2012-2013 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Pugz]

Did you guys hear about those poison pills?

Those are for the team that needs to match

So the bulls would have had to pay Asik 5m 5m 14m, but the rockets are paying him 8m for 3 years

Bledsoe is gonna get paid
What team though? ATL?

smh we were all pissed at those final years players got. it'll only get worse from here.

 

[Mexi]

Yup
Gonna be hard to keep rfa's

Thought of another team for bled. Bucks
Skiles would love him

 

[CameronCrazy06]

The Rockets are definitely paying Asik 5/5/14....

It's so ridiculous though.

 

[Pugz]

the lockout did nothing.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

If anyone has Brandon Jennings or Monta Ellis on your fantasy team you should probably start them.

 

[Mexi]

The Rockets are definitely paying Asik 5/5/14....

It's so ridiculous though.

http://sulia.com/channel/basketball/f/da3b3300-de87-4ad9-bcd9-2dfdf46b2431/?source=twitter

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Shaun Livingston checks in!

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

If anyone has Brandon Jennings or Monta Ellis on your fantasy team you should probably start them.

I wish i had either one lol.

 

[Mexi]

i drafted dirk and nash on my fantasy team. eek

but i was smart enough to grab ZBo and Lillard
ZBo is killing the glass this year

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Hope Andy V goes off again, I might as well watch Cavs vs Mavs.

 

[Elite]

1. Boston Celtics | Gortat for Avery Bradley and Courtney Lee
No team makes as much sense as Boston, which badly needs a big man to pair with Kevin Garnett in the frontcourt before the window of opportunity closes in the KG/Paul Pierce era. The Celtics have as many tradeable young talents as any playoff-caliber team, and though they've been very reluctant to include young defensive star Avery Bradley in any deal, they may have to in order to coax Gortat out of the Suns. Bradley would be exactly what the Suns are looking for if they have to move Gortat -- a young, hard-working shooting guard who can come in and fill a position of need.

2. Milwaukee Bucks | Gortat and Kendall Marshall for Tobias Harris, John Henson and Drew Gooden
Center is the one glaring weakness for Scott Skiles' team, which is why Gortat would make a lot of sense in Milwaukee. He'd provide an immediate upgrade over Samuel Dalembert, Larry Sanders and Joel Przybilla and relieve some pressure off of Ersan Ilyasova in the frontcourt as well.

Phoenix already has Luis Scola and Michael Beasley signed for the next three seasons, so there isn't a huge need for more forwards on the roster, but the opportunity to added a pair of talented young players like Tobias Harris and John Henson would be too much to pass up, even if it means taking on Drew Gooden's salary through 2014-15.

3. Oklahoma City Thunder | Gortat for Kendrick Perkins, Jeremy Lamb and a first-round pick in 2013
Phoenix needs to upgrade at shooting guard, and finding a way to bring in a versatile young talent like Jeremy Lamb while replacing Gortat with a proven veteran like Perkins would be a solid way to do so. OKC could also dangle talented rookie Perry Jones in such a deal with the Suns, but we think Lamb makes more sense. From the Thunder's perspective, adding a guy like Gortat would be a big offensive upgrade over Perkins without sacrificing size or toughness in the interior.

4. Portland Trail Blazers | Gortat for Meyers Leonard, J.J. Hickson and a first-round pick in 2013 (no lottery protection)
The hope for Phoenix would be to replace Gortat with a promising young center in Meyers Leonard who comes with a lower price tag and a high ceiling. In addition to Leonard, the key to making this deal work would be acquiring Portland's first-round pick in the 2013 draft, with the hopes that it'd end up being somewhere in the top 10.

Portland likes Leonard, but with the rebuilding process moving along faster than expected thanks to Damian Lillard's immediate impact, the team may not be willing to wait for the 7-foot-1 rookie to develop. Adding Gortat to go with LaMarcus Aldridge on the front line would give the Trail Blazers quite a strong starting unit, making them a few solid bench players away from becoming real contenders out West.

5. New Orleans Hornets | Gortat for Austin Rivers and Al-Farouq Aminu
Phoenix would bring in two young players at positions of need, with the hope that Austin Rivers becomes a star and Al-Farouq Aminu at least a solid role player. It would admittedly mean cutting bait early on Rivers if you're New Orleans, but it'd be worth doing for the chance to bring in one of the game's marquee centers to pair with Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson in the frontcourt. When healthy, the Hornets could present a starting unit composed of Greivis Vasquez, Eric Gordon, Davis, Anderson and Gortat, with Robin Lopez coming off the bench in a role for which he is more suited.

Is it just me or do these not make any sense for the team getting Gortat in every deal other than the Thunder deal?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I can see it for the Thunder

 

[Pugz]

the okc deal is the only one that makes sense but it'd just put pj3 further down in the rotation. those other deals suck ass.

 

[Elite]

Rondo had 20 assists in 32 minutes.

Absurd.

You know you played well when you turn the ball over 5 times and still have a 4:1 AST/TO ratio.

I still find it crazy to the number of people who thinks Deron Williams is a Top 5 PG....


1. Paul
2. Rondo
3. Rose
4. Westbrook
5. Irving


And statistically for this year, Jrue Holiday is just as good, if not better, than Deron.

Your nuthugging of Rondo is hilarious after saying he sucked and was overrated for all of last season

He's still not better than Deron or Rose

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Lol I completely forgot how much he used to hate Rondo.

And the only things keeping Kyrie from being top 3 are:

1) consistent assists, sometimes he'll have nights like tonight where his assist numbers tail off but he still puts up points
2) better effort on defense

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Ryan Anderson's feelings are hurt lol.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Anthony Davis had 28 points and 11 rebounds on 71% shooting. What a beast.

This is kind of weird though, Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis both had 22 points and 9 assists on 8-16 shooting.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Rondo is playing better; he's being more aggressive and shooting far better than he did pre-Miami series


I've always loved Rondo's passing ability and court vision; the thing that made me hate him was a lack of effort and poor shooting. He's improved on the shooting and has more effort offensively than he did (still needs to improve defensive effort)



And CC, what is your basis for saying Deron is better than Russ or DRose? Because Russy is better than Deron in almost every stat

 

[Elite]

Probably because you're looking at a 9 game sample size

 

[Pugz]

i would not take russy over deron if i wanted a serious championship team.