NBA Week One Thread

[peternorth]

a carter for all star team. get on it

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Saints fan......Suns fan.

I've seen one of my teams win something at least. What's it like to go into every season with premiership/title expectations and choke time after time?

We haven't choked at all.

Unlike Geelong a few weeks ago.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

:03.2 MIA - M. Blount makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the right corner. Assist: M. Banks

Blount with his 27th three-pointer of his career.

Last couple of seasons, he's been shooting quite a few threes for a 7-footer.

I think a Marcus Banks assist is the more surprising thing there.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Yep. Hornets are looking good. Butler and Ely were really good today, and Posey was excellent....

But the fact is, its all CP3. The man just makes things happen, always finds the right shot for his team and keeps the opposition honest with his own scoring.

And once again, he never looked like he broke a sweat.

Yeah. I can't see the Hornets getting it done without CP3. He's more important than Nash is to Phoenix.

 

[eathb]

Melo's new look. Ditched the cornrows.

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[Stenglein's a Champ!]

Melo's new look. Ditched the cornrows.

Kobe's praying that down syndrome's not contagious.

 

[bruce29]

When does NBA Week One end??

 

[eathb]

tomorrow.

 

[wheels4]

a carter for all star team. get on it

Vince Carter

 

[wheels4]

oden injured already

what a waste of a pick

Ginobili injured already

Spurs season over, too old too slow

 

[r dub 19]

george karl has to be the worst coach in the league. You hav a.i,melo, jr smith , kenyon martin in your team and still lose way tooo many games. Footy speaking these players would be equvialent to kerr,riewoldt,porps,bradshaw, and then you trade camby the only player that can play defence!!!!!!!

 

[red+black]

I'm currently in Denver and I went to the Nuggets Lakers game last night. Great seats, side on, just 18 rows back. No doubt a tough first home assignment, but I was very unimpressed with the Nuggets. While they did grab a lead of 9 in the 3rd, it always seemed that the Lakers had their measure and in the end, just did enough to pull out a win. Kobe turned on his magic for a few minutes and that was it. Didn't even seem like he played that well and he still scored 33. He was benched for the last minute of the 1st and the first 5 minutes of the 2nd, I don't know how he's doing with that pre-season injury.

The Nuggets were lucky to manage a win over the Clippers on Friday, a team the Lakers destroyed the other night. The Nuggets have a lot of improving to do.

 

[PHX]

The Nugs were fumbling and bumbling and giving out short passes that even missed the target and caused turnovers.

It was a pretty ugly 4th period for them.

 

[PHX]

My worthless tips for today . . . .

Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat at Charlotte Bobcats
Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings at Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors at New Jersey Nets
Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves
Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans Hornets
Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Clippers at Utah Jazz
Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns

Only got Boston wrong.

Shouldn't have spent all my punting money before yesterday.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

13/14 is a bloody good effort.

I reckon the NBA is harder to tip for than the AFL because you never know when teams/players will mail it in for the night

(i.e. when star players want a rest, Celts in some road games, Mavs in playoffs from 2000-2008)

 

[Karl Pilkington]

13/14 is a bloody good effort.

I reckon the NBA is harder to tip for than the AFL because you never know when teams/players will mail it in for the night

(i.e. when star players want a rest, Celts in some road games, Mavs in playoffs from 2000-2008)

also the odds are terrible, you need to get about 7 games involved to make it worthwhile.

All you need is one dodgy Bennett Salvatore effort and your ronud is stuffed.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Good point.

I think the only person to come out in front in NBA betting was David Stern in the 2006 Finals.

 

[mdc]

I suggest you all read this article on truehoop. Some very interesting stuff in there.

Fwiw, I've found NBA is significantly easier to bet than AFL as long as you're up to date with information - you're getting a much larger sample to work with making statistical analysis useful, plus it's possible to predict match-ups before the game.

 

[peternorth]

I suggest you all read this article on truehoop. Some very interesting stuff in there.

Fwiw, I've found NBA is significantly easier to bet than AFL as long as you're up to date with information - you're getting a much larger sample to work with making statistical analysis useful, plus it's possible to predict match-ups before the game.

then the tanking sets in although realistically it would make it much easier to tip when a team is tanking.

 

[Falchoon]

george karl has to be the worst coach in the league. You hav a.i,melo, jr smith , kenyon martin in your team and still lose way tooo many games. Footy speaking these players would be equvialent to kerr,riewoldt,porps,bradshaw, and then you trade camby the only player that can play defence!!!!!!!

Myth, Camby can't play defence

Having said that I'm sure Denver wished they traded him

 

[Karl Pilkington]

Anyone noticed how old that Hornets team is.

CP3 and Chandler sucker you into thinking they're some up and coming team, but nearly everyone else on the list is 29+

They would really be aiming to win this year or next I think.

 

[mdc]

They would really be aiming to win this year or next I think.

That's over-stating it a bit...West is 28, and doesn't exactly rely on athleticism. Paul and Chandler are younger. The rest are really peripheral players.

If Julian Wright comes on as I expect, they'll be challenging for at least another 5 years...well, probably 10 years, let's face it, any team with Chris Paul will be up there.

 

[Theeighthhamster]

Bucks beat the Knicks fairly comfortably. New York look like they are just going to run and jack up a monsterous amount of 3's.

 

[jerry springer]

Ginobili injured already

Spurs season over, too old too slow

been injured for 2 months so get with the times,wont be back til Xmas at earliest

Ive heard the too old too slow since about 2001.we have only been just beaten in 2 games so far,still 80 to go.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Usually it takes 5 games to write off the Spurms.