Year Round Basketball Thread + NBA Fantasy League

[SirSamuel016]

Seems this post is pinned so here are the 2025/26 award predictions that I've received so far! If you haven't sent already then feel free to shoot me your list!

 

[Lohnt]

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Cavs have to win ALL their home games if they want to even stand a chance against the Spurs, based on game one, I'm not very hopeful for Lebron winning his first title this year. (Then again I'm not really a Lebron fan).

I'm really looking foward to the Eurobasket 07 to start though, and Teo's decision on whether he'll go to Miami next season (or maybe Dallas, I doubt he'd go for any of the other teams) or not.. I've been waiting for years to see him face Nash in a game and I'm hoping I get a chance next season.

 

[Houjou]

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Since the NBA play-offs 2007 finished (congrats Spurs), what about talking about the draft?

Who's your favourite? Who do you think will be the best rookie?

 

[MadDog]

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We'll, Portland is blessed that they came up with the top pick. However, they've got a history of screwing up the draft...like passing on MJ for Sam Bowie back in 84.

Anyway, I'm disapointed that the Celts didn't manage to trade for Garnett. The deal would have sent Big Al Jefferson, the #5, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and Wally Szczerbiak from Boston to Portland for KG and Troy Hudson.

 

[yoniekai]

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how about the kobe heat going on, you guys catch up to any of that? im on his side cause the lakers keep dissing good offers but man kobe, cursing out bynum like that, it's making him the badguy. but im still on his side

 

[MadDog]

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Yeah, Kobe has some legitimate complaints, but he's going about things the wrong way. He's got a bad rep as a teamate to begin with, and trashing Bynum isn't going to make him any fans. And taking his trade demands directly the media puts the Lakers in a tough spot, and actually hurts his chance of getting traded ($89 mill over 4 years isn't easy to move). He'll probably end up on an Eastern Conference team like Chicago.

 

[yoniekai]

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i imagine him working great with the bobcats. okafor for an agile bigman, gerald wallace as the great all arounder (kobe said he loved to play with artest, wallace is much better than artest). felton will be a great PG someday too. really, i think the bobcats are perfect. but there's MJ on the management, they'd both not gonna like it.

 

[MadDog]

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Charlotte would be a good fit for Kobe. They've got an interesting mix of solid younger players and over the hill veterans. I think you're right about MJ and Kobe butting heads (Jordan probably hates what Kobe's been doing with the media). Plus, he'd probably have to give up both the #8 pick and Adam Morrison to land Kobe in NC.

 

[yoniekai]

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yeaaaah teh draft is coming... i dunno what's best for the blazers and sonics, but definitely oden and durant are franchise changers. portland can live with both oden and durant, but i dunno, for the sonics, they can be great with oden, but if durant is on the sonics, that's allen, lewis, and durant swarming for points, three big scorers doesnt usually work out well

 

[MadDog]

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Draft's in a couple of days, huh? Personally, I think oden is the better bet out of the two. He's a true big man, and it's tough to find guys like him who can plug up the middle on D and still be an offenseive threat. Yeah, the guys in Seattle would need to give Durant some looks, if they wanted to win. Plus, with Raw Lew and Chris Wilcox at power forward, Durant may not be the best fit there (but they'll still take him). Who knows, maybe they'll trade the pick to the Celts?

 

[yoniekai]

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yep yep oden is a sure player, just like dwight howard. durant would excel in a bad team, seattle is definitely not for him. hmm... pierce and durant, pretty nice. gasol and durant, so-so. personally i want durant for the blazers

 

[gdupninja]

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Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce on the same team what do yall think about that?

 

[Houjou]

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Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen may be a great combination, but I can't see them playing with Paul Pierce. It's like this one needs to be the number one on the team and resolve all by himself, I hope there's no problem with his ego now he's not the team star :P

 

[gdupninja]

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Whats up damnz didnt know you were on here too. At the same time these guys are getting old and have been knocked out of the playoffs so many times i think they might be willing to set theyre egos aside and do whats best for the team.

 

[yoniekai]

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this stuff really works you know. look at the lakers' malone payton additions. they did suck at the seasons but they got serious and made it to the finals. altho pierce will most likely throw the balance off.

 

[Zwivix]

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Hey do you guys think Kobe is really thinking of getting traded? If so who do you think he should go to?

I heard it this morning on ESPN... I think he should go to San Antonio...Woot go Spurs!

 

[gdupninja]

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Well to be honest I dont care about that dude. The only thing i like about him is his wife. Shes hot!

 

[yoniekai]

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Well to be honest I dont care about that dude. The only thing i like about him is his wife. Shes hot!

off topic but yeah, amen!

what team is free enuf to waste around 100 million for kobe? most of the teams had their salary caps almost full. c'mon kobe go to the freaking bobcats! that's my dream team as of late, kobe, gerald wallace, felton, okafor.... but will he go to MJ's team....

 

[Lohnt]

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Kobe + Gasol + (healthy) Baynem = *DUN DUN DUN* New Challenger Approaching!

I honestly think if Gasol plays like he tends to play in the European and World tournaments, the Lakers have an AMAZING shot at Kobe's 4th ring..

 

[Houjou]

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I'm really happy to see Kobe playing a bit more like a team now that he has somebody to really rely on and capable to help him whenever he needs. Do the Lakers have possibilities for the ring? Meh, I'm not sure about it, but I hope they reach the conference finals and, who knows, maybe next year they pick up a great forward and they become a spectacular lineup again :P

 

[gdupninja]

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Yayyyyyy, we got Shawn Marion, yayyyyyyyyyyy!.............Not that its even gonna matter. The heat have the worst record in the leauge. D-Wade is struggling and we have lost 21 outta 22. Oh well, theres always next year.