Raptors didn't even GET the advantage when we had Turkoglu. Hope next year he plays like he did in Orlando.
i would like to see the Bobcat pass the first round but i like how the Magic plays, they got a strong overall team !
1st Round East Cleveland wins in 5 Boston wins in 6 Atlanta wins in 5 Orlando wins in 6 1st Rd West Lakers in 6 Denver in 6 Phoenix in 5 Dallas in 7 2nd Rd East Cavs in 7 Orlando in 6 2nd Rd West Denver in 7 Dallas in 6 Conference Finals Cavs in 7 Denver in 6 Cavs win championship I hope I am wrong about the Cavs vs Boston but if Boston doesnt win it, i hope Lebron wins it =P
I got.... East 1st Round Cavs in 4 Celtics in 7 Hawks in 4 Magic in 5 West 1st Round Lakers in 5 Jazz in 6 Suns in 5 Mavs in 7 East 2nd Round Cavs over Celtics in 5 Magic over Hawks in 6 West 2nd Round Lakers over Jazz in 6 Suns over Mavs in 6 East Finals Cavs over Magic in 7 West Finals Lakers over Suns in 5 NBA Finals Cavs over Lakers in 6 Some of you might ask why I put the suns in the west final... Well that's cause I really want the Suns to win . I made this up pretty fast! Haha didn't but TOO much thought into it since I'm not betting anything on this bracket.
ron ron did a great job giving durant a hard time today. this is what we signed him for and i look forward to more of his defensive prowess.
fisher couldnt handle westbrook, but he held his own on the offensive end. farmar and brown were thrown at westbrook too, but they didn't do too much better.
Lakers should win within 5-6 games, if they get beaten by the Thunder than damn, that is a really big upset. I mean the THunder do have talent, and if they werent put up against the Lakers in the 1st round, i do picture them to be in the 2nd
if thunder played jazz or nuggets i would think they upset but lakers way too good. i only see thunder taking probably 1 game...its too bad they finished 8 seed they were 5-6 but fell hard at the end.
i dont see a reason why the Thunder wont take 3rd or 4th seed next season, with their talent, a 1st rounder draft pick and probably a little tweak, add a veteran or whatever, this team can be quite dangerous
Wow they limited Dwight to 5 points and 7 boards... I didn't catch the game, but they must have played solid defense on him... Too bad the Magic can still destroy from the outside. As expected. I was thinking if the Thunder want to win this series they'll have to exploit the Westbrook mismatch it might also take some attention off Kevin Durant. How did Sefolosha do against Kobe? I would expect that he did a pretty solid job considering Kobe shot 6-19 from the field and only got 21 pts.
wow that is quite a feat. i haven't seen anyone triple double with blks in a while. dwight will continue to be a defensive force for years and years and years to come. sefolosha did okay, but since it's kobe, FG% doesn't matter that much. even if he's 1-20, he'll still take his shots. scoring aside, kobe did well facilitating and penetrating inside to make the defense collapse.
Suns and Blazers was a thriller I think this is going to be a fun series. I still can't believe Camby missed that dunk with less than a minute left. Damn... Too bad Portland stole one.
another trade between raptors and wizards. i included bargnani in the deal because it doesn't seem like the bosh-bargnani frontcourt is working. the raptors need a center who can rack up the boards and be a shot-blocker inside. for offensive boards, bargnani is already running to the other end of the court while bosh and his 245 pound frame has to compete with players bigger than him. Raptors Get: - Gilbert Arenas - JaVale McGee (expiring contract, team option i believe) - Al Thornton (expiring contract) Wizards Get: - Andrea Bargnani - Jose Calderon - Marcus Banks (expiring contract)
i want this to go down so bad... mcgee would be the franchise's center for years to come and he has loads of potential. if he learns to not foul as much, he'll be a real good center. thornton would be a nice boost off the bench and at least he rebounds a good chunk. of course, bargnani is only going to get better as well so you could probably still get a better offer later on in the road, but bosh might not be here then.
Bargani might get better, but he's such a 1 dimensional player. He can't defend or be aggressive on the boards. I agree that the Raps need a legitimate natural center. They can't win anything with the way they are now and it is obvious. This trade might give them a better chance for the reasons you stated. McGee might not be a dominant player in the front court, but he does have potential and he isn't all that bad right now. The scoring lost from bargs can be countered by the addition of Arenas. Although he has his problems.... He can still be a top scorer. I think this is a good trade. Jose isn't really going anywhere with this offensive game and that makes him basically worthless considering he is terrible at defense. But ya Rap fans should hope this trade goes down fast and it might convince Bosh to re-sign with the raps. MIGHT. lol
GO KOBE ! btw i got a question: about Blake Griffin and Ricky Rubio, when they will play next season, are they going to be "Rookie" or "Sophomore" ?
