be because of Roy’s nightly heroics.
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