Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[bhzmafia14]

yea dont feel too bad though even bhz thought it was done with

japanair explains it a bit more in the race to playoffs thread

i think its ridiculous though. seeding should just be by records and head to head tie breakers not division winners..

Naw, I know the circumstances at hand. I just don't see it happening. None of our starters really played more than 20 minutes last night and our bench won us the game. I feel it will be the same way tomorrow. Hollins is not about to go out the way and burn out the starters to win the game. If we win without having to play the starters 25-30 minutes, then fine. I'm not saying we will purposely lose though

 

[finallyfamous]

YOU CAN'T DO THE FANS LIKE THAT KYRIE

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

The Bucks going to make the playoffs 6 games under .500 :x

 

[dland24]

The Bucks going to make the playoffs 6 games under .500 :x

Been hearing for years how the Eastern Conference is coming up and closing the gap with the Western Conference. Its not. The Eastern conference is still a joke, and has been for the better part of most NTers lifetimes.

 

[hood17]

"If you don't like that, you don't like Kings basketball!"

I want Sacramento to lose their team so I never have to hear that phrase ever again and hopefully those bums lose their jobs too.

Thursday new Open Court about Playoffs

 

[alex18pr]

The Bucks going to make the playoffs 6 games under .500

The Eastern Conference is weak Miami will probably go to the finals again. The Milwaukee Bucks sucks,Boston can't win without Rondo, Hawks and Nets will not get past the 2 round if they make it, I don't think the Bulls can't beat the Heat without Rose 

, Pacers have been playing good without Granger all season but coming playoffs time I think they will miss him and NY is a "Live by the Three, Die by the Three" team.

 

[MVP]

Honestly, I'd be shocked if Miami lost 4 games in their run back to the Finals.

 

[markangelo]

Harden against his old pals in the 1st round

That'd be something to watch

No that would be called a sweep lol 

Gimme Spurs, bc I hope we run them to the ground every game 

 

[proshares]

hmm, win against the lakers, and get the 7th and face spurs, or lose to them and face OKC... pick your poison h-town..let's go get the spurs 

Thanks for that, was coming in just to ask how that scenario would work out.

 

[markangelo]

Lol, eastern conference is pretty much a coronation for the Heat. No one is going to challenge them, except the Knicks (if they keep hitting threes).. Although the eastern conference is more physical (Chicago, Indy) for the Heat, I think they'll still have enough in the gas tank to beat whoever comes out in the west. 

 

[markangelo]

Thanks for that, was coming in just to ask how that scenario would work out.

If hou wins, gs loses, then we get 6th and face a mile high problem 

 

[finallyfamous]

I don't see a team in the east beating Miami more than twice

 

[blazers21ntnp]

Thanks for that, was coming in just to ask how that scenario would work out.

If hou wins, gs loses, then we get 6th and face a mile high problem 

If the Clippers win out & Nuggets lose their final game, Clippers get the 3rd seed.

 

[big j 33]

Your NBA Regular-Season Awards
LeBron is still the king, but who else is in his court?[/URL

The result should be unanimous, and if it's not, the NBA should consider removing the ballot from any voter who selects Durant over James. The murky term "value" allows for the notion of selecting someone other than the obvious "best" player if that someone is uniquely valuable within an otherwise weak team context. This year is the wrong time for such thinking

In a broader sense, Anthony is essential to New York's identity as a small-ball, spread-the-floor team, and not only because he's shooting 3s better than ever — and more than ever. He can drive to the rim against power forwards and brutalize traditional wings in the post; his inside-out passing from the block has reached a new level of unselfish sophistication. Almost every opponent has to contort its defense in uncomfortable ways in order to deal with Carmelo Anthony, power forward.

J.R. Smith is going to win Sixth Man of the Year, and it will be deserved. I know, readers. I'm scared, too. Since March 5, Smith has averaged 23 points per game on 47 percent shooting, including nearly 39 percent from 3-point range, with a half-dozen free throw attempts to boot. He has reinvented himself as a driving, spinning, foul-drawing dervish

 

[ag 47]

How insane would it be if the Knicks emerged from the East. Make it happen Melo.

 

[iamjusayn]

Wait! Did Davis really win ROY over lilliard?

 

[big j 33]

Do you have a source for this? Or are we just saying things?

 

[dat dude chris]

I want Sacramento to lose their team so I never have to hear that phrase ever again and hopefully those bums lose their jobs too.

Thursday new Open Court about Playoffs

:x at that disrespect haha

And whats this noise about Davis winning ROY over Lilliard, theres NO way thats gon happen

 

[iamjusayn]

Looked on espn and I saw that statement. If its true, that's some serious bull!

 

[blazers21ntnp]

Looked on espn and I saw that statement. If its true, that's some serious bull!

It's just an Insider column on why one man at ESPN thinks he was the season's best overall rookie. It admits in the opening that he has no shot at actually winning the award.

 

[lawdog1]

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS 29m
Quentin Richardson, signed by the Knicks today, is eligible for the postseason since he was not on any team's roster this season.

What's up with this? Did the Knicks really need another wing player? Anyway, nice for Q-Rich, but I wonder what kind of shape he's in.

 

[antidope]

Gregg Pop for CotY? I wouldnt have expected that one at all, and it probably will not go down that way.I agree with Jarrett Jack finishing second for 6th man.James Harden is too low, wheres Tony Parker.Every other award was spot on.

 

[antidope]

Gregg Pop for CotY? I wouldnt have expected that one at all, and it probably will not go down that way.I agree with Jarrett Jack finishing second for 6th man.James Harden is too low, wheres Tony Parker.Every other award was spot on.

 

[lawdog1]

It's just an Insider column on why one man at ESPN thinks he was the season's best overall rookie. It admits in the opening that he has no shot at actually winning the award.

Clearly, somebody had to fill some space and come up with a story because I don't think its even debatable. Davis has been very good, but Lillard has been on another level since the season started and he hasn't slowed down.

 

[iamjusayn]

It's just an Insider column on why one man at ESPN thinks he was the season's best overall rookie. It admits in the opening that he has no shot at actually winning the award.

Ok. I was about to say. Misleading nonetheless but I forgot that's espn's main purpose.