2006 / 2007 NBA Thread

[svosen]

Hmm... well... I'd like to give you some crap about the Utah/Laker game, but I think it would be really rude to rub it in after that embarassing 30-point spanking the Lakers handed Utah.

So I won't rub it in.

[Cowboy22]

Originally Posted by svosen

Hmm... well... I'd like to give you some crap about the Utah/Laker game, but I think it would be really rude to rub it in after that embarassing 30-point spanking the Lakers handed Utah.

So I won't rub it in.

Sounds good. And I won't mention the Utah comeback win the last time they played. Or the fact that Utah still has the best record in basketball. Wouldn't want to brag.

[farfus]

Bet the Mavs give em a good one between the legs here in nine days...

[Cowboy22]

Could be, the Mavs had a slow start, but they're cruising now. Even as big of a Utah homer as I am, I think the Mavs are the best team in the league.

[farfus]

Its good to see the Jazz doing so well, brings back old memories, old rivalries...

[svosen]

I'm not sure which surprises me more, to be truthful - the success of the Jazz or the success of the Lakers so far this year. Lakers just beat the Clips again...

[svosen]

Here are my All-Star votes.

[Cowboy22]

Mine:

West-
F- Boozer (Not a homer pick. He's a legit All-Star. It'll be KG though.)
F- Nowitzki
G- Kobe
G- Paul
C- Yao

East-
F- LeBron
F- Bosh
G- Joe Johnson
G- Iverson
C- Howard

Some of yours are kinda weird. T-Mac and Grant Hill? Amare over Yao?

[svosen]

All-star voting is as much about favorites as it is about stats.

For instance, I know Boozer is having a nice year; I just don't care for him. Another example: I have never seen Bosh play - don't know a thing about him. But I know Grant Hill is playing well this year, and I know I really like him.

[Cowboy22]

Originally Posted by svosen

All-star voting is as much about favorites as it is about stats.

For instance, I know Boozer is having a nice year; I just don't care for him. Another example: I have never seen Bosh play - don't know a thing about him. But I know Grant Hill is playing well this year, and I know I really like him.

Yeah, it tough to fault someone for voting that way when, at the end of the day, it's a fairly meaningless exhibition for the fans. Personally I try to vote for people who I think have had the best years, rather than on who I like (hence the Kobe vote), but I would imagine that most people don't take it that seriously (and if it wasn't used to justify stuff like Hall of Fame voting, I wouldn't either). Hill has had a decent year, I just don't see how it's all-star level. And even then I wouldn't mind people voting for him so much if he hadn't already had a ton of previous pity selections in the years where he was hurt. Someone not voting for Boozer doesn't bug me at all though; it's not like KG isn't amazing. Boozer's done a little bit better, but it's close enough that I don't really care either way.