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Post by gk on Oct 29, 2013 10:39:33 GMT -6
Oh. Well he said "regular season" #1 for the Bulls. That's not crazy. Thibedeau runs his players into the ground. I don't think they'll end up at #1 in the regular season, but it's not out of the question.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 29, 2013 13:55:28 GMT -6
I wasn't high on the Nets, but after Simmons preview of them, he sold me on them.
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Post by gk on Oct 29, 2013 15:44:27 GMT -6
Yeah the Kirilenko thing is ridiculous. They're incredibly deep and have playoff gamers. I think they and Indiana are the only teams that could beat Miami in the East. I really don't have a ton of faith in Chicago, as great as Rose is.
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Post by gk on Oct 30, 2013 21:19:11 GMT -6
Gotta love a Cavs opening night win over the Nets. This, despite Kyrie, Waiters and others playing like garbage. Jarret Jack was a real nice addition with Kyrie and Waiters not clicking (red flag: they never click together). Outrebounded the Nets by 11. Bynum, Varajao, Anthony Bennett, Tristan Thompson, and even Earl Clark are all strong rebounders (even if health isn't their strong suit). The Cavs should win the rebound battle most night.
And by the way, speaking of Tristan Thompson, can someone explain to me why the Cavs are supposed to be kicking themselves for taking him over Jonas Valenciunas? If you were to do a Player A/Player B thing, Tristan would win in a landslide. I think Jonas will be a fine player, but I also wouldn't be surprised if Tristan beats him to the all-star game one of these years.
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Post by fatmenace on Nov 1, 2013 19:42:26 GMT -6
I'm watching Nets-Heat. Nets starting five is very impressive.
I don't know if they can keep it up into June, but right now at least they look good.
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Post by gk on Nov 1, 2013 20:32:40 GMT -6
... and then the Cavs lose to the Bobcats.
I'm thinking Dion Waiters might be setting up shop in Mike Brown's doghouse.
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Post by gk on Nov 2, 2013 23:58:00 GMT -6
Cavs: might actually be terrible.
Kyrie needs to get things going. It really disturbs me how Waiters and Irving are never productive at the same time. I think they're both good players but I'm not sure they can be successful on the court at the same time.
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Post by gk on Nov 3, 2013 21:28:33 GMT -6
i hereby would like to trade Anthony Bennett for Victor Oladipo.
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Post by gk on Nov 4, 2013 21:22:34 GMT -6
Anthony Bennett is 0-15.
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Post by fatmenace on Nov 5, 2013 7:56:19 GMT -6
yeah you might have wanted Oladipo there
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Post by gk on Nov 5, 2013 9:02:23 GMT -6
You're saying they shouldn't have taken the guy with weight problems and sleep apnea coming off an injury with the first overall selection?
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Post by fatmenace on Nov 5, 2013 9:02:31 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Nov 7, 2013 8:05:06 GMT -6
So you have: Pacers, Bulls, Spurs, Clippers, Nets, Golden State I have Miami, Houston, OKC, Memphis, Knicks ... do I "get" to even things out? If so, I need one last team. I guess I'll take Denver, but I think there's a better chance of them missing the playoffs than even getting to the semi's. So I have two teams that very possibly will miss the playoffs entirely (Denver and the Knicks). Great job.
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Post by fatmenace on Nov 7, 2013 8:29:38 GMT -6
there seems to be more first week panicking this year than in most years.
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Post by gk on Nov 7, 2013 8:42:32 GMT -6
True. But I didn't really like either team to begin with. It was just sorta predicated on the fact that they might make a trade or I was way wrong on them.
Indiana looks really, really good.
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