NBA Discussion Thread

[Grizzlegom]

How bad is Orlando going to be now? I don't follow too closely but I like to go see them when they play Washington since I grew up rooting for them and Wizards tickets are dirt cheap. Is it worth getting some this year or will it be near impossible to watch?

I'm still bitter about trading Dwight and Ryan Anderson but did they get anything worth watching in return? Will Turk and Redick still be around in December?

[MetSox17]

LOL, Perk can match up with Howard and at least slow him down, Russ can control Nash, and Kobe isn't what he used to be on offense. Who's gonna guard Westbrook? Who's gonna guard KD? If K-Mart and and Maynor find their stroke from the outside, the Thunder should handily beat the Lakers.

[comahan]

Originally Posted by Grizzlegom

How bad is Orlando going to be now? I don't follow too closely but I like to go see them when they play Washington since I grew up rooting for them and Wizards tickets are dirt cheap. Is it worth getting some this year or will it be near impossible to watch?

I'm still bitter about trading Dwight and Ryan Anderson but did they get anything worth watching in return? Will Turk and Redick still be around in December?

Really, really bad.

[mqtirishfan]

#Celticsin2013

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by MetSox17

LOL, Perk can match up with Howard and at least slow him down, Russ can control Nash, and Kobe isn't what he used to be on offense. Who's gonna guard Westbrook? Who's gonna guard KD? If K-Mart and and Maynor find their stroke from the outside, the Thunder should handily beat the Lakers.

Gasol/Howard will make the Thunder cry, and they lost their biggest advantage against the Lakers in Harden (aka how much he would destroy the Lakers bench).

[Rosebud]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

This is the Thunder avoiding a Joe Johnson-like situation. Smart business is still underappreciated. You guys will soon see how replaceable Harden really was. The Thunder will still go on to have a very successful season. Nobody can sit here today and say that the Thunder gave up any chance of winning the Championship because Harden was traded. They're gonna have the same fighting chance.

They are not gunna have the same chance to win a title. They still could because Durant's amazing, but their chances are significantly worse unless Martin has a career year and Lamb plays unpredictably well.

[comahan]

Comparing Joe Johnson's 6 year 120 million deal to a potential 4 year 60 million deal for Harden confuses me.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by comahan

Comparing Joe Johnson's 6 year 120 million deal to a potential 4 year 60 million deal for Harden confuses me.

I think asshat meant the situation with Phoenix, but JJ wanted to be the man and Harden never asked for that.

[JRTPlaya21]

Kyrie is killing it so far.

[draftguru151]

Battier!!!!!!

Man this is gonna be so awesome.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

Kyrie is killing it so far.

Still needs to look for his teammates more and chill with the shooting sometimes, but the Wizards are awful so it doesn't matter.

[SickwithIt1010]

Originally Posted by MetSox17

LOL, Perk can match up with Howard and at least slow him down, Russ can control Nash, and Kobe isn't what he used to be on offense. Who's gonna guard Westbrook? Who's gonna guard KD? If K-Mart and and Maynor find their stroke from the outside, the Thunder should handily beat the Lakers.

Perk aint gonna due **** to Howard. Gonna bump with him for a half and then foul out? Whats the gonna do for them?

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by Grizzlegom

How bad is Orlando going to be now? I don't follow too closely but I like to go see them when they play Washington since I grew up rooting for them and Wizards tickets are dirt cheap. Is it worth getting some this year or will it be near impossible to watch?

I'm still bitter about trading Dwight and Ryan Anderson but did they get anything worth watching in return? Will Turk and Redick still be around in December?

I think Orlando will win more games than people think. They'll play themselves out of contention for a Top 3 pick, but I really don't know if that'll matter.

Who to watch? Moe Harkless, Andrew Nicholson, Nikola Vucevic.

Etwan Moore and Dejuan Jones could surprise.

Redick could still be around because his expiring is just as valuable to us as it would be to another team. Turk probably stays too because he sucks too much. We'll waive him this offseason when the penalty for doing so will amount to $6.5M which is half his salary. The guy who could be traded is Al Harrington.

I'm predicting 20-25 wins.

[draftguru151]

Allen!!!!!!!!!!! So awesome!

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

Etwan Moore could surprise.

Not going to happen.

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

Allen!!!!!!!!!!! So awesome!

Makes me want to vomit.

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

I think asshat meant the situation with Phoenix, but JJ wanted to be the man and Harden never asked for that.

Harden is a star, but he's not a superstar. So he really could never ask for that. Harden can be the leading scorer on that star-less Houston team, but I hope no one goes overboard about what that means... I mean who's gonna challenge him for that? Chandler Parsons?

I wouldnt' be surprised if Houston won less than 30 games. They're among the worst teams in the West for sure.... with PHX and NOR. Minny might suck w/out Love but they'll string some wins when he and Rubio are back.

[draftguru151]

OKC's core is 23 ******* years old. Keeping that together and letting them turn 24 years old makes them a better team. Trading away a key piece to that team makes them significantly worse. Even if you don't think Harden is a max player, saying the team didn't take a step back by replacing him with Kevin Martin is so insanely incorrect.

SHARD!!!!!!! I need new shorts.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

I think Orlando will win more games than people think. They'll play themselves out of contention for a Top 3 pick, but I really don't know if that'll matter.

Who to watch? Moe Harkless, Andrew Nicholson, Nikola Vucevic.

Etwan Moore and Dejuan Jones could surprise.

Redick could still be around because his expiring is just as valuable to us as it would be to another team. Turk probably stays too because he sucks too much. We'll waive him this offseason when the penalty for doing so will amount to $6.5M which is half his salary. The guy who could be traded is Al Harrington.

I'm predicting 20-25 wins.

Why would anyone trade for Al?

[Ravens1991]

Verajo has 20 rebounds already and its not even the 4th quarter. The Wizards are bobcats bad w/o Wall and Nene

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

Harden is a star, but he's not a superstar. So he really could never ask for that. Harden can be the leading scorer on that star-less Houston team, but I hope no one goes overboard about what that means... I mean who's gonna challenge him for that? Chandler Parsons?

I wouldnt' be surprised if Houston won less than 30 games. They're among the worst teams in the West for sure.... with PHX and NOR. Minny might suck w/out Love but they'll string some wins when he and Rubio are back.

Minny's a top six seed, so including them in the talk is ******* nuts. And Houston isn't nearly as bad as Phoenix, Sacramento, New Orleans, Dallas, or Golden State.

[draftguru151]

High top fade!!!!!!!! Good lord.

[draftguru151]

Cut Wade right now. What a scrub.

[soybean]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

Cut Wade right now. What a scrub.

I like how you're picking a fight with no one.

[draftguru151]

I'm not gonna be able to handle a full season of this.