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***Official NBA Thread***
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nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Ain't no thing.
damn it, l.a is just playing horribly now...Bulls
Rose
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Artest looks like he doesn't even wanna be there anymore...
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Heart broken about Noah itbt.
will he sit out the entire season after the thumb injury? that would be a big blow, if he is back in time for the playoffs, you shouldn't have an issue...in any case, the current bulls cannot get past the celtics, the heat or the magic in the playoffs with or without noah...so doesn't mean a whole lot in the overall picture...
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Nah just till March. We're definitely lacking a real wing shooter, you add that to this team and we're pretty close to being the best in the East IMO.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Orlando just blew their team up, interesting.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
I just don't get why. Its hardly a upgrade at all, its actually pretty even. Nash to turn Gortat into an all-star.
Hmm...better than the celtics? Or the current avatar of the heat? I seriously doubt it....
They had to do something, their current squad was just not good enough to beat the celtics or the lakers in a 7 game series...that said agreed that it's not really an upgrade at all, arenas and all his baggage, Richardson and one of the most overrated players I have seen in turkoglu isn't anywhere near the answer...and this team also will lose against a healthy heat....hell even the bulls would fancy their chances against them now...
nightprowler10
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Close to being the best, yes IMO. You add a reliable wing shooter who can play defense, like a Stephen Jackson, then all we're missing is some more scoring/size off the bench.
That said, our bench, as reliable as it has been, needs to get better. CJ Watson was a nice addition, but I'd kill to get Hinrich back right now. The guy just cannot run an offense and the team looks out of rhythm whenever he's calling the plays, following which the team has to rely on Rose to bail them out. I love Asik but he needs to figure the NBA out already. Perhaps with Noah out he'll get the minutes he desperately needs. Korver and Taj are teh awesome but it'd be nice if they'd learn not to pick up a foul a minute. I was hoping for James Johnson to have a break-out year this season, but I don't know if he ran over Thibodeau's cat or something because he gets no time on court whatsoever.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Bass can play the 5 though, competently too. I'm not how it would swing against the Celtics or the Lakers but they'll be fine against everyone else. IMO they've improved considerably. J-Rich is at least equal to VC at this stage, and doesn't have a history of going missing in June. Gilbert has a horrible contract but he's still a million times better than what Rashard was putting out. It allows Bass to start at the 4 as well, making them much more solid inside until Dwight gets foul trouble.
It makes Q-Rich basically redundant now though which is interesting. He was playing horrible anyways so I'm not sure what they'll do with him. Hedo is a bad pickup IMO, but maybe Stan Van can get him back to what he was doing before. Overall I think they're much better talent-wise, I'm just not sure how it all fits together. I have a feeling Q-Rich + others may be packaged for a backup bigman at some stage if anyone is willing to bite.
It makes Q-Rich basically redundant now though which is interesting. He was playing horrible anyways so I'm not sure what they'll do with him. Hedo is a bad pickup IMO, but maybe Stan Van can get him back to what he was doing before. Overall I think they're much better talent-wise, I'm just not sure how it all fits together. I have a feeling Q-Rich + others may be packaged for a backup bigman at some stage if anyone is willing to bite.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I'm not sure how they'll line up though:
Jameer-Gilbert-J-Rich-Bass-Howard
Jameer-J-Rich-Hedo-Bass-Howard
Gilbert-J-Rich-Hedo-Bass-Howard
So many possibilities with their backcourt and wing options. Perhaps Hedo at the 4 if they want to stay with 4 shooters and Dwight in the centre. Hedo was hopeless at the 4 in Phoenix though.
Jameer-Gilbert-J-Rich-Bass-Howard
Jameer-J-Rich-Hedo-Bass-Howard
Gilbert-J-Rich-Hedo-Bass-Howard
So many possibilities with their backcourt and wing options. Perhaps Hedo at the 4 if they want to stay with 4 shooters and Dwight in the centre. Hedo was hopeless at the 4 in Phoenix though.
howard is really the only player who defends on the team and if he gets in foul trouble, they are in big trouble against the better teams...and with gortat gone, the frontcourt is paper-thin outside of howard, bass being the only other decent big man...turkoglu is 6'10" but all he does is park himself on the perimeter and shoot 3s, usually at an abysmally low %....maybe they can trade for another big man but i still don't think they will get to the level of the celtics or the lakers...the celtics are just awesome, they have so much experience and depth and provided they stay healthy, i don't see anyone stopping them in the east...
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
This, for the starting line-up. Keep Hedo out.