Basketball Talk

[Rick]

I'm looking for a few good people who know their basketball and know how to communicate it. If you play fantasy basketball, so much the better.

I need an expert on each of the following areas to start.

Chicago-Denver-Minnesota-Wisconsin

We'll have a little contest.
Pick your favorite team and tell us about them in this thread. Have at it

[BackHerUp]

I don't really like basketball....

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[BackHerUp]

...but I'm from Detroit and my PISTONS ARE CHAMPIONS!!!!

Sorry, Rick...I'm just trying too help...

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[Guest]

GO TWOLVES!!!!

I've been putting all my efforts into the baseball thread, but I cant wait till this summer for camp to start even if they had the next to last pick!!

Also waiting to see what McHale can pull off since he did hint that he was planning on bringing in one more star-caliber player. Just do not let T-Hud go!!

[wastewaterguru]

Go Boilers!! At least a guy can enjoy some competition in college hoops...

Professional basketball has unfortunately joined the ranks of professional wrestling. To much show.........not enough go. Anyone that can even watch an entire game and tell me they didn't think the refs determined the outcome is crazy.

[First Ice-Mike]

I really wish the Wolves had some draft picks to give away. Wouldn't it be nice to trade Wally, Hassell, and a couple picks to the Sonics for Ray Allen and Damon Stoudamire?? (assuming T-Hud goes elsewhere)

FI

[FI Guide]

T-Hud wont be coming back since he could be a starter on many other teams look for the wolves to give stepp a chance to back up cassell. Wally and Hassel will be signed and rumor has it that the t-pups are looking to try and grab ray allen which would take a large amount of pressure off Garnettin the low post. Also look for Kandi to be a much better player next year with mchale working with him.
next years starting lineup
G. Cassell
G. Ray Allen(if the trade goes through)or Hassel
F. Spree
F. KG
C. Kandi

[Northlander]

Rick I may be able to help out with this. I played round ball since I was 9 and played 4 years of College ball as well as coached.
Let me know.

[bigbucks]

I don't know if I understand the contest. As far as my favorite BBall team it's the Gophers, but they aren't very good. Otherwise I love the Wolves, because they've got a solid coach in Flip, McHale's solid in the front office, & then they've got KG who's got more overall talent as a package, physically & mentally, than anyone in the game. Nobody makes his teammates better to the level he does.

We're the oldest team in the league & need some youth. We need to find a way to resign THud & work out a rotation for playing time that's acceptable to both he & Sam Casual (intentionally mispelled). Sam looks casual, but he's anything but, other than he's ice under fire, when he's not hurt. KG's coming into his own balancing the team player concept along with the "who's the best player in the league" concept. I'm very excited about the upcoming season.

To some extent I agree with First Ice in his comments on the refs deciding games, although it's more so in the close games between equal opponents. I'd say the majority of them aren't decided by the refs, but there are a few that definitely are steered a certain way by how they choose to call the game on a given night. I think any fan's just looking for consistency. If Shaq can shove everyone out of the way & it not be a foul, than shoving back better not be one either.

[bigbucks]

Oh, I forgot to comment on this. I don't know if I'd take the Wally & Hassel for Allen & Stoudamire deal even straight up. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't with additional draft picks. Hassel is a shutdown defender, who believe it or not has some offensive upside & Wally's a grade A pure shooter. Both of those guys have to be younger then Ray & Damon, & Stoudamire has seemed to get in coach's dog houses wherever he goes. Although Spree largely disproves that theory.