Inside The Nba Brough To You By Colonah Not Hyundai

[LISA IRONMAKER]

hey sup.........this chic is a hardcore basketball fan.........all da way babe!

[Ndnsoldierboy]

Haven't been able to keep up with the NBA cause of work out in the rifle ranges...did see the Atlanta Hawks were doing good last week and the Cavs look like the team to beat this year.....so far.

[Joe G]

OK HOOPSTERS.....WE ARE AT THE 10-12 GAME MARK....TIME FOR AN UPDATE AND PREDICTIONS...ALONG W/ USUAL ASSORTED AND SUNDRY JIVE TALK...SO ON TO THE LEAGUE:

2006-07 Division Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic W L
New Jersey 5 5
Boston 4 7
Philadelphia 4 7
New York 4 9
Toronto 3 8
SAD HOW THE EAST, ONCE KINGS OF THE NBA HAS BEEN REDUCED TO THE PITS OF THE LEAGUE THESE DAYS....NONE OF THESE TEAMS ARE A TITLE THREAT....AND NEW JERSEY SHOULD WIN THIS DIVISION...W/ PHILADELPHIA SECOND, IF IVERSON/WEBBER/ETC...ARE EVER ALL HEALTHY AT ONCE...THIS GROUP ALMOST MAKES MEDIOCRITY LOOK LIKE WINNING....

Central W L
Cleveland 8 4
Detroit 6 5
Indiana 6 6
Milwaukee 4 8
Chicago 3 8
HMMM THE BULLS ARE OFF TO A SLOW START, TIME TO PANIC? NO WAY....THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT HERE...AND THE TEAM CHEMISTRY WILL JELL AS THE SEASON GOES ON. BELIEVE IT, THEY WON'T STAY AT THE BOTTOM. THE CAVS ARE PLAYING WELL, AND LEBRON REALLY IS GOD (RIGHT NIKE?) BUT THEIR DEPTH ISN'T ANY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR....DETROIT IS SOLID AT GUARD AND ON THE WING, BUT HAS ONLY THE CALM MILD MANNERED 'SHEED AS A LOW POST THREAT, AND HE'S ABOUT AS STABLE AS A RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE...BEN NEVER SCORED MUCH, BUT HEY, DEFENSE AND REBOUNDS COUNT TOO. THE PISTONS WILL BE SOLID, AND A TOP10-15 TEAM, BUT ARE NOT A TITLE THREAT W/ THIS CREW. HEY PACERS....DOESN'T ARTEST LOOK A LOT BETTER NOW? JUST NOT THE SAME SOLID DEFENDERS W/ O HIM...THOUGH A HEAD CASE, THE GUY IS TOUGH AND HAS GAME.

Southeast W L
Orlando 8 4
Atlanta 4 4
Miami 4 7
Washington 4 7
Charlotte 3 8
HMMMM WHERE'S SHAQ? AND W/ THIS CREW MORE GUYS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY THAN THE ALL STAR GAME....D WADE A TRUE GREAT, BUT HE'S BEING DOUBLE TEAMED AT ALL TIMES NOW, AND I THINK FINDING IT A LOT TOUGHER W/O SHAQ.....HOW FAR CAN ARENAS CARRY THE (BULLETS) WIZARDS? NOT THAT FAR....ORLANDO PLAYING WELL, SEE WHAT LOSING THEN DRAFTING WELL DOES..?? NO REAL TITLE THREATS HERE IN THIS GROUP...

