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NBA 2012-13

  • Trueblue23
    BearBoy69;1283074 wrote:Well Blake is better all-around as a player. KD puts up HUGE points but Blake Griffin does is at both ends
    Seriously? Griffin is raw.. he dunks. That's pretty much it. Good rebounder, decent play defense.
  • Mulva
    BearBoy69;1283061 wrote: Most Surprising team- Cleveland Cavs (Have the potential to be amazing considering that they have great young talent and a phenomenal past 2 years in the draft)
    Reps for joke of the day.
  • BearBoy69
    mostly likely it'll be KD, but i already dug my hole, so i might as well stick with Blake Griffin
  • BearBoy69
    Mulva;1283088 wrote:Reps for joke of the day.
    They could pull off one of the last seeds in the playoffs. Kyrie will be dishing out assists and putting up between 15-20 a game, Andy will play mean D with Tristan Thompson and pull down Rebounds with Tyler Zellar (Z.0), and we have a potentially good scorer in Dion Waiters.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Trueblue23;1283087 wrote:Seriously? Griffin is raw.. he dunks. That's pretty much it. Good rebounder, decent play defense.
    If there was a worst defense team, Blake would be on it.
  • wildcats20
    Commander of Awesome;1283121 wrote:If there was a worst defense team, Blake would be on it.

    This.
  • Ironman92
    1st Team

    Paul
    Wade
    James
    Durant
    Mullens

    Definitely the new Dirk...with a 50 inch vertical
  • sleeper
    BearBoy69;1283074 wrote:Well Blake is better all-around as a player. KD puts up HUGE points but Blake Griffin does is at both ends
    Fail.
  • sleeper
    Rookie of the Year = Anthony Davis
    Defensive Player of the Year = Lebron James
    MVP = Lebron James
    Most surprising team = Washington Wizards
    Most disappointing team = Brooklyn Nets
    All-NBA First Team
    = CP3
    = Kobe
    = Lebron
    = Durant
    = Love
    Eastern Conference Champion = Heat
    Western Conference Champion = Lakers
    NBA Champion = Heat
  • Mulva
    BearBoy69;1283099 wrote:They could pull off one of the last seeds in the playoffs. Kyrie will be dishing out assists and putting up between 15-20 a game, Andy will play mean D with Tristan Thompson and pull down Rebounds with Tyler Zellar (Z.0), and we have a potentially good scorer in Dion Waiters.
    You could make a 5 player list of 90% of the teams in the league and what those players are going to do well this year and it would look more impressive than that one.

    I could be wrong, but I personally think the Cavs have butchered just about everything since taking Kyrie. I don't see them going anywhere anytime soon, which is a shame because he's a stud.
  • Iliketurtles
    BearBoy69;1283061 wrote:ROY- Anthony Davis (big surprise seeing as he was on the Olympic team)
    DPOY- Dwight Howard (Going to be a stud in LA, and will be relied upon less for scoring and more for D)
    MVP- Lebron James (SURPRISE)
    Most Surprising team- Cleveland Cavs (Have the potential to be amazing considering that they have great young talent and a phenomenal past 2 years in the draft)
    Most Disappointing- NY Knicks and Brooklyn Nets
    Eastern Conference Champs- Heat
    Western Conference Champs- Lakers
    All NBA 1st Team-
    G- Chris Paul
    G- Dwayne Wade
    F- Lebron James
    F- Blake Griffin
    C- Dwight Howard (Yes only three teams represented in the 1st-team)

    Basketball is possibly the most predictable professional sport
    BearBoy69;1283074 wrote:Well Blake is better all-around as a player. KD puts up HUGE points but Blake Griffin does is at both ends
    BearBoy69;1283092 wrote:mostly likely it'll be KD, but i already dug my hole, so i might as well stick with Blake Griffin
    I just wanted multi quote all of these just to give it one big LOL.
  • Fly4Fun
    Haha, Rasheed Wallace is coming out of retirement to play for the Knicks...
  • Commander of Awesome
    Mulva;1283302 wrote: I could be wrong, but I personally think the Cavs have butchered just about everything since taking Kyrie. I don't see them going anywhere anytime soon, which is a shame because he's a stud.
    Curious, what have they botched? I assume you're talking draft?
  • Mulva
    Commander of Awesome;1283396 wrote:Curious, what have they botched? I assume you're talking draft?
    Absolutely hated the TT and Waiters picks. Both awful, awful selections in my opinion (for top 5 picks).

