Well this thread is going to be lively over the next couple of months.
 
Obviously, the lockout puts any predictions or talk of next season (if there is even going to be one) on hold in the NBA, but there is till plenty to discuss. Where are Dwight and CP3 going to end up next summer, potentially the most competitive NCAA  tournament in years which could also lead to an extremely deep draft, and then there's the Olympics to top it all off next year.
 
As in the NFL thread, feel free to talk up your team in here.

The closest NBA teams to Pittsburgh are the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers. I won't support any Cleveland team out of principle and supporting a team with NFL ties not in Pittsburgh still seems wrong. If I ever claim to follow a team it is the Milwaukee Bucks. But er... we don't tend to do so well...

Bucks have some talent, Bogut is as good as any centre who isn't Dwight Howard in the league. Riddled with injuries last season, but they made the play offs the year before, and traded for Stephen Jackson during the draft, so the future looks good for them.
 
Why wont you support a Clevand team? Think of all the legit Lebron hate you could spew out every week.
 
 

I know so little about the NBA. The games are usually pretty good though so I might try and get into it next season, if there is one.

In terms of support, I always played as the lakers on games but I'd feel cheap just picking them, will hopefully pick one up I like after watching.

I'm a bit of a Hawks fan, saw a few of their games last year.
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyUf-9ruJi8 NIIIIIIIIQUE

Shame that Johnson has lumbered the Hawks with the worst contract in sports for the foreseeable future. If they had the cap room to sign a quality centre so Horford could play PF they would be a major force in the East.

There was some trade chatter about Josh Smith, if he could be shipped for a decent starting 5 (and a solid 3 FA probably) Hawks would be set.

Yeah I heard that, his name is being dropped with loads of teams because he's Howard's best mate and they want to get him as a make weight if he hits FA next summer.
 
Outlaw + Brook Lopez for Smith is the popular one at the minute.
 
EDIT:
 
http://basketball.realgm....iles_Suit_Against_NBPA
 
Better start looking forward to the NCAA.

http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=379103
 
Well at least its some sign of them coming to an agreement.
 
 

The players have rejected the latest offer and are now suing the NBA, and even if any agreement is reached in the near future (which it wont) there will be no games until the new year at the earliest.
 
Kiss this season good bye.

Can't blame the players for the lockout, yes they ultimately caused it, but anyone reasonable would've rejected the owners' offers.

Some reports suggest that both sides are trying to get this resolved so the league can start on Christmas day.
 
Don't hold your breath.

CP3 request trade to the Knicks. That's another super team in the making for the east.
 
Paul, Melo, and Stoudamire in a Dantoni offense.

Last I'd heard was that CP3 wanted to go to NYK but knew tey've got basically noone to trade, so wouldn't force it?

Yeah, that came out after the original report. The trouble with that is if he insists on only moving to the Knicks then he basically has the Hornets by the balls. Their either going to have too let him go into FA and get nothing for him ala LeMong, or accept whatever the  Knicks offer for him in trade which will be nothing in the way of value for Paul. There is talk of him being shopped to the Clipper and Celtics instead, but really its all up to him now. Pretty much exactly the same with the Howard situation.

Free agency on starts on Friday. Affalo (dreaming) QRich (contented) TMac (oh well) for the Bull please.

I've no big wishes for ATL (we can't afford anyone) other than keeping Jamal Crawford.

Forgot about him. Doubt he will take a mid level when there are teams who can offer more money than us. Lots of talk about Battier to the Heat and Chandler moving to the Celtics which will really shake things up in the East.
 

Never really paid any attention to NBA, may start this season, have no real knowledge of who our players are or whether they're any good or not.

I'll pick a team from the same place as my NFL team, so I'll go with the Nuggets.

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Never really paid any attention to NBA, may start this season, have no real knowledge of who our players are or whether they're any good or not.

I'll pick a team from the same place as my NFL team, so I'll go with the Nuggets.

 
Your in for a very long season. They have some great young players like Ty Lawson, Affalo, and Gallinari, but they have already lost Wilson Chandler and JR Smith to the Chinses league for this season unless the trade deadline gets put back until their season ends in March, and everything suggests that Nene (your best player) will be gone by the time FA finishes. Will have loads of cap room for next summer though, and with a high lottery pick in what is set to be the deepest draft in years, the future is bright for the Nuggets.

As with the NFL, video games are good place to start just to learn the rules/players if your just getting into the NBA, then check out the official website and forums like Real Gm that are great for keeping up to date with whats going on. All the games are far easier to obtain via DL than the NFL I find as well.

Well it's either them or Spurs, are guess why I'd support them