Biggest team surprises and disappointments for U this year?

thecc · Post #1 » by **thecc** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:52 pm

Surprise: Portland Trailblazers. They lose the #1 overall pick for the entire season. I figured they would be way below .500 and miss the playoffs again.

Disappointment: Miami Heat. This is the team that won it all two years ago. Last year they didn't get off to a great start but still made the playoffs. I can't believe they're dead last in the East.

Hendrix · Post #2 » by **Hendrix** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:59 pm

Suprise- Moon being our starting SF

Dissapointment- Fords injury, and Bargnani's slump.

miruss2001 · Post #3 » by **miruss2001** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:07 pm

Surprises: Portland; Chris Kaman; Boston's bench
Disappointments: Miami; Houston; rookie class

Post #4 » by **5DOM** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:08 pm

miruss2001 wrote:Surprises: Portland; Chris Kaman; Boston's bench
Disappointments: Miami; Houston; rookie class

+1

J Dilla · Post #5 » by **J Dilla** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:10 pm

Surprise: Portland, Rudy, Rondo, Jamario, Hump

Disappointment: Bustnani, Miami Heat, Jokeim, NJ

random_hero891 · Post #6 » by **random_hero891** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:25 pm

surprise: Portland, Humphries
disappointment: Bargniani (not hating, I think he'll come out of it, but still...) Charlotte (I thought with j-rich they'd have a breakout season)

booyah_child · Post #7 » by **booyah_child** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:27 pm

Surprise: Portland

Disappointment: Miami and Chicago

Post #8 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:35 pm

Surprise: Portland, Lakers, Zeke's continued employment
Disappointment: Chicago, Eddy Curry, Ford's injury and well being.

shizzle · Post #9 » by **shizzle** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:49 pm

Surprise... Lakers, Delfino, Boston (I was on the "not enough shots" train)

Disappointments.... Shaq/Miami, Larry Hughes, Bulls, Rockets

bakafool · Post #10 » by **bakafool** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:50 pm

Surprises: Orlando , Portland , Apollo 33

Dissappointments: Our inconsisntency

rapz**7** · Post #11 » by rapz**7** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:51 pm

Not sure..I mean the year has just begun.

RealGood · Post #12 » by **RealGood** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:55 pm

thecc wrote:Surprise: Portland Trailblazers. They lose the #1 overall pick for the entire season. I figured they would be way below .500 and miss the playoffs again.

Disappointment: Miami Heat. This is the team that won it all two years ago. Last year they didn't get off to a great start but still made the playoffs. I can't believe they're dead last in the East.

Looking at their roster

ToffKobe · Post #13 » by **ToffKobe** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:59 pm

rapz**7** wrote:Not sure..I mean the year has just begun.

Great contribution. :roll:

Surprises: Portland, Lakers, Isiah (I said he'd be fired before the end of the 2007 calendar year), Celtics (didn't think they'd be this good)

Disappointments: Shaq, Bulls, Rockets (Tmac), rookie class, Oden.

Danchan · Post #14 » by **Danchan** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:00 pm

you are lying if you anticipated MULTIPLE double double games from Hump and big game at this point of the season!

So that's my surprise

disapointment... like everyone else. I didn't expect Bargs to shoot like 30%

Southward1 · Post #15 » by **Southward1** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 10:13 pm

surprise: Orlando, Boston's d, Jamario Moon
Disappointments: charlotte (they looked better on paper), Rookie Class

Scuddy · Post #16 » by **Scuddy** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 10:26 pm

Surprises - A team with VC or TMAC can't go forward. :roll:

ROY so good for Portland. Also that the coach of the year :wavefinger:

has his players competing with each other and not against the other team (ball movemen tof last year) and yet to find a rotation healty or not.

Disappointments - Bag-barfi's ball-chucking :pray:

play compared to all second year players and some first year players.
Minnesota's team, I know they are young and do play hard but with so much so called talent I'd figure someone other than Jefferson would emerge.

Calderoni_8 · Post #17 » by **Calderoni_8** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 10:43 pm

Surprise..Humphries Jamario,
Let downs..Bargnani, i expected 16 and 3 at least

vi3t · Post #18 » by **vi3t** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 10:50 pm

Disappointed in Houston, they're more talented than they have been in yrs, should be a top 5 western conf team

Surprised at the Knicks, people had them makin the playoffs wit the addition of Randolph but in their case, talent doesn't equal success

SpaceJam · Post #19 » by **SpaceJam** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 10:56 pm

Suprise: Boston-Dwight Howard-Chris Kaman-Hornets

Disappointments-Miami-Houston-Andrea-Steve Francis

thecc · Post #20 » by **thecc** » Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:04 pm

Scuddy wrote:Surprises - A team with VC or TMAC can't go forward.

Are you suggesting that VC's teams have never improved from one year to the next ("moved forward")? :lol: