How 'bout my Knicks beating Shaq Fu last night! Knick fans, there's light at the end of the tunnel. David Lee!

Tonight, Orlando vs. Boston!

And Andrew Bynum is a beast!

Grizzlies fired their coach, Marc Iavaroni today(there shouldn't even be an NBA team in Memphis).

...and props to Zo on a great career. Like fellow Georgetown alum Patrick Ewing, Zo was strictly old skool. He brought it every night.

Just saw a report that Eddy Curry's three-year-old son witnessed the murders of his mom and babysitter in Chicago. Damn, terrible news...

Lakers. Best.

MuthaFunka said:

Stay calm. There's a lot of run to be had b/w now and June.

namepeace said:

Did name-o just tell me to "Stay calm"? Aw dayum!

uPtoWnNY said:

Now, if he could only keep that shit up! That's been his problem.

MuthaFunka said:

I know I'm tugging on Superman's cape when I ask MF to stay calm.

They still have some tough trips to make, and they tend to hit the wall in Feb. and March. Every team comes gunning for the Lakers no matter what the Lakers' record is. They always drop games to the Torontos, Knicks, and Grizzlies of the world.

I remain worried about the Spurs, who are always the team to beat in my mind, or a team like the Jazz or Hornets who pull it together to give them a great run (and the Jazz did just that last year). And if the Spurs make a major move before the deadline, watch out.

And, of course, there's those Celtics. If they make it to June, they still have to prove they can beat those Celtics, who will play out of their heads against the Lakers in June. Is Andrew ready for primetime? Are Pau and Lamar ready to redeem themselves, a la Magic and Worthy in '85? Can the team generate critical stops down the stretch on the Parquet? Will they win homecourt?

Or, for that matter, will Cleveland catch fire at the right time, and will they be ready for King James if the Cavs make it to June?

Much to be decided.

But the signs are pointing in the right direction.
[Edited 1/26/09 12:36pm]

MuthaFunka said:

I've always been in the camp that said give Socks some time. People forget it took guys like Kobe a couple of years to grow into being a consistent player. He's coming along well. Adande said it best on ESPN.com today -- his 15 and 11 v. No. 21 is better than his 42 and 35 earlier this month.

I remain worried about the Spurs, who are always the team to beat in my mind, or a team like the Jazz or Hornets who pull it together to give them a great run (and the Jazz did just that last year). And if the Spurs make a major move before the deadline, watch out.

Everytime that it looks like my boys are finally starting to pull it together, they pull a bad loss....like their last one against the T-Wolves...granted, D-West, Chandler, and Julien Wright being injured isn't helping...especially since Mel Ely and Sean Marks are starting in their places....if they don't get healthy SOON, we may end up an 8 seed...or worse....

reneGade20 said:

They have had some injuries, haven't they? I was loving their style of play at the end of the season because they showed the same type of grit that B-Scott showed in the Lakers' mid/late 80's run.

How much of their trouble has to do with "press clippings" syndrome, buying into the preseason hype?

New Rankings:

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

Rankings.....

MuthaFunka said:

It's razor-thin among the top 3.

Moonbeam said:

STILL don't matter!

MuthaFunka said:

Bobcats!

Moonbeam said:

Rankings.....

MuthaFunka said:

Bobcats!

Moonbeam said:

Rankings.....

Moonbeam said:

The win by the Cats was surprising enough, but Kobe fouling out AT STAPLES in a close, overtime game is much more surprising in my book...whodathunkit?..

They always drop games to the Torontos, Knicks, and Grizzlies of the world.

MuthaFunka said:

paintedlady said:

Suck me.

MuthaFunka said:

So you want me to blow because you're feeling ..... deflated? :headshrinkingfast: