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Post by gk on Oct 24, 2012 19:28:39 GMT -6
Two things to establish: 1) Do we make a bet of some sort? I'd happily redo the I-take-Miami-you-get-the-next-three-picks championship bet. 2) I'm getting league pass this year for SURE. Thinking about the following teams: - Cavs
- Nuggets
- OKC
- Celtics? Brooklyn? Sacramento?
- Clippers? Warriors? Memphis?
The first three are pretty well locked. Looking for fun teams that will be in it for all 82 games, with a slight lean toward West Coast due to the later games here in the old Mountain West. That said, the Celtics seem like an interesting team this year. And Memphis seems like it could sneak up on the West, IMO.
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Post by gk on Oct 25, 2012 12:34:14 GMT -6
Leaning toward: Cavs, Nuggets, OKC, Memphis, Boston. But a late season run by Minnesota - should they still be in it - would leave me out in the cold.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 25, 2012 14:44:16 GMT -6
I'll make the bet simply as something to do. But barring injury I see no one beating Miami. It's going to be a dismal and gloomy year in the NBA, folks. However, the three teams that may have a shot, and that I'll draft for the bet, are:
OKC LA Lakers SA Spurs
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 25, 2012 14:46:17 GMT -6
I would make sure to have at least either Clips or Warriors on there.
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Post by gk on Oct 25, 2012 18:57:27 GMT -6
Well we could certainly make a different, non-championship bet. Although I'll tell you up front I don't expect to take any bet that involves me losing if the Heat don't get to and win it all.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 26, 2012 12:29:29 GMT -6
We can keep the regular bet. I just don't think any team really added or changed anything enough to beat Miami (I don't believe the Laker experiment will work, but I'm always wrong when it comes to the Lakers).
But there's always a chance. I'm hoping Lebron is complacent and OK motivated and matured enough.
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Post by mayor on Oct 26, 2012 12:42:23 GMT -6
My Lakers are going all the way.
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Post by gk on Oct 27, 2012 15:05:03 GMT -6
We can keep the regular bet. I just don't think any team really added or changed anything enough to beat Miami (I don't believe the Laker experiment will work, but I'm always wrong when it comes to the Lakers). But there's always a chance. I'm hoping Lebron is complacent and OK motivated and matured enough. Fair enough. I'll add the Celtics to my cache of teams, giving me Miami and Boston and you the Lakers, Thunder and Spurs. Hmmm, should we just make an East vs. West bet?
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 27, 2012 15:23:23 GMT -6
sure, that gives me Dallas, which may have one last hurrah in them.
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Post by gk on Oct 27, 2012 22:30:19 GMT -6
Wow Harden traded to the Rockets. My opinion of this trade is based entirely on the protectedness or non protectedness if the draft picks OKC got from Houston.
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Post by gk on Oct 27, 2012 22:30:49 GMT -6
I like Memphis' upside. I'll go with Memphis for my third pick.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 28, 2012 5:50:46 GMT -6
wow. how do you not reach a deal with a player like Harden?
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Post by gk on Oct 28, 2012 23:04:24 GMT -6
I actually kind of like the OKC deal. I think there's a chance Jeremy Lamb is ok. And again.... those tasty draft picks.
I think Harden was at his peak value.
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Post by gk on Oct 30, 2012 10:05:59 GMT -6
Ended up going with Cavs, Nuggets, Celtics, OKC and Minnesota. The thinking behind Minny is that they'll be ending the season strong with a healthy Rubio and Love. Even if they're not very good at the beginning, they'll make for an exciting finish. Also, with Brandon Roy and AK, they could be interesting even without those guys.
May have made a mistake of the Celtics though: I wasn't aware if they're on TNT, that game is NOT available for League Pass. So I'll be missing season opener against Miami, and probably 50% of the rest of their games. Live and learn. Starting to wish I had gone with Memphis over Boston.
Also bummed about the Harden deal because that makes my OKC games a bit less interesting. I even thought about Houston as another team with all their young guys.
I bet this is really interesting for you.
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Post by mayor on Oct 30, 2012 10:14:26 GMT -6
I bet this is really interesting for you. Please, tell me more.
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