Saturday, December 31, 2011
Partidos NBA Online Gratis
Sabado 31 de Diciembre
21:30 Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets
Link 1 Link 2 Link 300:00 Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers
Link 1 Link 2 Link 301:01 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:00 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:00 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:30 San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz
Link 1 Link 2 Link 303:00 Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers
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VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 2
VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 3
VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 3
Encuesta entre profesionales Temp. NBA 2011/12
Un año mas desde NBA TSEBA hemos querido realizar una pequeña encuesta entre personalidades relacionadas con el mundo del baloncesto para conocer de primera mano sus impresiones de cara a la temporada NBA 2011/12.
Pau Martorell
(Ultimatenba y MARCA)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - LeBron James
5 - Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
6 - Dallas Mavericks
Joe Arlauckas
(Ex jugador y comentarista)
1 - LA Clippers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - New Jersey Nets
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Chicago Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies
6 - Chicago Bulls
Gerard Solé Serra
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1 - Minnesota Timberwolves
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Utah Jazz
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Jorge Sierra
(Director de HOOPSHYPE.COM)
1 - Ninguno
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - LeBron James
5 - Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
6 - Miami Heat
Fran Guillén
(Redactor y narrador de fútbol y baloncesto en PUNTO RADIO, MARCA)
1 - Los Angeles Clippers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Eduardo Schell Schmid
(MARCA)
1 - Golden State Warriors
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls
6 - Chicago Bulls
Mel Otero
(Director de deportes de La Sexta, comentarista)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Antonio Vazquez
(Director Revista Oficial NBA)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - Lebron James
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Aprovechamos la coyuntura para poner tambien nuestras impresiones.
Jose Miguel Diaz
(Administrador NBA TSEBA)
1 - New Orleans Hornets
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Utah Jazz
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
6 - Miami Heat
1 - Equipo revelacion de la temporada
2 - Mejor equipo temporada regular
3 - Peor equipo temporada regular
4 - MVP de la temporada
5 - Finalistas NBA
6 - Campeon NBA
2 - Mejor equipo temporada regular
3 - Peor equipo temporada regular
4 - MVP de la temporada
5 - Finalistas NBA
6 - Campeon NBA
Pau Martorell(Ultimatenba y MARCA)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - LeBron James
5 - Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
6 - Dallas Mavericks
Joe Arlauckas(Ex jugador y comentarista)
1 - LA Clippers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - New Jersey Nets
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Chicago Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies
6 - Chicago Bulls
Gerard Solé Serra(
1 - Minnesota Timberwolves
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Utah Jazz
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Jorge Sierra(Director de HOOPSHYPE.COM)
1 - Ninguno
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - LeBron James
5 - Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
6 - Miami Heat
Fran Guillén(Redactor y narrador de fútbol y baloncesto en PUNTO RADIO, MARCA)
1 - Los Angeles Clippers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Eduardo Schell Schmid(MARCA)
1 - Golden State Warriors
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls
6 - Chicago Bulls
Mel Otero(Director de deportes de La Sexta, comentarista)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
(Director Revista Oficial NBA)
1 - Indiana Pacers
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Toronto Raptors
4 - Lebron James
5 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat
6 - Miami Heat
Aprovechamos la coyuntura para poner tambien nuestras impresiones.
Jose Miguel Diaz(Administrador NBA TSEBA)
1 - New Orleans Hornets
2 - Miami Heat
3 - Utah Jazz
4 - Kevin Durant
5 - Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
6 - Miami Heat
Estadisticas jugadores Españoles (30/12/11)
Viernes 30 de Diciembre de 2011
Toronto Raptors 86 - Dallas Mavericks 99
-Jose Manuel Calderon:
11 puntos (2/4 t2, 2/4 t3, 1/1 tl)2 rebotes
7 asistencias
- tapones
2 robos
2 perdida
1 faltas
33 minutos
Minnesota Timberwolves 101 - Miami Heat 103
-Ricky Rubio:
12 puntos (2/5 t2, 2/2 t3, 2/3 tl)6 rebotes
12 asistencias
- tapones
1 robos
5 perdidas
1 faltas
31 minutos
Memphis Grizzlies 113 - Houston Rockets 93
-Marc Gasol:
20 puntos (6/8 t2, 8/9 tl)8 rebotes
1 asistencias
5 tapones
3 robos
4 perdidas
1 faltas
29 minutos
TOP TEMPORADA
Puntos: 22 - Pau Gasol (27/12/11)
Rebotes: 12 - Marc Gasol (28/12/11) y Ricky Rubio (30/12/11)
Asistencias: 12 - Ricky Rubio (30/12/11)
Robos: 3 - Rudy fernandez (26/12/11), Ricky Rubio (27/12/11) y Marc Gasol (30/12/11)
Tapones: 5 - Pau Gasol (27/12/11) y Marc Gasol (30/12/11)
Perdidas: 5 - Ricky Rubio (30/12/11)
Minutos: 38 - Pau Gasol (25/12/11)
Dobles-dobles: 1 - Jose Manuel Calderon, Marc Gasol (28/12/11), Pau Gasol (29/12/11) y Ricky Rubio (30/12/11)
Triples-dobles: -
Realizado por Jose Miguel Diaz, NBA TSEBA
Cronica: lo mejor de la jornada de ayer
Minnesotta Timberwolves vs Miami Heat
Dwyane Wade conectó el viernes un tiro largo con salto y luego anotó con un pase de LeBron James mientras entraba a la pintura, a 4,6 segundos del final, para darle una victoria al invicto Miami Heat, por 103-101, sobre los Minnesota Timberwolves.
Wade, que jugó con pie dolorido, terminó con 19 puntos, mientras James celebró sus 27 años anotando 34 unidades, repartiendo 10 asistencias y capturando ocho rebotes.
El español Ricky Rubio consiguió 12 puntos, 12 asistencias y seis tableros, en tanto Kevin Love tuvo 25 tantos y 12 rebotes por los Timberwolves, que estaban adelante por 100-99 con 55 segundos por jugarse.
Pero Wade encestó el tiro con un salto y luego se quitó de encima a Rubio para convertir la canasta del triunfo, en el partido posterior a la derrota que el Heat le propinó a los Charlotte Bobcats, también con una anotación en el último segundo.
Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons
Jermaine O'Neal sumó 19 puntos al tiempo que los Boston Celtics dejaron atrás un mal comienzo de temporada el viernes, cuando en su partido inicial en casa derrotaron 96-85 a los Detroit Pistons.
O'Neal, que tuvo una actuación pasiva al conseguir en total ocho puntos en los tres primeros partidos --que terminaron en derrotas--, estuvo ahora acometedor de principio a fin. Anotó 10 puntos en la primera mitad, que Boston finalizó arriba por 50-43. Luego concretó siete en el tercer período, cuando los Celtics superaron en puntos a los Pistons por 36-21 para tomar la ventaja en 86-64.Ray Allen y Brandon Bass agregaron 17 puntos cada uno por Boston, mientras Paul Pierce anotó 12 en su debut después de estar fuera por una contusión en el talón derecho.
Greg Monroe logró 22 puntos por Detroit, cuya foja empeoró en 0-3.
Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors
El pívot suplente Ian Mahinmi se apuntó el viernes la mejor actuación de su carrera con 19 puntos, Dirk Nowitzki contribuyó con 18 y los Dallas Mavericks, campeones defensores de la NBA, tuvieron que remontar el viernes para conseguir su primera victoria de la temporada al vencer 99-86 a los Toronto Raptors.
Jason Terry anotó 10 de sus 17 tantos en el último período por los Mavericks (1-3), que no habían tenido un arranque de 0-4 desde la temporada 2006-07. Los anteriores campeones defensores de la NBA que abrieron una campaña con 0-4 fueron los Celtics de Boston durante 1969-70.
El italiano Andrea Bargnani anotó 30 puntos y el brasileño Leandro Barbosa convirtió 20 por los Raptors, que llevan foja de 1-2 con el entrenador Dwane Casey, que fue principal asistente y estratega defensivo de Dallas en la temporada anterior.
Barbosa jugó 31:28 minutos, en los que también aportó tres asistencias y dos rebotes.
LA Clippers vs Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose sumó 29 puntos y 16 asistencias el viernes y los Chicago Bulls se recuperaron en el último cuarto para vencer 114-101 a Los Angeles Clipper.
Luol Deng y Joakim Noah agregaron 19 puntos cada uno y Richard Hamilton otros 16 por los Bulls contra su ex entrenador Vinny del Negro.
Blake Griffin registró 34 puntos y 13 rebotes por los Clippers, que se mantuvieron cerca la mayoría del partido tras una derrota por 25 puntos ante San Antonio. Caron Butler agregó 16 puntos y Chris Paul tuvo 15 puntos y 14 asistencias en su duelo personal ante Rose, el Jugador Más Valioso de la temporada pasada.Los Clippers, que lanzaron mejor que los Bulls y los superaron dentro del área, se acercaron en el marcador a tres puntos al inicio del último cuarto gracias a un triple del novato Trey Thompkins.
Pero luego los Bulls tomaron las riendas.
Chicago utilizó efectivamente triples para mantener a los Clippers abajo en el cuarto periodo, y los Bulls conectaron cuatro tiros de larga distancia, entre ellos dos de Rose.
Los Bulls terminaron su gira como visitantes al inicio de la temporada con una foja de 3-1.
Charlotte Bobcats vs Orlando Magic
Dwight Howard anotó el viernes 20 puntos y consiguió 24 rebotes, Ryan Anderson encestó 23 unidades, y el Orlando Magic apabulló 100-79 a los Charlotte Bobcats para su tercera victoria consecutiva.
Orlando logró una ventaja de 11-0 y nunca cedió terreno, para llegar al medio tiempo 56-43 y conseguir una diferencia de hasta 21 puntos en la segunda mitad. Charlotte nunca se acercó a menos de nueve puntos.
Anderson encestó cinco de 12 desde la línea de tres puntos, y el Magic embocó 43% de sus disparos detrás del arco. Howard también logró cuatro bloqueos y cuatro asistencias. El Magic también aprovechó los 16 puntos de Jason Richardson, los 15 del turco Hedo Turkoglu y los 11 de J.J. Redick.
Corey Maggette lideró a Charlotte (1-2) con 20 puntos.
Fuente: AP
Friday, December 30, 2011
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Partidos NBA Online Gratis
Viernes 30 de Diciembre de 2011
01:01 Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Link 1 Link 2 Link 301:01 Charlotte Bobcats vs Orlando Magic
Link 1 Link 2 Link 301:30 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons
Link 1 Link 2 Link 301:30 Atlanta Hawks vs New Jersey Nets
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:00 Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:00 Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:00 New Orleans Hornets vs Phoenix Suns
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:30 Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards
Link 1 Link 2 Link 302:30 Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors
Link 1 Link 2 Link 303:00 Utah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers
Link 1 Link 2 Link 304:30 Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls
Link 1 Link 2 Link 3En caso de que fallen los links os dejo estas 3 paginas donde los ofreceran.
VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 2
VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 3
VER PARTIDOS TEMPORADA NBA 2011/12 ONLINE GRATIS 3
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Estadisticas jugadores Españoles (29/12/11)
Jueves 29 de Diciembre de 2011
Denver Nuggets 102 - Portland Trail Blazers 111
-Rudy Fernandez:
7 puntos (1/3 t2, 1/5 t3, 2/2 tl)2 rebotes
- asistencias
- tapones
1 robos
- perdidas
2 faltas
22 minutos
Oklahoma City Thunder 104 - Dallas Mavericks 102
-Serge Ibaka
16 puntos (6/9 t2, 4/8 tl)8 rebotes
- asistencia
3 Tapones
1 robos
1 perdida
4 faltas
37 minutos
LA Lakers 99 - New York Knicks 82
-Pau Gasol:
16 puntos (7/12 t2, 2/2 tl)10 rebotes
5 asistencias
2 tapones
- robos
1 perdidas
4 faltas
36 minutos
TOP TEMPORADA
Puntos: 22 - Pau Gasol (27/12/11)
Rebotes: 12 - Marc Gasol (28/12/11)
Asistencias: 11 - Jose Manuel Calderon (26/2/11)
Robos: 3 - Rudy fernandez (26/12/11) y Ricky Rubio (27/12/11)
Tapones: 5 - Pau Gasol (27/12/11)
Perdidas: 4 - Rudy Fernandez (28/12/11)
Minutos: 38 - Pau Gasol (25/12/11)
Dobles-dobles: 1 - Jose Manuel Calderon, Marc Gasol (28/12/11) y Pau Gasol (29/12/11)
Triples-dobles: -
Realizado por Jose Miguel Diaz, NBA TSEBA
Jordan e Yvette se comprometen en matrimonio
Jose Miguel Diaz. NBA TSEBA. El canal de television WCNC, ha sido el encargado de darnos la noticia de que el ex jugador y ahora presidente de los Bobcats, Michael Jordan, se acaba de comprometer en matrimonio con su novia Yvette Prieto, modelo de ascendencia cubana con la que lleva saliendo tres años. Aunque todavia se desconocen los detalles del enlace, su majestad del aire se declaro este pasado fin de semana a la joven, la cual ya mantuvo una relacion en el pasado con el hijo de Julio Iglesias, Julio Jose.
Para Air, este seria su segundo matrimonio despues de separarse en 2006 de Juanita, la madre de sus tres hijos.
Los Suns fichan a Michael Redd
Los Phoenix Suns adquirieron el jueves al escolta Michael Redd con un contrato de una temporada.El director de operaciones de los Suns, Lon Babby, señaló que el equipo adquirió a un jugador que ha demostrado sus dotes de buen anotador en la NBA. Redd promedió 20 puntos en sus 11 temporadas con los Milwaukee Bucks, su único club hasta ahora.
Redd, una vez All star e integrante del equipo de Estados Unidos que ganó la medalla olímpica de oro en los Juegos de Beijing 2008, cumplía la última temporada del contrato de seis años y 91 millones de dólares que firmó con los Bucks en 2005.
Un par de lesiones en su rodilla izquierda le han dejado fuera de acción durante buena de las últimas tres temporadas, apenas disputando 61 partidos.
"Michael Redd tiene un pedigrí comprobado de anotador de primera línea en la NBA", dijo Babby.
Phoenix será apenas el segundo equipo de Reed, quien tiene 32 años.
Fuente: AP
Lakers logra 2ª victoria ante Knicks
Kobe Bryant anotó 28 puntos en otra espectacular actuación ante los Knicks el jueves y Los Angeles Lakers se alejaron en el marcador en el último cuarto en su novena victoria consecutiva al vencer 99-82 a Nueva York.El ala pivote español Pau Gasol terminó con 16 puntos, 10 rebotes y cinco asistencias jugando 36:02 minutos por los Lakers, que han sumado dos triunfos consecutivos luego de una foja de 0-2 al inicio de la recortada temporada.
Carmelo Anthony anotó 27 puntos en su primer enfrentamiento con Bryant desde que se unió a los Knicks y Amare Stoudemire agregó 15 puntos al encestar cuatro de 17 tiros mientras Nueva York nuevamente tenía problemas en la recta final de un partido a la mitad de su travesía de tres juegos en la Costa Oeste.
Steve Blake tuvo 11 puntos y anotó dos triples mientras los Lakers abrieron el cuarto periodo con una racha de 17-3, tomando una ventaja de 22 puntos y obligando a los Knicks a fallar nueve de sus primeros 10 tiros y a perder siete veces el balón.
Bryant ni siquiera necesitó anotar en el último cuarto, contribuyendo con tres asistencias mientras Los Angeles tomaba una clara ventaja.
En los últimos años, los Lakers han dominado esta rivalidad entre los equipos de las dos ciudades más pobladas de Estados Unidos, ganando cada uno de los partidos desde febrero de 2007 en una racha en la que Bryant promedia más de 34 puntos por juego.
Fuente: AP
Bulls ganan fácilmente a Kings
Derrick Rose tuvo 19 puntos y ocho asistencias y los Chicago Bulls vencieron el jueves 108-98 a los Sacramento Kings.Los Bulls anotaron 15 puntos consecutivos al inicio del partido y nunca volvieron a perder la ventaja para derrotar a los Kings, el equipo más joven de la NBA.
Carlos Boozer sumó 16 puntos y 15 rebotes por los Bulls (2-1). Richard Hamilton también anotó 16 puntos, mientras que Ronnie Brewer encabezó la productiva participación de los suplentes con 12 puntos a favor de Chicago. Luol Deng también aportó 12 puntos.