    I liked the CJ Miles and Jon Leuer signings, but they're both role players. You get your studs through the draft, and I think the Cavs came out horribly. I don't have a huge problem with Zeller as a player - I think he'll be another solid role player - but I do think he has a pretty low ceiling and they gave up more than they should have to get him.

    Again, just my opinion. I've been wrong before. But to say they have the potential to be "amazing" is lol-worthy regardless, especially when you back it up with the reasoning that they could fight for a bottom playoff-seed in the east.

    ESPN has them 28th in their preseason power rankings FWIW. I would guess the ranking is mainly because they're young, but I'd be surprised if this team won more than 35 games and I'm expecting more like 30.
  • friendfromlowry
    BearBoy69;1283099 wrote:They could pull off one of the last seeds in the playoffs. Kyrie will be dishing out assists and putting up between 15-20 a game, Andy will play mean D with Tristan Thompson and pull down Rebounds with Tyler Zellar (Z.0), and we have a potentially good scorer in Dion Waiters.
    IF they pull off one of the last seeds in the playoffs that just means getting super-stomped by Chicago or Miami. And that's a big 'IF' to begin with. Kyrie is often hurt, so is Varejao. We'll see what Zellar and Waiters can provide but they're going to have to be impressive.

    Sleeper - You said something about the Wizards being the most surprising team. Why?
  • Classyposter58
    Rookie of the Year = Harrison Barnes
    Defensive Player of the Year = Rajon Rondo
    MVP = Kevin Durant
    Most surprising teams = Golden State Warriors & Denver Nuggets
    Most disappointing team = Indiana Pacers
    All-NBA First Team
    = Rondo
    = Westbrook
    = Lebron
    = Durant
    = Howard
    Eastern Conference Champion = Heat
    Western Conference Champion = Thunder
    NBA Champion = Thunder
  • done77
    Great news on the flopping.
  • Trueblue23
    Fly4Fun;1283366 wrote:Haha, Rasheed Wallace is coming out of retirement to play for the Knicks...
    Terrible, terrible signing. Sheed has literally nothing to offer a team. At least Ray Allen's old ass can shoot
  • Ironman92
    Trueblue23;1283710 wrote:Terrible, terrible signing. Sheed has literally nothing to offer a team. At least Ray Allen's old ass can shoot

    And he's not an ass
  • Commander of Awesome
    Mulva;1283460 wrote:Absolutely hated the TT and Waiters picks. Both awful, awful selections in my opinion (for top 5 picks).

    I liked the CJ Miles and Jon Leuer signings, but they're both role players. You get your studs through the draft, and I think the Cavs came out horribly. I don't have a huge problem with Zeller as a player - I think he'll be another solid role player - but I do think he has a pretty low ceiling and they gave up more than they should have to get him.

    Again, just my opinion. I've been wrong before. But to say they have the potential to be "amazing" is lol-worthy regardless, especially when you back it up with the reasoning that they could fight for a bottom playoff-seed in the east.

    ESPN has them 28th in their preseason power rankings FWIW. I would guess the ranking is mainly because they're young, but I'd be surprised if this team won more than 35 games and I'm expecting more like 30.
    I'm undecided on the TT or the Waiters pick, I'm just not sure who I would have taken instead of them. I literally never saw Waiters play in college to my knowledge, and he looked mediocre in preseason. Time will tell on him. Who would you have taken instead?
  • Trueblue23
    Yea, Sheed is pretty worthless. Throw him in with people like Melo, Amare.. should be fun to watch that blow up.
  • Mulva
    Commander of Awesome;1283742 wrote:I'm undecided on the TT or the Waiters pick, I'm just not sure who I would have taken instead of them. I literally never saw Waiters play in college to my knowledge, and he looked mediocre in preseason. Time will tell on him. Who would you have taken instead?
    Lamb would have been my top choice in the draft (for the Cavs situation).
  • BearBoy69
    Personally I think the Cavs are making the right moves. Or I could be a Cleveland basketball idiot like all Browns fans have no clue about football at all.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Mulva;1283749 wrote:Lamb would have been my top choice in the draft (for the Cavs situation).
    Who over TT and Zeller?
  • Commander of Awesome
    BearBoy69;1284160 wrote:Personally I think the Cavs are making the right moves. Or I could be a Cleveland basketball idiot like all Browns fans have no clue about football at all.
    Probably the case.