NBA Basketball

As a fan of Manchester United I've become accustomed over the years to see a high tempo exciting style of football with plenty of scoring.

For the past 15 years I've been following the Phoenix Suns. Their style is fast-paced and exciting like United. At the moment the Suns have slid back into mid-table mediocrity, but they still have former league MVP Steve Nash, and the exciting (if oft-injured) Amare Stoudamire.

Who does anybody else support? Shall I bet there are a few LA Lakers glory-hunters out there? Or Bulls fans dating back to the Michael Jordan - Scottie Pippen years? Anyone else love the Suns or follow the NBA? :specool:

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We do discuss NBA down there mainly.

Thanks very much. I did have a look down the list of threads and must have missed it.

I live in the States and follow the NBA a lot. I am a Laker fan.

It's a good time to love the Lakers. Although I can't see them winning it next year. But actually the moment I typed that, I thought back to all the years in the NBA when the Bulls, or the Spurs, or the Rockets, or the Pistons were winning and more glamourous teams picked by the pundits failed to live up to their promise!

Orlando, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, New Orleans .... they all play some nice games but haven't gotten over the hump yet!

Lakers fans since 2000 here.

I do think lakers have a high chance though.

In Artest, they have got someone who is more experience than Ariza. Plus, Artest does have his fair share of offensive power, and against cleveland, Lebron would be guarded easily by both Kobe and Artest.

Celtics would be a major force again though.

Did anyone go to see the Chicago Bulls v. Utah Jazz game that was played in London on Tuesday night? I wanted to go but couldn't make it.

Hey, reddwarf, so we both like the Miami Dolphins in the NFL. Do you have a fave NBA team? Mine is Phoenix Suns. Logic would dictate that it's the Miami Heat, but I started following Phoenix when their line-up included Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, and pretty soon after, Charles "The Round Mound of Rebound" Barkley arrived!

Go Clippers.

Go Lakers. Go Odom!

Piss off with your Lakers. Odom started his career playing for the REAL team in L.A.

LOL. I support Lakers cause it was the first ever NBA team i've watched playing.

Its Lakers that help Odom fulfill his potential though. Personally I like Odom because of his style of playing.

I read something a couple of months ago that said Odom has a really terrible diet. Apparently he eats loads of candy, chocolates, and junk food, but then burns off all the calories.

Here's one article about it:

The sweet story of Lamar Odom's love of candy | Home >> Other Sections >> Breaking News

Don't follow too much, but the teams I "support" as such, or, want to win, are the Rockets, and the Spurs.

PS - And Flint Tropics!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spurs do look good this season, but Rockets are gonna suffer without Yao.

I'm interested to see how my Phoenix Suns pick up the pace now that Shaquille O'Neal has gone to join LeBron James in Cleveland, and the Suns have Channing Frye (a more mobile center) to run alongside Nash, Richardson, Hill and Stoudamire.

and i'm excited how lakers are going to play. Fisher(Farmar), Bryant, Artest, Odom, Gasol.

or even Bryant at the point, Artest at 2, Odom, Gasol, and Bynum.

holy

Actually I can see Odom being 6th man. I see the more likely line-up as:

PG Fisher
SG Bryant
SF Artest
PF Gasol
C Bynum