2013-14 NBA Thread part 1

[Songbird]

Season starts in a week or two.

Early bad news for the Jazz: Trey Burke out 8-12 weeks with a broken finger.

http://nba.si.com/2013/10/12/trey-burke-broken-finger-injury-update-utah-jazz/

 

[Gehrig]

My predictions:

Eastern Conference:

Miami
Brooklyn
Indiana
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Atlanta
Detroit

Western Conference:

Clippers
OKC
Memphis
San Antonio
Golden State
Houston
Denver
Minnesota

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

East:
Miami
Indiana
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Atlanta
New York
Boston

West:
Clippers
OKC
Memphis
Houston
Minnesota
Golden State
San Antonio
Lakers

 

[qtlaw]

Golden State will have a better record than the Clippers. (Boy I hope I get to quote this in May)

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

Golden State will have a better record than the Clippers. (Boy I hope I get to quote this in May)

GS is gonna be really good, if they get anything out of Bogut, that starting five (Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Lee and Bogut) is scary.

Health is the biggest issue for them. They need 75+ games out of Curry, he's lights out.

 

[Liut]

Thomas Robinson is well on his way to being a bust.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Fearless prediction:

Chicago vs. Golden State in the NBA Finals.

Unfearless prediction:

Holy mother of god are the Sixers going to suck to high heaven.

 

[Dick Whitman]

East:
Miami
Indiana
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Atlanta
New York
Boston

?

 

[Bob Cook]

Thomas Robinson is well on his way to being a bust.

He's the Trent Richardson of the NBA.

 

[Bob Cook]

Fearless prediction:

Chicago vs. Golden State in the NBA Finals.

Unfearless prediction:

Holy mother of god are the Sixers going to suck to high heaven.

I love the Sixers' slogan: "Together We Build."

http://www.nba.com/sixers/

Better than, "Together We Tank."

 

[Liut]

Unfearless prediction:

Holy mother of god are the Sixers going to suck to high heaven.

;D I gave up on them when they made the Bynum trade. Where is Bynum now? Cleveland? Hell, I don't know.

 

[heyabbott]

A league that is victim of its own excess or success?

Start the Season Christmas Day. Go to 60 games (or so) and have no less than 4 and no more than 6 teams from each conference make the playoffs.

75% of teams have no shot whatsoever of making a Conference championship. And those bad teams remain almost constant over a 10 year period.

 

[Liut]

A league that is victim of its own excess or success?

Start the Season Christmas Day. Go to 60 games (or so) and have no less than 4 and no more than 6 teams from each conference.

75% of teams have no shot whatsoever of making a Conference championship. And those bad teams remain almost constant over a 10 year period.

I realize I'm being naive but it's the constant turnover of rosters that turns me off. Sure, moves are going to be made every year but I cannot keep up with all the transactions in the NBA.

 

[deskslave]

Was looking at the Hawks' schedule (I know, I know) and noticed that they have at least one stretch of four games in five days. Is that fourth game going to provide a decent level of entertainment for anyone who turns up to watch it?

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

East:
Miami
Indiana
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Atlanta
New York
Boston

?

Rondo and the new coach carry them, I think. Admittedly, this could end up way off base, but I think they'll be a pleasant surprise.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Rusty, I think there's some potential for that. But if it starts to happen Ainge will dump Bass, maybe even Green or whoever else to make sure they have a decent lottery pick.

 

[boogie]

A league that is victim of its own excess or success?

Start the Season Christmas Day. Go to 60 games (or so) and have no less than 4 and no more than 6 teams from each conference make the playoffs.

75% of teams have no shot whatsoever of making a Conference championship. And those bad teams remain almost constant over a 10 year period.

revenues are soaring. i don't think they need to fix or alter anything.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

Rusty, I think there's some potential for that. But if it starts to happen Ainge will dump Bass, maybe even Green or whoever else to make sure they have a decent lottery pick.

Who on that Boston team gives anyone confidence they can make a playoff run? Rondo is a good passer, can't shoot for ****, he'll have to score 30 a game (which I don't think he is capable of) for the C's to have any chance to win.

 

[heyabbott]

Was looking at the Hawks' schedule (I know, I know) and noticed that they have at least one stretch of four games in five days. Is that fourth game going to provide a decent level of entertainment for anyone who turns up to watch it?

is it against another of the 27 teams that don't have a chance?

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

I'll go out on a bit of a limb and say New Orleans is gonna get in the playoffs, they'll be the eight seed, but I like what they did.