General NBA watching thread 2010-11 edition

[xrobx]

Originally Posted by mavs777

Houston is really heating up 10-3 in last 13 up to 500 now

because they've played a bunch of horrible teams

[mavs777]

They also beat OKC and played Chicago tough

[rabbitproof]

Who to root for tonight?

Go Knicks!
Go Pacers!
Go.... Lakers! Avoiding #3 is key in a three-headed monster conference so I'm more concerned with burying one of these two. I think the Lakers are probably better positioned to play that role. I feel pretty good about getting the win for #1 at the end of the season vs. the Spurs.

[mavs777]

Lol Big Z taking Amare to school

[rabbitproof]

I don't like the Heat but I don't mind the Knicks getting a major wake up call.

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by rabbitproof

I don't like the Heat but I don't mind the Knicks getting a major wake up call.

Seriously, there is no reason for Amare to even be in the MVP discussion right now with how Dirk, Rose, Lebron, and Howard have played this year

[mavs777]

I don't like how we match up with the Lakers still, Dirk will have trouble with Pau and Lamar. We match up a lot better with SA, and SA matches up a lot better with the Lakers

So I hope the seeding goes like this
1. Dallas
2. SA
3. LA

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by mavs777

I don't like how we match up with the Lakers still

Stop right there...

We haven't played the Lakers this season.

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by mavs777

I don't like how we match up with the Lakers still, Dirk will have trouble with Pau and Lamar. We match up a lot better with SA, and SA matches up a lot better with the Lakers

So I hope the seeding goes like this
1. Dallas
2. SA
3. LA

The Mavericks will then challenge the NBA office and say they would like to defer home-court advantage until a later date.

[Dirkadirkastan]

Dirk doesn't have trouble against Pau.

[LonghornDub]

KG is hurt. Being taken back to the locker room for Xrays.

[BGMaverick9]

Same knee that gave him his bad injury a couple of seasons ago...

[fluid.forty.one]

Originally Posted by mavs777

I don't like how we match up with the Lakers still, Dirk will have trouble with Pau and Lamar. We match up a lot better with SA, and SA matches up a lot better with the Lakers

So I hope the seeding goes like this
1. Dallas
2. SA
3. LA

When has Dirk ever had trouble with Pau?

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Dirk doesn't have trouble against Pau.

im not worried about his offense its the other end...

[mavs777]

Paul Silas called himself the best coach in the industry

[mavs777]

Griffen is a monster his game is a lot more than just dunking and rebounding, he is going to win some mvp's i think

[dude1394]

Originally Posted by mavs777

Griffen is a monster his game is a lot more than just dunking and rebounding, he is going to win some mvp's i think

Maybe so, maybe not. Looks like a bet should be placed? Is their a Las Vegas line about upcoming MVPs?

[mavs777]

I have no idea

[dirno2000]

He'll definitely be an MVP level talent. The problem is that you'd be betting on the Clippers eventually becoming a top 2 or 3 team in the conference. It could happen but I wouldn't wager anything on it.

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by dirno2000

He'll definitely be an MVP level talent. The problem is that you'd be betting on the Clippers eventually becoming a top 2 or 3 team in the conference. It could happen but I wouldn't wager anything on it.

why would i be betting on that? I doubt he will stay a clipper longer than his rookie contract

[mavs777]

BTW Tmac dropped 21 on 7-11 shooting today, he looks good

[mavs777]

Evans with a half court buzzer beater

[mavs777]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5245CHLbctk

[fluid.forty.one]

The Grizzlies are kicking the crap out of the Lakers!

[mavs777]

good to see the Lakers sucking, hope they can keep it up

[dirno2000]

The Lakers have two huge holes in their starting line up in Fisher and Artest. Both of those guys made huge shots in the playoffs last year and maybe they'll do it again but night in and night out they bring very little to the table.

In other news it's getting sad watching Nash rot away in PHX. He goes for 20 and 12 tonight without missing a shot and they still lose to the Kings. He has to be kicking himself for signing that extension but he should have know better given Sarver's history.

[mavs777]

weird thing is there point differential per game is higher than last years

[mavs777]

T Mac rebound short of triple double

[AO41]

Hedo a triple double...looks like his old self in orlando

T Mac one rebound from a TD...good to see him back too..I was expecting him to bounce back because I think hes a different type of talent than AI...Francis..Marbury

Ohh does Detroit need a C??

How bout Haywood/ Dojo for Hamilton/ T mac?? or some such trade

[mavs777]

We have enough 2 guards, I wouldn't mind T Mac here though for sure, Rip not so much to be honest

[LonghornDub]

I dunno if anyone is watching Spurs-Knicks, but Pop just completely emptied his bench down only 10 with over 3 minutes left. Never seen anything quite like that. The players look pissed.

They play @Boston tomorrow I think, but still. This is D'Antoni. His team can give up 10 in a minute.

[mavs777]

Spurs are going to hit a skid soon, Pop knows it too with there mediocre defense. Both San Antonio and Dallas have fairly easy schedules this month

[dude1394]

Pop has done this for a while from what I can recall. He's pretty quick to decide that tommorrow is another day. A great coach for a long marathon nba season.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by dude1394

Pop has done this for a while from what I can recall. He's pretty quick to decide that tommorrow is another day. A great coach for a long marathon nba season.

He's certainly possessed that sort of attitude for as long as we can all remember, but I've watched a LOT of Spurs games over the past 8 years and I've never seen him do anything quite like that. Afterward, he alluded that he did it not just because they have a game tonight, but because he was incredibly frustrated with the starters giving the Spurs worst defensive performance since 1993.

[Dirkadirkastan]

So Rondo commits an offensive foul and the Boston TV guy says "That's the first foul on him, second team foul in the quarter."

Does he not know that offensive fouls don't count as team fouls?

Edit: He later made the distinction between "fouls called" and "team fouls". Apparently he misspoke.

[dude1394]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

He's certainly possessed that sort of attitude for as long as we can all remember, but I've watched a LOT of Spurs games over the past 8 years and I've never seen him do anything quite like that. Afterward, he alluded that he did it not just because they have a game tonight, but because he was incredibly frustrated with the starters giving the Spurs worst defensive performance since 1993.

that's going to be funny going forward. He's started this offensive juggernaut and he must think he can reign it in. He might, I wouldn't put anything past his abilities..

I would imagine he was also wanting to get their attention for boston...this allowed him to do it publicly but NOT publicly. Donn Nelson would have spouted off with a beer in his hand, pops pulls it on the court.

[mavs777]

Boston shooting over 60 % SA defense playing real bad, they are in it because of rebounding

[sefant77]

Watching the Boston game - our homecrowd is pretty lame

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Watching the Boston game - our homecrowd is pretty lame

I have noticed that since 08 I think it use to be louder

[mavs777]

Boston up 7, 1:06 to play