It's NBA time

[ods..]

I feel I feel; I'm only slightly playing Devil's advocate over here.

[theklein25]

"Memphis sent big man Marreese Speights, guard Wayne Ellington, guard Josh Selby and a future first-round draft pick to the Cavs for forward Jon Leuer." - ESPN

[theklein25]

Gotta love the haters and otherwise uneducated West Coast honks who are picking the Celtics, a team that took the Heat to the final quarter of Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals last year and a team that improved its bench and has arguably the most depth in the East, to finish sixth????

C'mon, man.

How do you like me now?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJsSkqGY5Q

[fiopadp7791]

I wanna make excuses for how my beloved T-Pups are losing because their team is decimated with injuries right now, but the Bulls are winning without Rose and Deng right now. Kinda makes those excuses irrelevant

[Chillzzz]

Clips playing without CP3 tonight against OKC, doesn't look good but should still be a battle.

[LickTheLizzard]

Phoenix talk radio is crazy today. First Lon Babby and Lance Banks gave an hour and a half interview on the firing of Alvin Gentry and hiring of Lindsey Hunter, where they avoided every tough question asked of them, and now Dan Majerle is in studio going off about how he and Elston Turner were disrespected. He went on to say that the interview process was rigged and he was never given a real shot at the job.

[Chillzzz]

Sarver needs to sell the team, get Barkley and Wilbon involved, they can be the Magic Johnsons of Phoenix and open up their own Filibertos or something

[Mr. Dylanja]

Today I scoffed at a person wearing a Suns hat.

[TomAz]

Phoenix talk radio is crazy today. First Lon Babby and Lance Banks gave an hour and a half interview on the firing of Alvin Gentry and hiring of Lindsey Hunter, where they avoided every tough question asked of them, and now Dan Majerle is in studio going off about how he and Elston Turner were disrespected. He went on to say that the interview process was rigged and he was never given a real shot at the job.

I heard Majerle. That's the most interesting the Suns have been in 2 years.

[Chillzzz]

As bad as the Suns have been they're closer to the Lakers in the standings than the Lakers are to the 8th seed.

[Chillzzz]

And guess who gets the Lakers pick... that's right, the Suns, so they should have two lotto picks. And though many say it's a weak draft they've also said the same thing about many recent drafts that have ended up being pretty good.

[Grandma]

hahahahahaha

[zonarob]

That's not true, they were a lot of fun w/ Nash, Johnson, Marion, and Amare and Q-Rich coming off the bench draining threes.

Yeah, the teams with Nash were seriously fun.
what they have now is the opposite of fun.

Yeah you guys are right. I just find myself picking regular season MLB games over NBA playoff games come May and June. I guess that speaks to my general dissatisfaction with the NBA product in general.

Sarver needs to sell the team, get Barkley and Wilbon involved, they can be the Magic Johnsons of Phoenix and open up their own Filibertos or something

Barkley involved with the Suns would clearly get me interested.

[lehorne]

Starting to dislike Grandma and the Warriors as they both have been running their mouths too much. First, Granny, and her never ending immediate self-congratulatory comments after a win. Then the Warriors announcers and players openly saying Lee is better than Griffin (erm, no). Steph (what kind of name is Steph btw? A woman's, right?) Curry only showing emotion the other day when the game was obviously in hand. Also how they try to copy the Clips camaraderie and jubilant bench activity, but with a much less interesting cast of characters. Their coach is also a smug a-hole.

Actually, I hate the Warriors now. And fuck Grandma too.

[Chillzzz]

Only reason I'm ok with the Warriors doing well is it keeps Marc Jacksons arrogant voice off TV. David Lee is no slouch but he's also no Blake Griffin and his tough guy routine is getting old. But I don't really get your "Steph" argument, the Suns just promoted a guy named Lindsey to their head coach and I also used to think Caron Butlers name was girly as well.