Western Conference
Northwest W L
Utah 10 1
Denver 5 4
Portland 5 7
Seattle 5 7
Minnesota 4 6
UTAH (JAZZ) 11-1!!! WTF??? CAN THIS BE THE APOCALYPSE? PLAYING GOOD TEAM BALL...AND MUCHO D AND REBOUNDING...MEMO TO MEMO...YOU LOOKED LIKE A WUSS IN DETROIT...YEAH, THE PAINT IS WHERE IT'S AT AFTER ALL! CARMELLO FILLING IT UP (THE HOOP NOT WHAT YOU WERE THINKING) AND THE NUGGETS ARE A MID RANGE PLAYOFF TEAM....EVERYBODY ELSE WILL BE BORDERLINE PLAYOFF TEAMS

Pacific W L
L.A. Lakers 8 3
L.A. Clippers 6 3
Golden State 7 4
Sacramento 5 4
Phoenix 5 6
THAT DAMNED PHIL CAN COACH! THE LAKERS IN 1ST?? WHODA THUNK IT...CREDIT IS ODOM....CLIPPERS SOLID AS LAST YEAR....DEPTH QUESTIONABLE THO....WARRIORS IMPROVED BARON DAVIS IS A STUD! BUT DEPTH THIN HERE TOO SOOOOO GUESS WHO WILL EMERGE? YES, THE 5-6 PHOENIX SUNS....WAY TOO MUCH TALENT TO STAY HERE, WILL ESTABLISH CHEMISTRY/ROLES W/ AMARE BACK...AND WILL PUT TOGETHER A RUN....DO NOT FEAR...

Southwest W L
San Antonio 10 2
New Orleans 8 4
Houston 8 4
Dallas 7 4
Memphis 2 9
HEY DALLAS, ALL 82 GAMES COUNT! WAY TO GET OFF TO A HOT START! BUT BETTER LATELY W/ DIRK PLAYING WELL, AND MUCH OVERALL TALENT....SPURS UNDEFEATED ON ROAD!! TONY PARKER PLAYING VERY WELL....WELL, IF YOU GOT TO SLEEP W/ EVA YOU'D SCORE TOO! AND EMANUEL (MANU) GINOBILI IS ONE OF THE BEST WING MEN IN THE NBA TODAY...WHEN HEALTHY...AND OH YEAH TIM D.?? A HALL OF FAMER FOR SURE...HOUSTON AND YAO PLAYING BETTER..W/ T-MAC....BUT DEPTH SUCKS. NEW ORLEANS SURPRISE TEAM SO FAR......GOOD YOUNG TEAM....BUT SPURS WILL EMERGE, AND DALLAS....THEY WILL SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM THE REST SOON...

[Joe G]

Hoop City---updates...inside The Nba 2006

Well Hoopsters Almost Time For The Xmas Break....so How'd Joe G. Do As Far As His Predictions Above?

EASTERN CONFERENCE:
ATLANTIC DIVISION: EVERYBODY IN THIS DIVISION STILL SUCKS...NO CHANGE THERE, BUT AI DECIDES NOT TO PLAY ANYMORE!!!! UMMMM AREN'T THOSE THINGS YOU SIGN CALLED CONTRACTS??? GRANTED HE'S AN EAGLE AMONG SPARROWS HERE..BUT THEY DO PAY HIM A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY...OH AND MEMO TO ISIAH THOMAS AND THE KNICKS...YOU CAN'T NECK TIE TACKLE A GUY ON A LAYUP AND NOT EXPECT TROUBLE!!!! WHAT A CHEAP SHOT!! THAT'S NOT THE WAY you PLAYED ISIAH! YOU HAD GUTS AND TOOK THEM ON FACE TO FACE....

CENTRAL DIVISION:
HMMM PISTONS PLAYING BETTER THAN I THOUGHT SO FAR! 15-8...AND THE BULLS ARE RISING TO THE TOP AS EXPECTED, AND 9-1 IN LAST 10. THERE'S JUST WAY TOO MUCH TALENT THERE FOR LOSER STATUS. AND LEBRON AND THE HOLDING COMPANY WILL ALWAYS BE A THREAT, HELL I COULD PLAY....AND LEBRON WOULD FIND A WAY TO WIN!! THIS DIVISION WILL BE TIGHT ALL YEAR...BUT I SEE THE BULLS FINISHING JUST AHEAD OF THE CAVS/PISTONS

SOUTHEAST:
ORLANDO IS PLAYING WELL...EVEN GRANT HILL! BUT HOW LONG WILL HE HOLD UP RIGHT PISTONS FANS? WASHINGTON AND MIAMI ARE DOWN NOW, BUT WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS FOR SURE (SEE THE EASTERN CONFERENCE RECORDS! .500 LOOKS WAY UP FOR THEM!!)

