NBA 2011-2012: Where Games Actually Will Happen.

**web_head02** · 12-07-2011, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by BGPu

Apparently Orlando's outgoing CEO drunk dialed Howard and begged him to stay with the Magic

http://www.barstoolsports.com/nyc/su...g-him-to-stay/

I was laughing at this this morning

. I wonder what he said, it must've been really inappropriate for him to resign.

**GrandeMaestro Fünke** · 12-07-2011, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by chazbot

The schedules are out for all the teams. Man, they are cramming a lot of games in. Didn't seem so apparent until actually seeing the schedule.

Here's links to the various TV schedules. Will probably do like last year and highlight nationally televised games each week.

http://www.nba.com/schedules/nationa...ABC/index.html
http://www.nba.com/schedules/nationa...SPN/index.html
http://www.nba.com/schedules/nationa...TNT/index.html

Hot damn!

No Rockets

**Rian Fike** · 12-08-2011, 06:14 AM

We got us a Blue Devil.

Shane Battier, welcome to Miami.

**chazbot** · 12-08-2011, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Rian Fike

We got us a Blue Devil.

Shane Battier, welcome to Miami.

I guess they won't be playing with a point guard in crunch time.

**Rian Fike** · 12-08-2011, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by chazbot

I guess they won't be playing with a point guard in crunch time.

You may be surprised:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/2...rris-cole.html

Right now, we move Bosh to center and lock down anyone with Cole, Wade, Lebron, Shane, and Bosh. And the Dalembert shoe has yet to drop.

Bosh is ready for that, you'll see.

Personally, I don't think there will be much crunch time this season for the Heat. This defense will cause 20 point leads most nights.

**dougmac** · 12-08-2011, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Rian Fike

You may be surprised:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/2...rris-cole.html

Right now, we move Bosh to center and lock down anyone with Cole, Wade, Lebron, Shane, and Bosh. And the Dalembert shoe has yet to drop.

Bosh is ready for that, you'll see.

Personally, I don't think there will be much crunch time this season for the Heat. This defense will cause 20 point leads most nights.

they should amnesty Bosh

**BriRedfern** · 12-08-2011, 07:24 AM

Any chance of Paul coming to the Celtics?

I like Rondo, but I just read an article that made a pretty convincing case for CP3.

**web_head02** · 12-08-2011, 07:27 AM

I don't really see it happening. I don't think Ainge is willing to part ways with Rondo.

**Rian Fike** · 12-08-2011, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by dougmac

they should amnesty Bosh

The jokes were never that funny, and they will be irrelevant this year. If anyone really follows the game, Bosh is a serious quality player. In fact, even with all the stupidity, he was voted #24 in the league:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/70...rankings-chart

Enjoy the idiocy if you must, but if we are talking basketball I want Bosh on my team every time.

**chazbot** · 12-08-2011, 07:30 AM

Woohoo! Bought my Mavs tickets for the year. It's expensive to be the Champs. Only could afford two games. Against the Blazers on Feb 11 and against the Spurs on Mar 17.

Originally Posted by Rian Fike

You may be surprised:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/2...rris-cole.html

Right now, we move Bosh to center and lock down anyone with Cole, Wade, Lebron, Shane, and Bosh. And the Dalembert shoe has yet to drop.

Bosh is ready for that, you'll see.

Personally, I don't think there will be much crunch time this season for the Heat. This defense will cause 20 point leads most nights.

Snarky answer: Yeah, they need to get those 20-point leads to avoid LeBron wilting if the game is close.

Thought out answer: This is good unless they come up against a team in the playoffs with a dominant center. If Chicago somehow traded for Dwight (still think that's a less likely scenario), then that lineup will get brutalized by Howard and Rose. Of course then you wouldn't need Battier out on the floor to guard Hedo's trade-included carcass.