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They've got a shot.

Not sure. As much as I expect from him, it's too early to be able to tell what his value is. I'd say, first check to see what the Heat can grab in free agency, then resign O'Neal if there are no better options or if there is still enough cap room.

Danilo's height and shooting ability can create mismatches. I can see him develop into a Hedo Turkoglu type of player, if not even better.

The Heat have got this one, but I'm not sure by how big of a margin. The Heat just came out of a double-digit victory and the Pacers just came out of a double-digit loss. The Heat will be looking to keep up their play while the Pacers will be looking to improve their play. I'm not sure what to predict from the Heat players on this game. I can imagine Wade having an improved shooting performance, Cook should continue his hot play from last game, and we'll see if Beasley will prove some consistency with that intensity he showed against the Knicks. JO is going to be facing bigger defenders against the Pacers versus what he had against the Knicks last game, so he's going to need to look to attack the rim since that turn-around fadeaway probably won't be as effective. Again, I wish the Heat would start Dorell Wright. He'd give Danny Granger a bit of trouble defensively. Granger is going to eat Q-Rich's babies.

Bucks and Kings. They don't apparently have the weapons needed to succeed. I could be wrong, and things can change, but it looks to me like they'll at least be high lottery picks for next offseason.

No Shane Battier in the defenders column?

Oh ok, that makes sense

There are a couple that I don't really understand.. The Bobcats' and T'Wolves'. Not sure what the logos on a white ball is supposed to represent, or the glasses on the wolf.

Aww... nothing for the Heat? Funny stuff, though

I'd like to see how Greg Oden handles this. Whether he'll just soak and lose confidence or if he'll spend all night in the gym practicing his Free Throws and visualizing the corrected mistake.

Wow, OK, then. I think making yourself known in motion pictures is a pretty nice accomplishment, even if he hasn't made it to big name movies, yet. Don't you think? I mean, what do you think would make him have a better life than you, make thousands of posts on message boards? Don't discredit the guy, man, his career is really just starting.

Bart Got A Room, and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love. That's all I know of.

He acts in movies, dude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67AewxhBaQ

The Cavs BETTER win this one, lol.

I couldn't agree more

Yea, this time there can't be any internet leaks. The fact that the NBA is accused of threatening the publishing company actually makes Donaughy's case stronger.

He missed his first 6 or so threes, then caught fire when the outcome was pretty much decided in the second half.

More like the next Vanilla Ice.

Hmmm..

^ This is why I think they will be a streaky team. Their gameplan is almost entirely relied on whether their jumpshots are falling or not as a team. They have many options and many mismatched players. They have a good offensive gameplan overall. Unfortunately, this is the type of thinking most people have for some reason, even last year. Wade did do a heck of a lot, but one man can't win a game, let alone bring a team to the playoffs. I agree that him being healthy was probably the biggest part, but you have to give credit to the coaching staff and the players around him. Chalmers playing a solid 82 games providing good defense and some shooting, Beasley providing some scoring off the bench, Marion bringing defense and team play, and Haslem with his intensity and leadership. The only thing missing was a legit center, and Riley made the trade. Moon and Jermaine fit right in, although Moon wasn't quite the player Marion was, and Jermaine was still playing on one leg. With the youth and the 2nd best player playing like the 4th, this was only good enough for a 5th seed and a first round exit in a 7 game series of lopsided games. This year being the same team as last is actually a good thing. You don't have to change the team in order for it to get better. You can make improvements with the players you have, and the Heat have some good, young, hard-working players. I watched the Knicks game yesterday, and everything I had predicted for the season came true. Everything. Chalmers is maturing, Cook is adding more weapons to his offensive game, O'Neal is back (not just by the stats, but if you were watching the game you could actually see there was an extra spring to his step.. like he was his young self again), and Beasley actually surprised me. I could not believe the improvements, this dude was hustling on both ends of the court. Blocking shots, getting steals, making plays. There was one play where he poked the ball loose from one player, chased after the ball past half court, the ball got knocked towards the sideline, and Beasley dived for it and hit it off another Knick's leg out of bounds. Heat ball. That should have been the play of the game right there. The only thing missing was the emergence of Dorell Wright, yet he was benched instead. It's not the end of the season, yet there is always a chance, though. I still think he has All Star potential if he ever clicks between the ears. Still, yesterday, the Heat would have won by 20 even without Dwayne Wade. That's how good they are. They were winning by nearly double digits at half time with Wade missing 9 of his first 14 shots, if I remember correctly. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little there. I still think the Heat have what it takes to be a top 3 team by the end of the season if key players remain healthy. Although that would be most effective, Shaq has WAY too big of an ego to EVER agree to come off the bench. His motto is "win a ring for the King", yet that is nowhere near the truth. The reason he came to Cleveland is entirely self-interested. He wants to be known as the very reason LeBron got his first championship, and he wants to end his career on that note, instead of his last two teams being total failures. He brings a winning mentality, but he will never accept a bench role, and I doubt Mike Brown has the balls to ask such a thing to one of the greatest centers of all time.

I never said that Toronto will win 60. I just said that their record will be at least somewhat close to that of the top teams in the East this year. The only team I actually expect to win 60 games are the Celtics. The Cavs, Magic, Heat, and Raptors should all be at around the 50 win margin. You are not going to see overinflated win numbers by the top 3 teams because the talent level among all teams are starting to even out. Plus, I don't expect the Cavs and Magic to actually improve with the moves they made in the offseason, although the emergence of Ryan Anderson might be the difference maker and keep the Magic as a top 2 or 3 team. If Ryan keeps up this level of play, and if the Cavs don't figure out how to make things work well with Shaq, by the end of the season I expect the order to be: Celtics, Magic, Heat, Cavs, Raptors. The reason I'm putting the Raptors at the bottom of this group is because of two things: 1) they are still familiarizing themselves with one another. Other than Calderon, Bargs, and Bosh, it's pretty much a brand new team, and it may take some time to really start winning consistently. 2) Because they will be a jump shooting team, they are probably going to be very streaky. I'm expecting long win-streaks and losing streaks throughout the season. I've already talked enough about how underrated the Heat are, and I'm not overrating them because I'm a fan. Jermaine, Beasley, Chalmers, and Cook will all emerge this season. I was hoping Dorell would be amongst the mix, but I guess he's going to be pushed to the side like always, unfortunately. D Wade has more than enough "help" this year.

^ It's not so much Gillinari is it was the whole Knicks team. 10-39 from 3. Blame D'Antoni, not Gillinari.

If it's all decided by one game, anyway, then they should just make the playoffs like the NCAA and make it all a one game series.. This is stupid.

There's a chance.