Yea same with Duncan. Those 2 seem like genuine down to earth guys that you could go up and talk to.

Good to see the Bulls dominate the Heat. I can see Chicago doing really well this year with Wallace, Thomas, Hinrich, etc. They can be a force along with Miami and Cleveland out east. Same characters in the west though with SA, Dallas, Phx being tops.

Hornets looked good yesterday so that makes me happy. They have a solid core with Tyson Chandler, Chris Paul, Stojakovic to lead them. I could see them make the playoffs.

Why do you hate T-Mac?

not really. Jazz is one of those sleepers.the most athletic Jazz team in quite some team with solid players on most positions with a great coach. Rockets just didnt play a balanced match. oh well, just the first game.

Duncan has no personality. It would be like talking to a wall. Agree with the Wade statement though. He is incredibly modest for such a superstar. Something keeps him humble.
I think Chris Paul could be another one of those guys. Ever since I heard the story about his grandfather being murdered and him going out the next night and scoring 61 and airballing a free throw on purpose. he has been one of my favorites.

Didn't see that match because I was working at that time.Rockets is a defence team but let Jazz got 107points,I think there is something wrong now.
Hope next games will be fine.

Shaq has the rings, and that is all that matters.

Rockets 107:76 Mavs
Good defence.

Dwayne Wade is the shit

Anyone watched the Raptors match tonight? That 3 pointer was really unexpected

well my team is the washington wizards going to their game on nov.18 against the cavs!

kobe is a vagina


a total pussy

Personality? HAHA. You hate him because he's not a showoff? I could not liking him last year, because recently he's been more of a "cruise control" type of a guy.

anyways Knicks got owned by Yao Ming and the Rockets.

4 games 4 wins,perfect in the last week.And Yao Ming is the best player of last week in the west region.

loser says what?


I have nothing against TD, he just doesn't have a personality. When someone interviews him, it looks like the reporter is talking to the wall.

Michael Redd with 57 points in a loss the other day (the Kobe Bryant strategy)...this guy should be an all start this year

Zach Randolph and Paul Pierce should definetely be All-Stars this year...both playin for really bad teams and both puttin up some of the best numbers in the NBA....

man the Rockets just cant keep a lead ..

After a bad start into the season with 4 defeats in 4 games the Dallas Mavericks are back on form now.
7 wins in a row since even some important players are still injured. That looks good right now, they shot below 40% from the floor last night and still beat Washington by 27 points, good stuff .

Nowitzki getting into gear (30 last night) has been a big factor after his slow start. Also, Harris and Howard continuing to show how good they are

Tonight, the Magic host the Pacers, haven't beaten them in $ games but Dwight Howard is looking for his 3rd consecutive 20-20 game, which woul equal Kevin Willis' feat back in the 80s. This guy is coming big and the Magic are back in business this season

New York is it's usual mess but Stephon Marbury and Stevie Francis have been incredibly poor, I'm amazed by their numbers especially under Isaiah Thomas' coaching.

did anyone else see Nate Robinson block Yao Ming?
that was awesome.

Kobe with 45 last night against the Clips in a 105-101 win for the lakers. 8-3 on the season.

Go Cleveland, Go Lebron James XD

I saw that block and i favorited on youtube that was one hell of a block.

whats up wit the Jazz they have the best record in the NBA.

good team ball, and that williams kid is a player. he lit up my lakers the other night. still bitter about it.

That is a foul.
Yao Ming is the best center in the world now.

Tim Duncan might still have something to say about that, regardless of whether you consider him a PF or a C, he's been the most effective center in the league thus far.

Well,he is a world class player,but I never think he is a C.and I think K.G is better than him,and there is also
many excellent PF in the league now.But for the C,only few excellent.

It has turned into a little man's game. Parker, Wade, Nash, etc.
Centers and shot blocking are a lost art now.

great point.

more and more teams are going small.

Yeah but how about that new generation of bigmen...
Dwight Howard + Chris Bosh + Amare Stoudemire + Emeka Okafor + Carlos Boozer
All future huge stars just not with the media attraction of Wade or the SGs

I guess it has something to do with the whole "next Jordan", "next whoever" thing + the spectacular play in general. Small guys can decide games in various ways, such as with great drives, great passes or big clutch shots like a three at the buzzer.

Big man on the other hand like Amare or Howard play spectacular as well but it seems like a hard worked basket in the zone or a game winning block isn't as much appreciated as e.g. a game winning spectacular drive / three ball by a smaller player. It's a media thing but to be fair, the small guys can't run the show alone and with great big man getting rare probably, the teams who have players like Howard or Amare might have a decent shot on the championship in the future.

Btw, Dallas won again last night, 10-4 for the season now, glad they recovered well from the bad start.

why do you think the US gets dominated in international play? the guards aren't quick enough and the big men can't shoot.
those are all big beat em up power forwards/centers and it seems like the nba rules have limited their defensive abilites along with perimeter defending (ie hand checks), so the small quick guards can excell in this game and the big men battle it out for the rebound.
granted the smaller players are flashier as well.

You make good points but I feel that if little guys could dominate the league "by themselves" then right now the Sixers, Nets, Heat, Pistons would still be atop the standings. Michael Jordan has been an exception in recent history, a guard that could lead his team to titles without an effective big man. Look at all the other teams in the past, they centered around big guys, be it Hkeem the Dream, Big Shaq, David Robinson, Tim Duncan.

I still feel that the fundamental of basketball is to get the ball down low for the big guy to run the show whether it by taking on a double-team and freeing shooters or by scoring in the paint. The most dominant players in the past -Michael Jordan aside- have predominantly been 7feet tall players.

Howard and Stoudemire are monsters under the hoop, these are the players that can potentially become the most dominant forces in the NBA.
And LeBron James may well be that Jordan-esque exception, who knows



True but had Garnett/Duncan been there, it would have been different.
I also feel that part of the problem is that the art of 3-point shooting seems to be lost on the US Team, Arenas/James/Anthony all these guys are slashers, not fantastic shooters (no Reggie Millers at least).
Then there's also the problem of the zone...

What do you think if Houston let T-Mac to change AI?

No way. I don't think T-Mac's back is that bad. He will be back and with Yao playing well (finally). Houston will be a good team. Adding AI won't help them. He doesn't fit JVG's style at all.
Then again, I don't think AI fits many teams styles....

What do you guys think of Real Madrid joining the league in a few years?

Yeah,totally agree with you. I just heard a rumor about that.


Real Madrid basketball team?Is that the top team in Europe?NBA has a lot of different with Europen basketball.And the Europen players at least need one or two years to suit for the style of NBA.

I think the winner of top scorer award for the next couple of seasons would become an obvious bet on T-Mac...

did ai get traded yet?

Nah but it pretty much seems like a toss-up between a Garnett-Iverson combo at Minnesota and a Iverson-Anthony combo at Denver...

Nothing decided as of late, many teams still in the reckoning.

Knicks got in a brawl with the Nuggets tonight.

Wasn't anything big, hard foul leads to pushing, someone throws a punch and benches clear, but Carmelo got a punch in pretty late that looks alot like a bitch slap.
Check it out here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHI2HYE2J0A

carmelo wouldn't appreciate you snitchon ya know

Suspensions

Anthony gets 15 games for his pitiful showing...

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/testgen/4249
This is a test just to check which NBA player are you?
For me is Chris Webber.

well im Chauncey Billups

I am Lamar Odom. Awesome!

Damn, I had 'Melo on my fantasy team.

I am Vince Carter

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I think I am Kidd's style,but the result of the test shows I am webber.

Absurdly slow, overweight and incapable of shooting?