All star line up! Kobe, Nash, Howard, Meta, and Pau! Enough said.

as good as they look on paper...fact of the matter is OKC is still the better team, maybe even the heat..but I think my Celt's will handle them and perhaps get #18 against the lakers :cool:


d12 will be out for a good part of the early season as he's still rehabbing that back. OKC bigs and back court are all coming back and will run circles around nash, kobe, and blake. Maynard is coming off the bench along with harden, no more old man fisher....laker bench is still suspect at best: jameson, jordan hill, ebanks, and blake? don't think barnes is coming back either...you picked up meeks and duhon, but who knows if they'll be a factor or not..

kendrick has a proven record of handling d12. Collison, Ibaka, and Perk have the size and ability to match up and even do well against the laker bigs...

and your coach is still mike brown, never been a fan of his, but at least he gets an entire off season and full regular season to get it right...

don't sleep on denver as well..iggy made that team better, chandler comes back, and their guards are still good..not to mention their bigs are only going to get better...

going to be a great season for NBA fans..but don't go planning the DTLA parade just yet :cool:

i won't get into the C's moves, improvement and depth..but for sure we are built to challenge the heat for the east..losing RA to them was tough but we definitely improved through free agency and draft picks

i predict the charlotte bobcats will rise from the ashes and beat the lakes

Heat, maybe the Nuggets, depending on how they mesh together. Not to mention what happens if Kobe/Howard gets a major injury like Drose.

Bolded for inaccurate statement. He's already back on the court practicing at the wooden center. He will be ready for the season.

practicing is one thing, but back at full rotation is another.....he's been rehabing for 4 months tho, so perhaps he will be ready....but you never know, hope it's not another luke walton recovery...

Luke Walton is junk though (relative to other players :smile:) .

My only concern is how Mike Brown is going to run Howard and Gasol on the court together. Brown just doesn't seem that intelligent to me to handle Lakers.

true. sounds like he will be ready though. His dr made a statement but i cant seem to find it now. I think dwight and his camp were pushing those injury rumors out there to drive his price tag down for teams trying to acquire him

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^ practicing at the wooden center

we talkin bout practice?!?!?!

yea but from the sound of things it looks like they are going to run a hybrid of the Princeton offense and the triangle. Hopefully Mike Brown has no part in the offense and gives all his attention to the defensive side of the ball. We will need it to slow down westbrick because nash has never played defense in his life.

wondering how the lakers picking up the magic assistant coach will impact this team...either way, going to be a good season, glad everyone gets a full pre season along with non-condensed schedule

Lakers have to be considered favorites to hit the Finals. Dwight (huge upgrade on defense, a small loss at points from the line) and Nash acquisitions and the removal of Bynum (due to inconsistency); I don't see how their bench is suspect. The addition of Jamison is huge, that guy starts on most teams and now will anchor the bench. Remember this guy can shoot lights out. I don't like Jordan Hill but he ended the season on a great note, well played like he was supposed to at least, so that bolsters the bench as well. Not that the bench is going to have a ton of minutes anyways.

Lakers also signed Jodie Meeks for the bench. Rumor has it they are going after Barbosa too

Holy shit, we'll rock the hell out of NBA.

I forgot you guys got Jamison, honestly speaking the Lakers will own this season.

Barbosa might get to play with Nash again? crazy crazy

lol...gotta love the confidence....we shall see if everything falls in place....first year together along with second year coach...going against some proven teams that have been in deep waters together..yes you guys have pieces but it's still remains to be seen if you have a "team"

Told you D12 would be back and healthy. He is 100% ready for the regular season. Hes motivated too, oh lawdy I cant wait.

I honestly dont think the Celts have a chance in hell to beat the heat. I'll take the Knicks to win that division too. Time will tell...

people been counting out the celt's since the big 3, too old, too slow, not enough talent..we we go further than anyone expects every year....

nice see d12 is ahead of schedule, hope he holds up for you guys

I think we have a very good shot to challenge the heat for the east...took them to 7 last year all banged up, so long as we stay healthy we can make it out of the east...

the knicks? too mnay head cases and no coach to pull them together, that doom is still doomed to fail, just like brooklyn and the 76ers...

lakers still have okc, san antonio, and maybe even denver ( not that they have iggy) to race with....lakers have made some good moves, but don't think mike brown is the coach to take your boys to another banner....

just glad we have a full pre season and regular season....

0-11 since pre season :lol:

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Well the lakers have been quite disappointing. Dwight is a dbag, gasol has declined faster than any other "star" in recent memory, nash getting hurt, and hiring pringles was the worst move ever. Kobe is playing better than he has for about 4 years but everyone else is terrible.

I called the Knicks and knew the celtics would be bad. Lucky enough for the celtics they play in the lEastern conference.

NBA season for me is over. I will be rooting for Kobe to do well. After that I hope the Knicks or OKC win it all. Anything after that is anyone but the cHeat.

what a terrible year...

BMW related: My x3 is a piece of sh1t. Just got a bunch of things fixed, less than 100 miles back from service and the check engine light is back on. Luckily my dads best friend from college runs the BMW dealership. Hes going to take care of me. Looking to dump this pile of sh.it and get into a brand new mini countrymen.

d12 isn't healthy just yet...you can see that


MDA was not the answer to the problem...and his offense does not fit the current roster, especially considering their age. Which is very eveident in transition defense.

Celt's are bad but they always start off that way, as of late with bradley's return things seems to have normalized a bit...I like their chances better than the lakers, eastern conference or not...

nice to see the clippers doing so well...amazing how many locals are clipper haters, especially the laker fans....seems most hate them as much if not more than the celt's...:lol:

Well, if wheelchairs are allowed, my money is on the Celtics hands down. :-)

looked good last night, rondo-less and in msg and walking away with a W...melo blew his top...he needs to relax mouthing off to KG like that..gonna get himself hurt...