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

NORTHWEST
UTAH...WITH THE STRANGE NAME AND ALL (YEAH THERE'S LOTS OF JAZZ PLAYED IN SALT LAKE CITY!! IS PLAYING VERY WELL, BUT AFTER THE FIRST 10, ALL WINS THEY ARE 8-6 MORE LIKE WHAT I EXPECT FOR THEM AT THE FINISH. DENVER NUGGETS, WITH CARMELO SHOWING HIS RIGHT CROSS...(LOOKED LIKE A PRETTY GOOD ONE TOO!) WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT BRAWL...HERE WE HAVE THE NBA'S LEADING SCORER DEFENDING HIS TEAMMATES! THIS WILL DEFINITELY IMPROVE TEAM CHEMISTRY...WATCH AND SEE ....

PACIFIC
HMMMM WHO'S IN FIRST AND HAS WON 14 FRIGGIN GAMES IN A ROW?? WHY IT'S THE SUNS!!! WHAT DID I SAY, LOL WERE YOU LISTENING! THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF TALENT...AND PLAYING THRU INJURIES LAST YEAR HAS MADE THEM A LOT BETTER HELL THEY GO ABOUT 10 DEEP NOW....
AND KOBE AND THE LAKERS ARE BETTER TOO....PHIL JACKSON SEEMS TO BE ON TEAMS WITH VAST TALENT AND THE SUPERSTARS, BUT HEY THE GUY KNOWS BASKETBALL, AND IS WINNING HERE WITH A LOT LESS TALENT THAN IN THE PAST.

SOUTHWEST:
THIS ONE IS TO EASY..OF COURSE IT'S THE SPURS AND MAVS...AMONG THE BEST 2-4 TEAMS IN THE NBA...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE ALL YEAR....EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS DIVISION SHOULD MAKE SUMMER PLANS NOW.....THEY AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE .....

WELL STAY TUNED, THE FUN HAS JUST STARTED...WHAT WILL DAVID STERN DO ABOUT THE FIGHT? TO HEAR THE MEDIA, ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A NUCLEAR DEVICE WAS EXPLODED BY CARMELO....HELL EVERY PLAYER WHO HAS EVER PLAYED KNOWS THAT THIS TYPE OF STUFF WILL OCCUR (CHEAP SHOTS) AND THERE'S ONLY 1 WAY TO HANDLE IT....AS CARMELO DID....
SEE YA AT COURTSIDE.......JOE G.

[Ndnsoldierboy]

Seen the fight and it wasn't pretty...this is one weird season and its still early with many more games to go....

GO BULLS!!!

[Ndnsoldierboy]

Go Bulls!!!!

[Ndnsoldierboy]

The Cavs, Pistons, Bulls are playing good so far.

[Furiously-Fancy]

PHOENIX SUNS -----2007 NBA Champions!!!!!
All the waaaayy BAAAABY!!! YEAH!!!!!

[Ndnsoldierboy]

they won 17 in a row so far? not bad...but there is alot of season left...

Suns, Mavs, Spurs, in the west are the ones to beat, and after that, its the Cavs, Pistons, Bulls, in the east conference.

Everyone else is playing like doo-doo...

[NorthofAda]

PHOENIX SUNS -----2007 NBA Champions!!!!!
All the waaaayy BAAAABY!!! YEAH!!!!!

I grew up in Phoenix , but have lived near Milwaukee the last 10 years. My husband and I took our 2 oldest girls to see the Suns play the Bucks on Friday night and it was a great game. The Suns weren't playing nearly at their very best, but they still kicked major butt. I remember their "almost" championships against the Celtics and against the Bulls in days gone by. Nothing would make me happier than to see them go all the way this time around....

GO SUNS!!!

