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Yeah, I like LeBron. Then again I have a dislike for everyone on the Thunder not named Kevin Durant.

Oh, and Mike "Pringles" D'Antoni as new Lakers coach. With this and Tim Duncan's rejuvenation...

This should be funny...

I'm not sure who I'd like to win the least, Lakers, Heat or Celtics.

Makes me hope for the Spurs winning the title. I mean, they cockblocked Lebron once before, right?

Makes me hope for the PISTONS OR BULLS (or Raptors...) winning a title.

Add to that Tim Duncan playing like he was younger and the Lakers looking like the Suns.

Bulls? Likely enough. Pistons? They better win a game first.

Triple OT against the Jazz

Why does this always seem to happen when we play the Jazz?

Edit: And...we lose. It feels so terrible that our players are tired as fuck now and did it all for nothing.

edited 12th Nov '12 7:23:24 PM by NoChorus

You don't say. Come on, guys! Close down the stretch!
Not a good night for both sides of Windsor.

Guys, start strong, end strong! Cut out the turnovers.

edited 12th Nov '12 7:42:30 PM by wanderlustwarrior

Al Jefferson doesn't always make 3s, but when he does it's to send a game to overtime.

Also, I swear Paul Millsap's 3 point percentage goes WAY up when it's crunch time.

Great Spurs-Lakers game. It was the Lakers' to win for the first 45 minutes then the Spurs grab the rug from underneath them on the last plays.

The Celtics are Affably Evil. Watching behind-the-scenes bloopers with Rondo and Garnett is hilarious. On the court, however, they're pretty fuckin' vicious, Garnett in particular.

I'm pulling for OKC out on the west. I'd rather not have Dwight win a ring before Durant or Westbrook. Duncan's already won four - time to let the younger guns take over.

As for New York, well, I've always hated "perfect" teams, whether it was the 1999/2012 San Antonio Spurs, the 1997/2011 Chicago Bulls, the 2008 Boston Celtics, the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers, the 2011 Dallas Mavericks et al. I'd rather not have the Knicks so much as make the Finals.

edited 14th Nov '12 4:09:08 PM by Serocco

Pistons and Bulls win!

28/14! That's what I want to see, Booz!

You should mention which team you're talking about... I had to look up to confirm you're a Mavs fan.

edited 14th Nov '12 11:02:45 PM by wanderlustwarrior

Good first 3 qtrs, bad 4th qtr.

Knicks defeat Spurs at San Antonio.

Is New York a contender?

Clippers defeated both the Lakers and the Heat, is the Clippers THE best team in LA (and thus, also a "contender")?

After losing their first game (to the Clippers), the Grizzlies are now in a 6-game winning streak, the last two of which were against the Heat and the Thunder. Are they now also a "contender"?

edited 15th Nov '12 8:03:11 PM by entropy13

Yeah, the Clippers and Grizzlies are contenders, but I asked if New York is a contender, so, is it?

edited 15th Nov '12 8:08:53 PM by Serocco

So you have a very loose definition of contender, i.e. "contender" = will make the playoffs.

I asked if New York is a contender to you. Is it?

Let me answer your question creatively:

Some people consider the Platypus the punchline to one of God's jokes we don't understand. The Knicks are a similar punchline. Their winning just the set up to the eventual hilarious payoff that is their losing.

Damn... ninja'd.
No, I don't honestly think so, but they could be entertaining for a bit.

edited 15th Nov '12 8:12:16 PM by wanderlustwarrior

The Knicks beat the Spurs at San Antonio, when Carmelo only scored 9. That makes the Knicks 6-0.

I mean, come on. I know it's the regular season, and it's the Knicks, but have you seen their defense, if nothing else? Give credit where it's due.

edited 15th Nov '12 8:17:36 PM by Serocco

Man, the Clippers are kinda legitimate now. And the Bobcats technically aren't the worst team in the league by record. You've got to let us have one of our jokes!

When Charlotte has won more games than you, well, you suck.

Looking at you, Detroit. You suck. You suck.

edited 15th Nov '12 8:34:30 PM by Serocco

I'll slap you. I swear it!

Really though, look at the standings. It's friggin' topsy-turvy world!

What. WHAT!?

Seriously though, Nate Robinson has actually been... Good. Helpful. Kinda inspiring...

edited 15th Nov '12 8:42:57 PM by wanderlustwarrior

Are the Knicks for real?

edited 15th Nov '12 9:49:39 PM by Serocco

The Bobcats are above .500. The Lakers have yet to reach .500. Let that sink in for a moment.

Knicks are like the 2011 Mavericks, really.

Dirk = Melo
Kidd = Kidd
Chandler = Chandler
Marion = Brewer
Barea = Felton
Terry = Smith
Peja = Novak
Stevenson = Shumpert
Haywood = Camby/Sheed

Of course Amar'e will throw a wrench into all this, but whatever.

Don't sell Amar'e out just yet, not when his coach is Mike Woodson. The Knicks are better without him right now, but that's not to say Amar'e will cause more issues once he returns.

edited 16th Nov '12 12:17:57 AM by Serocco