NBA predictions thread 12-13'

[tremonthustler1]

Exactly and 1 of them was the leading scorer and got to the finals with only 2 scorers in the starting lineup. KD and Russ don't need or want another scorer in the starting lineup if they did they wouldn't have traded Green for Perkins and gave Ibaka an extension. They got 2 allstar starters in their lineup and another coming off the bench. They don't need or want another scorer.

They traded Green for Perk because they needed a big and Green was becoming more and more out of place since Durant was exclusively a SF and Green wasn't much of a PF, not because Green scored too much.

Harden's gonna get a max deal from somewhere, be it OKC or a new team. By next year, he will not be coming off the bench. OKC won't pay max money for a bench player and no other team will pay Harden to do the same thing OKC is doing now, so sooner or later that whole "they don't need more scoring" talk will be pointless.

shyt, not that I wanna jump into this Joe Johnson debate, but only at The Coli does a 6 time all-star who is a given each year statistically at a weak position is considered a bum. Him being overpaid doesn't make him worse than what he is. And let's be 100% clear. Joe Johnson is STILL a better SG than James Harden. Harden hasn't proven anything to show anything other than the possibility that he may surpass him down the line, but Joe's still damn good and still better than Harden til further notice.

It'll be fun to see how people's opinions of Harden change once he gets maxed out.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

Bulls will be at worst a 6th seed.

I See This Is An Alias, So I Dunno If I Should Bother Arguing But No Way They Will Be Top 5

They Lost Brewer, Asik, Watson, Lucas, Korver, And Rose Is Down

Their Big Off Season Aquesitions Were Nate Robinson And Kurt Hinrick

 

[Hersh]

I hate seeing Dallas ahead of us when they only have 1 position in which they're better than us and that's starting PF which really isn't much of a gap between Lee and Dirk if you compare their stats from last year.

it could go either way--- but dirk is proven--PROVEN-- gs not so much..minni rite there also.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Offensive BBIQ, he got that Josh Smith syndrome. He can shoot San Antonio out of the game and take them out of rhythm early. Pop is such a good coach, he knows Manu is better off the bench since he doesn't mess up the flow. Harden doesn't have BBIQ issues but he doesn't do the things you need team players to do. He plays for self too much and he isn't all that good.

Personal insults, I could see the steam coming off your hands from typing.

but you just said no coach would start an inferior player over another player because of his scoring now you're telling me how smart Pop is for doing just what you said no coach would do. You know you fukked up right? You know this don't you? Manu is a future hall of famer and is coming off the bench nightly. Manu won't shoot San Antonio of any games. Pop brings him off the bench because they have no scorers coming off the bench besides him and second unit scoring matters which is another reason why the Nets ain't gon be shyt.

 

[#1 pick]

Kolo, I will say one thing. I really like Woody a lot. I am a big Woody fan. So we will see with NY. But Jason Kidd is 100 years old but Woody got a lot out of old Bibby.

 

[Hersh]

I See This Is An Alias, So I Dunno If I Should Bother Arguing But No Way They Will Be Top 5

They Lost Brewer, Asik, Watson, Lucas, Korver, And Rose Is Down

Their Big Off Season Aquesitions Were Nate Robinson And Kurt Hinrick

cosign--- biggest drop off in talent among all playoff teams--

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

it could go either way--- but dirk is proven--PROVEN-- gs not so much..minni rite there also.

Proven he is, but he's surrounded by mediocrity. If he can make Brand,Marion,Collison and Mayo better as a collective than Bogut,Lee, Barnes Thompson,Curry then dude is beyond proven.

 

[LuoLDengApologist]

I See This Is An Alias, So I Dunno If I Should Bother Arguing But No Way They Will Be Top 5

They Lost Brewer, Asik, Watson, Lucas, Korver, And Rose Is Down

Their Big Off Season Aquesitions Were Nate Robinson And Kurt Hinrick

Most of those players were made by Thibs dude. Asik I agree was a big loss, but it's the system of Thibs that will have this team winning a lot of games. Bulls proved last year they can will a lot of regular season games without Rose. It's when it came to the playoffs they couldn't do shyt. Thibs will once show again why he's one of the goat coaches already. Besides it's not like Rose ain't gonna come back.

 

[The War Report]

Carmelo is going to average 25/9/3 on 46% shooting.


Durant is going to average 30/9/3 on 49% shooting to go with a block and a steal a game.

 

[The War Report]

but you just said no coach would start an inferior player over another player because of his scoring now you're telling me how smart Pop is for doing just what you said no coach would do. You know you fukked up right? You know this don't you? Manu is a future hall of famer and is coming off the bench nightly. Manu won't shoot San Antonio of any games. Pop brings him off the bench because they have no scorers coming off the bench besides him and second unit scoring matters which is another reason why the Nets ain't gon be shyt.

Manu thrives when he has the ball and so does Tony Parker, so they negate each other when they're on the floor for extended periods of time.

 

[#1 pick]

but you just said no coach would start an inferior player over another player because of his scoring now you're telling me how smart Pop is for doing just what you said no coach would do. You know you fukked up right? You know this don't you? Manu is a future hall of famer and is coming off the bench nightly. Manu won't shoot San Antonio of any games. Pop brings him off the bench because they have no scorers coming off the bench besides him and second unit scoring matters which is another reason why the Nets ain't gon be shyt.

That's not even close to what I said. You taking what I said out of order. I think both coaches are smart for doing what they are doing. Neither player are as good as Joe so this really doesn't make what you are trying to say logical. Dude, San Antonio has scorers off the bench and have no issues when Manu is hurt like usual. Not one time has Pop said he brings Manu off the bench for scoring. It's because his mentality can hurt the team to begin games. Same for Harden but to a different extent. Dude, you're tripping. You want to believe that but it's not true. What coach wants his best players to come off the bench?

 

[Hersh]

Proven he is, but he's surrounded by mediocrity. If he can make Brand,Marion,Collison and Mayo better as a collective than Bogut,Lee, Barnes Thompson,Curry then dude is beyond proven.

like is said it could go either way-- gs also usually faces injuries--

dallas should miss the playoffs so we could c what cuban does and i wouldnt mind gs and min making it..bout time we c love and curry in the playoffs

 

[mvp_status]

Those are different players. A lot of what Joe does isn't on the stat sheet but for what Joe does, he excelled last year. Harden stats are overrated because of his role, personnel, and what not.

you keep trying to go back to this Harden/JJ debate, I never even said Harden was better

 

[ThaBronxBully]

Kolo, I will say one thing. I really like Woody a lot. I am a big Woody fan. So we will see with NY. But Jason Kidd is 100 years old but Woody got a lot out of old Bibby.

I Like Woody But I Feel Like He's One Of Those Guys Whos Rhetoric Can Get Old Real Fast, Like Guys Will Go Hard For Him At 1st But The More They Hear The Same shyt The Less They Pay Attention. The Only Thing That's Gonna Change That Is Some Results.

I Think Kidd Will Actually Be Good This Season, But I Dont Like Seeing Him Shoot The Ball.

 

[The War Report]

I Like Woody But I Feel Like He's One Of Those Guys Whos Rhetoric Can Get Old Real Fast, Like Guys Will Go Hard For Him At 1st But The More They Hear The Same shyt The Less They Pay Attention. The Only Thing That's Gonna Change That Is Some Results.

I Think Kidd Will Actually Be Good This Season, But I Dont Like Seeing Him Shoot The Ball.

I like seeing him shoot the 3.