***Official NBA Thread***

[Anil]

and melo gets a bum call and is fouled out with 2 min remaining...

 

[duffer]

Watching the Jazz-Suns game and just saw Grant Hill break Korver down with a crossover and throw over the top of Boozer. ****, I really really love this guy so much. Such a shame injuries cut out such a large part of his career, he's incredible.

Also, imo the major reason the Suns are playing so well this year has got to be Amare. Everyone's talking about the evergreen Steve Nash but Stoudemire is beasting offensively(as always) and his D has improved a whole heap. He's active in the lanes, decent at contesting shots and working hard to box out and win boards. For the first time in his career he looks like he wants to be a genuine 2 way player. Richardson is killing them though, his contract and his selfish play is their biggest problem by far. Worst trade to get him there for Bell and Diaw.

 

[Goughy]

Got back from taking my kid to watch his first ever NBA game, Wizards vs Bucks.

2 things, 1) the Wizards are painful 2) Bogut is a really skilled and smooth center

 

[nightprowler10]

Watched the Bulls blow a 17 point lead against the Grizzlies on Thursday. We got thoroughly owned in the front court, Rose made the game watchable though. Sat amongst a ****load of high school students who kept walking in front of us and stopping and talking to their ****ing friends during plays, even in the last ****ing minute!! Was so pissed off.

 

[Mister Wright]

Milwaukee in fine form at the moment, taking down the Cavs. If they back it up against Boston on Wednesday they're a real threat come playoff time.

 

[Johnners]

Worth noting that it was the Cavs without LeBron, Shaq & Big Z though.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Shaq & Big Z

 

[nightprowler10]

Worth noting that it was the Cavs without LeBron

Fix'd.

 

[Johnners]

Well yeah obvs, but they do have a bit of a size problem without the 2 centres

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

They also have a defensive problem with them.

 

[nightprowler10]

I honestly feel Chicago hurts more without Noah than Cavs without Shaq or Z.

 

[duffer]

Cleveland are horrible at defending against the pick and roll even with all three of their centres. They got all hyped up on getting a big body to defend Howard but for mine the pnr was the main issue with Nelson pulling the forward way out of position and how well Orlando moved the ball around to take advantage of the overlap. Shaq and Jamison are both pretty awful at this stage of their careers in that aspect and Z has always been horrendous at it. Will be an interesting series when they do face Orlando.

Speaking of whom, great game with the Lakers so far. Really good. Have no idea how Bynum hasn't picked up his 5th yet though, he's hammered Howard twice in a row and hip checked Nelson hard when he was driving. Really should be sitting it out by now.

EDIT: Loving Ron Ron's hair too. Nutter.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Bogut is the second best true centre in the league right now. Such a beast.

 

[duffer]

Yeah, Milwaukee's D has been disgusting since the Salmons trade. They beat Boston by shutting them down in the 4th.

Also:

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Am I reading this properly?

CLIPS SACK DUNLEAVY!??!

Wowowowowowowow.

 

[nightprowler10]

FFS. Need to keep Rose away from Howard.

 

[duffer]

Probably the least exciting "playoff race" for a while but a couple of really nice subplots going on in the West. Big tussle between the Lakers, Nuggest and Mavs for the top seeds and then from Utah in 4th to Portland in 8th there's a 2.5 game gap. Seriously impossible to predict how they'll end up but the first round in the West is going to be so awesome.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

This Celtics season is depressing. At least they won when they had the chance in 2008.

 

[duffer]

Anyone see Melo playing Power Forward today? 26 points and 18 boards! **** I love this guy, what can't he ****ing do?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Defend