2005-2006 NBA thread

[XwolverineX]

He was last time I checked. Hell, the Bulls retired his number on the night they played the Lakers because he was part of the coaching staff. Maybe that changed. I dunno...

I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT, I COULD BE WRONG THOUGH..

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

WHAT AN AWESOME GAME, ROCK ON CLEVELEND. BUT I STILL HAVE TO KILL MYSELF, SINCE NORTH CAROLINA LOST.. cf

GMU is only 15 min away from me and believe me they were going wild all night long.

 

[Immortalfire]

Hawks beat the Magic

 

[Alpha and Omega]

GMU is only 15 min away from me and believe me they were going wild all night long.

That kind of thing is definitely unusual for this area; can you remember the last time Maryland lost in the NIT and GMU was in the sweet 16? That never happens.

Who compared Odom to Pippen? That's sacralige!

Crazy Michael Wilbond w/ one of his rants about how Odom had potential. It was during the LA/Clev pregame. Wilbond was wrong period.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

That kind of thing is definitely unusual for this area; can you remember the last time Maryland lost in the NIT and GMU was in the sweet 16? That never happens.

This man speaks the truth.

 

[Erundur]

GMU is only 15 min away from me and believe me they were going wild all night long.

GMU REPRESENT! up:

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

Speaking of which how bout them Wizards. Once again we're heading to the playoffs. Now its just a matter on which spot we get.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

The Wiz are always the X-factor. You know that Gilbert Arenas is going to give you a great effort every night, and maybe Jamison and Butler will also. Those other guys neglect defense like it's nobody's business.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

The only team that scares me is Indiana in the first round, Washington aint smashing nothing but fruit

 

[Alpha and Omega]

fruitful labors of their hard work. . . . They could beat any team in the first round save MIA or DET.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

fruitful labors of their hard work. . . . They could beat any team in the first round save MIA or DET.

That is correct. Washington is a better team then most people think and you guys slep on them but did them not beat DET in the reg season and the Spurs? They were the first team this season to beat the two teams in last years finals? You should show them some respect.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Washington never garners respect because they play up to their opponent, but they also decrease their level when they're up against a team like the Bobcats or the Hawks.

Still, they're dangerous, and the East isn't a strong conference. *edit* Today's league is about match-ups, and the Wiz are underrated.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I tell you what if they took out Det. or Mia then they'll be saying a different tune. I mean look at what Arenas did to the Pistions pissed off on how they treated him in the all star game he lit that team up. I tell you one thing I bet the coach learned something that night.

 

[NOFX]

