NBA discussion thread

Gotta go with Myth on this one. Roy is the equavilent to a Daron Williams, or Chris Paul.....I'm not saying he's as good as those two yet, but he is just as important to his teams as those two are to theres.

Well the Heat are looking pretty good against the Lakers thus far in the game. Hopefully the Lakers can pull away and we can move up ahead of the Spurs.

not so sure about deron williams... i mean boozer is the heart of that team. from what myth has told me roy is everything. hopefully he and oden will make a good combo when oden returns. boston beat the spurs, they're contenders.

Lakers are up 14 w/4:50 to go. Great games. Not impressed with the Celtics though. More impressed with Portland.

Originally posted by vandalworks
not so sure about deron williams... i mean boozer is the heart of that team. from what myth has told me roy is everything. hopefully he and oden will make a good combo when oden returns. boston beat the spurs, they're contenders.

Thats why Deron didn't make the all-star team. The Jazz and the Blazers were neck and neck but Deron had Boozer on his team. Though, since the selections the Jazz have kicked it up a notch. Kobe may not play in the game so expect either Deron or B. Davis as the replacement.

i think b davis should get in. hes been a great player for the warriors. what is the news on oden? how long before he returns?

Oden is apparently close to getting more involved during practice and maybe even pre-game. The idea is just to give him the feel of being part of the team and start getting in the proper mindset. Originally I heard he would be healthy enough to play in March or April, but it will not happen even if he is healthy enough. He will be active with the team during Training Camp.

Davis probably should get in, but a strong case can be made for Williams, including having a better record and in the last month the Jazz have been one of the best teams in the league. That could push Deron over Davis.

yeah but baron would be the only member representing his team. i think it'd be nice for what the warriors acheived last year by knocking the much fancied mavs out of the first round!

good approach with oden, why risk it when he can be 100% for next year. good to see a team take their time with injured players.

Lakers won 104-94woot

Kobe had 33, Lamar 15, 18 and 6

Nice win by the Lakers. Marion did pretty good for his first game and he only had one day of practice. They could do something, but it is well to late for that.

You could just as easily as make a case to give that spot to Jackson over Davis. W/o Jackson in earlier in the year the Warriors were playing awful, as soon as he came back they looked like the same team from last year.

For all-star consideration:

D. Williams
Pros: Team has slightly better record than G.S. and they are red hot right now. Additionally, Williams was snubbed last year when he should have got in.
Cons: Boozer is still seen as the main guy on that team.

B. Davis
Pros: Is the best player on his team. Would be only representative for the Warriors. Plus, the Mavs series is in recent memory.
Cons: Team is slightly worse, could make an argument that Jackson is more important this year. Plus he doesn't have the greatest rep (at least among coaches).

It really could go either way.

Lakers win again

Kobe and Pau 2 man attack

I can definately get used to this, and when Bynum gets back, wow we are going to be a good team..

If we win the next game on this road trip, we make history as no one has ever gone 7-2 on a 9 game road trip. We could have easily been 9-0 if we didn't just give the game away to Detroit and Atlanta. We have to learn how to secure these leads we get in the 4th quarter.

True. That was a loose ball foul on Prince, but

Lakers are awesome

Dwight's dunk contest practice video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dkBub1oS-wI

The one at 40 seconds is awesome.

OMG! Moon is taking the dunk title this year!

http://ilovethisgame2.com/video/video/show?id=1972961%3AVideo%3A2833

This could be a good year for Slam Dunk Contest.. And Kobe Bryant is in the 3 Point Shootout this year..

someone mentioned in another thread about a trade that sends jason kidd to the mavericks. why he couldnt just post it here i have no idea.

but wow. how much better do you think this will make dallas if any? i think it may just put them up with san antonio as faves, with pheonix and the lakers close behind. i'm also saying utah are going to be a bit of a dark horse, they're very capable and the addition of kyle korver has improved them drastically, as shown by stats. i think they were 17-3 since the trade.