Cornholio

1. Lakers
2. Hornets
3. Rockets
4. Jazz
5. Spurs
6. Suns
7. Mavs
8. Blazers

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mtlk

I think we will finish 2nd, but only 53 win? last year we get 55 win.

I think we are 60+ easy.

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“It is not about height or size,” Landry said. “It’s about heart, courage and toughness.”


Shane_Battier: I try to prepare for my opponent as thoroughly as possible. I want to know every angle on the man I am guarding to give me an edge. I read many, many pages and go over strengths and weaknesses many times before a game. Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. That is a motto I like.


Yao Ming: When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now. The young guys in China are new age. They want to show their stuff. But I am old-school. It was a big adjustment when i frist came here to play at a camp. The coaches told me to dunk, but i would lay the ball in. Finally, the coaches made everyone else on my team run laps when I didn't dunk. I didn't want my teammates to be punished because of me. That's how i learned to dunk.


Yao Ming: I felt that I twisted my ankle when I feel down. If it was a regular-season game, I probably would have come out and told the trainer we need to look at it. But it was a playoff game against the Lakers. The first home game. I twisted it again in the third quarter. then again in the fourth. I can't blame myself. No true player would want to leave the court in that situation. This was not about Chinese culture or American culture. It was about the culture of being a competitor.

jdiggidy

I can see that. I still find it a bit hard to rank us 3rd though. We really have to prove it. Until we beat Utah and San Antonio falls off I would put us 4th or 5th.

I think this is the year San Antonio falls down to the 6th or 7th spot in the West.

Floods

Rockets have to be #1 IMO. The C's proved last year the big three thing can work, plus this looks like an astoundingly good defensive team right now. Neither LA or NO measures up.

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OneBadLT123

Yeah I dont get the records though. They all look a little too conservative.

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Hakeem

We were just as good as the Hornets last year. They've added Posey, who fills an aching need. We've added Artest, who is a better player than Posey but isn't as essential to this team. We've also added Barry. And Scola will very likely improve. I'd say we're the better team, just.

Lakers are no.1 if Bynum returns well.

Krimzon

Third. I don't think so. I think we'll be in 4th or 5th.

CrackerJack

but were any of the big 3 headcases?

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