25. "if it ain't already happen for iggy, it ain't happening now." In response to Reply # 1
besides, that team isn't designed to have a superstar, they are very deep and have a lot of talented players, which is probably why denver picked them. But its dumb.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
48. "iggy is a star." In response to Reply # 25 Wed Oct-17-12 02:24 PM by Guinness
he's solid offensive player with a lot of different abilities and great defender. while not a star in the cliched GO-TO ALPHA-GODHEAD-SCORER sense, he's more efficient from the floor than kobe or melo (higher TS%, higher offensive rating). so while iggy isn't someone you can hand the rock to and get out of the way, he's still helping a team on that side of the ball.
philly needed to move iggy to get a legitimate young, talented big man because they had the worst front court in the NBA and had maxed out with the current talent. but iggy was the main reason that collection of scrubs was competitive.
shout to lou willz, though.
anyway, if lawson and gallo can be that isolation scorer, then iggy can be the stopped on the other side of the ball. we could be in for some real playoff fun with him on kobe and KD late in games.
42. "This years team is not last year's team." In response to Reply # 37
Stop acting like we trotting the same niggas out on the floor as last season.
It kills me how fans put all chips in on their team's additions but can't even come with a thought process that will disconnect the outcome of two different seasons based on overall additions.
46. "uh, yeah, it ain't, neither is ours. If you wanna try to pretend" In response to Reply # 42
you got so much better adding Jason Terry over Ray, returning Avery Bradley from knee surgery & overpaying Jeff Green that you will now beat a Miami team with a (presumably) healthy Big 3 who have now figured out how to win a title then I've got a Dino Radja throwback to sell you.
The Celtics are contending for no title other than 'Old & Mad', they've already got a dynasty going in that regard but I'm hoping the Lakers can upset them this season.
51. "You post in true okayplayer fashion..." In response to Reply # 46
Whether Jeff Green is overpaid or not doesnt take from his value on the court as a contributor or as someone that'll allow Pierce to rest without there being a gigantic whole on the perimeter. If you watch the Celtics, then you'd know who long a ways 14-16 points a game from a non starter would go. We scored 2 bench points in game 7 of the ECF..That on top of the fact that we could have someone who even seems like they could matchup with James. We had Brandon Fucking Bass matched up with him last season. Brandon Bass.
Avery Bradley being able to take a bulk of minutes from gimpy ray allen (Who in 2012, Jason Terry is better than btw) and giving us someone who could make scoring difficult on Wade... and you didn't even mention Courtney Lee. Nor Jared Sulliger who is likely to take minutes from Bass, who was already a solid option at the 4...
This team is greatly improved in general and as a match up with Miami.
But I wouldn't expect you think that far about a team you hate. You are a philly fan, and Philly fan mad reached an all time high in last year's second round.
47. "It's honestly a good long shot bet." In response to Reply # 44
But I'm saying that no true contender has ever had a 65-1 shot at the beginning of a season. In September of 2006, just before the 2006-2007 season (when the Heat were just coming off a title), the pre-Pau, Kwame Brown/Smush Parker Lakers were 22-1 to win the NBA championship.
26. "lol that was going to be my joke." In response to Reply # 24
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
34. "Not as far fetched as many of you all want to think it is...they should" In response to Reply # 0
be 2x as good as they were last year...and that kid Kenneth Faried looks like he's going to be a BEAST...
They are younger and more athletic than LA...and they don't fear LA after taking them to 7 gms last season
They match up well w/OKC too...and they have more players that can score than Oklahoma
the only question mark is will they make a concerted effort on the defensive end...and if they do that, they are for sure one of the top teams in the west
38. "and okc has 2 maybe 3 scorers that score better than anyone on" In response to Reply # 34
Denver.
that's a huge advantage for okc come playoff time.
>They match up well w/OKC too...and they have more players that can score than Oklahoma
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
40. "yeah, and OKC's 2nd leading scorer can sometimes shoot his team" In response to Reply # 38
out of a game...
OKC is still the team to beat in the west but lets be honest here: they got some lucky breaks against both Dallas and LA..and I say that to say that they're not unbeatable.
At this point, I'd still favor them over Denver but I do want to see how the new players fit on Denver
>Denver. > >that's a huge advantage for okc come playoff time. > >>They match up well w/OKC too...and they have more players >that can score than Oklahoma > >
>the only question mark is will they make a concerted effort on >the defensive end...and if they do that, they are for sure one >of the top teams in the west
For any non-superstar team to contend they have to be great, not just good, defensively. The Nuggs are typically middle-of-the-pack in defensive efficiency, so that would take a huge leap.
The other possibility is Lawson or Gallo taking the next step. The Nuggs' depth is great, but it ends up being a problem in the playoffs when you have to shrink your rotations and George ends up having to guess about who could have a hot hand any given night. Faried and whoever improving is great, but doesn't help the big problem that can only be solved with either Lawson or Gallo stepping up. Gallo's got the mentality but maybe not the ability. Lawson's got the ability but not the mentality.
43. "it's always been a big 'if' when it comes to the Nuggets" In response to Reply # 41
>For any non-superstar team to contend they have to be great, >not just good, defensively. The Nuggs are typically >middle-of-the-pack in defensive efficiency, so that would take >a huge leap.
ordinarily that's true, but I can't recall seeing a team of non or borderline stars as deep as this Nuggets team. I do think the addition of Iggy, though, will boost their perimeter defense and McGhee is a solid shot blocker which they haven't had in the last few seasons...in addition, they have Faried eating everything off the glass. I don't think they have to be great on defense to really contend w/the other western conference powerhouses, because their never going to be great on defense. Their offense is still going to be their defense sort of speak...their non stop attack on the offensive end wears teams down as it did w/LA as that series progressed
>The other possibility is Lawson or Gallo taking the next step. >The Nuggs' depth is great, but it ends up being a problem in >the playoffs when you have to shrink your rotations and George >ends up having to guess about who could have a hot hand any >given night. Faried and whoever improving is great, but >doesn't help the big problem that can only be solved with >either Lawson or Gallo stepping up. Gallo's got the mentality >but maybe not the ability. Lawson's got the ability but not >the mentality.
I think Lawson has the potential to reach that level this season moreso than Gallinari. He can be that 2nd option but I don't think he's ready for the next level just yet.
49. "how are they that different than philly last year?" In response to Reply # 34
at the moment they're healthier in the post, but philly had nice post depth at the beginning of the season.
there aren't minutes for all the talent. but few of them are talented enough to stand out.
i agree faried is a beast, but he already was. don't see a lot of upside from where he was in stretches last year. biggest change in chandler back.
i still think they need a guy. even if they want to be the pistons...they kinda have some guys who might be rip. they definitely don't have a wallace. i don't think ty+andre = billups.
they just have 16 guys that could get run as a 2 through 8 option on any nba team.
54. "well philly was one of the best teams in the league until they" In response to Reply # 49
collapsed over the last month of the season i'm guessing denver wouldn't mind having a top 3-5 defensive team with a top 5ish record for 3/4s of the season
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
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