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NBA 2009-10 Regular Season Discussion Thread

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10/27/09 at 7:38am
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Can you believe that the new season is already here?  Many experts are picking the Lakers to repeat.  Let's discuss. :)
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10/28/09 at 8:13am
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What's his name at the Clippers is already out for a couple of months. 
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10/28/09 at 9:52am
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^^^

I know. Injuries are hitting some teams hard, both here and in the NFL.

I really liked the effort of Boston last night, defeating the Cavaliers in Cleveland. I read that it was the first regular-season victory for the Celtics in Cleveland since Dec. 2004. I knew that each team has not won on the other's court for quite some time, but I didn't think it had been that long for Boston.

The most promising thing I saw in this game was the bench of Boston outscoring the Cleveland bench 26-10. This was missing last season. Hopefully, this will be a more common occurrence all season. At one point, the Celtics were trailing by fourteen (19-5), and the next thing I knew, the Celtics were leading by fourteen (61-47) after Garnett made that sweet six-foot jumper.

Although Garnett made a difference (13 and 10), I believe it was Wallace's 13 off the bench that really sparked the team. He hit a few threes which is nice, but I do hope he clamps down on defense. Defense is a mindset, and if this team hopes to win another Championship, there has to be a team commitment to getting it done on the defensive end. Garnett's already there; I hope all others are as the season progresses.


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10/29/09 at 6:59am
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Are they just having fun over at ESPN?  I had to remind myself that it wasn't April 1.  I wonder who is in charge of listing the NBA standings at this point....

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11/3/09 at 6:30am
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Boston looks very tough, although I don't think that's a surprise considering how good they were last year before Garnett's injury. I think they likely would have repeated if not for that.

Rockets are 3-1 in an extremely harsh part of their schedule, despite Charles Barkley predicting they'll be the worst team in basketball. I love it when Barkley says stuff like that because the team almost always does the opposite of what he predicts :)
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11/3/09 at 11:03am
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Unfortunately, I think my NJ Nets will be he worst team in the NBA this year. From what I've seen, they'll be lucky to win 20 game!

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11/3/09 at 2:21pm
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Boston looks very tough, although I don't think that's a surprise considering how good they were last year before Garnett's injury. I think they likely would have repeated if not for that.

Rockets are 3-1 in an extremely harsh part of their schedule, despite Charles Barkley predicting they'll be the worst team in basketball. I love it when Barkley says stuff like that because the team almost always does the opposite of what he predicts :)

Andy,

That could be.  It would have been interesting to see how the Celtics would have fared against Cleveland, especially with Boston not having home-court advantage.  Then again, I would have loved to have seen how the 1986 Boston team would have done against the Lakers team that year.  Too bad we never got the chance to see that.

Barkley said that?  Hmmm.  The Rockets did very well yesterday, winning in the Salt Palace -- a very difficult place to play.  It's also where Garnett was injured last year.  At the time, the Celtics had a very good chance of winning that particular game against the Jazz.  What's the situation with Yao?  Is he out for the year, or a much shorter time (hopefully) than that?

John,

Isn't it odd how some teams match up against others?  The Nets played some teams quite tough last year (not Boston); and the Bobcats handled the Lakers very well.  Boston gets the Nets this week in New Jersey, in the second of back-to-back games.
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11/3/09 at 4:16pm
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Barkley's been talking mess about the Rockets ever since he retired *L* I think he's bitter that he spent the twilight of his career wearing those stupid-looking uniforms and never got a championship out of it :)
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11/3/09 at 8:24pm
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I hope the Rockets give the Lakers a loss tomorrow night.  Los Angeles could easily have lost tonight's overtime game against the Thunder, but they prevailed in the end.

The Celtics defeated the 76ers by 31 points.  As good as they've been playing, I didn't see that one coming, especially on the road.
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11/4/09 at 7:03am
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That was an impressive win by the Hawks (on the road) over the Trail Blazers last night.  Portland is not exactly the easiest place to play on the road.  It was good to see Atlanta work really hard to preserve the win at the end of the game.  And speaking of teams that play quite well at home but not on the road, maybe Utah can get some road wins (bypassing Boston next week, of course ) to build their confidence up a bit.
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11/4/09 at 8:31pm
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Boston squeaks by the Timberwolves tonight, 92-90.  They were really battling in this one, playing catchup for just about three full quarters until Eddie House hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie it at the end of the third quarter.

The Suns lost their first game (4-1), and the Nuggets remained undefeated and go to 5-0.  The Lakers won another close one in overtime (over Houston).  This was the second overtime game in as many nights for Los Angeles, who pulled out a close one against Oklahoma City last night.  The second game of a back-to-back is always quite a challenge for the road team.

The Dallas - New Orleans game is a lot of fun thus far.  It looks like Dirk has cooled off somewhat.  That was an amazing showing last night in the fourth quarter against the Jazz.  And earlier tonight, the Heat - Wizards game went down to the wire.  Man, I do love the NBA.

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11/5/09 at 1:47pm
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I'm not an 'Insider' over at ESPN, but when I read a rumor that LeBron may go to the Lakers, all I could say to myself was "Say it ain't so...".

If the Cavaliers fall short again this year, I don't see LeBron hanging around for another year.  I really can't say I would blame him, either.  But he could do oh so much better than the Lakers. ;)
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11/6/09 at 8:51am
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I think if LeBron leaves Cleveland, it will be for one of the New York teams, and Chris Bosh goes to the same place. I cannot see LeBron and Kobe together with the Lakers. I don't think it would work, either on the court or with the salary cap.
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11/6/09 at 12:26pm
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I guess at this point, I don't mind LeBron in a Knicks uniform.  The Cavaliers visit the Knicks tonight (and it is on ESPN).  There is already much hype about his visit.  If I were a Knicks fan, I'd want him there yesterday.
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11/12/09 at 7:01am
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Are the Suns for real?  Probably.  They sure are putting up a lot of points against just about everyone they play.  But tonight will be another test for them, playing the Lakers at Staples Center.  With Gasol out (reports now intimate possibly until Christmas, although Jackson is saying he is day-to-day), this Lakers team is more vulnerable than it was last year.  If the Suns win (which I doubt), they will have done something few teams can boast of having done recently, if ever: defeating both the Celtics and Lakers on the road within the same week.  My gut tells me that the Lakers win tonight, and then lose tomorrow night in Denver.

Last year, the Cavs split in Florida, while the Lakers went 0-2.  After last night's thumping of short-handed Orlando, Cleveland might have enough to squeak by the Heat this time around.  With Miami off to its best start in years, it could be a challenge for the Cavaliers.  If I had to choose, I would take Miami in this one.
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