A-40:

The Nets are too old! Too many egos on that team!

Deron Williams has regressed his days of being top 3 PG in the league long gone.

Iso-Joe is still Iso-Joe and he is regressing too

Pierce and KG are like one million years old

Brook Lopez the only bright spot

Good to see Kevin Love back! Looks like he's taken Dirk's spot as the best shooting 4 in the league and is back to reclaim his spot as the best rebounder in the league! Let's see how it goes but so far Paul George has been the best in the East and Love the best in the West

A-40:

If Rondo comes back who knows? 7th or 8th seed is feasible

@kliq
Steve Nash is done BTW! Too bad nobody would want to take him off your hands

kliq: Steve is not just doing it right,truly it feels like he's done for good...@ the point guard position I guess players like stve blake,jodie meeks or even wesley johnson(SG) fits in well...we jus need a consistent shooter(where we missing kb)

kliq: lmao @ "too old" true that though but the experience will always work in favor of them cause they just still look like the spurs trio veterans(parker,ginobili and duncan)

Time will tell,hopefully they find the rhythm cause on paper their roster isn't looking too bad

A-40:

That ninja turns 40 next year! Unless he magically discovers the magic fountain of youth he is pretty much done. He's always been a liability on defense now he's looking like a liability on offense too

I hope Kobe comes back soon enough and tries to fit in with the team and not the other way round! I know he's chasing MJ's record but there's plenty time to beat it


Chemistry >>>> Talent,Experience

Spurs have Chemistry the Heat have youth the Nets well they have age and chemistry is also an issue. You just fear that any athletic team they face would run them out of the building

kliq: Pacers (8-0)

Jazz 0-8

birdman:

Pacers are peaking too early.

dayokanu: OKC managed to lose this game vs Clippers

These boys are not ready to win the ring

I really feel for Durant, A player who IMO is only behind Queen GAYbron James in the whole NBA

A-40:

Loool peaking ke? They've not scored 100pts this year and have had to come from behind for most of their wins


Their decision to choose Ibaka over James Harden was a massive mistake! I'm sure they realized that when Westbrook went down

A-40:

Loool peaking ke? They've not scored 100pts this year and have had to come from behind for most of their wins

birdman:

what does points have to do with peaking

birdman:

what does points have to do with peaking

kliq:

Ibaka plays well defensively hence he's more effective than Harden in the team as wesbrook and Durant do the scoring.
Meanwhile Utah ended their 8 game losing streak with a defeat against the Pelicans.

A-40:

You seem to be carried away by the 8-0 record and not the circumstances surrounding the wins.

They've won about half of those games without their starting PG

Came from deficits on some of these games

Inconsistent bench play

Granger is still out

And yeah not scoring up to a 100pts in 8 games is enough reason to assume they are yet to peak

kliq: Shows they are a balanced team both offensively and defensively,they are averaging just 94.9pts per game which ranks 21st on the list of total average PPG for each team stats.
The point is they top the league with 94.9pts PPG because they concede fewer PPG(good defense)

Roland17: Screams in Shaq's voice..BIRDMAN! BIRDMAN!!!

Don't get carried away by the performances of the Pacers, as much as people love to join bandwagons I am not buying just yet...

Roland17:
Honestly it would be a big shame, yet of no surprise to me if the Pacers after a successful regular season loose in the first or second round to the bulls, nets or even the Celtics.....form, injury, balance and chemistry are inevitable factors.. Their best player in George is very much guard able in the east especially by the heats and the bulls if they are able to work their chemistry and keep Rose healthy...

Roland17:
And if anyone thinks the pacers can win anything without Granger accepting his role on the bench which is very very important then you must be joking.

I already mentioned it would be a big shame and indictment on the league if the heats make the finals for the fourth time consecutively and win It all for the third time consecutively..... Although questionable officiating has been a part of the heats story in the past four season, I expect someone to kick them out this year.

birdman:
Granger may even be a hindrance at this point . I think he is valuable, but I get the vibe the coaching staff feel they can do without him. I think the <100ppg is a matter of style not firepower


But can they keep this pace up all season? I doubt it. You actually want to have a good but not perfect record before the all star break so you can work out weaknesses. Long winning streaks are notorious for hiding glaring issues. Those issues get will exposed big time come playoffs.

Anyways the season is still really young - im sure the streak will end before 15

birdman:

Granger may even be a hindrance at this point . I think he is valuable, but I get the vibe the coaching staff feel they can do without him. I think the <100ppg is a matter of style not firepower



But can they keep this pace up all season? I doubt it. You actually want to have a good but not perfect record before the all star break so you can work out weaknesses. Long winning streaks are notorious for hiding glaring issues. Those issues get will exposed big time come playoffs.

