***Offical 08/09 NBA thread!***

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

LMAO at the Heat winning 50 this year, or even sniffing at 50...Yes Wade is amazing, pretty much the end of the story there...

 

[BOOMface]

They've taken out some elite teams including the Spurs, Cavs, and Lakers. I wouldnt be suprised if they did some damage in the playoffs.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

GSW beat Boston...damage in the playoffs (highly doubt it) is different from 50 wins in the regular season...

 

[BOOMface]

I never said Miami will have 50 wins. I said IF they can get 50 wins, I wouldnt be suprised if Wade gets MVP.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

whatever, it aint happening...

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

whatever, it aint happening...

they are already on pace to win 44-45 games. 1 hot streak they very well could get 50..thing is 50 games won in the season does not make a team real championship contenders

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

they are already on pace to win 44-45 games. 1 hot streak they very well could get 50..thing is 50 games won in the season does not make a team real championship contenders

how many teams won 50+ last season? 11, the year before? 7...50 games is a lot to win...44-45 games is great, still not 50, I will be surprised if the Heat win 35 games this year, check out their up coming schedule...the notion that if the Heat win 50, Wade will be in contention for the MVP is understandable, he's playing like a beast so it's not entirely unlikely, but winning 50, in this one of the strongest eastern conferences in years will be very difficult, especially for a team that has probably the thinnest front court league wide, Minny and OKC have better front courts than Miami......Least we forget, that this Miami team, with the exception of 2 rookies, a young first time head coach, a damaged Shaun Livingston, an injured James Jones, and a few D-League'ers won only 15 games last year...

I will say this, they have really picked up on the defensive end...don't know what that will equate to in the long run...

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

nuggets are playing as good of a game as i've seen yet this year against the hornets. starting to come together with chauncey. i hope anyway.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

ohh. and denver will have more than 50 wins this year.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I personally don't think the Heat will be at .500. If so, that is a successful year for them. I also don't think Wade would win, unless they had a better record and did damage in the playoffs.

Bryant, Kobe and Paul all have a better shot at it.

 

[BOOMface]

What's happening on the East coast? Cleveland, Orlando, and Boston all falling to mediocre teams. Very suprised to see this.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

manu with a crazy *** block on wade!!!

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

What's happening on the East coast? Cleveland, Orlando, and Boston all falling to mediocre teams. Very suprised to see this.

The season is happening, lol!

Shit happens and some teams just hit a slump, which is fine right now. Rather it be now than at the end of the season. We still have to lose two in a row though. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

2-3 isn't much better though, lol! Z is out for 3-4 weeks as well, which sucks. See how Anderson Verajo steps up. Had a monster game the other day. Just picked him up on my fanasty league, so hoping he steps up.

Also just to make it clear, Washington is a good team, just injuries, stupid people on that team hold them back and shitty coaching. They have the talent and no matter how shitty they play against anyone else, they always...........and I mean always play Cleveland tough.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

Ginobili!!!!!

sorry, i keep seeing the replay of that block. so clean and fundamental and motivating considering the horrible game he had.

 

[bkjt05 10+ year member]

lakers r taking it this year....end of discussion...mark my words!