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I had a successful ACL reconstruction, with the patella tendon too, and that was probably the worst thing I've ever gone through. I can't imagine having to have that same surgery again after a month.

Diawara is a scrub. He provides little more than perimeter defense, and Dorrell Wright is a huge bust. Spoelstra is also an unknown. He's never coached a game, and was an assistant and scouting director before, and he wasn't took great of a scout. Aside from Wade and Butler, who both fell into their laps, they've yet to draft one solid impact player.

1) I meant what I wrote. I acknowledged that he can shoot 2) Chalmers and Banks will be the pointguard and Quinn will be coming off the bench at the 2.

Chalmers and Beasley already f***ed up, both fined 50k, for having weed at a NBA Rookie transition program thing. Quinn sucks, he can shoot, and is WAY too small to play at the 2, and offers nothing in terms of defense. He can't defend the quick 1s or the bigger 2s. Haslem is a good player, but again, not a starter on a great team. He started on the Miami team in '06, but that team was ridiculous.

No such thing as orange and lime skoal...

What's the rules with the MLB regarding the dip??? Not sure if anyone knows this... I heard that guys get fined if they are caught by a camera either with a tin in their hand or throwing a wad in their lip, but I'm not sure? I thought that was a little ridiculous, but I'm not sure. I think it's hilarious seeing Upton go up to bat every time with a huge bomb in his lip, haha. Any insights?

He'll be out a little less than that, but he'll still be out at least two. The Heat have a lot of issues though. Chalmers and Beasley have character issues, and South Beach is the last place people with character issues need to be. Marion is a fast-break player, and won't be anywhere near the player he was in Phoenix. Mark Blount and Jamaal Magloire is the worst Center duo in the NBA, both Haslem and Beasley are undersized 4s, who knows what you'll get from Banks and Chalmers, and Wade can only carry this team so far. I think they'll max around 38 wins, and they'd be lucky to see the 8th seed. On Pacers: I think you're vastly overrating them. Someone needed to score the points in that offense, and it just happened to be Dunleavy and Granger. Granger is legit, the guy is a great player, but he's too much of a combo-forward and tweener to be a number one option for any team. In an ideal world, he'd be a #2 option, which he is better suited for. The other non-playoff teams from the East made more major upgrades. TJ Ford is overrated too. He's quick as hell, but he's a pretty awful shooter, and he loves turning the ball over, and his defense is just fair at best.

Ellsbury: What makes you think the Hornets will take a step back. There really is no basis to that arguement. Paul is the best young point guard in the game. West and Peja are great 2 and 3 scorers, and the addition of Posey runs out a great bench. Williams isn't better than Gibson? Williams has averaged 17/6 the last 2 years, Gibson can't hold a candle to these numbers, let alone the fact that Williams is a better playmaker. Not sure why you don't like this move, but he's a huge upgrade over Gibson and West, and it lets West move over to his more natural 2 position, and lets Gibson stay on the bench where he's better served as an overall player. How will the Hawks not make it? They're better than last year by virture of being healthy. All five of their starters will only get better, especially Bibby. Their bench might be horrific, but the other three teams down there are all either just as paper thin (Indy), have too many injury problems (Wizards), or just don't have it (Bulls). Chalmers won't be surprising anyone. He played at Kansas throughout his career where he had many, MANY, weapons at his disposal. Here, he doesn't have nearly as much. Blount isn't a real center, and will get eaten alive by everyone in this conference outside of Rasho Nesterovic. Jamaal Magloire? He hasn't done anything worth noting since '06. He's not going to be a critical piece at all. Yes, I did watch Indy last year, and what I see in them is a team that doesn't mesh well at all with each other, and their coach, Jim O'Brien. Not only do they not have a single big impact player, but they don't play well enough defense to the point where O'Brien can't coach to his strengths. Hibbert will be a good backup center with time, but he's not going to have an impact this year, and FYI, Marquise Daniels and Jamaal Tinsley are not good basketball players. I don't see Gordon as good enough to take over late in games because he simply can't create for himself. He can take over a few here and there, but he's not that good where he can do it based on his shooting alone on a nightly basis. Where was New Orleans the year before this? They were playing some home games in Oklahoma City, Speedy Claxton and Desmond Mason were their two best players over there aside from Paul and West. Paul and West are both improved, they have a great 3rd scorer in Peja, Peterson and Chandler both fit well, and their bench is pretty solid. I can't see why they'd get any worse and regress. I feel like Bynum will feel like he's entitled to touches. The guy played 35 games last year and averaged something like 13/10 a game, and he wants 17 million dollars. Is he crazy?!? He certainly thinks he's worth more than he is, and I expect it to carry onto the court. If you watched the Suns last year, Amare was perfectly fine in the half court sets. He's more athletic and quicker than the guys guarding him, so they'll have no problem doing it. This will put less wear on Shaqs' body as well, and Nash will thrive in this system. The Spurs not having a great bench will catch up to them. They've had the same team the last 3 years, and they've regressed a bit each year, and I think that will continue, especially in the strong West. Their bench is mediocre as hell this year. No sense in comparing the Clippers to the Celtics. I said they'd finish 8th, not 1st. Davis and Camby bring scoring, playmaking, and defense to the table, and add that with Kaman, an improving Thornton, and Mobley, I think they have what it takes to finish 8th. Ricky Davis will be great for their bench, because he'll be getting most of the touches on the offensive end.

