ATL: The New Orleans Pelicans edition

[Newz]

How is this season better than last season? Or 2009-10?

Cut his TOs down by about one a game and his rebounding numbers keep going up.

LeBron has been putting up insane numbers for years now though. He is just crazy good.

[Jammo29]

The Bobcats are going to be tough in a couple years. Like their coach, like the motors on all their young pieces.

The Bobcats, Wizards, Raptors and Cavs are all going back to the lottery well yet again.. Eventually this group is going to rise off the bottom and should greatly improve the East.


As an aside, I feel the Toronto Raptors should change their name in light of the Pelicans. The "Raptors" is possibly the worst name in pro sports and I think it makes sense they give a name change a look if they so desire.

So what is an animal native to Toronto or Canada that they could change to?

[Nebula1]

Does it have to be an animal? I think Toronto could be creative with a name change.

[Nebula1]

Wednesday Games (12/19)

Pistons @ Raptors - Toronto has found their game with Andrea out. More Terrence Ross please.

Nets @ Knicks - Yea. Again.

Wizards @ Magic - Magic probably wants to tank and this looks like another win with no Beal. Magic need Drew Gooden.

Jazz @ Pacers - Big game for the Jazz who are just starting to get some road wins. Pacers are slippin..

Cavs @ Boston - The masked men go to Boston.. The Kyrie Irving roadshow.

Thunder @ Hawks - Measuring Stick.

76ers @ Rockets - Hopefully Marcus can keep it going.

Bobcats @ Suns - Sounds awful, but will probably be an entertaining game.

Warriors @ Kings - Warriors are 8-2 in December with 6 wins on the road. Trying for 7 tonight.

Hornets @ Douche Clippers - Maybe Davis can get a big block on Griffin. I wish CP3 played somewhere else.

[Ayt]

So D'Antoni is going to start Howard and Gasol next to each other, but he moves MWP to the bench so he can become a backup 4 man?

"I want him to play the 4, and we have to be able to change our team," D'Antoni explained. "I hate it for Jordan Hill right now because he is the odd man out, and he doesn't deserve it. He's played well and he is a good player. But for us to have a different team -- a different look -- Metta has to play the 4. ... As soon as Metta gets more comfortable with that role, he will be very productive as a 4."

Just to add to my own post out of amazement, D'Antoni is completely insane.

"It's Pau who has to expand his game, and he'll expand out in the corner threes and he needs to take a couple, and we'll get him in the post when we can," D'Antoni said, emphasizing those last three words.

And now Meeks is going to start with Kobe moving to SF.

It is unreal how inflexible D'Antoni is as a coach.

[Max Green]

"It's Pau who has to expand his game, and he'll expand out in the corner threes and he needs to take a couple, and we'll get him in the post when we can," D'Antoni said, emphasizing those last three words.

So he's gonna take a skilled 7 footer who's great in the post and force him to take more threes when he is a career 23% shooter, Unreal.

[Fight the Tank]

So D'Antoni is going to start Howard and Gasol next to each other, but he moves MWP to the bench so he can become a backup 4 man?

"I want him to play the 4, and we have to be able to change our team," D'Antoni explained. "I hate it for Jordan Hill right now because he is the odd man out, and he doesn't deserve it. He's played well and he is a good player. But for us to have a different team -- a different look -- Metta has to play the 4. ... As soon as Metta gets more comfortable with that role, he will be very productive as a 4."

Just to add to my own post out of amazement, D'Antoni is completely insane.

"It's Pau who has to expand his game, and he'll expand out in the corner threes and he needs to take a couple, and we'll get him in the post when we can," D'Antoni said, emphasizing those last three words.

And now Meeks is going to start with Kobe moving to SF.

It is unreal how inflexible D'Antoni is as a coach.

It looks to me like Dantoni wants to make sure the Lakers are terrible defensively.

[Ayt]

He's going to drive Kobe into the ground by playing him at SF which is basically going to force him to actually have to play defense basically every night. Its not like they can put Meeks on the best wing player and Kobe on the other guy like they have done for years with MWP or Ariza. Meeks can't guard NBA SFs.

[Baddy Chuck]

They don't play defense anymore so it's alright.

[jeremyd236]

Jason Kidd (age 39) is playing excellent defense, has a .660 TS%, and a 4.4 assist-to-turnover ratio this season

[PedroGrande]

Montiejunas had a nice Summer League, lets see how he plays tonight if he has some minutes with Patterson out...

[blazza18]

Damn I love MSG.

[jeremyd236]

Damn I love MSG.

Seriously the only reason I don't eat Chinese food. I'm really careful about stuff like that.

[Baddy Chuck]

Unbelievable how good Carmelo has been this season.

[Nebula1]

Derozan has started playing better. This entire Toronto team has shifted since Bargnani went away.

[jokeboy86]

Gerald Green

[Nebula1]

Rockets are straight rolling the 76ers tonight

[Baddy Chuck]

Rockets are straight rolling the 76ers tonight

Mostly because James Harden is a super star.

[Nebula1]

The whole squad is playing well. Even Toney Douglas is hitting. Good stuff.

[EastSideBucksFan]

Nate Rob draws hair on Boozers bobblehead and tweets pic.