2005-2006 NBA thread

[Alpha and Omega]

wow, 7 or 8 years! These guys better get it together.

Brodie's sage-like quips sting and his sarcasm hurts. . .

Sacremento needs a coach who will teach them defense.

 

[Brodie The Wise]

aww, I mean well....

in no way, I suppose


Yeah, it's rough for everyone involved

 

[Brodie The Wise]

oh, and it was 19 years minus one day that the Kings did it last.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Who cares? The fact that they went 0-20 in a quarter obviously isn't a common stat. Have some of the worst teams in the league like Atlanta, Toronto, or the Hornets ever done this? If they have, well. . . forget I said anything.

 

[Brodie The Wise]

Detorit did it last march.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Detorit did it last march.

Give me a link to some stats.

 

[Brodie The Wise]

couple paragraphs down in teh ESPN recap

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260203026

 

[Alpha and Omega]

"We got brain-locked in the fourth," Artest said.

How does that happen, and more pertinently, what does it mean? Fatigue maybe. . .I don't understand ron, ron, but I still think he's one of the best defensive guards in the league when he's healthy.

 

[Immortalfire]

My Hawks beat the Magic, makes 3 straight

 

[Bizzybone]

Did the rockets win today??? How does everyone feel about rose going to the knicks?? Is it going to change the way they play or are they cursed in the garden.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Hmm, not that I don't agree but there is still a lot of season left, so let's see what we have.


Best Case Worst Case
Tue 31 @ New Jersey W W
Feb
Wed 1 Minnesota W W
Fri 3 @ Philadelphia W W
Sat 4 @ Indiana W L

Tue 7 @ Atlanta W W
Wed 8 L.A. Clippers W L
Fri 10 @ Orlando W W
Sun 12 @ Miami L L
Tue 14 New Jersey W W
Tue 21 Atlanta W W
Thu 23 Indiana W W
Fri 24 @ Chicago W W
Sun 26 Cleveland W L
Mon 27 @ Cleveland L L
Mar
Wed 1 @ Denver W L
Fri 3 @ Seattle W W
Sat 4 @ L.A. Lakers L L
Wed 8 Chicago W W
Sat 11 @ Washington W W
Sun 12 Charlotte W W
Wed 15 @ Toronto W W
Fri 17 @ New York W W
Sat 18 @ Charlotte W W
Mon 20 Atlanta W W
Wed 22 Miami W W
Fri 24 @ Indiana W W
Sun 26 New Jersey W W
Tue 28 Dallas L L
Wed 29 @ Phil W W
Fri 31 Milwaukee W W
Apr
Sun 2 Phoenix W L
Tue 4 NO/Okla. W W
Thu 6 @ Miami L L
Fri 7 @ Orlando W W
Sun 9 Indiana W W
Wed 12 Cleveland W W
Fri 14 @ Toronto W W
Sun 16 New York W W
Mon 17 @ Milwaukee L L
Wed 19 Washington W W

FINAL RECORD 71-11 / 62-16


Like I said, those are IMHO, best and worst case scenarios. Of course there are always teams like the Hawks or Raptors that sneak a win in here or there, but I still think that those records are the best and worst Detroit will do.

Well looks like through the first 4 games that I took a stab at even at the worst case scenario the D has one more loss that I thought they would and two more than the best case.

I am staying with my number through, at best 71 wins and worst 62.

 

[NOFX]