The first post is a border line joke, IMO... Kings??? Lets be serious. Hornets at 5??? East: 1. Celtics- Same old same old. 2. Cavs- One game away from getting to the Finals, and adding Mo Williams? They'll be here, no doubt with the King. 3. Pistons- They'll drop off a little bit this year, but Stucky and Johnson provide enough youth to keep them energized and from falling further. 4. Magic- No major losses, Nelson is improving, added two solid wings in Pietrus and Lee. Turkoglu, Lewis and Howard is a great trio. 5. 76ers- Wanted to put them higher, but their bench is too poor to do that. They have one of the best and most well rounded starting fives in the league. Brand makes a gigantic difference. 6. Raptors- JO won't make as big of an impact as people think, and they have little to no depth at all. Losing Ford was a killer, unless they see something in Roko Ukic that I don't... 7. Hawks- Last year wasn't a fluke. Bibby will rebound from an injury riddled year for another great season, and Law is a viable option off the bench, but the rest of their reserved were horrendous. I expect Marvin Williams to have a huge year. 8. Heat- Health will bring improvement, but the top is too tough. Plus I can't put faith in a team that plans on starting Mark Blount and one of Chalmers and Banks. Missing out: Washington: Early season injuries too much to overcome. Indiana: Rasho Nesterovic??? Come on... they don't have on star player (although I think Granger is set for a big year) and their bench is horrendous. Chicago: They could make a run for the 8th spot, but I don't see it. They're fairly deep and have a decent amount of talent, but they don't mesh well together at all, and don't have one guy who can take over at the end of games. West: 1. Hornets- Great last year, Paul is getting better, added a great cog on their bench, which was their main weakness. 2. Lakers- Another great year, Bynum is back, but I can see him being a cancer and a detriment to the team 3. Houston- I think TMac finally stays injury free, and if they can get 65+ out of Yao, they'll be up here. 4. Jazz- Good all around team with an elite PG and big man, and a great young bench. 5. Mavs- Antoine Wright will fit well in the starting lineup, and Kidd will look much better after being able to get some time there under his belt. 6. Suns- I think they'll be better than people thing. Dragic has looked good as their back up and that lets Barbosa move over to the 2 which is a more natural position for him. Lopez is ready to come in and play NBA defense. 7. Spurs- I think we see a drastic fall off from them this year. Ginobili starts out on the shelf, and they just don't have the depth they had last year. 8. Clippers- Great starting five, Davis and Camby will make huge impacts. Missing out: Denver: Their achillies heel is their horrendous defense, and they get rid of their best defender in Camby? They don't have a point guard, and who knows when Melo and Iverson will realize that they need to play both ends. Portland: They're a year away, they're probably top 5 talent wise, but the youth is going to kill them this year. They'll start out hot but fade again. adding reasonings for western conference teams later...

2nd place, i just steamrolled thru sotk

They're worse that I thought. I knew they were a deceptive 4-2, but we got SMASHED by the Chargers last week, and now we're up 34.

doesnt look like moss has given up yet

Leave it to Mayo to fall on it after 2 other guys (veteran Thomas being one) think it's a good idea to try to run and pick up the ball. THAT NEVER WORKS. Glad to see such poise from Mayo, kid is going to be special.

Not a little bit, that's for sure. More than your typical college kid, less than your typical alcoholic.

It comes from Keith Foulke being the most horrendous person ever, and his wife taking the brunt of the frustration. I wish I remember the date, because I'd love to read the game thread.

Yeah, us 3 decide on the winner, that's what I meant.

I agree. Winner can only be decided between us three.

Not really sure how the Pats are a -3 tonight...? I got the Broncos +135 and over 49.

.134 isn't really that bad...

my team needs a shakeup... everyones on the block aside from westbrook.

I agree with everything that's been said. I'm not the least bit upset. The Rays were obviously the better team, and we didn't have it. I'm glad we went down fighting though.

i need a monster lip just to deal with this game

get em ORR-tease