Official Around the NBA - March Edition!

[KingSpeed]

Rockets are horrible. Aldridge destroyed them and then Lillard sunk em. They thought they were going to Finals but they couldn't even win three games. This year, without Parsons and Asik, they are worse.

 

[KingSpeed]

Teams that are good: San Antonio, Atlanta, Portland, Indiana, New Orleans and maybe Detroit. All the other teams suck.

 

[Strenuus]

Teams that are good: San Antonio, Atlanta, Portland, Indiana, New Orleans and maybe Detroit. All the other teams suck.

.............. There are no words. Literally, no words.

 

[magnifier661]

They still won 5 in a row. They are ahead of us in the WC. They can't be -that- bad.

If we tie them, we win the tie breaker because we won the division

 

[Strenuus]

If we tie them, we win the tie breaker because we won the division

My point was more to the winning 5 in a row.

 

[magnifier661]

My point was more to the winning 5 in a row.

I've said this before to Superbeard... Houston is a much better team without Howard. Wait until Howard comes back and they will go on a losing streak.

Houston is still a good team regardless. Should be a top 5 team in the west

 

[jlprk]

Teams that are good: San Antonio, Atlanta, Portland, Indiana, New Orleans and maybe Detroit. All the other teams suck.

On our own court, Toronto led the whole game in double digits, till we tied it with 3 minutes left and beat them in overtime. They belong on your Tough List.

 

[jlprk]

On our own court this season, Memphis has beaten us twice, and Golden State has, once. They belong on your list.

 

[julius]

I've said this before to Superbeard... Houston is a much better team without Howard. Wait until Howard comes back and they will go on a losing streak.

Houston is still a good team regardless. Should be a top 5 team in the west

is that similar to how they'd careen with Josh Smith?

I hate to admit it, but Houston is a good team.

 

[KingSpeed]

.............. There are no words. Literally, no words.

You'll see who delivers when it matters

 

[Strenuus]

jlprk has a point on Memphis. Why is Memphis not on that list?

 

[Strenuus]

I've said this before to Superbeard... Houston is a much better team without Howard. Wait until Howard comes back and they will go on a losing streak.

Houston is still a good team regardless. Should be a top 5 team in the west

Fair enough!

 

[KingSpeed]

is that similar to how they'd careen with Josh Smith?

I hate to admit it, but Houston is a good team.

Without Josh Smith, Rockets are 20-7.
With Josh Smith, they are 21-11

 

[KingSpeed]

On our own court, Toronto led the whole game in double digits, till we tied it with 3 minutes left and beat them in overtime. They belong on your Tough List.

Toronto has lost 5 straight. They just lost to the Knicks. Look at the Knicks' roster.

 

[KingSpeed]

On our own court this season, Memphis has beaten us twice, and Golden State has, once. They belong on your list.

Grizzlies are a bunch of hotheads who crumble under pressure. Look at last year's playoffs.

Warriors only beat us because refs failed to call a timeout Batum was calling for.

 

[Rhal]

I've said this before to Superbeard... Houston is a much better team without Howard. Wait until Howard comes back and they will go on a losing streak.

Houston is still a good team regardless. Should be a top 5 team in the west

Houston is a better regular season team because Hardin gets to the line so damn much but Howard makes them a much much better playoff team. Game slows down and its harder to get to the line, perfect for a player like howard

 

[KingSpeed]

Barton playing better for Nuggets than Afflalo played for Nuggets. Not drawing any conclusions. Just pointing it out.

 

[Strenuus]

Grizzlies are a bunch of hotheads who crumble under pressure. Look at last year's playoffs.

Warriors only beat us because refs failed to call a timeout Batum was calling for.

Warriors beat us regardless. Memphis beat us regardless.

 

[Strenuus]

Barton playing better for Nuggets than Afflalo played for Nuggets. Not drawing any conclusions. Just pointing it out.

On the flip side, Afflalo is playing better for the Blazers than Barton played for the Blazers.

 

[KingSpeed]

Houston is a better regular season team because Hardin gets to the line so damn much but Howard makes them a much much better playoff team. Game slows down and its harder to get to the line, perfect for a player like howard

Dwight Howard has been ousted in the first round of the playoffs for 4 straight years and counting,

 

[KingSpeed]

On the flip side, Afflalo is playing better for the Blazers than Barton played for the Blazers.

Afflalo getting 25-30 minutes a game for us. Barton never got a chance. In Game 4 of playoffs vs San Antonio, he did though. He scored 17 points, I believe, and we won.

 

[KingSpeed]

And Afflalo is averaging less than 10 ppg in those big minutes. Just talking though, I'm glad we have Afflalo.

 

[Strenuus]

Afflalo getting 25-30 minutes a game for us. Barton never got a chance. In Game 4 of playoffs vs San Antonio, he did though. He scored 17 points, I believe, and we won.

That is always your go to game for Barton. But he was not meant for this offense, and you know that. That, and that wasn't even San Antonio trying. lol.

I'd make that trade 100 times out of 100. Barton and Claver, along with Trob were not made for this offense. Claver, actually, may have been for it, but he was just too low on the depth chart.

 

[Strenuus]

Good lord. 10 straight losses for Denver at home. That use to be a scary court.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

 

[Strenuus]

Thunder to unveil new sleeved jerseys next weekend

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...ve-new-simple-sleeved-jerseys?FTAG=YHF7e3228e

Here's the best part:

“We're excited to tell the story of our team, our fans and our hometown with this new alternate uniform,” said Brian Byrnes, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for the Thunder.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

T. Jones is an absolute clone of JJ Hickson - inflated numbers, little impact.

 

[KingSpeed]

That is always your go to game for Barton. But he was not meant for this offense, and you know that. That, and that wasn't even San Antonio trying. lol.

I'd make that trade 100 times out of 100. Barton and Claver, along with Trob were not made for this offense. Claver, actually, may have been for it, but he was just too low on the depth chart.

You must be thinking of someone else. I've never brought up the minutes issue before. And I'd make the trade 100 times out of 100 too especially since Afflalo is first Blazer to publically talk championship. Not sure why you're arguing with me though. All those stats are 100% true. I didn't draw a conclusion and say we shouldn't have made the trade. Just sharing the numbers.

 

[Strenuus]

You must be thinking of someone else. I've never brought up the minutes issue before. And I'd make the trade 100 times out of 100 too especially since Afflalo is first Blazer to publically talk championship. Not sure why you're arguing with me though. All those stats are 100% true. I didn't draw a conclusion and say we shouldn't have made the trade. Just sharing the numbers.

Nah. I know it was you. It's cool, though. We want the same thing, so I'm all good.

 

[Rhal]

T. Jones is an absolute clone of JJ Hickson - inflated numbers, little impact.

The rockets are 8-0 in games he has started. Take that with a grain of salt as the only good teams were LAC without Griffen and the cavs tonight where Lebron missed 8 FTs.