How is your team affected by the lockout?

[lefty]

What about the NBA Hornets?

[crc21209]

If they have a 50 game season, then the Celtics have as good a shot as any since their old legs will be a little fresher come playoffs.

But assuming they cancel the season completely, it's obviously devastating.

+1. If there's a 50 game season, the veteran/old teams like the Spurs and Celtics have the same chance of winning a le as the younger teams...(Bulls, Heat, OKC, etc.)

[baseline bum]

If they have a 50 game season, then the Celtics have as good a shot as any since their old legs will be a little fresher come playoffs.

If we're talking 50 games starting in February like 1999, their knees will be ground into chalk the same way the 99 Jazz' were. A short season really hurts teams that don't have young superstar players.

[Leetonidas]

If they have a 50 game season, then the Celtics have as good a shot as any since their old legs will be a little fresher come playoffs.

But assuming they cancel the season completely, it's obviously devastating.

Not really. Playing 5 games a week with some back-to-back-to-backs will be killer on the older teams. Anyway you slice it, the lockout is bad for the older teams.

[DMC]

I don't think teams are affected as much as players are affected. Players like Kobe, Tim, KG, Nash and those guys are missing a vital year near the end of their careers. They won't get those numbers, that money, and any move they were considering is put off another year.

Teams like OKC however might be ok, since they are all young. I don't see anyone seriously leaving for overseas work, but you never know.

[LnGrrrR]

Not really. Playing 5 games a week with some back-to-back-to-backs will be killer on the older teams. Anyway you slice it, the lockout is bad for the older teams.

I think you're forgetting the Celtics are in the Eastern Conference. They could go 20-30 and still probably make a playoff seed.

[tlongII]

It definitely helps us more than any other team. More time for Oden to get healthy and less games to wear on Roy's knees.

[pass1st]

It definitely helps us more than any other team. More time for Oden to get healthy and less games to wear on Roy's knees.

[Jelloisjigglin]

It definitely helps us more than any other team. More time for Oden to get healthy and less games to wear on Roy's knees.

That dude is still alive?

[Mel_13]

More time for Oden to get healthy

Hope springs eternal...