Re: 2010-2011 NBA Thread

[Formerly Snayke]

I agree with Lebron.

 

I agree to a point. I don't think the talent is spread too thin. There's tons of talent and too many bad GMs and coaches. But it would be a lot better for the league to at least get down to 26 teams.

[TruffleShuffle]

lebron is a douche.

[shnsajax]

So Tim Duncan had 2 points and 4 rebounds and the Spurs still beat the Lakers by 15.

[Guest]

The Lakers kind of suck.

[bukie]

The Lakers are coasting this year. I think the only decent team they've beaten at all has been the Bulls at home by 7.

[bleedingblue]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

[Warpticon]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

[bleedingblue]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

[illiniguy]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

Step one trade for Deron Williams. Step two dominate.

[Flames24Rulz]

Garnett hurt his knee tonight and is getting x-rays on it right now. It's the same knee that needed surgery a couple of seasons ago.

[illiniguy]

Garnett hurt his knee tonight and is getting x-rays on it right now. It's the same knee that needed surgery a couple of seasons ago.

Prolly cause Charlie V is a cancer to the NBA, huh Kev?

[SouthSideRyan]

[expletive]

[Warpticon]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

 

Artest was meh last year, but at least he was plus defensively to offset his medicore offensive game. This year, he doesn't even have that: he's been pretty abusable on the defensive end and a black hole on offense.

 

Dropping off Bynum doesn't help the problem of Gasol wearing down playing all the minutes at C, and why would the Nuggets want Artest?

[Cubswin11]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

 

Artest was meh last year, but at least he was plus defensively to offset his medicore offensive game. This year, he doesn't even have that: he's been pretty abusable on the defensive end and a black hole on offense.

 

Dropping off Bynum doesn't help the problem of Gasol wearing down playing all the minutes at C, and why would the Nuggets want Artest?

It would at least give them a "name" guy to keep some fans interested in the team. Even though you can get the same entertainment out of watching Artest play as you can if stop by your local YMCA for men's league noon-ball on a weekday.

[SpongeWorthy]

Epic ending to the Kings/Grizz game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2dvmEUvJ8&feature=player_embedded

 

I can't stop laughing at how far out on the floor one of the Kings bench players goes while the ball is still in the air.

[bleedingblue]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

 

Artest was meh last year, but at least he was plus defensively to offset his medicore offensive game. This year, he doesn't even have that: he's been pretty abusable on the defensive end and a black hole on offense.

 

Dropping off Bynum doesn't help the problem of Gasol wearing down playing all the minutes at C, and why would the Nuggets want Artest?

 

Rotate Odom to center, and play more uptempo/smaller when Gasol is out. Start Barnes if you have to, and leave Odom on the bench to play center when Gasol is out of the game and go smaller.

 

Artest gives the Nuggets a defender when their team simply doesn't have one anywhere. Along with Bynum, that should be enough to get the Nuggets to bite or at the very least, consider it with who the other contenders are.

[Wilson A2000]

Epic ending to the Kings/Grizz game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2dvmEUvJ8&feature=player_embedded

 

I can't stop laughing at how far out on the floor one of the Kings bench players goes while the ball is still in the air.

 

I'm glad the Kings won because that was an obvious travel on the shot by the Grizzlies player.

[Guest]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

 

Artest was meh last year, but at least he was plus defensively to offset his medicore offensive game. This year, he doesn't even have that: he's been pretty abusable on the defensive end and a black hole on offense.

 

Dropping off Bynum doesn't help the problem of Gasol wearing down playing all the minutes at C, and why would the Nuggets want Artest?

 

Rotate Odom to center, and play more uptempo/smaller when Gasol is out. Start Barnes if you have to, and leave Odom on the bench to play center when Gasol is out of the game and go smaller.

 

Artest gives the Nuggets a defender when their team simply doesn't have one anywhere. Along with Bynum, that should be enough to get the Nuggets to bite or at the very least, consider it with who the other contenders are.

 

Afflalo is a better defender than Artest.

 

And one of the biggest advantages the Lakers have is their size and length (Bynum, Gasol, Odom). Why trade away some of that when the trio is only now getting healthy? And why would the Nuggets be interested in Bynum given his injury history?

[SpongeWorthy]

You really wouldn't do that deal if you're the Lakers? I don't know why Denver would do it. Bynum's largely a tease at this point...Melo would be like Aaron Rodgers. Teams try, and fail, to get top 5 talents like him for years and years. They'd go from one elite wing player to another while still remaining contenders.

 

They'd be dealing from a position of strength but they'd also be set for the next 5-7 years. If the Lakers got Melo I'd be really pissed off.

[Guest]

Yeah. If Bynum wasn't an injury machine, I probably wouldn't do it. I also wouldn't trade Bynum for just anybody, but Carmelo isn't just anybody.

 

It would certainly remove the advantage the Lakers have in the middle with their size but it would give them another big advantage instead. If they can get Melo by giving up Bynum and Artest while keeping Odom, there's no way the Lakers can say no to that.

[imb]

KD finishes Dec. well over 50% from the field and 40% from three. He's baaaaaaaaaaack.

[Guest]

You really wouldn't do that deal if you're the Lakers? I don't know why Denver would do it. Bynum's largely a tease at this point...Melo would be like Aaron Rodgers. Teams try, and fail, to get top 5 talents like him for years and years. They'd go from one elite wing player to another while still remaining contenders.

 

They'd be dealing from a position of strength but they'd also be set for the next 5-7 years. If the Lakers got Melo I'd be really pissed off.

 

I would do it but from what I've heard and read, some of the elements in the Laker organization are too tied and invested in Bynum's success to be willing to trade him away.

 

It would be a dumb trade for Denver.

[Warpticon]

Lakers need to dangle one of their big guys in front of the Nuggets face and try to get Carmelo. Or a point guard somewhere.

 

Fisher's done, and Blake is a good bench player. Kobe needs to someone who can open up the court for him.

 

Fisher isn't any more done than he was a year ago. A bigger problem is that Artest has been hot garbage all season long.

 

Besides Game Seven of the Finals, he's been garbage since he's been there. Not a good fit for the triangle.

 

Throw Bynum and Artest at the Nuggets for Melo, and see what you get. Got to be better than whatever the Nets/Knicks can give.

 

Artest was meh last year, but at least he was plus defensively to offset his medicore offensive game. This year, he doesn't even have that: he's been pretty abusable on the defensive end and a black hole on offense.

 

Dropping off Bynum doesn't help the problem of Gasol wearing down playing all the minutes at C, and why would the Nuggets want Artest?

 

Rotate Odom to center, and play more uptempo/smaller when Gasol is out. Start Barnes if you have to, and leave Odom on the bench to play center when Gasol is out of the game and go smaller.

 

Artest gives the Nuggets a defender when their team simply doesn't have one anywhere. Along with Bynum, that should be enough to get the Nuggets to bite or at the very least, consider it with who the other contenders are.

 

Odom is not a center. It's questionable whether he's a power forward. That would be a disaster. Also, how would rotating Odom to center help when he'd be the starting power forward?

 

I'd do that deal, but I'm not convinced it would help them win this year...and there's no way Denver would do it.

[Guest]

Odom at center would be priceless.

[shnsajax]

The Spurs are really good.