Jason Kidd: 'I think we're pretty close to competing with the Lakers and the elite te

[MateoNeygro]

WTF is he supposed to say...were not that good and we hope to get the #2 seed?

hahah good point. No reason in not being confident. I like the Mavs chances of competing this year. I like the Spurs and Lakers better but we will see. I know for sure they will once again give the Spurs matchup problems.

[lotr1trekkie]

Our SPURS are in every team's rear view mirror and rightfully so! Two season's ago Manu missed the Lakers series and Joey Crawford was on our case. Lakers get hammered in finals. Last season, Garnett is gone and they get to win an ****marked championship. If Garnett is healthy Kobe is still looking for #4. IF Manu is healthy all year the Spurs will be as good as anyone.

[21_Blessings]

Get out tlong

[Culburn369]

Our SPURS are in every team's rear view mirror and rightfully so! Two season's ago Manu missed the Lakers series and Joey Crawford was on our case. Lakers get hammered in finals. Last season, Garnett is gone and they get to win an ****marked championship. If Garnett is healthy Kobe is still looking for #4. IF Manu is healthy all year the Spurs will be as good as anyone.

"Oh, we're so sensitive. We should get special dispensation because our don't stink." - Spurs fans & upper mgmt

"I don't give two s what that jive ass honkey Bonner says, I'm from this country." - Duncan & Hussein Obama

"We beat the Pistons ass and they really enjoyed it." - Spurs guys on this Board

"Thanks for beating our ass. It was truly enjoyable. If you ever get another hankering stop by in Detroit and beat our ass again. Chow." - Detroit guys on this Board

"I don't know my ass from a hole in the ground, but, it hasn't stopped me from letting my mouth overload that hole in the ground." - DUNCAN

"Oh, Pop, is that cheek 60 or 80 grit? I need to sand down this drill bit." - Pops handyman

[Indazone]

Kidd thinks pretty highly of himself doesn't he? Aging point guard that he is.

[poop]

Marion is synonymous with things like underachieving teams, bloated contracts, and empty stats.

[carrao45]

Even if you get Odom back, you have holes.

PG is a worry for you - Fish will slow down one day very soon given that he's turning 35. Brown is nice, but is he ready to run the team?

Losing Ariza is a blow - he was clutch for you last year, and he was the guy you threw at fast guards like Parker and Paul. Who you gonna throw at them now?

Your bench, besides Odom, is thin.

Kobe has over 1100 games on his legs.

Bynum is yet to come on as expected.

Nothing is a certainty.

Is it any more certain for anyone else? No. But the Spurs just added at least 3 big upgrades (RJ, Dice, Blair) that fit perfectly into holes from last year. The Mavs' pieces look less well suited to each other, but I can see that as a very powerful team if everything clicks at the right time.

IMHO, any of the Lakers, Spurs, or Mavs could be the Wests' representative in the Finals next year. It'll certainly be a closer run thing than this year unless injuries derail these teams.

Fisher already has slowed down. And I, unlike most Laker fans, am not opposed to Farmar starting

[JustBlaze]

Spurs and Mavs will be competing for the #2 spot. Good luck to both.

U mean the 3rd spot. Nugz got the 2nd spot on lock.

[iggypop123]

Why does everyone forget about Denver?

they havent done anything. their starters by themselves are already in luxury tax territory. they lost players not gained. i dont think kleiza is coming back either. everyone else is upgrading. they look to be another pretender hornets style, just overacheived

[Trainwreck2100]

Uhh..this isnt baseball or football.

Teams in each conference play almost the exact same schedule.

Personally I think it would be cool if you played each team in your division 8 times and everyone else twice. And then only let four teams (one wild card) into the playoffs.

Would make the division rivalry thing better.

Of course the owners would never allow it because they would be giving up three-four playoff games which equals LOTS of extra revenue.

The Lakers play in their division 4 times while the SW division teams prob. get 3 cracks at team in that crap division, that's a 4+ game advantage the lakers have before the season starts. Add to the fact that the SW division teams will lose to each other when they play while the Lakers themselves only have to play some of the better teams in the conference 3 times and not 4 that give the lakers a big advantage.

[redzero]

The Mavs get 53 wins next year. Book it.

[Culburn369]

Why does everyone forget about Denver?

They're mentally unstable as a rule.

[Stand]

Don't walk away from Horry.

When did Horry become a ref?

[Culburn369]

...When CWEBB walked away from him, started up that lane and that ball came screamin' out to Horry...

Shazzzzammmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!

[mavsfan1000]

Marion is synonymous with things like underachieving teams, bloated contracts, and empty stats.

Same thing with Kidd. He does nothing the whole night and somehow his stats actually look good.

[Stand]

...When CWEBB walked away from him, started up that lane and that ball came screamin' out to Horry...

Shazzzzammmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!

And what does that have to do with refs exactly?