[citizenerased]

You're just mad that we beat you three times Clips fan.

Oracle was rocking last night. Steph Curry is a golden god with a flimsy beard.

[Chillzzz]

Though I do support the Clippers I'm from Phoenix and am Suns fan at heart, just hate their ownership at the moment and live in Los Angeles and watch every Clipper game, but I also watch every Laker game out of spite. I'm happy to see the Warriors doing well to be honest. Neither the Clippers or Warriors are going to win it all so Í'm not mad. I kinda enjoy the rivalry that's starting to brew between those two teams.

[lehorne]

Clips can win it all this year. Chauncey has hardly played and he's the starting SG. It'll come down to either them, SA, OKC, or Miami.

[Chillzzz]

Barring injury I don't see anyone knocking out OKC this year, not even Miami.

[TomAz]

New Orleans Pelicans.

[Grandma]

New Orleans Pelicans.

hahahahahaha

[HotHamWater]

After a few years, it won't seem like a weird name. It seems weird now because nobody is used to it.

[roboticwaltz]

All-Star reserves announced today. Complete rosters:

East
7 Carmelo Anthony (New York)
1 Chris Bosh (Miami)
6 Tyson Chandler (New York)
9 Luol Deng (Chicago)
5 Kevin Garnett (Boston)
24 Paul George (Indiana)
11 Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia)
2 Kyrie Irving (Cleveland)
6 LeBron James (Miami)
13 Joakim Noah (Chicago)
9 Rajon Rondo (Boston)
3 Dwyane Wade (Miami)

West

12 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland)
24 Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
21 Tim Duncan (San Antonio)
35 Kevin Durant (OKC)
32 Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers)
13 James Harden (Houston)
12 Dwight Howard (L.A. Lakers)
10 David Lee (Golden State)
9 Tony Parker (San Antonio)
3 Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers)
50 Zach Randolph (Memphis)
0 Russell Westbrook (OKC)

Steph Curry, Rudy Gay, Deron Williams got snubbed.

[stuporfly]

After a few years, it won't seem like a weird name. It seems weird now because nobody is used to it.

I've grown to like it quite a bit, especially with the enraged pelican logo. I was kind of surprised to see them pushing it in the middle of the current season, though.

[gam3g3ni3]

These are the weakest all star lineups in possibly the last 15 years

[TomAz]

Tyson Chandler? I mean yeah I haven't been paying close attention this season.. but Tyson Chandler?

[gam3g3ni3]

After a few years, it won't seem like a weird name. It seems weird now because nobody is used to it.

I get the shock factor defense. But this is easily going to be the worst name in sports.

But this isn't Walt Disney studios. They could of been something like the New Orleans Knights (goes with the Saints), but no. They picked a loner bird, that is rarely seen in groups, doesn't even fly in formations and scoops up fish for living.

This is the NBA, no need for the names from a 4th grade girls soccer team.

[gam3g3ni3]

Tyson Chandler? I mean yeah I haven't been paying close attention this season.. but Tyson Chandler?

He is actually having a great year and he has been such an impact defensively that he deserves it. Joakim Noah too. Biggest joke to me is Lamarcus Aldridge. Damion Lillard has easily been the best player from that team. It's tough that NBA politics pass him over for veterans.

[HotHamWater]

Tyson Chandler? I mean yeah I haven't been paying close attention this season.. but Tyson Chandler?

He's a great defensive player who has a tremendous affect on the game. I would have picked him. I really don't have a problem with any of the selections. I think I would have picked Stephen Curry over Tony Parker, but even that's not a glaring thing.

Whoever said Deron Williams got snubbed hasn't been paying attention. There's no way he deserves to be an All-Star this year.

[unit300021]

I wish they would stop the fan voting thing. I say this as a Lakers fan but no way in hell Dwight deserves to be on the All Star team this season. Kobe deserves it but no way in hell a team 10 games under 500 or so deserves two people on it, let alone two starters.