Official 2011-12 Around The NBA Thread(News/Rumors/Game Discussion)

[RamiTheBullsFan]

Jamal would be a nice choice too.

Lol @ the clippers.

If they lose by the blazers with LMA out then they are officially pretenders.

The Clippers are obviously pretenders from the very get-go. They are terrible defensively and do not have consistency offensively. Griffin is raw offensively and DeAndre Jordan is very mistake prone. They have zero wing depth either.

OKC, DAL, SAS, and even LAL are all clearly better healthy.

 

[Cloud 9]

The more I watch the Blazers play this year, the more I wish the Bulls had signed Jamal Crawford.

Yeah he's great with the game on the line, but I was pretty meh on bringing him in. Rip really is a great fit, just can't stay healthy.

 

[thechosenone]

Jamal has the deathliest crossover in the world post Rose.

 

[clonetrooper264]

The Clippers are obviously pretenders from the very get-go. They are terrible defensively and do not have consistency offensively. Griffin is raw offensively and DeAndre Jordan is very mistake prone. They have zero wing depth either.

OKC, DAL, SAS, and even LAL are all clearly better healthy.

Well I have to say that if Griffin's raw is still 20+ ppg, I'm going to hate seeing his refined game. Clippers are built off of transition. They have decent defenders in every spot, so I won't go so far as to say they're terrible, but maybe VDN is being VDN and has a terrible defensive scheme. Jordan, for all his boneheadedness, is a pretty good post defender, as is Kenyon Martin. Butler's a good defender as well as CP3. Still, they lack a true SG as they've been relying on Randy Foye and their abundance of PGs to do the job. I guess it's still worked well for them. They also lack a good SF behind Butler as well so yes their wing depth is pretty bad. All that said though, they're still 18-9. Not bad for a "pretender" eh?

 

[thechosenone]

Will Lin break the turnover record of all time today?

9 turnovers in halftime!

The Record is 14!

Let's go Knicks!Linsanity!

 

[Uman85]

Will Lin break the turnover record of all time today?

9 turnovers in halftime!

The Record is 14!

So much for Linsanity. :lol:

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

The Golden Boy has 8 turnovers at halftime. Knicks are down to the Hornets. It's fair to say he has work to do.

 

[Diddy1122]

I've gotten knocked by so many people over the past week for pointing out the obvious flaws in Lin's game (turnovers, bad D, inconsistent shooting, & an inability to drive left). Maybe after tonight, some of this LINsanity crap can settle down. It's a great story & the kid has talent, but this constant overhyping & overrating of Lin by ESPN, aka Eastern Seaboard Players Network, is starting to get real old, real quick.

 

[thechosenone]

In Greece they are writing about a poor guy(who studied at Harvard without a scholarship!) who couldn't afford his own home(because his brother lives in NY and he was sleeping in his brother's apartment!).That nobody recognized his talent and now he is the greatest story of all time.

OMG!That make me hate all this hype and I like the guy.It's not his fault.What he does is great.But please stop it!Too much drama!

 

[Diddy1122]

In Greece they are writing about a poor guy(who studied at Harvard without a scholarship!) who couldn't afford his own home(because his brother lives in NY and he was sleeping in his brother's apartment!).That nobody recognized his talent and now he is the greatest story of all time.

OMG!That make me hate all this hype and I like the guy.It's not his fault.What he does is great.But please stop it!Too much drama!

Wow, that is some seriously ill-informed, & blatantly false reporting. I know the economy is awful in Greece, but they couldn't find a fact-checker anywhere? Just pay them in feta cubes.

 

[BNB]

 

[Uman85]

Greivis Vasquez is impressing me more and more with the Hornets. He may take the starting job away from Jarrett Jack.

 

[Uman85]

Also, Nikola Pekovic is a beast. Where the **** did this guy come from?

 

[BNB]

Also, Nikola Pekovic is a beast. Where the **** did this guy come from?

Serbia

 

[Uman85]

Serbia

Well, he's legit then.

 

[bleacherbum54]

Greivis Vasquez is impressing me more and more with the Hornets. He may take the starting job away from Jarrett Jack.

ya he is nice pass first guy he will be a great backup once NOLA finds a good starter. I think they trade Jack at the deadline the only reason they traded for Jack is because he and CP3 were best friends. Jack is a good backup a team like the Lakers I could see giving up a 1st rd pick for him.

 

[BNB]

But in all honesty, he is good. I remember when they drafted him they were talking about how he would have been a top 15 pick if he had came over right away instead of staying in Europe for 2 more years. So he had talent.. I guess he's showing it now. About time they started him over Milicic.

 

[bleacherbum54]

Also, Nikola Pekovic is a beast. Where the **** did this guy come from?

He has been a beast for awhile he was the best player in Europe when he was there. He just couldn't come over because the buyout of his contract was so large so he waited 3 years. He had a tough time adjusting last year but in my mind there was no doubt he would become a great C he just needed time to learn the NBA. He was a monster in Europe and is as strong as anybody.

BNB no doubt he was a top 15 talent he was a beast in Europe but they get stuck in long contracts which sucks we have to wait for the good ones to come over.

 

[BNB]

I'm happy that MIN is starting to play well. Idk why, but even though I'm a fan of a big market team and that I live in CHI, i like seeing small market teams do well.

Love, Rubio, Williams, Pekovic could be something special in 2 years.

 

[thechosenone]

OMG THE KNICKS SUCK HARD!!