Marcus Thornton registró 20 puntos y Tyreke Evans 19 por Sacramento (1-2). DeMarcus Cousins, quien salió del partido por exceso de faltas en el último cuarto, agregó 15 puntos y 12 rebotes. El novato Jimmer Fredette anotó 14 puntos y John Salmons 12.
Los Bulls abrieron la temporada con cuatro partidos consecutivos como visitantes, el último será el viernes contra los Clippers de Los Angeles.
La temporada pasada, los Bulls encabezaron la NBA en porcentaje de tiros encestados por sus oponentes y fueron el segundo mejor equipo en términos de puntos permitidos.
Fuente: AP
Durant liquida a Dallas con un triple sobre la bocina
Kevin Durant anotó 30 puntos y acertó un triple justo antes de que sonara el timbrazo final, para que el Oklahoma City Thunder se impusiera el jueves 104-102 a los Dallas Mavericks, en una repetición de la última final de la Conferencia del Oeste.El Thunder permitió que se escapara una ventaja de cinco puntos en los últimos 46 segundos, y los Mavs se pusieron adelante gracias a un triple de Vince Carter con 1,4 segundo por jugarse. El tiempo fue apenas suficiente para que Oklahoma City le enviara el balón a Durant, quien metió su enceste de tres puntos desde la banda derecha para que su equipo se mantuviera invicto, con una foja de 4-0.
El alemán Dirk Nowitzki totalizó 29 puntos y 10 rebotes para encabezar a los Mavericks, los campeones vigentes de la NBA, que han comenzado sin embargo la defensa de su título con una foja de 0-3.
Russell Westbrook anotó 16 puntos pero perdió siete balones en otra actuación por debajo de lo que acostumbra. La compensó un tanto con algunas jugadas clave en las postrimerías del duelo.
Fuente: AP
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Early Season Edition
In the first roundtable discussion of the 2011-2012 season, The Diss is happy to welcome Lucas Sokol-Oxman. Lucas is a lifelong Portland Trailblazers fan and returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served over two years in Mali in Western Africa. The Diss also welcomes back longtime discussants Kevin Draper, Joe Bernardo, Jordan Durlester, and Alex Maki.
On tap for today: one last lockout question, assessing the reigning chumps, and the required "who will win it all?" question. Let's get to it, shall we?
1. Be honest. Do you forgive the NBA for the lockout?
Alex Maki: No, I still hold complete contempt for both sides. I think the league office acted like a bunch of jerks, indicated no intention to compromise or discuss in good faith. Nearly all of the players get paid too much money for me to have empathy for them. The little people still got screwed. And I fear that the new deal fails to address issues that should be of concern, such as superstars forcing their way out of their cities. But, that all being said, I am gearing up to attend more T-Wolves games this season than ever before. So at the end of the day my beliefs will not be aligned with my behavior. And the NBA is only going to care about my money giving behavior, as they should.
Kevin Draper: I can't bring myself to care. I love basketball, and basketball is back. Great.
Joe Bernardo: Yes and no. Am I pissed that it took missed games to resolve issues that could have been resolved a couple of years ago? Yes. Will I still watch the NBA? Of course...but not without reservations. The lockout revealed to me the inherent flaws in the current state of the NBA. I realized that David Stern no longer commands the respect of the owners and cannot think out of the box any longer. I realized many of the small-market owners aren't the best businessmen...and will whine and bitch to get what they want, as exemplified by Dan Gilbert and Michael Jordan. I realized the players still don't quite understand that they're pampered and spoiled. And, above all, I realized that the 2011 Lockout was not about parity between teams, but rather a way to cripple the Lakers. (A subject I will tackle in a later article!) Yes, I will always watch the NBA, but I don't have as much faith in the League as I did prior to the lockout.
(Editor's note: Leave it to a Lakers fan to think that his 2-2 team is crippled and conspired against.)
Jordan Durlester: I forgave and forgot all about the lockout shenanigans the minute I read that glorious tweet from Adrian Wojnarowski. I'm sure it's a naive and juvenile outlook but frankly I couldn't care less -- Basketball is back. That's the bottom line and it's what I'm choosing to focus on. In fact, I'd argue the lockout made me more excited for the season to begin (I mean, how fun/weird was free agency this year?). Ponder this, bitter NBA-defenctors: No lockout, no We Believe vs Dubs...and did you even see Durantula's flag football team!?
Lucas Sokol Oxman: The lockout was inevitable. Hopefully, the next one comes later rather than sooner. It comes with the territory. Coming from a small market town (Portland), I do like some of the changes that have been advantageous for those teams from similar markets.
2. Which team is best suited for success in an abbreviated season?
Alex Maki: I hear some people claim that young teams will do well, and some folks state that established teams will do better. If we have a 2 (young versus old) x 2 (a lot of experience vesus a little bit of experience) table, I am going to have to go with teams that fall in the young and experienced cell. These teams will have the legs to produce great efforts on back-to-back nights, and also will not need a ton of practices to hone their craft. Teams in that cell include Oklahoma City, Chicago, Denver and Memphis.
Kevin Draper: Traditional wisdom in the NBA says that you need to go eight-deep to be competitive. The teams I think are going to do well are the ones that go ten-deep, at least. It's not only that older players are going to need fewer minutes and more off days, but we are going to see more injures across the board, and teams will have to deal with long stretches without their best lineups. So, I think the Pacers, Nuggets and Bulls will perform well.
Joe Bernardo: OKC. They're young, athletic, have a relatively deep bench, and hungry after getting ousted in the Western Conference Finals last season. Plus, Kendrick Perkins' lockout diet puts Sir Charles' Weight Watchers diet to shame! If the team's "slowest" guy can get that fit, think about the rest of the team. With that said, however, I wouldn't put too much stock into regular season success. Most of these teams, especially the older ones, will play just well enough to make the playoffs. They'll really make their run in the post-season, a la the New York Knicks in 1999.
Jordan Durlester: Ugh. I'm trying so hard NOT to say OKC because it's so expected -- they're young, hungry, deep, blah, blah, blah. However, I truly can't find a single compelling reason to choose anyone else. WAIT. The Knickerbockers just claimed Jeremy Lin off waivers, instantly making them the team best suited for success in this abbreviated 66-game regular season.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Duh, OKC. Unless they impulsively trade Westbrook, which would be arguably the dumbest idea of all time. OMG, a 23 year old has emotional outbursts, gimme a break people. I wanna throw in a crazy team into this mix: Denver. Sure, they aren't the most defensively minded quad, but they usually score enough to keep themselves in games, and have a super deep roster. Just sayin'...
3. Who has a greater chance of missing the playoffs in 2012, the Dallas Mavericks (0-3) or the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2)?
Alex Maki: The Mavs. Just like question 5, this is going way beyond the data contained in a sample size of two. But they were crushed in their first two games (both at home). They lost a lot of pieces, and replaced them with veterans who have questionable motivation and declining skills. And they lost a center that, although perhaps a bit overrated, was a defensive leader. The Mavs didn't play defense before Chandler, and they ain't gonna play defense after his departure. The Lakers will also take a step back, but as of right now they still have a dominant center and power forward, and a slightly over-the-hill but nevertheless still-amazing Kobe Bryant.
Kevin Draper: The Dallas Mavericks. If that team loses Dirk Nowitzki, I think there is no question that they miss the playoffs. Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Shawn Marion, Lamar Odom and Brendan Haywood doesn't get it done out West. The Lakers can survive a Kobe injury because they have Gasol and Bynum. The Mavs do not have that luxury.
Joe Bernardo: The Mavs. I think they put every ounce of energy into last year's championship run and are still hungover from the celebration. They lost too many key players and are really waiting to sign big-time free agents next year. Plus, Lamar Kardashian is proving that he's truly a basket case. The Lakers, on the other hand, are motivated to prove all those naysayers wrong. They'll make another roster move before the trade deadline (hopefully, a point guard!) and be good enough to make the playoffs (though they'll get bounced in the first or second round). Most importantly, the Lakers already won two games!
Jordan Durlester: Dirk can go ahead and book his Bavarian holiday tonight. They exhausted their maximum amount of effort last year bringing home the ship and I feel like it aged that team 39 years. Losing JJ was big...losing Chandler was bigger. If they don't figure out how to fill those voids quickly we might be looking at a lottery team.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Definitely Dallas. They've had a tough schedule so far, but there are just too many structural issues. Dirk can't do it alone, and it might sound insane, but I think Chandler and Barea were way more important than people might've known at the time.
4. True or False: The 2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves are this year's version of the 2008-2009 Oklahoma City Thunder (finished with 23 wins).
Alex Maki: (sigh). False. Maybe I am just too deflated after our loss to the Bucks on Tuesday. Though I forgot that the 2008-2009 Thunder only won 23 games, they had two legitimate superstars in the making on their team, both of whom could make the important baskets with the game on the line. They also had some very nice supporting-pieces-to-be. On my most optimistic days I feel the Wolves have one superstar in Love (as of right now, incapable of hitting the game-winning shots), two potential stars in the making (Rubio and Williams), and a bunch of other random stuff (Beasley, Barea). My gut tells me that Love is going to walk in the next year or two. Even if Rubio and Williams both develop, they won't be as good as Durant and Westbrook. And I do not have confidence that the supporting cast will be good enough. We need 2-3 solid free agent signings in the next two years, and then maybe we would have a chance. But even then our game will look completely different than the Thunder's.
Kevin Draper: True. Kevin Love is already a top 10 (maybe even top 5) player, and Rubio and Derrick Williams have a chance to be special. If either one of them turns out and they pick up a decent center than yeah, they have a chance to be great. Though Kevin Love would have to sign a long term contract...
Joe Bernardo: True. I like Derrick Williams and Ricky Rubio together. They just need true NBA experience to improve their games. Kevin Love is AMAZING and one of the best power forwards in the league today. J.J. BayArea ("they set hella screens"), Bonzi Wells, and Brad Miller should provide veteran guidance for those youngsters. Rick Adelman will always squeeze every ounce of basketball juice out of his players. I see them as one or two pieces away from being a playoff team...much like those 2008-2009 OKC Thunder.
Jordan Durlester: True. I love this team so hard. Kevin Love is a superstar who just continues to improve his game, Anthony "Potential" Randolph still has me captivated, Rubio and D-Will are gangbusters, and they play with such energy it makes me want to shout-out insanely knee-jerk statements like "this team will be the greatest team in NBA history!" Eat your hearts out, Mankato.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: False. Even though the new-look T-wolves could beat the Heat on NBA 2K12, I just don't see them living up to the huge expectations the first year out. If Love is anything like his UCLA teammate Westbrook, soon enough the emotions will surge over, and the will to win will lead him elsewhere. In the meantime, I will enjoy watching that Rubio guy pass the rock.
5. Two games is clearly a big enough sample size. Who will win it all this year?
Alex Maki: I hate picking the bastards, but I have to go with the Miami Heat. The Big 2.5 should all be on the same page this year. Battier is going to make an already stalwart defense that much more legit. Haslem looks to be healthy at the beginning of the season. All of that makes them disgustingly tough to beat. And, if Norris Cole's coming-out party actually went down on Tuesday night, that does not bode well for the rest of the league.