2005-06 Power Rankings: Week 14
RANK (LAST WK) TEAM REC. COMMENT
1 (1) Pistons 39-7 When Chicago lost two straight in its 72-win season, it took Bulls from 41-3 to 41-5. Pistons' 2-2 week sets them back a bit farther; Detroit is at only a 70-win pace now.
2 (2) Mavericks 37-10 With league's longest active win streak and only three more Ls than Detroit . . . you still won't hear any uproar about Dallas sending only one Mav to the All-Star Game.
3 (3) Spurs 37-10 Spurs never sweat a stretch of eight straight roadies in February, but this (cushy?) Rodeo Road Trip comes with five days of rest back home after a 3-0 start.
4 (4) Suns 31-16 As valuable as Nash is -- again -- try not to ignore Marion. This is also the best Matrix we've ever seen, even if he continues to be underrated and taken for granted.
5 (11) Nets 24-21 It really would have been a special week had they won in Cleveland, too, but quality wins over Pistons and Heat stretch Nets' home unbeaten streak to 10.
6 (7) Clippers 28-17 Over .500 in February for just the fifth time in 36 seasons doesn't make this the best team in club history yet. My beloved Braves, don't forget, started 33-17 in '74-75.
7 (5) Heat 29-19 With Shaq back in Jersey, and Heat (seemingly) rolling at last, figured we'd see something big from the big guy. Try 11 points/six TOs vs. Collins and Uncle Cliffy.
8 (6) Cavaliers 27-19 Last season's Cavs got to 30-20 before a 12-20 fold dropped them all the way out of the playoffs. These Cavs are hoping Hughes' return prevents a similar fold.
9 (10) Hornets 24-22 Byron-bashers have no choice this time but to give the man his props. Unless you think Eddie Jordan is somehow pulling the strings from Washington.
10 (9) Grizzlies 26-20 No slight to Pau and Co., but Grizz really aren't top-five material. And this comes, remember, from someone who liked them in the preseason more than most.
11 (8) Nuggets 26-23 Yes: 'Melo and Stevie Francis are both from Baltimore. But no: The idea of making them teammates (Furious George's idea, I'm told) holds no appeal at all to me.
12 (18) Pacers 23-22 Just when you think 1-1/2 seasons of adversity had finally flattened these guys, O'Neal-less Pacers stun Detroit to remind everyone that they're still here.
13 (12) Bucks 24-22 With competition like Rip, Vince, Pierce, Arenas and Kidd, it'll probably be easier for Redd to get Milwaukee to the playoffs than get himself to Houston.
14 (10) Lakers 24-23 Odom can't be all bad, can he? Without him, Lakers suffer two lopsided losses (in Charlotte and OKC) to bring a hasty halt to the Kobe 4 MVP talk.
15 (13) 76ers 24-23 Relax, panicky Philly fans. It has been a rocky season up to now, true, but recent history offers this for optimism: Webber hasn't missed the playoffs since 1998.
16 (25) Rockets 18-29 Why do Rockets believe they can still leapfrog seven or eight teams to make the playoffs. They're 12-6 when T-Mac and Yao are healthy and, for now, both are.
17 (17) Wizards 22-23 Even after a 10-5 uptick, Wiz haven't seen .500 since Dec. 6. The good news? Only two teams (Bulls, Magic) are realistically chasing them for the No. 8 spot.
18 (15) Jazz 23-25 If we're going to keep zinging Atlanta for passing on CP3 (and we probably are) Jazz have to get it, too, for drafting a struggling Williams (Deron) of their own.
19 (23) Kings 20-27 The gamble on Artest sure didn't change Sacto's injury fortunes. Miller and Bonzi are dinged up again and even Artest is hobbling around.
20 (16) Bulls 20-26 Bulls can only hope this Chandler stays for a while: 10-plus rebounds in six of seven games after just eight such efforts all season before this stretch.
21 (19) Timberwolves 21-25 Wolves want to believe being on the road is what suddenly made them look so out of sorts. If not, their post-trade surge of momentum sure didn't last long.
22 (21) Warriors 21-25 Everyone close to the situation says Monty's going nowhere, but the same can sadly be said about his unhappy team: Warriors are 9-19 since that 12-6 start.
23 (22) Magic 19-26 No one needed a win over Boston more than Howard, who had to halt that four-game skid if he hoped to beat out guys like Pierce for an All-Star spot.
24 (26) Raptors 17-31 Babcock is ousted and Jalen is traded shortly thereafter, which naturally makes you wonder: Is Rafael Araujo, long protected by Babcock, at risk for a D-League stint?
25 (27) Trail Blazers 17-29 The week wasn't a total loss for Paul Allen teams. Blazers' 2-2 showing finally gave them more wins this season than Seahawks, who topped out at 15-4.
26 (24) SuperSonics 19-28 Amid ownership threats that Seattle's only title-winning sports franchise might be leaving town, Sonics might register their first losing record at home since 1984-85.
27 (20) Celtics 18-30 At least Wolves had a little momentum immediately after the Ricky-for-Wally trade. Celts just played five games in the space of seven days and lost them all.
28 (29) Hawks 14-32 Can't help it. Even when Hawks are winning three in a row for the first time in almost two years, all I can do is imagine how good CP3 would look next to Joe Johnson.
29 (30) Bobcats 12-36 In their current state, with basically anyone you've heard of out injured, Bobcats weren't expecting to beat Lakers. The goal was simply holding Kobe under 82.
30 (28) Knicks 14-32 Larry's first Philly team went 31-51. With all the turmoil swirling these days, it's hard to see these Knicks getting to 30 wins no matter how many trades they make.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I would have to agree with the assesment on Marion, he is undoubtly the most underrated player in the league.

 

[NOFX]

Chris Paul should be rookie of the year! I just saw him dismantle the Lakers on Saturday Singlehandedly!!!

 

[NOFX]

I would have to agree with the assesment on Marion, he is undoubtly the most underrated player in the league.

He sure wasnt underrated against the spurs in the playoffs last year?

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Chris Paul should be rookie of the year! I just saw him dismantle the Lakers on Saturday Singlehandedly!!!

He will get it, no doubt.

 

[DarthRekal]

man i was hoping this thread wouldnt surfcae this recent...but i gotta take my medicine...the LAKERS just suck...... see what i mean about the team other than kobe being garbage????? and with no lamar its just kobe and the garbage pail kids



in other LA news the clips are rollin....

and my fantasy team is winning...so there's always light



oh chris paul is for sure the ROY....its not even a contest

 

[Cudzo]

Did the rockets win today??? How does everyone feel about rose going to the knicks?? Is it going to change the way they play or are they cursed in the garden.

I always loved Jalen, bein a michigan boy. I love his versitility. His problem is consistency i would say in his level of play. and his contract is waaay to big. i Don't see him making a huge impact on this team. Larry Brown has lost his mind, and the team doesn't have an idenity or direction. Larry needs to establish a core of starting players and comit to them soon, and see how they develop.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

You know your gonna have a decent season when 62 wins is a worst case senario

Catch up bytches!!!

 

[Stringer]

Its all about the rings in the end.

 

[DarthRekal]

Its all about the rings in the end.

i really hope d town takes it again ....i love ben and rip and chauncey.... it would be hella good for FLIP too....

plus i cant stand the STERNS

 

[The Riddler]

how about them rockets.

with yao back in the lineup, that's 4 straight wins.

don't look now, but i see them bumping LA out of the playoffs with an upcoming and very critical game this wednesday.

 

[NOFX]

how about them rockets.

with yao back in the lineup, that's 4 straight wins.

don't look now, but i see them bumping LA out of the playoffs with an upcoming and very critical game this wednesday.

L.A. Lakers, right? Not the Clippers! Clippers are now only 1/12 game back from the suns for first place! And Maggette back in March!

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

You know your gonna have a decent season when 62 wins is a worst case senario

Catch up bytches!!!

No shiit.

 

[NOFX]

You know your gonna have a decent season when 62 wins is a worst case senario

Catch up bytches!!!

No worst case senario would be the Pistons just making NBA finals