uPtoWnNY said:

I can live with that.

MuthaFunka said:

(I should just keep this on a loop ):

Yeah. Hey, how'd the Celts do last night? ()

MuthaFunka said:

Hey, leave the Celts fans alone....all they gotta do now go on a 44 game winning streak to get to 73 wins....

reneGade20 said:

MuthaFunka said:

I am soo gonna beat that azz!

paintedlady said:

In wacky Knick news, Eddy Curry's being sued by his limo driver for sexual/racial harrassment. Of course, Eddy denies the allegations.

uPtoWnNY said:

His limo driver's a chick?

Updated Power Rankings:

1. Cleveland
2. L.A. Lakers
3. Orlando
4. Boston
5. San Antonio
6. Denver
7. New Orleans
8. Portland
9. Phoenix
10. Utah
11. Detroit
12. Houston
13. Atlanta
14. Dallas
15. Miami
16. Milwaukee
17. Philadelphia
18. New Jersey
19. Toronto
20. Charlotte
21. Chicago
22. Indiana
23. Minnesota
24. New York
25. Golden State
26. Memphis
27. Washington
28. Sacramento
29. Oklahoma City
30. L.A. Clippers

MuthaFunka said:

Nope...its a male ex-con....according to ESPN this morning, Eddy was understandably like WTF???

reneGade20 said:

Wow. Damn. This SHIT should get interesting.

MuthaFunka said:

here's whats out there on the wire....crazy shit!
http://www.nypost.com/sev...149861.htm

reneGade20 said:

Oh shit!

I'm not surprised Eddy wants someone to jerk him off. He's too fat and lazy to do it himself.

MFer plays five minutes on the court and complains about soreness in his knee. That's what happens when you're as big as Mt. Rushmore. What a waste of space.

uPtoWnNY said:

That's cold.

uPtoWnNY said:

True. Lazy since highschool.

Eddy, Flopburry, and Lil' Stevie Francis should start their own team and enter the league as The Unwantables.

paintedlady said:

Careful, now.

Moonbeam said:

1. Never count the Spurs out.

2. Orlando is the team of the week, IMO.

3. Boston is showing signs of wear and tear after a grueling playoff season. They're not as deep as Cleveland.

4. The Lakers are no lock to get back to the Final round.

5. If the Sixers can jell, everybody better watch out.

namepeace said:

Get her, name-o!

namepeace said:

....psst....don't....sleep....on...the.....HORNETS!!!

If the Spurs are healthy come playoff time, I could see them in the finals. Even if LA beats them in a tough seven game series, Lakers will be battered and bruised.

Updated Power Rankings. MuthaFunka isn't gonna like it!

1. Orlando
2. Cleveland
3. Boston
4. L.A. Lakers
5. San Antonio
6. Denver
7. New Orleans
8. Houston
9. Utah
10. Phoenix
11. Portland
12. Philadelphia
13. Dallas
14. Atlanta
15. Miami
16. Detroit
17. Milwaukee
18. Charlotte
19. Indiana
20. Chicago
21. Minnesota
22. New Jersey
23. Toronto
24. New York
25. Golden St.
26. Oklahoma City
27. Memphis
28. Sacramento
29. Washington
30. L.A. Clippers

Moonbeam said:

4! C'mon! They just DID the Lebrons last night!...with NO VASELINE!

MuthaFunka said:

I knew you'd be up in arms about it!

The margin is quite close between 1-4. I think what did the Lakers in was the following:

Scoring differential:

Cleveland +11.21
Boston: +9.42
Orlando: +8.56
L.A. Lakers: +8.38

Efficiency differential:

Cleveland: +13.0
Orlando: +10.7
Boston: +10.5
Lakers: +8.6

The Lakers' edge over Cleveland and Boston in strength of schedule and momentum (I quantify it based on the last 10 games) wasn't enough to overcome those stats, I think.

The top 4 have clearly separated themselves:

Overall points:

1. Orlando: 1108.8
2. Cleveland: 1098.4
3. Boston: 1075.6
4. Lakers: 1048.7
5. San Antonio: 901.4

Moonbeam said:

Hogwash! You and that "fuzzy math" you're usin'!

Moonbeam said:

This year's playoffs will be fucking SICK, even better than last year. Now that LeBron has more help, I can't wait to see how the Cavs do.

uPtoWnNY said:

Never, ever count out the Team of the Decade, who'd have arguably been a better matchup for the Celts than the Lakers were last year. Their age and depth will be their undoing, if they fall, and if they do fall, it will likely be in a quick series. They're built to win long series.

namepeace said:

True...if one of the Big Three(Duncan, Manu or TP) goes down, they won't last.