Kevin Draper: OKC and Miami in the finals. Miami probably pulls it out.
Joe Bernardo: Miami. They were UP in the finals last year, but choked after they got overzealous and the Mavs played zone, D-Wade ran out of gas, and LeBron played hot potato. They don't have as much pressure on them this year and added some nice talent that will help them rest their Big 3. Shane Battier will now be assigned to be their #1 defensive stopper against superstar wing players. Eddy Curry could, if he focused long enough, be a solid bench contributor. Finally, if the way Norris Cole played against Boston the other night was any indication of filling the hole of a clutch point guard, then we might as well crown them Champions now. Plus, the Celtics, Lakers, Mavs and Spurs are too old. The Grizzlies, Clippers, and Thunder (though not for long) are still too young. And the Knicks and Magic still have holes to fill in order to really compete. I think the only other real contender is the Bulls, which I think Miami will beat. Of course, they still have to play the season and be lucky enough to stay injury-free, but at the end of the day, it's hard to go against Miami.
Jordan Durlester: Miami. TALENT TALENT TALENT TALENT. If I was a betting man, and if I had any money, I'd bet all of that money on LBJ hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy at a gaudy South Beach nightclub.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Is it ironic that the Big 3 in Miami will have an asterisk next to their first championship together?
On tap for today: one last lockout question, assessing the reigning chumps, and the required "who will win it all?" question. Let's get to it, shall we?
1. Be honest. Do you forgive the NBA for the lockout?
Alex Maki: No, I still hold complete contempt for both sides. I think the league office acted like a bunch of jerks, indicated no intention to compromise or discuss in good faith. Nearly all of the players get paid too much money for me to have empathy for them. The little people still got screwed. And I fear that the new deal fails to address issues that should be of concern, such as superstars forcing their way out of their cities. But, that all being said, I am gearing up to attend more T-Wolves games this season than ever before. So at the end of the day my beliefs will not be aligned with my behavior. And the NBA is only going to care about my money giving behavior, as they should.
Kevin Draper: I can't bring myself to care. I love basketball, and basketball is back. Great.
Joe Bernardo: Yes and no. Am I pissed that it took missed games to resolve issues that could have been resolved a couple of years ago? Yes. Will I still watch the NBA? Of course...but not without reservations. The lockout revealed to me the inherent flaws in the current state of the NBA. I realized that David Stern no longer commands the respect of the owners and cannot think out of the box any longer. I realized many of the small-market owners aren't the best businessmen...and will whine and bitch to get what they want, as exemplified by Dan Gilbert and Michael Jordan. I realized the players still don't quite understand that they're pampered and spoiled. And, above all, I realized that the 2011 Lockout was not about parity between teams, but rather a way to cripple the Lakers. (A subject I will tackle in a later article!) Yes, I will always watch the NBA, but I don't have as much faith in the League as I did prior to the lockout.
(Editor's note: Leave it to a Lakers fan to think that his 2-2 team is crippled and conspired against.)
Jordan Durlester: I forgave and forgot all about the lockout shenanigans the minute I read that glorious tweet from Adrian Wojnarowski. I'm sure it's a naive and juvenile outlook but frankly I couldn't care less -- Basketball is back. That's the bottom line and it's what I'm choosing to focus on. In fact, I'd argue the lockout made me more excited for the season to begin (I mean, how fun/weird was free agency this year?). Ponder this, bitter NBA-defenctors: No lockout, no We Believe vs Dubs...and did you even see Durantula's flag football team!?
Lucas Sokol Oxman: The lockout was inevitable. Hopefully, the next one comes later rather than sooner. It comes with the territory. Coming from a small market town (Portland), I do like some of the changes that have been advantageous for those teams from similar markets.
2. Which team is best suited for success in an abbreviated season?
Alex Maki: I hear some people claim that young teams will do well, and some folks state that established teams will do better. If we have a 2 (young versus old) x 2 (a lot of experience vesus a little bit of experience) table, I am going to have to go with teams that fall in the young and experienced cell. These teams will have the legs to produce great efforts on back-to-back nights, and also will not need a ton of practices to hone their craft. Teams in that cell include Oklahoma City, Chicago, Denver and Memphis.
Kevin Draper: Traditional wisdom in the NBA says that you need to go eight-deep to be competitive. The teams I think are going to do well are the ones that go ten-deep, at least. It's not only that older players are going to need fewer minutes and more off days, but we are going to see more injures across the board, and teams will have to deal with long stretches without their best lineups. So, I think the Pacers, Nuggets and Bulls will perform well.
Joe Bernardo: OKC. They're young, athletic, have a relatively deep bench, and hungry after getting ousted in the Western Conference Finals last season. Plus, Kendrick Perkins' lockout diet puts Sir Charles' Weight Watchers diet to shame! If the team's "slowest" guy can get that fit, think about the rest of the team. With that said, however, I wouldn't put too much stock into regular season success. Most of these teams, especially the older ones, will play just well enough to make the playoffs. They'll really make their run in the post-season, a la the New York Knicks in 1999.
Jordan Durlester: Ugh. I'm trying so hard NOT to say OKC because it's so expected -- they're young, hungry, deep, blah, blah, blah. However, I truly can't find a single compelling reason to choose anyone else. WAIT. The Knickerbockers just claimed Jeremy Lin off waivers, instantly making them the team best suited for success in this abbreviated 66-game regular season.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Duh, OKC. Unless they impulsively trade Westbrook, which would be arguably the dumbest idea of all time. OMG, a 23 year old has emotional outbursts, gimme a break people. I wanna throw in a crazy team into this mix: Denver. Sure, they aren't the most defensively minded quad, but they usually score enough to keep themselves in games, and have a super deep roster. Just sayin'...
