le Contenders Record against each other

[Ghazi]

When you're betting against Dallas in the playoffs, you're always playing with house money.

lol Spurs

[ElNono]

Not if they draw the Spurs.

We'll see if we're even there this year... looks like we can't avoid it at this point...

[Ode to Triple Ocho]

Orlando isn't winning jack this year.

agreed they have no shot at beating la in a 7 game series

but at least Orlando has a chance to get in the finals. Dallas doesn't

[Findog]

Dallas doesn't

Uh, yeah they do. Not likely, but they do. So does Utah. Phoenix, Zombie Sonics, Portland, San Antonio, those teams have no shot.

[Edward]

agreed they have no shot at beating la in a 7 game series

but at least Orlando has a chance to get in the finals. Dallas doesn't

Good to see you're done eating meat sandwiches for awhile and your back posting.

[dirk4mvp]

Have spurstalk's laker fans accepted this guy yet so he can stop being a flaming got?

[dirk4mvp]

Look at me Lakaluva! I want to be in! Can I be in?! Please let me be in!

[Edward]

Have spurstalk's laker fans accepted this guy yet so he can stop being a flaming got?

Lakers fans I'm new but please be my friend!

[Greg Oden]

lol rushing to get into the laker fans sorrority

lol unoriginal schtick

[Ode to Triple Ocho]

Uh, yeah they do. Not likely, but they do.

Uh, no they do not.

So does Dallas, Denver Utah. Phoenix, Zombie Sonics, Portland, San Antonio, those teams have no shot.

Dallas and Denver's only hope is for Kobe to break his leg. Better start praying to your God(s) now.

[Edward]

Dallas and Denver's only hope is for Kobe to break his leg. Better start praying to your God(s) now.

Or if Gasol can break his leg, then Kobe would just lose in the 1st round like he did from 2005-2007 when you weren't a Lakers fan.

[Findog]

Uh, no they do not.



Dallas and Denver's only hope is for Kobe to break his leg. Better start praying to your God(s) now.

Denver is easily capable of beating the Lakers in a series, and Dallas has an outside shot. I can tell you this, the Lakers aren't going to beat Cleveland with Pau and Bynum playing like dumb pussies.

[Ode to Triple Ocho]

Denver is easily capable of beating the Lakers in a series,

No they aren't. Stop using dumb Dallas Mavericks regular season logic

and Dallas has an outside shot.

Outside shot = injury to Kobe

I can tell you this, the Lakers aren't going to beat Cleveland with Pau and Bynum playing like dumb pussies.

Cleveland isn't beating Orlando with Mo Williams and Jamison playing like dumb pussies.

Maybe you should watch the Lakers play some time. Bynum has been playing much better than Pau lately. Phil Jackson just won't play him in the 4th most of the time.

What some of you still haven't figured out is Phil Jackson doesn't give a about the regular season. He throws abnormal rotations and defensive schemes all year at you then completely changes it up when the post-season rolls around.

[xellos88330]

No, it's teams that have a chance at winning a le. In all likelihood, that will be the Lakers or Cavs. Should one or both of those teams slip, it will be because of Orlando, Denver or Dallas. And I consider Atlanta, Boston and Utah to be longshots to win, but it's within the realm of possibility. Basically the top eight teams in the league that aren't first-round fodder.

Come on Findog. As long as a team is in the playoffs there is a chance. Since you are a Mavs fan I would think that you would know that record isn't everything. Any playoff team can beat any other playoff team. It comes down to luck IMHO.

[Muser]

Boston ain't winning . KG is a s of his former self.

[AnthonyM]

Lol i bet it makes mavsfans hard to put em in the 2nd tier for a le

[Findog]

No they aren't. Stop using dumb Dallas Mavericks regular season logic

What dumb logic would that be? That they took them to 6 games last year and match up extremely well with them?

Outside shot = injury to Kobe

Keep telling yourself that. Haywood gives the Mavs the ability to play a real center for 48 minutes against the Laker frontline. Marion, Butler, Stevenson and Kidd are four wing defenders to throw at Kobe. Kobe will still get his 30+ points, but it won't be as easy and they won't have to double team him constantly.

Maybe you should watch the Lakers play some time. Bynum has been playing much better than Pau lately. Phil Jackson just won't play him in the 4th most of the time.

As a matter of fact I have - saw them lose to Miami, lose to Charlotte, lose to Orlando and barely beat the Craptors at home. I see Gasol playing extremely soft and complaining about his touches when Kobe has to clean up after him, and Bynum only playing hard when he's scoring and getting enough touches.

What some of you still haven't figured out is Phil Jackson doesn't give a about the regular season. He throws abnormal rotations and defensive schemes all year at you then completely changes it up when the post-season rolls around.

Yeah, you're right, I've never noticed Phil Jackson's coaching methods and that like Popovich he coaches for the long haul.

Cleveland isn't beating Orlando with Mo Williams and Jamison playing like dumb pussies.

As long as Shaq is back for the playoffs, they'll beat Orlando.

[Findog]

Ehhh, no. Barring a catastrophic chain of injuries, the Lakers or Nuggets will come out of the West.

And possibly Dallas or Utah.

[Cane]

LA still looks like the clear favorite. They barely even try and end up winning.

[baseline bum]

Before the Butler trade I had LA as a 90/10 favorite to win the conference, but right now I'd put it more at 55/45 with their ty play and Dallas' resurgence, combined with Denver's chance to make some noise.

[ElNono]

And possibly Utah.

fify

Dallas in the playoffs =

[Findog]

fify

Dallas in the playoffs =

Whatever. They used to say that about San Antonio.

[Pelicans78]

Dallas is built perfectly to match up with Denver.

[Findog]

Dallas is built perfectly to match up with Denver.

The trade gives them a remote chance at winning the West. Before they were a first-round exit.

[Pelicans78]

The trade gives them a remote chance at winning the West. Before they were a first-round exit.

They're ahead of Denver and Utah IMO.

Against Denver, Haywood can slow down Nene in the paint, they have two wings in Marion and Butler who can matchup with Carmelo, and Kidd is strong enough to defend Chauncey.