Anyways the season is still really young - im sure the streak will end before 15

A-40:

The last two seasons show they are a team on the rise


That Pacers team is very well coached! They have age on their side and Paul George is playing for a max deal! He would die on that court every night just to get that contract and benefit from the "Derrick Rose" rule

Nets loool Celtics bigger looooool Indy would beat those guys to a vegetative state

Paul George is not guardable infact he's like Lebron he's just not fully aware of his offensive abilities yet. He's only 23 and still growing! Defensively he's already elite

Injuries would definitely play a role but I like this Pacers team they have the depth and the star player to fight the Heat to a stand still! The Bulls can't do that not even with a healthy Rose and homecourt advantage


I think even Granger knows his days as a starter are long gone its stopped being his team a long time ago

If you want an end to the Heat reign you better support the Pacers with renewed vigor. The Nets are too old the Bulls don't have "it" to beat the Heat 4 times and the rest of the East would be fortunate to take more than 1 game in a seven game series


They are still going to need someone to put in the points from the wing when Paul George has a bad night! I think Granger knows he is pretty much not a starter anymore judging by the growth of Lance Stephenson but he is approaching free agency and at 30 would find it hard to corral a good contract if he doesn't perform

It is a matter of firepower when you go 8 straight games without 100pts and the point guard missing time is a factor! They are leaning heavily on their D what with Roy Hibbert blocking like 4 shots per game. You claim the Pacers are peaking too early I'm telling you they have not peaked at all! Even with the wins the flaws are glaring so its rather confusing to hear you go on about their weaknesses yet claim they have peaked

Every team would go through slumps at any point in time! I'm sure their goal is to finish with the best record in the East and not go 82-0

A-40:

The last two seasons show they are a team on the rise


That Pacers team is very well coached! They have age on their side and Paul George is playing for a max deal! He would die on that court every night just to get that contract and benefit from the "Derrick Rose" rule

Nets loool Celtics bigger looooool Indy would beat those guys to a vegetative state

Paul George is not guardable infact he's like Lebron he's just not fully aware of his offensive abilities yet. He's only 23 and still growing! Defensively he's already elite

Injuries would definitely play a role but I like this Pacers team they have the depth and the star player to fight the Heat to a stand still! The Bulls can't do that not even with a healthy Rose and homecourt advantage


I think even Granger knows his days as a starter are long gone its stopped being his team a long time ago

If you want an end to the Heat reign you better support the Pacers with renewed vigor. The Nets are too old the Bulls don't have "it" to beat the Heat 4 times and the rest of the East would be fortunate to take more than 1 game in a seven game series


They are still going to need someone to put in the points from the wing when Paul George has a bad night! I think Granger knows he is pretty much not a starter anymore judging by the growth of Lance Stephenson but he is approaching free agency and at 30 would find it hard to corral a good contract if he doesn't perform

It is a matter of firepower when you go 8 straight games without 100pts and the point guard missing time is a factor! They are leaning heavily on their D what with Roy Hibbert blocking like 4 shots per game. You claim the Pacers are peaking too early I'm telling you they have not peaked at all! Even with the wins the flaws are glaring so its rather confusing to hear you go on about their weaknesses yet claim they have peaked

Every team would go through slumps at any point in time! I'm sure their goal is to finish with the best record in the East and not go 82-0

kliq: They made it 9-0,the 1st team with a 9-0 start since the 02/03 season hopefully they extend the streak against the bulls on saturday...apart from the streak they are playing so well especially on the defense with roy hibbert coming up with so many block shots and rebounds.

My lakers:

A-40:

Hibbert is a beast man! 8 blocks! If he keeps working on his offense that Indy team would be trouble. Seems to be slowly playing up to his huge deal

As for the Lakers well 7th or 8th seed would be a success in itself

[b]Just couldn't overpower the Heat. Smh! Not sure we've beaten them since the NBA Fin[/b]als

birdman: See how the Pacers lost? Thats what I meant by win streaks hiding your bad habits. When a good team that means you finally gets to you, you lose bad. Pacers didnt look like an unbeaten team tonight.

kliq: Perhaps that's the beauty of the game cause you can't possibly win all games.
I believe they would learn from this defeat and bounce right back to winning ways.

birdman: See how the Pacers lost? Thats what I meant by win streaks hiding your bad habits. When a good team that means you finally gets to you, you lose bad. Pacers didnt look like an unbeaten team tonight.