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Chris Paul is amazing, as is Kobe.
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-Boston looks like they won't be as focused in regular season, it is typical champs protocol (especially on road).
-Sixers are good, but they are going to have to calibrate that offense and get used to each other. Young is a baller and will be an x-factor for their success this season.
-Rockets are well balanced, but any day now an injury will hit Yao or McGrady.
-As many predicted, Marion is not utilized very well offensively on the Miami team. He has barely taken any shots. Whoever got him first round in fantasy should be ashamed of their selves.
Chris Paul is amazing, as is Kobe.
The Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets haven't played any real teams.
Next 7 games for the Rockets:
Tue 04 vs Boston
Thu 06 @ Portland
Fri 07 @ LA Clippers
Sun 09 @ LA Lakers
Wed 12 @ Phoenix
Fri 14 @ San Antonio
Sat 15 vs New Orleans
Bring it on
True. No offense to the Nuggets, they played well on a back to back.
If the Rockets can get through that schedule and still be on top, they're for real.Next 7 games for the Rockets:
Tue 04 vs Boston
Thu 06 @ Portland
Fri 07 @ LA Clippers
Sun 09 @ LA Lakers
Wed 12 @ Phoenix
Fri 14 @ San Antonio
Sat 15 vs New Orleans
Bring it on
Lakers have it easy in November and will have to get through December on top before I start thinking parade.
Hornets have it ridiculously easy until December but won't really get much nightly challenge until January. After January, we'll know if the Hornets can hang.
Rudy Fernandez
Lakers, Hornets, Rockets are the creamof the crop.
There are still 79 games left.
I see Lakers as lone team at the top.
Rockets, Hornets, even Celtics look beatable.
really? THe same lakers team that lets guards put up huge points on them? They improved on defense with Bynum and Ariza, but they are far from being a dominant defensive ball club.
well it's the 1st week of the season. and I hope you are right
But no other nba teams look remotely close to Lakers. They are not only stacked at every position. Every single of their players look confident like never before.
They didn't look unbeatable against Denver.
The Lakers played probably the worst they could and still won.
No excuses, right sir?
Yes sir. It was a terribly bad game for the Lakers.
No excuse, just trying to say the Lakers played horrible but still won, which is kind of scary in my mind for opposing teams.
Like, if you can't beat them when they're horrible, how are you going to beat them when they're on?
Basketball is a strange game, it's a game of ".4's", and "Thirty point deficit's turned into leads". I've seen stacked teams get beat by sound teams. But, your point is recognized and took into account. They certainly look like the odds on favorites at this point, whether they play bad or good.
Either have the Spurs.
For me Hornets look damn good, and so do the Rockets. When the Jazz get Deron back they will fight for the top 4 seed too but...
Lakers do looks the best, although Bynum is 'struggling', i dont think he will average 15 ppg anyway, because they dont need him to - his main value will be coming in and blocking shots and protecting the rim - which is what the Lakers were missing last year.
the Rockets played horrible too and they still won.
btw, as much as i hate the Mavs, they are a real team
for the contract Bynum is getting, i think the Lakers want to get more from him than just blocking shots. u can get a center specialized in defense with MLE money (Diop)
I wouldn't care what Bynum thinks, he has his money now. I'd consider bringing him off with Lamar, just as an experiment (If they haven't tried this already).
I think the Lakers would consider bringing Bynum off the bench except that the Lakers interior D is pretty terrible with Pau in the middle.
The Spurs have absolutely no depth. None.
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