The "Official" NBA 08/09 Season Thread!

LONGRD

polaris wrote:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance

toronto's 9th in league attendance - NJ is 21st ... i think there are more then a few who care ...

I'll be damn...very surprised it's ahead of LA & Boston.
And the capacity between the 3 are similar size.


Anyway, just want to say I'll join in an NBA fantasy league if others are interested when the season rolls in the first of Nov or last Oct.

South of Seattle

LongRd. wrote:

I'll be damn...very surprised it's ahead of LA & Boston.
And the capacity between the 3 are similar size.


Anyway, just want to say I'll join in an NBA fantasy league if others are interested when the season rolls in the first of Nov or last Oct.

We went from 30th, to 22nd, to 7th in the last 3 years in attendance

We're going to be stacked! Rudy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XV5ThivipM

suns rival

heard that Spain's Rubio will be the #1 pick next year or the years to come.....

suns rival

polaris wrote:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance

toronto's 9th in league attendance - NJ is 21st ... i think there are more then a few who care ...

as far as the raptors is concerned, just wanna ask if who's gonna be playing center & power forward between chris bosh & jermaine o'neal?

phatucini

suns rival wrote:

as far as the raptors is concerned, just wanna ask if who's gonna be playing center & power forward between chris bosh & jermaine o'neal?

I would say/guess that O'Neal will play Center!

South of Seattle

The Knicks get Patrick Ewing Jr. for the rights for Frederick Weis.

Knicks still own that guys rights? Wasn't he drafted like 10 years ago?

suns rival

South of Seattle wrote:

The Knicks get Patrick Ewing Jr. for the rights for Frederick Weis.

Knicks still own that guys rights? Wasn't he drafted like 10 years ago?

was he the posterboy of vince carter on 2000 olympics?

anyways, what jersey # will ewing jr. wear since he wore 33 in georgetown & the knicks had retired his father's # 33 jersey.

Anon

i am a knicks fan, but im really high on the rockets this year. i think they are going to be great, maybe come out of the west.

LONGRD

So Shaq says he's retiring at the end of his contract, any chance of the Suns willing it all between now and '10? (I doubt it)

I knew Dantoni went to New York but didn't even realize Terry Porter was the new HC.

South of Seattle

LongRd. wrote:

So Shaq says he's retiring at the end of his contract, any chance of the Suns willing it all between now and '10? (I doubt it)

I knew Dantoni went to New York but didn't even realize Terry Porter was the new HC.

Suns are done and so are the Mavs.

The West will come down to the Lakers, Jazz, Spurs, & Blazers.

Anon

South of Seattle wrote:

Suns are done and so are the Mavs.

The West will come down to the Lakers, Jazz, Spurs, & Blazers.

you somehow forgot the team that is going to come out of the west- the rockets.

South of Seattle

GlorifiedAnimal wrote:

you somehow forgot the team that is going to come out of the west- the rockets.

You're right you can add them to the final 5. They have a chance to be dominant and a chance to be the Denver Nuggets. Personally, I'm hoping for the latter

Anon

South of Seattle wrote:

You're right you can add them to the final 5. They have a chance to be dominant and a chance to be the Denver Nuggets. Personally, I'm hoping for the latter

you are right. if they are healthy, i think you are going to have to watch out for them in the west. if they arent, they will be nuggets-esque.

the team in the east that i think is going to be extremely well and surprise a lot of people this year are the raptors, assuming oneal is back to his all-star self, as he has said he is.

South of Seattle

GlorifiedAnimal wrote:

you are right. if they are healthy, i think you are going to have to watch out for them in the west. if they arent, they will be nuggets-esque.

the team in the east that i think is going to be extremely well and surprise a lot of people this year are the raptors, assuming oneal is back to his all-star self, as he has said he is.

I'm unsure of Jermaine these days. I heard Rudi Johnson was in the best shape of his life when he got moved to the Lions a few weeks ago. He has about 9 yards in 2 weeks. We'll have to wait and see.

I think the East will come down to the C's, Sixers, Cavs, and the return of the Heat.

