2011/2012 NBA Regular Season

[PosImpos]

Hey!  Good news!  The Lakers are getting embarrassed by a terrible team today, too!

[cman88]

Hey!  Good news!  The Lakers are getting embarrassed by a terrible team today, too!

the lakers are in the same boat as the celtics this year...despite the elite play of Kobe..I dont see them getting far in the playoffs.

this is the year that the Young teams take the reigns from the older teams...it had to happen eventually...but OKC, Miami, Chicago are playing at a much higher level than everyone else

[PosImpos]

Hey!  Good news!  The Lakers are getting embarrassed by a terrible team today, too!

the lakers are in the same boat as the celtics this year...despite the elite play of Kobe..I dont see them getting far in the playoffs.

this is the year that the Young teams take the reigns from the older teams...it had to happen eventually...but OKC, Miami, Chicago are playing at a much higher level than everyone else

yeah.  the Lakers being mediocre as well is a big consolation for me.

[mgent]

This Denver-OKC game is the best I've seen all season.

[mgent]

Can't believe the Nuggets let them force overtime, but there's some stupid luck when Durant and Westbrook are in their arena.

[PosImpos]

Durant with 50 and Westbrook with 40.

Now THAT is a one-two punch combo.

[letsgoblue86]

I am so over the treatment Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook get, it's just stupid.

P.S.
Add James Harden in there too.

[Roy H.]

Durant with 50 and Westbrook with 40.

Now THAT is a one-two punch combo.

And Ibaka with the triple double.  14p/15r/11b

[letsgoblue86]

Durant with 50 and Westbrook with 40.

Now THAT is a one-two punch combo.

And Ibaka with the triple double.  14p/15r/11b

I was just about to bring up Ibaka's triple double, it's absurd.

[PosImpos]

Durant with 50 and Westbrook with 40.

Now THAT is a one-two punch combo.

And Ibaka with the triple double.  14p/15r/11b

holy crap, I didn't even notice that.

Anybody still think the Thunder need more pieces to be really good?

That team is scary.

[PosImpos]

I am so over the treatment Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook get, it's just stupid.

P.S.
Add James Harden in there too.

"treatment"?

[mgent]

Been a while since I've seen such a dominate performance, in a comeback nonetheless.  Having your two best players barely miss for the last 25 minutes is one thing, but Serge Ibaka was something else.

[Who]

My power rankings for the West

(1) Oklahoma
(2) Dallas
(3) Portland
(4) Denver
(5) Memphis
(6) LA Clippers
(7) LA Lakers
[8] San Antonio
(9) Houston

[PosImpos]

My power rankings for the West

(1) Oklahoma
(2) Dallas
(3) Portland
(4) Denver
(5) Memphis
(6) LA Clippers
(7) LA Lakers
[8] San Antonio
(9) Houston

Portland at #3?  Denver at #4?

Are you sure you've looked at the standings recently?


I think I'd put it more like this:


Thunder
Mavs
Clippers
Spurs
Lakers
Nuggets
Blazers
Grizzlies
Rockets

[Who]

My power rankings for the West

(1) Oklahoma
(2) Dallas
(3) Portland
(4) Denver
(5) Memphis
(6) LA Clippers
(7) LA Lakers
[8] San Antonio
(9) Houston

Portland at #3?  Denver at #4?

Are you sure you've looked at the standings recently?

I don't care about standings. Only where teams in terms of winning a title.

I think Denver's and Portland's superior depth is worth more than the Lakers top heavy roster (worst team in league 4-10?). The Clippers without Chauncey Billups and without any capable replacement SG plus with dodgy backup wings don't look as strong to me as those two squads either. Why I have Denver and Portland above the two LA teams.

Memphis I am concerned about (1) the loss of Darell Arthur to injury (2) loss of Shane Battier to free agency (3) Zach Randolph's level of performance post-injury. Otherwise, they'd be my second or third ranked team. Need to wait and see how they fare once Z-Bo returns before I consider moving them ahead of Denver and/or Portland.