- New Jersey is 9-12 with their Big Three and slipping, as everyone awaits a major transaction...
- Four other teams besides the Nets likely to make a move of significance before the trade deadline: Bulls, Sixers, Grizzlies, and Knicks...
- Three more teams that need to be looking for trade partners: Heat, Kings, and Cavaliers...
- Multiple THUMBS DOWN to ALL Jazz fans for booing Derek Fisher, the epitomy of class, during his first game back in Utah as an opposing player...
- 29 other teams would absolutely love to have Shaquille O'Neal and his 15 point 7 rebound average, but at $1.3 million...
- Surprising to say but Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony averaging 25 apiece for the Nuggets is NOT gonna get it done...
- On the other hand, the Lakers have four players averaging in double-figures and two more right under 10 ppg with Jordan Farmar and Vlad Radmanovic at 9.8 and 9.4 respectively. Watch out, it's only the beginning...
- Lebron James, hands down, is the MVP of the NBA right now, with Hammer Howard second...
- Josh Smith is the best team defensive player in the league, while Kobe Bryant remains the best one-on-one defender in the game...
- Just imagine if Kobe and Smith were on the same team...
- Like I said after the second week of the season, by Christmas time the Clippers would be back in their old true form...
- Most suprising team is Orlando while Miami is the most disappointing...
- San Antonio, in its quest to repeat as champions for the first time, is serious about gaining home court advantage throughout the postseason and having the best regular season record in the NBA...
- Sleeper to win the Western Conference has to be the L.A. Lakers and the sleeper in the East has to be the Cleveland Cavs...
- Most likely teams to be disappointed in the playoffs: Phoenix and Detroit...
- My TOP 10, with special mention in parentheses:
1) San Antonio (12-0 at home)
2) Boston (10-0 at home)
3) Phoenix (10-3 on the road)
4) Orlando (11-2 on the road)
5) New Orleans (only 6-5 at home, but 8-2 on the road)
6) L.A. Lakers (above .500 both home and away)
7) Detroit (above .500 both home and away)
8) Utah (only 5-7 on the road)
9) Dallas (only 4-6 on the road)
10) Denver (only 4-5 on the road)
And Finally...
A team that considers itself a title contender and then loses to the Minnesota Timberwolves (worst team in the NBA and is on the verge of threatening the all-time record for futility) is probably not going to win the championship anytime soon. Boy I can't wait for Christmas Day...
A team that considers itself a title contender and then loses to the Minnesota Timberwolves (worst team in the NBA and is on the verge of threatening the all-time record for futility) is probably not going to win the championship anytime soon....
lol...keep sniffing Kobes jock. The Suns play a total of 4 home games this month. Timberwolfs were the end of the first 5 game trip and because of the wonderful weather there they didn't get back till early Monday morning (suck on those excuses). Besides, if the Suns had 2 players that could get by with as much fouling as Wade and Shaq, they'd be undefeated.
PF: The reason Cleveland's a sleeper this year is because Boston has now become the favorite while Detroit remains the top choice for most people despite the Cavs' Finals appearance last year.
I don't believe anyone is picking Cleveland to go to the Finals this year, thus making them a sort of underdog/sleeper type of team.
"So I guess you have another excuse for the SUNS' poor defense and poor effort against Minnesota and Miami."
Interestingly, the 'effort' vs. Minnesota was the Suns best "D" of the successful 5 game road trip.
Getting beat by the T-wolves and Heat in back-to-back losses was no fun... It is humorous tho to listen to Laker fans spout off yet again, only to receive another beat-down come April.
Hey Dizz, I ain't sweatin' the loss to Minnesota too much. Know why? I'm a realist. As I've said many times, if D'Antoni would use his bench properly, his guys would still have enough gas left in the tank to win that game, even if it was the fifth game in seven days on a road trip.
I still can't believe how much of a homer you are regarding Kobe, though. The best one-on-one defender in the game?? You gotta be kidding.
BTW, for the most part, the rest of your observations were pretty accurate. Well, I guess we'll see about it being "only the beginning" for the Lakers. You know how tough the west is. I still think Houston is the wildcard. If they're healthy, they could go to the finals. Or lose in the first round. They're the "enigma" team right now.
RICKO: I know you ain't sweatin' that Minnesota loss but what do you think after that loss at home to underachieving Miami?
I'm tellin' you ricko, i have a feeling the Suns are having issues right now although it may not seemt that way on the surface.
ok, i may have exaggerated that statement about Kobe, but he is certainly top five in the league.
i totally agree with you about Houston being an 'enigma' team. I like them but I just don't think they have what it takes. Yao is still a little too soft and T-Mac has already missed games this year. But above all Rick Adelman, like D'Antoni, has a history of having great teams but having failed to take them over the top.
The Lakers, with all that youth and exuberance, have the perfect opportunity to sneak in and surprise everybody right now. Believe it or not, we are tied for third in the west right now in the loss column with three other teams (Den, NO, and Dal). The Spurs and Suns better not underestimate us b/c we're coming.
Last edited by J-DIZZLE on December 12th at 11:27 PM.
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