smackeddog wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:I use to be a big Laker fan post-Shaq. I came to respect the hell out of Kobe and the legacy he was building. With them sipping some of that Dolan juice though, I've grown partial to the Bulls. I love Derrick Rose's and Carlos Boozer's game. I also love Tom Thib's gritty style of coaching. Together, they really are a beauty to watch when its clicking on all cylinders. The crazy thing is that they can easily get better with the assets they have e.g. the Bobcats 2014 pick, their own pick and Nikola Mirotic right's. If they manage to make a deal for Al Horford or LaMarcus Aldridge, it'd be a wrap for the league.

I can't stand playing against the bulls (Noah and Rose wind me up), but I'll be honest, I'm really jealous of that team- I wish we had a defense like that. Also the grit they showed last year battling through injuries. Can't believe they picket Tyrus Thomas over LaMarcus Aldridge- if they had him instead of Boozer, they may have won a championship by now. However their owner is one of the worst in the league due to his greed, and Rose was lame for sitting out all of Last year.

I totally relate to that. The Jordan Bulls destroyed my fan experience as a kid and I've hated the franchise ever since. It also irked me how they "coincidentally" leapfrogged us in 2008 and got the no.1 pick to select Rose. Then to add insult to injury, they used our pick in 2007 to pick Joakim Noah and had our pick the year before when they selected (and traded) LaMarcus Aldridge. Sometimes though, it's hard to stay angry at excellence.

NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:I use to be a big Laker fan post-Shaq. I came to respect the hell out of Kobe and the legacy he was building. With them sipping some of that Dolan juice though, I've grown partial to the Bulls. I love Derrick Rose's and Carlos Boozer's game. I also love Tom Thib's gritty style of coaching. Together, they really are a beauty to watch when its clicking on all cylinders. The crazy thing is that they can easily get better with the assets they have e.g. the Bobcats 2014 pick, their own pick and Nikola Mirotic right's. If they manage to make a deal for Al Horford or LaMarcus Aldridge, it'd be a wrap for the league.

I can't stand playing against the bulls (Noah and Rose wind me up), but I'll be honest, I'm really jealous of that team- I wish we had a defense like that. Also the grit they showed last year battling through injuries. Can't believe they picket Tyrus Thomas over LaMarcus Aldridge- if they had him instead of Boozer, they may have won a championship by now. However their owner is one of the worst in the league due to his greed, and Rose was lame for sitting out all of Last year.

I totally relate to that. The Jordan Bulls destroyed my fan experience as a kid and I've hated the franchise ever since. It also irked me how they "coincidentally" leapfrogged us in 2008 and got the no.1 pick to select Rose. Then to add insult to injury, they used our pick in 2007 to pick Joakim Noah and had our pick the year before when they selected (and traded) LaMarcus Aldridge. Sometimes though, it's hard to stay angry at excellence.

As a Knicks fan, I try to focus on Scottie Pippen's migraine whenever I get bad flashbacks of the MJ era Bulls. It really works!

Spurs "play the right way" are fun to watch. The ball movement is just great!
MDA led Suns were a blast to watch on most nites. Could be fun again if Nash plays well and kobe returns to reasonable form.
Rockets will be interesting to see develop, and the "Birds" (Pelicans) are a super young roster!
Rubio and Minny? Cav's with Kyrie and Yoot? Brooklyn with Kidd at the helm? Wiz with Beal and Wall in teh back court?