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I disagree that the Mavs are fun to watch. I am a fan of SKILLED basketball and that entails DEFENSE. With that said, the Lakers will be orgasmic this year. They have their running game now with GP and their triangle when they need it, with Shaq in the center. They have Payton, Kobe and Shaq, who are at the top of their positions on defense, not to mention the starting 5 had a combined avg of about 90pts (this is off the top of my head) last year. Let's not forget Malone, whose fadeaway 15' jumper perfectly compliments the triangle and Shaq's inside presence.
I'll be watching for Minnesota to collapse with their greedy star power. Cassell, Sprewell, Wally, KG and Kandi may look good on paper, but if you look at last year, you'll quickly realise that they have the potential chemistry of HCl and human flesh.
The Kings are gonna be a bitchin' team with an upgrade at center. The thing that will slow them down is injury. They ALWAYS get burned by injury. Although I love my Lakers, everybody fails to mention that 2 years ago, in the WCF, Peja was out the whole series. The Lakers lucked out on #3.
About the Suns... they also look good, but if you look at the box score from their loss tonight, (err last night.. depending how you look at it) you see Marbury with a shitty FG% and NO ASSISTS. I think he took his position as a POINT guard literally. Marbury, Amare, Matrix and Penny aren't enough in this league of SUPER TEAMS.
Dallas... same ol' ... there is no D in Dirk, no D in Dallas, and no luck in Texas.
Because the Spurs... well.. the Spurs failed the mutate quite like the Mavs, Lakers and Kings did. Sure, they are an awesome team, but let's face it... they missed out on some good deals that their rivals ended up getting.
Team to watch for amusement: Denver. They got Dre, Carmelo, Nene, and a bunch of "Huh? Who the hell is he?" players. I still think they can be in the playoff race at the end of the season. I don't think they'll make it, but they'll be in the race. And Kiki will get GM of the year.
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