Anon

South of Seattle wrote:

I'm unsure of Jermaine these days. I heard Rudi Johnson was in the best shape of his life when he got moved to the Lions a few weeks ago. He has about 9 yards in 2 weeks. We'll have to wait and see.

I think the East will come down to the C's, Sixers, Cavs, and the return of the Heat.

i agree with you on the sixers. they are going to have a great year i think. tons really good young players. but i dont know about the heat. they should be better but i dont know if that is really going to happen. i hope yer right bc i love wade. i just pray the nets suck

suns rival

South of Seattle wrote:

I think the East will come down to the C's, Sixers, Cavs, and the return of the Heat.

for me, the east will still be celtics, cavs, pistons. the wildcards are 76ers, magic & maybe raptors.

west will still be lakers, spurs, hornets & rockets or suns

South of Seattle

GlorifiedAnimal wrote:

i agree with you on the sixers. they are going to have a great year i think. tons really good young players. but i dont know about the heat. they should be better but i dont know if that is really going to happen. i hope yer right bc i love wade. i just pray the nets suck

No need to pray about the Nets.

Since their big move was getting Yi Jianlian

suns rival

South of Seattle wrote:

No need to pray about the Nets.

Since their big move was getting Yi Jianlian

i think yi jianlian will blossom as a net.

Anon

South of Seattle wrote:

No need to pray about the Nets.

Since their big move was getting Yi Jianlian

haha i hope yer right.

Kilgore_Trout

im looking forward to another very average season from the bulls... rose is gonna do a whole lot... atleast not this year... we need to start moving some of our assets around... get a good trade that we can build around

suns rival

sgossard3 wrote:

im looking forward to another very average season from the bulls... rose is gonna do a whole lot... atleast not this year... we need to start moving some of our assets around... get a good trade that we can build around

what happened to the bulls? they had a good run in '06 & '07. but just sucked last season.

LONGRD

Yahoo NBA fantasy is up for registration. What's the best and most competitive format of play? i.e. Rotisserie, fantasy points, or head-to-head.

I just started playing the NFL head-to-head and am addicted to it.

I'll start an NBA one if people are interested. Or if somebody else has a league goin' already, that'll be great.

Thanks.

South of Seattle

LongRd. wrote:

Yahoo NBA fantasy is up for registration. What's the best and most competitive format of play? i.e. Rotisserie, fantasy points, or head-to-head.

I just started playing the NFL head-to-head and am addicted to it.

I'll start an NBA one if people are interested. Or if somebody else has a league goin' already, that'll be great.

Thanks.

I prefer the head to head style myself. I also like BB leagues with limited numbers of add/drops. Basketball tends to be a pickup and drop league which can be lame.

It_Wasnt_My_Surface

For years I have made jokes about how all the Celtics needed to win the Championship was Kevin Garnett. Every time I got tickets to the C's I would always get them against the Timberwolves just to see him work his magic (tickets were much cheaper back then haha). Last season was every true Celtic fans wet dream and personally I can't wait to see them do it again. I believe that they know what they lacked last year and it certainly wasn't much. Can the NBA season start tomorrow please?

suns rival

StrangestTribe27 wrote:

For years I have made jokes about how all the Celtics needed to win the Championship was Kevin Garnett. Every time I got tickets to the C's I would always get them against the Timberwolves just to see him work his magic (tickets were much cheaper back then haha). Last season was every true Celtic fans wet dream and personally I can't wait to see them do it again. I believe that they know what they lacked last year and it certainly wasn't much. Can the NBA season start tomorrow please?

32 days to go from the opening night, to be exact.

South of Seattle

Training camp starts tomorrow!

g under p

GO...... BOSTON CELTICS time to REPEAT #18

Peace

LONGRD

PMed a couple of guys here...

started a head-to-head league....got a few guys from the RM sports section to join.

BUT this might be an EPIC FAILure since PJammers aren't too big on basketball.

if you're interested PM me. thanks.

South of Seattle

And it's not even a Greg Oden clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x5ed1fKUOM

Watch out western conference.

suns rival

South of Seattle wrote:

And it's not even a Greg Oden clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x5ed1fKUOM

Watch out western conference.

say the news last night rick. 13 points & 5 rebs in 20 minutes....

he must be good now.