NBA Commentary 2013-2014

[ua]

It is a few weeks overdue but I thought I would get our annual nba Gen. discussion thread underway.
Managers from both leagues are welcome to comment year round.

As always I will follow this thread until my spurs are knocked out of the playoffs at which time I will shut my brain down for three months.

Let's get started.

A lot of great storylines to follow in the league this year.

Some general comments about the league and the state of it...

This new motion sensor camera technology is amazing. This season I have immersed myself in the new analytics and math And I have to admit, It has really made some changes in how I think of fantasy basketball.

Victor O and MCW Would appear the early favorites for rookie of the year. mCW Has a big edge in my mind.

Dwight Howard goes to Houston. So far so good.

Portland is on to a hot start. Looks like they actually have a semi serviceable bench for once.

The spurs are back in appear to be as good as ever. The plan is to play hard and win a lot of games and go for the championship again And along the way nobody is ever going to think about or say a single fucking word about game six. Ever.

The clippers showed a lot of promise in the off-season. But now that we are a month into the season I think they are as overrated as ever.redick Now injured for up to 8 weeks.



OKC Has a lot of pressure this year. They have to win the west, They have to get to the finals, Otherwise what is the point?

I thought Atlanta made a mistake by getting milsap To play next to horford. Maybe it wasn't possible given the market, But they really needed to find a Center to play Horford at power forward full-time.

The Lakers signed Coby for 48 mil. A lot of mixed feelings on that move.
I remember when San Antonio signed David Robinson in his last year to a one year $20 million contract. But in David's case he had been underpaid for years So we could sign other free agents and we owed it to him For all that he had done throughout his career. Oh, And as it turned out, He was worth every penny.

New York and Brooklyn are not very good and pretty much are basketball irrelevant. The media can talk about them all they want, But I won't.

Why do the Toronto Raptors hate Jonas Valenciunas?

I don't know what's going on in Charlotte. They got Al Jefferson, Which struck me as kind of a waste of time and money. Maybe they needed to sell ugly posters? Coty Z Is trying to go bust on us After a promising off-season, But I can't have a lot of faith in a guy that can't outplay Josh McNumbnuts.

The Denver Nuggets are holding it together surprisingly well. Losing McGee to injury was the best thing that ever happened to them.

Milwaukee seems to have as good a chance as anybody to make the playoffs in the east. Speaking from the outside looking in I can't say I quite understand what they are doing over there. I'm sure the Wisconsin guys in here could illuminate me.

Despite having Anthony Davis, New Orleans is one of three teams under 500 in the west. That kind of dominance is supposed to translate into wins, Not happening yet.

Boston seems to have a number of interesting pieces. Rondo Could come back and they could win the Atlantic, For whatever that's worth.

That's just to get the thread started. There is a lot going on, Feel free to chime in on anything you want.

[ardamus42]

Have to take the field here, miami looks like the same old team that almost
lost its a** to the Spurs ( so I'm thinking)pacers , okc or those good ole' spurs
might rear its head in the end.....

[malice]

Fark.
Who the f**k is this "Coby" you speak of?

[Reavers]

Dec 4, 2013 6:01:52 GMT -5 malice said:

Fark.
Who the f**k is this "Coby" you speak of?

he spelt it wrong, 'posed to be Colby

[Reavers]

btw my vote goes to the Heat

with the Spurs, then Clips, Memphis, and Thudner

The West is going to feed on each other in the playoffs while the Heat get to rest until they face the Pacers.

[malice]

There have been times this season where the Heat have looked pretty luke warm.

[magohaydz]

The Heat arent out to break any records, they simply need to make the playoffs at a reasonable seed. Not hard in the East. They're just coasting... Its only early. The Spurs seem to do this every year as well.

[pp]

Honestly the way Indiana are playing, I think the Heat NEED to get that #1 spot more so than other seasons. It is a 2 horse race in the East where they lie in relation to the rest of the East is irrelevant. Also have to consider the manner in which the Heat were pushed to the precipice by them last year with home-court, this season will be another kettle of fish. Not to mention questions whether we see a healthy D wade come playoffs.

I've seen my own team do it before, and it doesn't work out.

[malice]

What pp said. Indiana have something they haven't had in the past: belief that they CAN beat the Heat.
HCA to the Pacers, and I think it really won't matter how well-rested the Heat are.

[ua]

Agree with mags, Miami and San Antonio are coasting. Indiana and okc Both desperately need to get their number one spots, And I'm not sure that would even be enough to get them into the finals. The only thing that would concern me about Miami is LBJs Back soreness issues. I hadn't even heard about it before the season And he is apparently playing through it, And 50 more regular-season games before the playoffs is a lot to put anybody's back through. It's too bad Miami doesn't play in the west, That would be fun.

[malice]

If Miami take Indiana as lightly as you guys are, then they're in a world of hurt.

[pm24]

So bynum and draft picks go to the bulls in exchange for luol deng. I like this move for both teams.

[magohaydz]

as a Bulls fan.... I hate it. Took us 14 years to dig out of the lottery (since MJ and co left) and finally get a team together that not only played well and competed, but actually had championship aspirations. Even the Heat were weary of facing the Bulls over the last couple of seasons. The entire team has just crumbled like Derrick Rose's knees. Going to be a long way back now. This just makes Miami's job of winning a 3peat easier (not that the Bulls were a contender this year post-Rose injury).

I guess Deng was hesitant to extend his contract and has been for a while, so better to flip him for some cash saving rather than hold onto him and lose him for nothing.

Watch Rose come out and bitch about not wanting to be part of a rebuild.... pity the entire rebuild is because his knees couldn't keep him upright.

[malice]

I think the Heat's path is tougher than ever. Wade's always been fragile - and the Pacers present Miami with the toughest Eastern challenge they've ever had. And there are a few Western teams that will take the Final right up to them, should Miami get past Indiana.