2005-06 Power Rankings: Week 20
RANK (LAST WK) TEAM REC. COMMENT
1 (2) Spurs 52-14 If yet another win vs. Phoenix didn't say Best in the West to you, how 'bout this: Spurs have only six losses in conference play. Mavs are next with 11.
2 (3) Mavericks 52-15 How deep is that Mavs bench? So deep that Nellie steps down and, exactly one year later, they've got a top Coach of the Year contender in his place.
3 (1) Pistons 52-13 Losing to New York, in Knicks' current state of turmoil, is an undeniable two-spot strike against last week's No. 1. And, yes, we factored in the ejections.
4 (4) Suns 45-20 Even at their hottest, these Suns struggle to keep up with Spurs. Of course, they had that same problem with a better-than-ever Stoudemire in the playoffs.
5 (5) Heat 45-21 Why haven't Heat, now 13-1 since beating Detroit on Feb. 12, been promoted? They can't crack top four having only played two over-.500 teams (Cavs, Wiz) in that span.
6 (7) Nuggets 38-30 Nuggets haven't quite matched their 25-4 form from last season's roaring finish, but this 10-4 spurt -- which includes a 5-2 road trip -- has all but clinched a No. 3 seed.
7 (6) Clippers 38-26 It's not a question anyone was asking in October, but you have to ask it now: Can Clips actually win 50? My beloved Braves, I hate to admit, never won more than 49.
8 (11) Nets 37-28 That's five wins on the trot, after a run of four losses in five games, after reeling off four consecutive wins. The word, I believe, is streaky.
9 (12) Grizzlies 37-29 If you had forgotten about Big Jake before this month's hot streak, don't fret. Grizz didn't even remember to put him on the playoff roster last spring.
10 (10) Cavaliers 38-29 This seems a fine time to ease up on LeBron, after a big comeback win and since he's younger than those two darlings of the college game: Morrison and Redick.
11 (8) Pacers 33-31 If you subscribe to the Better Off Without Jermaine theory, you should know that Indy is 3-9 in games decided by five points or less since O'Neal last played Jan. 24.
12 (9) Kings 33-33 I'm not prepared to pronounce Kings a threat to overtake No. 6 Memphis, but it does look safe to say that, with Artest, they're in the top eight to stay.
13 (14) Wizards 34-31 No one else in the East's top eight has fewer road wins than No. 5 Washington's 10. Something to keep in mind with Wiz playing 12 of their final 17 games away.
14 (13) Lakers 34-34 Even with Kobe and Phil, you can't expect more than a seventh or eighth seed for Lakers. But if they slip, they get relegated to my Most Disappointing Teams list.
15 (19) Bucks 33-33 It's been a rocky month, but surviving an Atlanta scare and then thumping No. 9 Bulls seem to have steadied things after those slippage fears.
16 (15) 76ers 31-35 A 1-0 start without Iverson is suddenly a 1-4 slide without Iverson. Add that to Nets' (latest) rebound and there goes any shot at the division title.
17 (16) Rockets 29-37 If you're wondering how Rockets avoided my list of Most Disappointing Teams, it's the injuries. They have to amount to some sort of asterisk.
18 (17) Celtics 28-39 After all those 30-point games -- with a bad elbow, no less -- not even Pierce could spare Celts from that big blown lead in Miami, then a loss at lowly Orlando.
19 (18) Hornets 31-33 Hornets were the NBA's fairy-tale team until the All-Star break. Since then: Hornets are 2-10 overall and 0-7 in March against seven playoff-bound opponents.
20 (20) Jazz 31-35 After four losses in five games -- and after five Jazz starters combined for a meager 26 points against Miami -- this is no time for Kirilenko jokes.
21 (21) Bulls 29-38 Going to Milwaukee and losing a huge game by 16 only adds to the perception that Bulls don't have a run in them. But Philly's slide gives them a new team to chase.
22 (24) Raptors 24-42 Raptors' goal with 16 games to go? I'm guessing a 10-6 finish. Why? Because that'll put them at .500 for the season -- 33-33 -- if you throw out the 1-15 start.
23 (23) SuperSonics 26-39 If it's up to Ray Allen, Bob Hill stays. Hill has to like hearing that, knowing that the last guy Allen backed (Bob Weiss) also got the job.
24 (25) Magic 24-42 Stevie Franchise returns Wednesday to the O-rena. Just a hunch, but I'm guessing Magic, though just 5-9 since the trade, are happier with results so far.
25 (22) Hawks 21-43 As the season deepens, Johnson looks more and more like a $70 million man. In March, he's averaging 27.4 ppg and 8.4 apg.
26 (27) Warriors 28-37 The impact of the Weekend Dime is indisputable. Branded as the league's No. 2 disappointment, Warriors suddenly have their first two-game win streak in six weeks.
27 (26) Timberwolves 27-39 If you're curious about KG's short fuse lately, some background: Wolves had a lead of at least nine points in every game on their six-game trip . . . and lost all six.
28 (30) Knicks 19-46 Tough to say anything good can come from Larry vs. Steph public sparring, but I do agree that the weeklong mess lit a much-needed fire under the downcast coach.
29 (28) Trail Blazers 20-46 Ongoing fall from prominence might drop Blazers all the way to No. 30 if this keeps up: 131 points total in back-to-back losses last week to Bulls and Nets.
30 (29) Bobcats 18-49 What do Okafor and MJ have in common? Okafor's 26 games are the fewest in Year 2 for a reigning Rookie of the Year since His Airness played 18 in 1985-86.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

It looks as if the Spurs are steadily creeping along at a pace that suits them. They do this every year; the beginning is slow and the doubters are everywhere.

By the midway point of the season, they're in the hunt, and I'm starting to think that they might have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

 

[NOFX]

It looks as if the Spurs are steadily creeping along at a pace that suits them. They do this every year; the beginning is slow and the doubters are everywhere.

By the midway point of the season, they're in the hunt, and I'm starting to think that they might have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

I agree....

 

[Alpha and Omega]

NoOoOo, the Sterns are going to do it again. I know that statement is a bit premature, but I can't deal w/ another San Antonio ship. . . Dallas or Phoenix are our only hopes. I don't even want to think about it now.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

All someone has to do is step on Tim Duncan's injured on some Harlem Knights flex (you seen the movie you know what I'm talking about, see Busta's "Pass the covoursier" vid too) and it's over for the Spurs

 

[NOFX]

NoOoOo, the Sterns are going to do it again. I know that statement is a bit premature, but I can't deal w/ another San Antonio ship. . . Dallas or Phoenix are our only hopes. I don't even want to think about it now.

Stop Calling them the "Sterns" because they are not???!!!

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Ginobli is injured also, but I think they'll pull through. I never bet against the Sterns unless they're out. The commissioner is their god-father and he provides them w/ favorable calls night in and night out.

 

[NOFX]

Ginobli is injured also, but I think they'll pull through. I never bet against the Sterns unless they're out. The commissioner is their god-father and he provides them w/ favorable calls night in and night out.

Maybe the spurs are just that good?

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Sure. . . ok Nofx. Nobody's discrediting their ability to win; they are very good, but the calls are almost always in their favor. That's a statistical inaccuracy.

*edit* at home, teams expect to have a certain number, but look at how many go SA's way during a game.

 

[NOFX]

Sure. . . ok Nofx. Nobody's discrediting their ability to win; they are very good, but the calls are almost always in their favor. That's a statistical inaccuracy.

*edit* at home, teams expect to have a certain number, but look at how many go SA's way during a game.

Your paranoid my friend! I hope you find peace...

 

[Super_Ludacris]

San Antonio has always been a consistent team but I think Duncan's injury is a key, all there needs to be is the right team to put pressure on him and if he can get isolated from it, regardless of Horry, Parker and Ginobli's nose no one can bail him out for a whole 40 plus mins

 

[Alpha and Omega]