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kenzo wrote:

karacha wrote:Lots of upsets at the beginning of the season. Also, Harden might end up the best scorer in the league if he can continue to shoot this much, including FTs.

If he is this efficient, he better shoot as much as he can.

Finwë wrote:WTF


btw, Harden scored 45..

Rooscooter wrote:
I have a feeling Denver is going to take a step back this year. Giving up over 30 ppg and a top 2 or 3 defender at the SG position for Iggy was waaaaay over paying IMHO. Iggy's not that much better than Afflalo..... and

Denver isn't going to win without offense and their moves to get rid of Harrington, Afflalo and Nene in favor of Iggy and McGee have taken about 44 points away from them and replaced it with 22.... I'm not sure that they can pick that up on a consistent basis with what's left on that roster. The moves were intended to give them some Defense but McGee is a shot blocker not a position defender and not the sharpest tool in the shed and Iggy is good but not much better than Afflalo.

karacha wrote:

kenzo wrote:

karacha wrote:Lots of upsets at the beginning of the season. Also, Harden might end up the best scorer in the league if he can continue to shoot this much, including FTs.

If he is this efficient, he better shoot as much as he can.

He can't keep that up. No guard can. ... look at that %.

karacha wrote:20 point loss for Miami. Ouch.

Again, mkes me feel slightly better but... can we win one tonight?

dj vitus wrote:Novak just cannot miss, like Barry Bonds and homers.

FabFourLakers wrote:I'm really liking the Knicks...as I've said, I thought they had a VERY deep team coming into this season, and with Amare out, they literally don't miss a beat. Now I'm worried about what will happen when he comes back...I honestly think they need to consider bringing him off the bench for a few games to see how he fits in, and then slowly work him back into the starting lineup...I don't like Amare at the 4 and Melo at the 3 though...the game is changing and Melo plays MUCH better at the 4, and Amare would need to be at the 5 if he wants to play alongside Melo. Unfortunately only way that happens is if Chandler gets injured....

Rooscooter wrote:

FabFourLakers wrote:I'm really liking the Knicks...as I've said, I thought they had a VERY deep team coming into this season, and with Amare out, they literally don't miss a beat. Now I'm worried about what will happen when he comes back...I honestly think they need to consider bringing him off the bench for a few games to see how he fits in, and then slowly work him back into the starting lineup...I don't like Amare at the 4 and Melo at the 3 though...the game is changing and Melo plays MUCH better at the 4, and Amare would need to be at the 5 if he wants to play alongside Melo. Unfortunately only way that happens is if Chandler gets injured....

Careful..... they'll break you heart... A team with Melo and Stat isn't going to go far when it really counts.....

FabFourLakers wrote:

Rooscooter wrote:

FabFourLakers wrote:I'm really liking the Knicks...as I've said, I thought they had a VERY deep team coming into this season, and with Amare out, they literally don't miss a beat. Now I'm worried about what will happen when he comes back...I honestly think they need to consider bringing him off the bench for a few games to see how he fits in, and then slowly work him back into the starting lineup...I don't like Amare at the 4 and Melo at the 3 though...the game is changing and Melo plays MUCH better at the 4, and Amare would need to be at the 5 if he wants to play alongside Melo. Unfortunately only way that happens is if Chandler gets injured....

Careful..... they'll break you heart... A team with Melo and Stat isn't going to go far when it really counts.....

That's the thing everyone is forgetting...Melo HAS been to the WCF...and guess which year that was? It was 2008-09 season, the year he went to the OLYMPICS and tore it up. Why was Melo so good that year? Because he was in a groove and in SHAPE thanks to the olympics. Same thing will happen this year. Melo is going to have an MVP-type year. Even someone like Amare, when he's healthy, is one of the top bigs in the league...and remember he has also been to the WCF a few times, the one most recently being one of his better years as a Sun in 2010. I'm not worried about Melo this year at all....I expected the Knicks to be a top 4 team this year. Also as others have said about Mike Woodson, he did a FANTASTIC job with them last year after dantoni left, and I just felt that the players really responded to him. Felton never wanted to leave NY, and you can bet he's very happy to be back and he's IN SHAPE. The lock out really messed up a ton of players last year, and felton was one of them.

FabFourLakers wrote:

Rooscooter wrote:

FabFourLakers wrote:I'm really liking the Knicks...as I've said, I thought they had a VERY deep team coming into this season, and with Amare out, they literally don't miss a beat. Now I'm worried about what will happen when he comes back...I honestly think they need to consider bringing him off the bench for a few games to see how he fits in, and then slowly work him back into the starting lineup...I don't like Amare at the 4 and Melo at the 3 though...the game is changing and Melo plays MUCH better at the 4, and Amare would need to be at the 5 if he wants to play alongside Melo. Unfortunately only way that happens is if Chandler gets injured....

Careful..... they'll break you heart... A team with Melo and Stat isn't going to go far when it really counts.....

That's the thing everyone is forgetting...Melo HAS been to the WCF...and guess which year that was? It was 2008-09 season, the year he went to the OLYMPICS and tore it up. Why was Melo so good that year? Because he was in a groove and in SHAPE thanks to the olympics. Same thing will happen this year. Melo is going to have an MVP-type year. Even someone like Amare, when he's healthy, is one of the top bigs in the league...and remember he has also been to the WCF a few times, the one most recently being one of his better years as a Sun in 2010. I'm not worried about Melo this year at all....I expected the Knicks to be a top 4 team this year. Also as others have said about Mike Woodson, he did a FANTASTIC job with them last year after dantoni left, and I just felt that the players really responded to him. Felton never wanted to leave NY, and you can bet he's very happy to be back and he's IN SHAPE. The lock out really messed up a ton of players last year, and felton was one of them.