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Let's discuss the NBA in this thread starting with an invitation to my ESPN Auction Fantasy League here.

Also Derrick Rose is probably going to miss the opener with his ankle injury. 42 wins here we come!

Go Grizzlies.

LET's REPEAT!!!

The Cavs are going to run roughshod over the East this year. It's going to be awesome.

Anyone interested in helping me with my team? Critiques etc. I've never played fantasy basketball before, but I was roped into an all-sports fantasy league with some college friends. No one ever responds on the fantasy board. I think I'm going to punt 3 pointers...weekly lineups, PG/SG/SF/PF/C/C or F/G or F and extra G/F lineup with pts/asst/steal/turnover/fg%/FT%/blocks/3 pts as categories.

PG- Rondo
SG- Kobe
SF- Butler
PF- Aldridge
C- Stoudamire
G/F- Devin Harris
F/C- Bargnani
G/F- JR Smith or move Stoudamire here and start Greg Oden
Bench- Ginobli/Stuckey/Odom/Oden

Oden with 4 games the first week would probably be better for me, and just punt 3 pt's.

Transmogrified Tiger wrote:The Cavs are going to run roughshod over the East this year. It's going to be awesome.

I'm a big Pistons fan, and that draft will forever haunt me. We could have had Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dewayne Wade and we chose Darko Milicic. I've never been a fan of taking the Euro's that high, as they seem to be really soft when they get to the states.

Pundits are loving the Blazers, but I won't be surprised if they get off to a slow start. Sounds like they're a little out of sync. Oden's busted his arse all offseason and has looked a lot better, a lot more confident, a little less foultastic, but still clumsy at times. They locked up Roy and Aldridge. Those are two great pieces to build around.

Spurs rock! Timmy D is still the best in the game. LeBron is overrated like crazy imo.

LeBron is getting 3-1 to win the MVP right now. I'm putting down $100.

One thing I love about the NBA is how exciting the weeks before the season are, as people try to guess how the offseason moves will affect teams. In the east, the big 3 teams all seem to have made improvements or corrections specifically for the post season. The west? Jeez, I have absolutely no idea. After the Lakers, I could see arguments for four or five teams having a chance at 58+ wins.

I'll be rooting for my Bulls, but I hope I get to watch a few Orlando games, they're my new probably-gonna-be-fun-to-watch team for this season, assuming Vince can still score.