*The Official 2011-12 NBA Thread*

I'm thinking a thread title change is needed

 

So yeah that Durant guy is pretty good.

 

Unlike that Westbrook guy (0-13).

 

Westbrook picked it up in the end.

I'm going to miss the 20 rebound games by Dwight.

 

Twitter's elated that Durant did his thing, because the evening's previous hero, RG3, wasn't doing too well at the time.

 

Pretty excited to see another sold out crowd in Minnesota take on the Heat. Should be a blow out but should be fun to see the Heat on fast breaks and seeing Beasley throw up 30 shots.

 

So does Mike D'Antoni last the whole year? Because as usual, the Knicks are going nowhere. And no, a PG who hasn't been good since 2007, doesn't fit the Knicks since he has no jumpshot and needs the ball in his hands much like Carmelo and Stoudemire, and was never really that good to begin with (terribly inefficient) won't help them.

 

Gotta get rid of management as well then. Traded the house for a guy who was going to sign in the offseason anyway. Kill all this year's cap space by throwing out $14 mil a year on a role player who is probably in it for the payday anyway. No bueno.

 

Wouldn't be such a bad idea. That team is pretty much doomed with the way their roster is built (mediocrity is doomed to me), and they won't be able to improve it much thanks to drastically overpaying for Chandler, and they have the management to thank for it.

 

We'll see. I've never been much of a Davis fan to begin with, and I don't think he's the right fit for the Knicks. The Knicks had what they needed in Billups. A shooter. Now they have a guy who NEEDS the ball in his hands, and I don't see this working well with 2 guys who need the ball in their hands just as much. I think the problem is, D'Antoni just isn't that good of an offensive mind either. He needs Steve Nash, without him it's iso with Stoudemire/Carmelo while everyone else watches.

As for Chandler, I don't think he's tradeable at that number. Not for full cap relief anyways. You could probably halve his salary though while taking another bad contract.

 

i like the new look lakers so far, they have the best defense on ppg. average with 4 games played....bynum comes back on saturday against the nuggets, this will be the real first test of this new look D, i think denver is the highest scoring team so far...

 

Beasley

 

Thanks to the 2nd unit. Wes Johnson isn't a 2 and is inconsistent shooting wise, Beasley is careless with the basketball, Millicic is also careless with the basketball. Its the same ****ty starting unit from last season.

 

Oh man nice way to fight back. That was exciting.

 

I hate Beasley. I hate that first unit.

 

Irving almost won the game, made a great move to get to the hoop So many good looks just aren't dropping.

Overtime.

 

Blah Love played stupid the last few possessions.

 

Go to hell Jameson. You are not good at 3 pointers, stop taking them.

 

If we would have just shot average from the FT line, the game does not even go to OT.

Pacers 3-0 I think now.

 

Can Rubio please start Aldeman? K thanks.

 

We had three opportunities to tie... missed all of them. Unbelievable.

 

Bail out call by the refs. That was a charge.

 

How did Wade make that?

 

Well **** that

 

Heat winning 3 games in the final seconds of the 4th qtr.....Wade two, Cole one.

Do the Heat have hell freezing over??

 

Wow- the Wolves played an excellent game tonight, but Spo just made a GREAT call at the end.

Hopefully the Dolphins get a coach of Spo's caliber next year.

Also-- the guy who just got LeBrons kicks at the end of the game is lucky. I'm jealous.

 

I guess that blocking foul was LeBrons birthday present. Sorry bitter as **** about that call. Good play drawn up by Spo horrible play drawn up by Aldeman.

 

On the lob pass there was a definite foul there on Minnesota.

And as for the charge, it could have went either way IMO.

 

Heat are now 2-0 decided by games 5 points or less.

 

That **** never would have happen if the refs call charge rather than blocking foul. Momentum is in Minnesota's favor and up by 3 and LEBron lowers his shoulder and CHARGES into Tolliver. Don't give me that **** how it could have gone either way. The call was bull**** but Minnesota can't hit **** from the free throw line and they turn the ball over too god damn much. I enjoyd the game it was very entertaining but that 1 called ruined it.

 

Eh, HEAT weren't hitting their FTs either.

 

True but you didn't have 25 turnovers. 2 straight games Minnesota had 25 turnovers and Minnesota has been shooting 73% from the FT line and 60% tonight. Did I mention how much I hate Beasley?

 

Anyways it was a good game. Miami have the makings of a championship team they make shots when it matters. Those fast break dunks were awesome.

 

Yeah Beas was disappointing. I want him to succeed but he was garbage-- didn't even deserve to be on the floor.

 

He does a stupid foul on LeBron after he gets a rebound then a min later he puts his arms around LeBron and tries pushing him out of the way and gets called for his 4th foul and he casually laughing to the bench. **** that guy. He did this in Milwaukee did back to back stupid fouls walks over to the bench and just lays down on the floor. Sure glad he is playing hard out there in his contract year.

 

U Mad? Hater???

 

No, more mad at 25 turnovers.