THE "OFFICIAL" AROUND THE NBA 2012-13 THREAD...........

[THE HCP]

Already watched about 6 or 7 preseason games....... Very pumped for this season to begin. I know a lot of guys on here just watch the Blazers and nobody else, but heres a place us "basketball" fans can talk about other teams.

 

[THE HCP]

Couple of things I've already noticed.......

Orlando is gonna suck bigtime!

The Clippers are by far the deepest team in the league. They have a great bench! Odom, Crawford, Bledsoe, Barnes, Hill and Touriaf

Dallas looks like they might surprise some teams out there. Still pretty deep even with the loss of Kidd and Terry.

I don't think Anthony Davis is going to dominate like they say.

Lakers even though they lost last night and have a thin bench, are going to win 70 games and the NBA title.

 

[Rhal]

Couple of things I've already noticed.......

Orlando is gonna suck bigtime!

The Clippers are by far the deepest team in the league. They have a great bench! Odom, Crawford, Bledsoe, Barnes, Hill and Touriaf

Dallas looks like they might surprise some teams out there. Still pretty deep even with the loss of Kidd and Terry.

I don't think Anthony Davis is going to dominate like they say.

Lakers even though they lost last night and have a thin bench, are going to win 70 games and the NBA title.

Agree strongly with both of those points. Clippers are insanely deep but they need to be because the health of a few of their starters (Blake/CP3/Butler) don't have the greatest track records and I'v said it many times I think Blake is the most overrated player in the league.
Davis is going to be a beast in a few years but he is going to have the same problem every big man has and thats learning how to defend and rebound without fouling. He is also playing on a team that has not one but two ball hogs (Gordon/Rivers). The "experts" picking him to win RoY aren't thinking to deeply about their picks.

 

[THE HCP]

Didn't see Davis' final box score, but he will have no problem helping from the weak side and blocking shots left and right...... but he was getting moved around pretty easily in the post by some of Orlando's bigs.

 

[THE HCP]

Watching Toronto vs RealMadrid right now. I have always been a Rudy Fernandez supporter, but watching him in this game proves to me he will never take his game to the next level. Too bad, he could have been a special player for us! #fucktrevorariza!

 

[THE HCP]

Quincey Acie looks like an in shape Rick Ross!

 

[THE HCP]

Dion Waiters...... the god damned #4 pick in the NBA draft only got 15 minutes of playing time last night..... in a PRESEASON game! I think this guy will be out of the league in 4 years.

 

[Eastoff]

The "Official" HCP talking to himself in the corner thread!

 

[illmatic99]

I remember a poster here going apeshit over Waiters. Dude looks like he's gonna be a low efficiency chucker who can't shoot or finish.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I remember a poster here going apeshit over Waiters. Dude looks like he's gonna be a low efficiency chucker who can't shoot or finish.

Soup juggler.

 

[THE HCP]

Who was it that had a man crush on him anyway. He looked HORRIBLE in summer league.

 

[illmatic99]

http://sportstwo.com/threads/216101-Dion-Waiters-our-guy

 

[THE HCP]

^Not reading 130 posts to get my answer.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I look for Denver to surprise a lot of people. I think they will finish top 4 which means Lakers, OKC, Clips or Dallas will not.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

^Not reading 130 posts to get my answer.

Fez.

 

[THE HCP]

Fez is a tool and this thread alone proves it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Agree about Anthony Davis. I think MKG is going to have a better rookie year.

 

[illmatic99]

Davis vs MKG on today. I can't believe I'm going to watch a NOH vs CHA preseason game (if it's streamed that is).

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Davis vs MKG on today. I can't believe I'm going to watch a NOH vs CHA preseason game (if it's streamed that is).

As a last resort, First Row has a link.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Barcelona beats another NBA team. Yawn.

 

[illmatic99]

Waiters looks awful.

Don't think the NOH-CHA game is being televised unfortunately.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Barcelona beats another NBA team. Yawn.

Yawn because it is a pre-season game in which winning the game is the least thing the NBA teams are concerned about.

 

[illmatic99]

Joel looks pretty immobile.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yawn because it is a pre-season game in which winning the game is the least thing the NBA teams are concerned about.

Yeah, they don't give a shit about losing to a bunch of Euros (okay and at least a couple of Australians and Pete Mickeal), no sirree.

 

[MickZagger]

Championship NBA teams have lost preseason games against Euro teams. It doesn't mean anything. Your Euro fetish is disturbing.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Yeah, they don't give a shit about losing to a bunch of Euros (okay and at least a couple of Australians and Pete Mickeal), no sirree.

Well they did during the Olympics, but they sure don't during pre-season. Heck they don't even care if they win home pre-season games, and that is in front of thier own fans.

 

[Sinobas]

Who was it that had a man crush on him anyway. He looked HORRIBLE in summer league.

That was my buddy, Fez. He also said "Lillard made him Illard". I wasn't too high on the Lillard pick either, but he looked awesome in summer league.

 

[THE HCP]

Just landed in Cali......... The season is officially on!

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Just landed in Cali......... The season is officially on!

Season isn't officially on until Mike Rice enjoys a shrimp cocktail on a team flight.

 

[Eastoff]

Just landed in Cali......... The season is officially on!

Do you think Rice would do a Meet and Greet sometime? Or would he say too many things and get himself in trouble?