3. Who has a greater chance of missing the playoffs in 2012, the Dallas Mavericks (0-3) or the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2)?
Alex Maki: The Mavs. Just like question 5, this is going way beyond the data contained in a sample size of two. But they were crushed in their first two games (both at home). They lost a lot of pieces, and replaced them with veterans who have questionable motivation and declining skills. And they lost a center that, although perhaps a bit overrated, was a defensive leader. The Mavs didn't play defense before Chandler, and they ain't gonna play defense after his departure. The Lakers will also take a step back, but as of right now they still have a dominant center and power forward, and a slightly over-the-hill but nevertheless still-amazing Kobe Bryant.
Kevin Draper: The Dallas Mavericks. If that team loses Dirk Nowitzki, I think there is no question that they miss the playoffs. Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Shawn Marion, Lamar Odom and Brendan Haywood doesn't get it done out West. The Lakers can survive a Kobe injury because they have Gasol and Bynum. The Mavs do not have that luxury.
Joe Bernardo: The Mavs. I think they put every ounce of energy into last year's championship run and are still hungover from the celebration. They lost too many key players and are really waiting to sign big-time free agents next year. Plus, Lamar Kardashian is proving that he's truly a basket case. The Lakers, on the other hand, are motivated to prove all those naysayers wrong. They'll make another roster move before the trade deadline (hopefully, a point guard!) and be good enough to make the playoffs (though they'll get bounced in the first or second round). Most importantly, the Lakers already won two games!
Jordan Durlester: Dirk can go ahead and book his Bavarian holiday tonight. They exhausted their maximum amount of effort last year bringing home the ship and I feel like it aged that team 39 years. Losing JJ was big...losing Chandler was bigger. If they don't figure out how to fill those voids quickly we might be looking at a lottery team.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Definitely Dallas. They've had a tough schedule so far, but there are just too many structural issues. Dirk can't do it alone, and it might sound insane, but I think Chandler and Barea were way more important than people might've known at the time.
4. True or False: The 2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves are this year's version of the 2008-2009 Oklahoma City Thunder (finished with 23 wins).
Alex Maki: (sigh). False. Maybe I am just too deflated after our loss to the Bucks on Tuesday. Though I forgot that the 2008-2009 Thunder only won 23 games, they had two legitimate superstars in the making on their team, both of whom could make the important baskets with the game on the line. They also had some very nice supporting-pieces-to-be. On my most optimistic days I feel the Wolves have one superstar in Love (as of right now, incapable of hitting the game-winning shots), two potential stars in the making (Rubio and Williams), and a bunch of other random stuff (Beasley, Barea). My gut tells me that Love is going to walk in the next year or two. Even if Rubio and Williams both develop, they won't be as good as Durant and Westbrook. And I do not have confidence that the supporting cast will be good enough. We need 2-3 solid free agent signings in the next two years, and then maybe we would have a chance. But even then our game will look completely different than the Thunder's.
Kevin Draper: True. Kevin Love is already a top 10 (maybe even top 5) player, and Rubio and Derrick Williams have a chance to be special. If either one of them turns out and they pick up a decent center than yeah, they have a chance to be great. Though Kevin Love would have to sign a long term contract...
Joe Bernardo: True. I like Derrick Williams and Ricky Rubio together. They just need true NBA experience to improve their games. Kevin Love is AMAZING and one of the best power forwards in the league today. J.J. BayArea ("they set hella screens"), Bonzi Wells, and Brad Miller should provide veteran guidance for those youngsters. Rick Adelman will always squeeze every ounce of basketball juice out of his players. I see them as one or two pieces away from being a playoff team...much like those 2008-2009 OKC Thunder.
Jordan Durlester: True. I love this team so hard. Kevin Love is a superstar who just continues to improve his game, Anthony "Potential" Randolph still has me captivated, Rubio and D-Will are gangbusters, and they play with such energy it makes me want to shout-out insanely knee-jerk statements like "this team will be the greatest team in NBA history!" Eat your hearts out, Mankato.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: False. Even though the new-look T-wolves could beat the Heat on NBA 2K12, I just don't see them living up to the huge expectations the first year out. If Love is anything like his UCLA teammate Westbrook, soon enough the emotions will surge over, and the will to win will lead him elsewhere. In the meantime, I will enjoy watching that Rubio guy pass the rock.
5. Two games is clearly a big enough sample size. Who will win it all this year?
Alex Maki: I hate picking the bastards, but I have to go with the Miami Heat. The Big 2.5 should all be on the same page this year. Battier is going to make an already stalwart defense that much more legit. Haslem looks to be healthy at the beginning of the season. All of that makes them disgustingly tough to beat. And, if Norris Cole's coming-out party actually went down on Tuesday night, that does not bode well for the rest of the league.
Kevin Draper: OKC and Miami in the finals. Miami probably pulls it out.
Joe Bernardo: Miami. They were UP in the finals last year, but choked after they got overzealous and the Mavs played zone, D-Wade ran out of gas, and LeBron played hot potato. They don't have as much pressure on them this year and added some nice talent that will help them rest their Big 3. Shane Battier will now be assigned to be their #1 defensive stopper against superstar wing players. Eddy Curry could, if he focused long enough, be a solid bench contributor. Finally, if the way Norris Cole played against Boston the other night was any indication of filling the hole of a clutch point guard, then we might as well crown them Champions now. Plus, the Celtics, Lakers, Mavs and Spurs are too old. The Grizzlies, Clippers, and Thunder (though not for long) are still too young. And the Knicks and Magic still have holes to fill in order to really compete. I think the only other real contender is the Bulls, which I think Miami will beat. Of course, they still have to play the season and be lucky enough to stay injury-free, but at the end of the day, it's hard to go against Miami.
