lakers are in a word fucked.. kobe looks like he out with achilles tendon torn , plus theyll have to play either okc or spurs 1st round, clippers gonna win it :) !!!!!!!!!!
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lakers are in a word fucked.. kobe looks like he out with achilles tendon torn , plus theyll have to play either okc or spurs 1st round, clippers gonna win it :) !!!!!!!!!!
Sucks for Kobe, what a great career. There was so much talk of how long Kobe could play and how is crazy minutes recently will have an affect on him. And finally, the worse happens. This injury is going to be tough to come back from. I know he's one of the toughest players in the NBA or any other sport but being that old with a torn achillies....ouch. I hope he recovers fast, but I dont know if he'll be the same Kobe. The Lakers arent going to be that good but the way Kobe was playing defense, the difference in numbers might not be that huge. The role players are going to have to step up. I didnt think they had a chance against OKC and def dont think so now. They could prolly compete with the Spurs but I think OKC will end up with the top spot. This offseason is going to get interesting, amnesty and trades might happen although I think Buss would be crazy to amnesty Kobe.
My choices in order are Thunder, Knicks, and then Heat.
I hope indiana, it is not very realistic but maybe, everything is possible
Bulls Warriors in the finals all day! die hard bulls fan but also warriors fan being from the bay area. I was born not too far from where they play. But in all likelihood it will be the Heat and the Thunder again. First post woot lol
Miami HEAT .......
lol I despise the heat.. but they are solid.. cant deny it
yeop lakers seem to be done...black mamba's career is probably over now, that's unfortunate...kobe the mannn
The Lakers were done with or without Kobe - as the 8 seed, they will get smoked by OKC or SA
i dont care who it is - as long as Omri Casspi playes for them
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Is Miami unstoppable. They might be. If not Miami then it will be the Clippers. Miami vs Clippers would be pretty nice. Also Clippers vs OKC will be good if its round 3.
Key players: Klay Thompson and Andrew Bogut. When Klay Thompson shoots well, the Golden State Warriors win. It?s almost that simple. Curry and Lee are about as consistent on the offensive end as any high-scoring duo in the NBA, but Klay Thompson is a shooter, and a young shooter at that. At age 23, and in his second NBA season, Thompson?s long-range shooting has determined the fate of many Golden State games this year. In wins, Thompson shoots 44% from distance, dropping in 17.9 points per game, compared with 33% in losses, accounting for a scoring average of 13.9. Thompson?s season, like the Warriors, has had its mountainous peaks and its desolate valleys. The valleys came in November and again in February (29% and 32% from the arc) while the peaks were sustained through the deep winter months, putting up a mark of 45% in December, 40% in January, and back up to 44% in March.
With the exception of Jarrett Jack, the Warriors are not a drive-and-kick team, and rarely draw double teams, which puts pressure on Curry and Thompson to take threes whenever they have open space. While this works for Steph because he is arguably the best pure shooter in the NBA (hop here for SI?s Chris Ballard?s excellent Steph Curry profile, and the importance of Jarrett Jack?s play-making as a complement to Curry?s game.), Thompson could benefit from a wing player with penetrating ability. Despite his occasional flashes, Harrison Barnes is nowhere near ready to play the minutes he?s been forced into because of Brandon Rush?s absence. Mark Jackson has to find a way to run Thompson off of Bogut picks and get him space in the half-court, similarly to how Garnett was consistently able to open up shooting space for Ray Allen during Boston?s playoff runs. Thompson doesn?t have Allen?s innate maneuverability, but has the size to ward off smaller two-guards.
On the other side of the ball, Andrew Bogut is a force under the basket, and his presence will be especially critical against Denver?s penetrating ability. Bogut?s length and his Gasol-like ability to stretch out and avoid jumping for up-fakes drives would-be lane-slashers crazy. If Bogut can keep his stamina, and avoid foul-trouble, the Warriors will have a legitimate chance of upsetting the Lawson-impaired Nuggets. Keeping Denver?s Faried off of the glass is next to impossible, but Bogut, Lee, and pretty much every Warrior on the court, must make it a priority.
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its gotta be the heat
Miami, of course. No one can stop them.