[Furiously-Fancy]

I grew up in Phoenix , but have lived near Milwaukee the last 10 years. My husband and I took our 2 oldest girls to see the Suns play the Bucks on Friday night and it was a great game. The Suns weren't playing nearly at their very best, but they still kicked major butt. I remember their "almost" championships against the Celtics and against the Bulls in days gone by. Nothing would make me happier than to see them go all the way this time around....

GO SUNS!!!

[Furiously-Fancy]

they won 17 in a row so far? not bad...but there is alot of season left...

Suns, Mavs, Spurs, in the west are the ones to beat, and after that, its the Cavs, Pistons, Bulls, in the east conference.

Everyone else is playing like doo-doo...

Hey Dude ...u 4 got the Wizards.....they have some quality wins ...u-know?!

[Joe G]

Inside The Nba....at The All Star Break

Ok Hoopsters...time For An Update...at The All Star Break:

Well Where To Begin!! Guess Who's In First Place In The East, And The Only Team In The East W/ A Winning Road Record?? Why It's Those Dreaded Pistons! What's Up With That? Well, Good Core Nucleus And The Addition Of C Webb Gives Them Another Big Man, Wobbly Knees And All. The Man Can Pass, And Has Added A New Wrinkle To The Offense. Can He Cover The Great Bigs Like Tim Duncan, Shaq, Etc...?? Don't Think So. I See The Pistons/heat Battling For The East, W/ Chicago/Cleveland An Outside Chance....pending Any Trades, Etc....but The Heat Are Really Playing Well Only When Shaq Can Play...which Is Risky At Best Long Term. And The Cavs?? Lebron Should Be The Next Lone Ranger...he's Alone On That Sub .500 Team W/o Him.....and Should Sue For Non-support. Don't See Anybody Else As A Serious Contender In The East. Perhaps Red Auerbach Can't See What's Become Of That Team....damn How The Mighty Have Fallen! Sad To See Them This Awful....
In The West:
Anybody Still Doesn't Think Steve Nash Is The Mvp?? The Suns Were Wiping Out Everybody...w/ No Prisoners...until He Went Down...and They Started To Look Ordinary. Memo To Suns Management....develop Another Point Guard!!! He May Be Hurt At Crunch Time...you Never Know. Dallas Is Playing Very Well, as Usual, And Is A Solid Contender, But They Have To Get Past That Choke Image....and Always Win When It Doesn't Really Count. Phoenix And Dallas Are The Obvious Choices Here, Along With The Spurs, Who Are Down A Bit, And Need One More Player. Denver Is Scary/ With Allen And Carmello, But Can't Stack Up Against Those Teams, And La Lakers Are Better, But Still Way Short Of A Championship Team At This Point...
Looking At The Rest Of The League, There Are Way Too Many Teams, And Some Couldn't Win The Cba!! The Quality Of Play Is Miserable Unless One Of The Top 4 Or 5 Teams Is Involved....and Is Boring Enough To Be A Sleep Inducer!!! Memo To David Stern....the League Is Slipping....maybe Defense Should Be Allowed Again!!
Well On To The Second 1/2 Where The Games Start To Actually Matter...as We Develop Playoff Seeds...stay Tuned...
Everybody See That Commercial W/ D Wade And Charles Barkley, Where He Claims He's A Legend, and Then A Hottie Asks If He's D Wade's Dad? Priceless! For Once The Noisy One Was Quiet!! But I Do Enjoy His Comments And Humor On The Game...none The Less..

[Ndnsoldierboy]

The Suns have to make to the finals... 1993 against my Bulls was 2 much for them....

There is STILL alot of season left, so I'm cheering the BULLS. They are my TEAM. But the Pistons is really the only team I'm worried about in beating in the east. All other teams in the east I'm NOT worried about. Cavs be damned...

Not worried about the west conference...they will fold in the finals...

[LakotaTexan]

The biggest game of the season is scheduled for Thursday and will be televised on TNT: Miami Heat @ Dallas Mavericks

44-5 since starting 0-4, but this will be a true test for the Mavs. Shaq is back in the line up and Riley is back on the bench.

GO MAVS