NBA Top 10 for '10

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

But Turk is as good as gone. There is no way they are going to pay him now that they have added Carter's contract. And even if they do, you would now have four guys on the floor that can't play defense. Turk is gone though. That team regressed.

If Turk leaves then I'd drop them all the way behind Portland. No doubt the Lakers are still better if they went from Turk to Carter.

So maybe you can make the case that the Lakers are now the 5th best team in the NBA if Turk leaves Orlando.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

If Turk leaves then I'd drop them all the way behind Portland. No doubt the Lakers are still better if they went from Turk to Carter.

So maybe you can make the case that the Lakers are now the 5th best team in the NBA if Turk leaves Orlando.

LOL. they are the world champions. They are the best team in the NBA right now.

The lakers just beat denver and nothing has really changed. They would beat them again if they played over the summer in a pickup game.

Cavs add a 38 year old center. And? Is that going to get them past Boston and then the lakers? Really? Oh...i forgot. They have delonte west.

San Antonio just doesnt match up with the lakers. Adding jefferson was great but that alone isnt going to put them back in the mix. They have serious issues in the paint.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

LOL. they are the world champions. They are the best team in the NBA right now.

The lakers just beat denver and nothing has really changed. They would beat them again if they played over the summer in a pickup game.

Cavs add a 38 year old center. And? Is that going to get them past Boston and then the lakers? Really? Oh...i forgot. They have delonte west.

San Antonio just doesnt match up with the lakers. Adding jefferson was great but that alone isnt going to put them back in the mix. They have serious issues in the paint.

The Arizona Cardinals are the NFC Champions, are they the favorite to win the NFC next year?

Denver should have beat the Lakers in 4 games, or at worst been up 3-1 at that point. They couldn't inbound the frickin basketball over Lamar Odom and had it stolen twice by Ariza. Guess what? At least one of them is gone from the Lakers next year.

The Lakers could NEVER beat the Nuggets in a pickup game. For once in their lives they wouldn't get every call.

Really? You are going to marginalize Shaq to the point of calling him a 38 year old center? He averaged 17 and 8 last year and gives them the interior presence that can bang with Howard. They matched up against everyone last year except the Magic.

San Antonio may not match up great with the Lakers but that is one of 30 teams. It still doesn't mean they can't have a better season.

The one and ONLY way the Lakers are a top five team next year is if Bynum steps up. Without Bynum becoming a stud next year there is no way they are a championship team and they are likely not even a top five team.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

The Arizona Cardinals are the NFC Champions, are they the favorite to win the NFC next year?

Denver should have beat the Lakers in 4 games, or at worst been up 3-1 at that point. They couldn't inbound the frickin basketball over Lamar Odom and had it stolen twice by Ariza. Guess what? At least one of them is gone from the Lakers next year.

The Lakers could NEVER beat the Nuggets in a pickup game. For once in their lives they wouldn't get every call.

Really? You are going to marginalize Shaq to the point of calling him a 38 year old center? He averaged 17 and 8 last year and gives them the interior presence that can bang with Howard. They matched up against everyone last year except the Magic.

San Antonio may not match up great with the Lakers but that is one of 30 teams. It still doesn't mean they can't have a better season.

The one and ONLY way the Lakers are a top five team next year is if Bynum steps up. Without Bynum becoming a stud next year there is no way they are a championship team and they are likely not even a top five team.

Shaq's stats last year were somewhat of a mirage. He is done.

San Antonio is going to have serious problems in the paint and on the boards against most of the top teams. I am surprised that you think they will be a contender.

Denver lost to the lakers during the season and in the playoffs and they arent any better and dont have money to get better.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Shaq's stats last year were somewhat of a mirage. He is done.

San Antonio is going to have serious problems in the paint and on the boards against most of the top teams. I am surprised that you think they will be a contender.

Denver lost to the lakers during the season and in the playoffs and they arent any better and dont have money to get better.

Denver lost to the Lakers during the season with Iverson. They are an entirely different team with Billups.

The Spurs will be a completely different team with Ginobili back and the addition of Jefferson. They can only struggle so much in the paint with Tim Duncan.

Shaq is one hell of a mirage. Let's face it, he is there for nothing more than the playoffs. He can coast through the season and you better believe come the playoffs he will be much more of a force inside against Howard than Zydrunas Ilgauskas or Anderson Varejao.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Denver lost to the Lakers during the season with Iverson. They are an entirely different team with Billups.

The Spurs will be a completely different team with Ginobili back and the addition of Jefferson. They can only struggle so much in the paint with Tim Duncan.

Shaq is one hell of a mirage. Let's face it, he is there for nothing more than the playoffs. He can coast through the season and you better believe come the playoffs he will be much more of a force inside against Howard than Zydrunas Ilgauskas or Anderson Varejao.

Shaq is still a liability on defense these days. You have to get real.

Who will play in the paint for the spurs besides duncan?

Denver just lost a 7 game series to the lakers. Period.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Shaq is still a liability on defense these days. You have to get real.

Who will play in the paint for the spurs besides duncan?

Denver just lost a 7 game series to the lakers. Period.

The Spurs are hoping Mahinmi has recovered.
He has been working out and looking good.
This remains to be seen.