2012 NBA season thread

[Mexi]

How many PGs do they take? Because Rose and Deron are guaranteed, and after that I'd put Kyrie in the game.

starters are locked
C Dwight
F LeBron
F Melo
G Wade
G Rose

reserves IMO
C Hibbert
F Bosh
F Pierce
G Deron
G Johnson
WC Jennings
WC ????????

last spot is tricky. maybe Kyrie, but Philly needs an all-star, it's just hard with them because they have 20 guys averaging at least 9 points and no one over 15

 

[elcheato]

I'd put Kyrie in over Jennings.

 

[Mexi]

i know you would

 

[elcheato]

Why wouldn't you? He's way more efficient and the only reason he's barely behind in points is because he plays 8 less minutes a game. Jennings has like 0.6 more assists per game, but again, the 8 minutes.

 

[Mexi]

Why wouldn't you? He's way more efficient and the only reason he's barely behind in points is because he plays 8 less minutes a game. Jennings has like 0.6 more assists per game, but again, the 8 minutes.

im not taking anything away from kyrie
if we're using the less minutes argument, sure i agree

but i need to see those extra minutes.

Jennings gets the nod over me because he has the better numbers. i wish the cavs played kyrie more

 

[Giantmetfan07]

so some stupid gossip site claims their "sources" say D'Antoni is getting fired this weekend. At first I thought it was just some dumb website trying to draw attention, but their reasoning is 100% something James Dolan would do.

PS. James Dolan is a little fucking weasel.

New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni is a dead man walking. Sources say the team’s owner, Cablevision heir James Dolan, decided to fire D’Antoni last week after the Knicks lost to the mediocre Houston Rockets, their ninth loss in 10 games. “But Dolan wants the least coverage possible, so he’ll do it right before the Super Bowl,” one source told Flash. After expected back-to-back losses to Chicago and Boston, Dolan will pull the trigger the day before the biggest sports event of the year, and replace D’Antoni with Mike Woodson, a favorite of Dolan’s shadow consigliere, Isiah Thomas.

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/02/01/020112-gossip-briefs-1-2/

 

[elcheato]

im not taking anything away from kyrie
if we're using the less minutes argument, sure i agree

but i need to see those extra minutes.

Jennings gets the nod over me because he has the better numbers. i wish the cavs played kyrie more

I wish he played more too, but they can't just keep Sessions stapled to the bench because they need to keep his value up some what, and whenever they play together Sessions acts as the PG and practically avoids giving Kyrie the ball.

 

[Mexi]

kyrie is first replacement for me

i would give the last spot to Iguodala. They're a deep team, but he does so much for them. They need to have an all-star. that record is too good to be completely snubbed

 

[elcheato]

For 2 years the Cavs had the best record and got LeBron and only Mo Williams once, so I hate the record argument now lol.

And it took 6 guys to like die for Mo to make it too.

 

[Mexi]

my west prediction

G Parker
G Westbrook
F Love
F LMA
C Jefferson
WC Gallinari
WC Martin

 

[elcheato]

That's so unexciting aside from like Westbrook

 

[cruzg24]

Man I hope K Love gets the nod as a starter in the West, he definitely deserves it. Dude is having a great season.

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

G - Derrick Rose / Deron Williams / Brandon Jennings
G - Dwyane Wade / Joe Johnson
F - LeBron James / Paul Pierce / Andre Iguodala
F - Carmelo Anthony / Chris Bosh
C - Dwight Howard / Roy Hibbert

G - Chris Paul / Russell Westbrook
G - Kobe Bryant / Monta Ellis
F - Kevin Durant / Rudy Gay / Danilo Gallinari
F - Blake Griffin / Kevin Love / LaMarcus Aldridge
C - Andrew Bynum / Al Jefferson

 

[Pugz]

Knick coach Mike D'Antoni was asked about the Knicks looking into acquiring Ramon Sessions if things don't work out with Baron Davis. He didn't dismiss the possibility.

New York doesn't appear to have enough tradable assets to entice Cleveland to send Sessions here (they were lost in the Carmelo Anthony deal), But D'Antoni said that, while nothing's imminent, interim GM Glen Grunwald is doing his 'due diligence.'

"I'm sure [Grunwald's] sitting there going, 'Well, what can we do if Plan A doesn't work? Plan B, Plan C -- he's looking at every possibility," the coach said.

"Whether there's possibilities now or not, I have heard any. I don't think so. But I'm sure that it will be thoroughly discussed and looked at and whatever will make our team better, we'll do it."
Via Ian Begley/ESPNNewYork.com

 

[RipCity32]

G - Derrick Rose / Deron Williams / Brandon Jennings
G - Dwyane Wade / Joe Johnson
F - LeBron James / Paul Pierce / Andre Iguodala
F - Carmelo Anthony / Chris Bosh
C - Dwight Howard / Roy Hibbert

G - Chris Paul / Russell Westbrook
G - Kobe Bryant / Monta Ellis
F - Kevin Durant / Rudy Gay / Danilo Gallinari
F - Blake Griffin / Kevin Love / LaMarcus Aldridge
C - Andrew Bynum / Al Jefferson

Gimme Greg over Roy

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

Gimme Greg over Roy

Nawwww...

Hibbert gets more blocks and is on a better team. Everything else is pretty much the same.

 

[elcheato]

Iguodala does not deserve it over Kyrie just because he's on a good team.

 

[.infamous]

starters for the east- Rose-Wade-James-Melo-Howard(howard was the top vote getter)

 

[Elite]

Bosh shoulda got it over Melo :BB:

 

[MR.ballin]

Not looking forward to playing the bulls tonight .