NBA discussion thread

Yeah, I believe it's either the Celtics or Pistons for the Finals for the east. Raptors don't look so great, especially after their loss to the Knicks. Atleast the Celtics have an excuse of losing to the Suns, who is a much better team then the Knicks.

Just saw the Celtics vs Suns game. That was amazing, Shaq seemed to be in the Sun's rhythm now and playing really well. LOL at the scene where Shaq hugs Hill. The part where Stoudemire pushes Garnett back after Garnett dunked on him was pretty good too. It was a memorable game for sure, the Suns showing their full beauty in their offensive play, adapting offensive plays depending on their situation.

No idea what happened to Allen and Pierce thought, nor how the Celtics gave away three fast break points one of them being punished by Nash with a three pointer.

Now that I have seen Shaq great performance with the Suns, I really think that the trade was a great idea. They're getting the second chance shots that they didn't before, and that was especially important in this game where it seemed nobody could get a good shot in.

Boston's struggling

Phoenix wins with Shaq making a field goal

Ouch, Boston had a horrible game. I still think they'll recover and be 100% for the playoffs.

well the raptors are my team so i'm just hoping lol. but yeah, celtics or pistons. magic are the dark horses though. if dwight and hedo hit really good form... everyone wanna watch out.

so many teams out west who can win though. hornets, jazz, spurs, lakers, mavs, nuggets on their day... the west is looking pretty exciting

Wild West

My Lakers be in 1st place with a win and a Spur victory over Paul's Hornets

i must be honest, from what i've seen kobe and pau are looking like a good combo. and i've always thought pau was a good player just glad hes on a team he may get noticed more at.

about teh allstar game... my sister taped it for me, but said she missed the live one but there was a repeat on tuesday night. put the tape in, orlando vs pistons. not amused. so i completely missed the all star game. the one dunk by dwight where he tossed the ball, flipped it off thw glass with his left hand and stuffed it with his right hand was amazing. but, was the throwdown ligit? it wasnt actually a dunk.

So the Lakers deal is turning out good, and they don't even have Bynum back, they are almost in first place.. They're looking like the old Lakers again. Good to see it as I'm a huge fan..

Originally posted by Corndog
So the Lakers deal is turning out good, and they don't even have Bynum back, they are almost in first place.. They're looking like the old Lakers again. Good to see it as I'm a huge fan..

1st place again baby!

Feels good

Lakers gonna get Seattle tonite

Hornets 1st to 5th in one day. crying

And now the Lakers are in first..

Yes

So much for the Diesel deal

Looks slow, still making poor decisions. Can u say hasbeen O'Neil

1st 1/2 stats...18 mins, 3 points. Do it Edsel

Lakers on in 4 hours. Feels good to be in 1st place

Originally posted by guy222
Yes

So much for the Diesel deal

Looks slow, still making poor decisions. Can u say hasbeen O'Neil

1st 1/2 stats...18 mins, 3 points. Do it Edsel

Lakers on in 4 hours. Feels good to be in 1st place

he was the only person who seemed capable of rebounding going by the stats. the suns bench is looking a bit weak though.

I see the Cav's coming out of the east. While the Wallace contract is bad, getting rid of two boneheads in Hughes and Gooden is an improvement along with getting proven sharpshooters in Wally and Smith.

The west is a free for all. Lakers look great but I don't know if they have enough defense to win it all. Don't sleep on Utah or New Orleans. Both have unstoppable point guards and New Orleans is especially very good defensively. Phoenix could be a wild card if Shaq fits into their offense. A Brent Barry signing would help as well.

If anyone didn't see the Kings game against the Hornets (all of you), you missed a crazy night for K-mart. Dude goes 1-8 from the field, yet still scores 15 points off of free throws. Even when he's having a terrible game, K-Marts still productive. I just hope Lebron signs here in 2010. A Lebron-Martin combo would be sick.

Is anyone against going to a 16 seed playoff of the best records and getting rid of the current structure? I think it's stupid to have shitholes like New Jersey and Chicago get into the playoffs when teams like Houston and Golden State might not. Hell, Sac is much more talented than most of the East and they have no shot at the playoffs.

Bad game today for Pheonix. Lakers are now the team in the West although that can change with one loss. LOL

Lakers are on a roll

Have Kobe, Pau, and Odom, best bench in the West. Getting back Andrew in a mo. Twin Towers spell big trouble for the other teams

Exactly this is gonna rock.. It already does.

i think teh suggested playoff system could be good, but i wouldnt wanna travel so much. can you imagine if boston played portland in the playoffs? raptors versus lakers? thats a lot of air miles. but yeah i would like to see the better teams compete. division winners still get through, but after that free for all.