NBA 2010/11

[Guest Portuguese]

Cavs head coach took it so bad he went in@Lebron.

Miami that good? Because true say Lebron said he left to win titles now rather than in the future.

[Mr. Gayle]

Cavs head coach took it so bad he went in@Lebron.

Miami that good? Because true say Lebron said he left to win titles now rather than in the future.

They are the dream team - on paper anyway - saying if they are better than the 90s Bulls team

Bosh

Wade

James

That Arroyo guy is gd too - on 2k11 he is anyway

[Superstition]

The Heat are obv the ones to watch this year but let's see them win six titles before comparisons to the 90s Bulls tbh

Lebron, Wade and Bosh are a good piece of the Eastern Conference All-Stars. And will defo win a bunch of games with some spectacular ball. But depth is a concern outside those three. On the perimeter Arroyo is an ok point (poor shooter). Mike Miller is a good wing scorer, Eddie House can hit shots. That's about it.. solid big men could be problematic, Bosh has only been to playoffs twice and got bitched out both times. Haslem is good but undersized, Ilgauskas and Juwan Howard are geriatric.

It will be fireworks in the regular season but come playoffs they might struggle to match a fit Celtics roster, lots of height and bulk between KG, both O'Neals, Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, & rookie Semih Erden who's 7'0. Would've been nice if Rasheed Wallace stuck around, but it seems he'd rather retire and get fat even more fat.

Lakers size has been their backbone these past 2 playoffs and championships, Gasol Bynum & Odom are three top quality guys in the frontcourt, plus they've added vet Theo Ratliff and big rookies in Caracter & Ebanks. Also Ron Artest is joined by Matt Barnes who both play bigger than their size in defense & rebounding

Orlando have Dwight Howard who plays like three men, plus an assortment of big bench guys.

They are the main contenders for Miami, who will smash teams but probably seek to add some veteran height during the season. You'd think Lebron could help out more in the post, but then Pat Riley comes out and talks about Lebron playing in a Magic Johnson role

[Trilliam]

Watching Lakers vs Nuggets.

Heat won't make the finals, called it.

[Uncle Man]

yo did celtics pick up delonte so he can fire off yo mama jokes at lebron in the playoffs?

shrewd

[Superstition]

Also signed Shaq solely to dispatch forearms into select chins (Bynum/Dwight/etc) in April '11. Theirs is a very specialised roster

[Mr. Gayle]

Will be good to see how he fairs this season

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zQQrAU4ztQ

[Mr. Gayle]

[Mr. Gayle]

Heat last night @ Atlanta

LeBron beasting 38pts in 38 mins with 22 shots, 3/4 3pters, 15 pts in 1st QTR alone, 11 rbs

Bosh 14 pts 14 RB's (11 def, 3 off)

Despite that game went OT and they lost 89 - 98

[Mr Q]

And long may that continue!

A week until the season tips off!!

[Mr. Gayle]

LOL - Who is ur team

I dont really have one TBH, just like Heat cos of the trio, only getting back into NBA due to NBA 2K11

[Davicious X]

Man do I miss this game. So much more intense than football, but then I'm from a watching era of Jordan, Shaq, Reggie Miller, both Hardaway's, Mourning, Payton, Carter etc. So many memories.

Iverson crossing over Jordon

Miller dropping 6 3 pointers in 7 minutes

The classic Malone-Stockton pick and role. That sh*t worked for damn near 20 years lmao

Tim Hardaway aka the king of the killer crossover

Nick van Exel taking 3 pointers from the halfway line like they freethrows

Finding out Kobe was actually good. Think his rookie season he was averaging 8 points a game.

Hakeem "THE DREAM" Olajuwon. Silkiest C ever.

The twin towers ttkk

Patrick Ewing getting 5 goal tending calls against jordan in 3 minutes

And the extremely fuzzy memory of Larry Bird at the 3 point shoot out contest. Guy wasn't even trying, total par.

Man I love(d) this game. Who's winning the Kobe vs Lebron stat war?

[Mr. Gayle]

Yeah me too - i used to follow it hard in the golden age in the 90s was on c4 nuff

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It will be between celtics lakers and heat for the ring

[Davicious X]

Yh no doubt, it's great to see the heat as a super power though are they still using Wade as a point guard? He's certainly imo not a pg unless he's upped his assists to + 7apg

[Mr. Gayle]

Thats there weakness - they will be using Chalmers as PG - think he will just have to make sure to an okay job and then pass it off to Wade and LeBron

Bosh will have mins as C I imagine

[Davicious X]

You know what though, what Pat Riley said about Lebron possibly being used as a pg isn't too far fetched. He likes to slash, has a high percentage jumpshot and the only reason he doesn't have a higher assists average is cos he was at cleveland... What the hell is a cleve?... Sorry inside joke

Any position you play Lebron your gonna lose something right and it's always odd seeing a PF shooting 3s instead of marshalling the basket... Can't believe he reached 6'9 ffs

[Mr. Gayle]

You know what though, what Pat Riley said about Lebron possibly being used as a pg isn't too far fetched. He likes to slash, has a high percentage jumpshot and the only reason he doesn't have a higher assists average is cos he was at cleveland... What the hell is a cleve?... Sorry inside joke

Any position you play Lebron your gonna lose something right and it's always odd seeing a PF shooting 3s instead of marshalling the basket... Can't believe he reached 6'9 ffs

Could Bosh have mins as PF ?

[Mr. Gayle]

Expecting KD to have a sick season, im quite hyped as it goes

Have to get ESPN

[Flojo]

Won an auction for a pair of VIP tickets to the game at the O2 in March between the Nets and the Raptors, looking forward to it.

[Davicious X]

You know what though, what Pat Riley said about Lebron possibly being used as a pg isn't too far fetched. He likes to slash, has a high percentage jumpshot and the only reason he doesn't have a higher assists average is cos he was at cleveland... What the hell is a cleve?... Sorry inside joke

Any position you play Lebron your gonna lose something right and it's always odd seeing a PF shooting 3s instead of marshalling the basket... Can't believe he reached 6'9 ffs

Could Bosh have mins as PF ?

Isn't that what he started as

[Mr. Gayle]

Won an auction for a pair of VIP tickets to the game at the O2 in March between the Nets and the Raptors, looking forward to it.

Ive always wanted to go to a game, def wanna go next year

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No more Bosh @ Raptors, least you will see Stoudemire for Knicks

[Mr. Gayle]

Ho can they not even show the Boston - Miami match

[Mr. Gayle]

You know what though, what Pat Riley said about Lebron possibly being used as a pg isn't too far fetched. He likes to slash, has a high percentage jumpshot and the only reason he doesn't have a higher assists average is cos he was at cleveland... What the hell is a cleve?... Sorry inside joke

Any position you play Lebron your gonna lose something right and it's always odd seeing a PF shooting 3s instead of marshalling the basket... Can't believe he reached 6'9 ffs

Could Bosh have mins as PF ?

Isn't that what he started as

You will have to tell me lol - im only getting back into it - was he PF for raptors

[Mr. Gayle]

[Uncle Man]

yo wanna stay up to watch this first game but i gotta be up early pissed

lets go celtics either way