On November 27 2011 17:04 VENDIZ wrote: Wooooooooooh! So nice games for the opening night aswell! Also, double wooooh for having early games, so I won't have to stay up till 5-6am like most of the season! :D
Ninjaedit: Does anyone have a rough overview of which players we WON'T be seeing back this season? Does Deron Williams' deal with Besiktas include a "let-me-return-when-lockout-ends" clause (same question for J.R. Smith.. and I guess the other profiles who've signed with non-NBA teams during the lockout)?
As far as I know Smith, Kenyon Martin and Wilson Chandler (ouch...) are the only major players who won't be coming back now.
All the players in Europe have the option, but no obligation to come back. Most of them should, although it's possible that some who are playing for the bigger European teams (like Kirilenko and Fernandez - who had previously said he wanted to stay in Europe if I remember well) could stay. We don't know yet.
On November 27 2011 17:16 MilesTeg wrote: My Spurs are going to dominate! Lock-out seasons are their thing
But more seriously, I think Mavs have a really good chance at getting the top spot in the Western conference, with Butler coming back and the team having more confidence. In the East I think Miami should grab it (original, I know...)
Batum has been looking great this summer and in the beginning of the season in Europe. If he finally gets some playing time I expect him to have a great season. Same thing for Kirilenko.
On November 27 2011 02:16 Probe1 wrote: I tried, briefly, to watch NBA last year but as is always the case I immediately lost interest. Can anyone hype it up for me? I'd like to try again but honestly basketball never excites me like College Football.
Well, if you don't like basketball don't watch. Casual fans are already killing the sport so honestly I'd rather you didn't watch :p
a compressed season like this is going to be disadvantageous to spurs i think. duncan was already declining, now he has to play more games in a shorter period of time, more back to backs for manu and parker. not a good thing for the celts either.
Yeah, always been a fan of the Spurs but it's not looking good anymore. If they could bring Lorbek (a really good Slovenian center, they acquired his rights last draft), it could add some much needed height but I think it will take too much time to integrate him to the Duncan-Ginobili-Parker trio before they get too old.
Happy to see Basketball return. Not incredibly thrilled, but happy to see no missed season and the return of seeing some ridiculous plays on sportscenter.
The Heat have to be Final favorites right? The site I checked has them 5-2, which is, shockingly fair. If you can get them for anything like 4-1, I'd take it in a second. Next closest? Lakers at 11-2.
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