Jordan Durlester: Miami. TALENT TALENT TALENT TALENT. If I was a betting man, and if I had any money, I'd bet all of that money on LBJ hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy at a gaudy South Beach nightclub.
Lucas Sokol Oxman: Is it ironic that the Big 3 in Miami will have an asterisk next to their first championship together?
Video: Crunchtime-Alien Durant
Kevin Durant, der Pickup-Games-MVP des Lockout-Sommers, macht genau da weiter, wo er vor der Saison aufgehört hat. Einen hinten, 1.4 Sekunden übrig, Dreier vom Parkplatz? Kein Problem für KD. Game Winner, Rucker Park Style.
Redd Come Back
Stell Dir vor, die Phoenix Suns hätten vor vier Jahren Michael Redd verpflichtet. Den vermutlich besten Distanzschützen jener Zeit einem Nash-Amare-Marion-Diaw Nukleus beizumischen, hätte für Phoenix wohl Conference Titel zur Folge gehabt. Mehrzahl, wohlgemerkt. Vier Jahre später aber, Ende 2011, ist die Neuakquisition der Suns nicht viel mehr als eine kleine Randnotiz. Redd unterschrieb heute in der Wüste von Arizona einen garantierten Ein-Jahres-Vertrag zum Veteranen-Schleuderpreis.
Die kritischen Stimmen wurden laut im Laufe des Tages. Viele Beobachter schienen das Signing nicht nachvollziehen zu können. "Wieso geht er nicht lieber zu einem Contender? Was wollen die Suns denn mit so einem? Der hat doch nichts mehr drauf." So oder so ähnlich klangen die häufigsten Gedankenspiele. Nicht so vorschnell, Basketball-Philosophen dieser Welt.
Stell Dir vor, du wirst in der zweiten Runde gedraftet (43. Pick) und absolvierst in deiner ersten Profisaison 35 Minuten. Insgesamt. Arbeitest dann wie ein Besessener an deinem Spiel und wirst zu einem der tödlichsten Scorer der Liga. Als reiner Jumpshooter. Steigerst deinen Scoring-Output sechs Jahre in Folge, bis auf 26.7 PPG in 2006/07. Wirst All-Star, All-NBA Teamer, gewinnst Gold bei den Olympischen Spielen. Du bist auf dem Höhepunkt deiner Karriere, im besten Alter (28), verdienst eine Stange Geld. Und von einem Tag auf den anderen ist alles weg!
Redd erlitt im Januar 2009 einen doppelten Kreuzbandriss im Knie. Nachdem er sich unter Reha-Qualen zurück gekämpft hatte, rissen ihm fast auf die Woche genau ein Jahr später wieder beide Kreuzbänder - im selben Knie. Erst gegen Ende der letzten Saison '10/11 gab der Shooting Guard sein Comeback bei den Milwaukee Bucks, absolvierte 10 Partien und war überglücklich, überhaupt wieder auf dem Court stehen zu können - nach 185 verpassten Spielen in drei Jahren. Es war aber absehbar, dass der ehemalige Franchise-Player in den Zukunftsplanungen der Hirsche keine Rolle mehr spielen würde. Der Free Agent generierte nur mildes Interesse auf dem freien Markt. Alle Contender schienen zu zaudern, was durchaus verständlich war. Redd absolvierte in Phoenix ein Probe-Workout, sah dabei wohl richtig gut aus, und wurde heute prompt unter Vertrag genommen.
"Eine Wiedergeburt. Die letzten drei Jahre waren eine Achterbahnfahrt, ich war am Boden. Heute ist ein neuer Tag für mich. Ich bin begeistert", freute sich Redd über die Chance, die ihm die Suns geben wollen. In knapp zwei Wochen will der Shooting Guard für seinen ersten Einsatz spielerisch und konditionell auf der Höhe sein. Seine Entscheidung pro-Phoenix fällte der 32-jährige auch mit Blick auf die sportmedizinische Abteilung der Sonnen, der mit Abstand besten ligaweit. Die Docs in Phoenix haben bereits die Karrieren von Grant Hill und Steve Nash wiederbelebt, die beide bis in ihre Mitt-50er weiter spielen werden. Im Idealfall hat auch Redd noch genug Basketball im Tank und erlebt in der Abgeschiedenheit der Wüste seine eigene kleine Renaissance.
Aus Suns-Sicht kann man das Signing nicht kritisieren. Das Team präsentierte sich in den bisherigen zwei Spielen in fürchterlicher Verfassung. Die etatmässigen Shooting Guards Jared Dudley und Shannon Brown sehen überfordert aus. Phoenix trifft den Korb nicht (83 Punkte im Schnitt). Und von ausserhalb der Dreierlinie wäre momentan wohl schon das Brett ein zu kleines Ziel (nur 19% Trefferquote). Kein NBA-Kader scheint weniger spielerisches Talent zu beherbergen als die 2012er Suns-Edition. Einen Karriere-20PPG-Scorer für's Minimalgehalt zu verpflichten, der dank seiner Treffsicherheit von aussen die gegnerische Defensive stretcht und Platz machen kann für Nash & co. ist - in der jetzigen Situation des Clubs - ein vollkommen legitimer Schachzug. Potentielles Win-Win Signing für alle Parteien. Wenn nicht, kräht sowieso kein Hahn mehr danach.