Punch Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Time for another NBA season! Start transitioning from the offseason thread over to this one.......The Wolves started off on the right track with a preseason victory over the Lakers. Not normally a big deal, but it's the Wolves. Any win at this point is front-page news in Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 And how about Carlos Boozer returning to his injury-prone ways! Get used to it Bulls fans, this is the first of many to come!!!DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer has a broken right hand that will require surgery, and he is expected to be out eight weeks, the team announced Sunday afternoon. Boozer suffered the injury on Saturday during the Bulls' day off. Boozer tripped over a bag in his house and fell."[i was] at my house, came around the corner, fell over a bag, put my arm down to kind of brace myself," Boozer said. "I'll get surgery on Tuesday and do my rehab, be conditioned and run with the guys. The good thing about it was at least it only happened in the preseason."It's tough. Obviously, I'm disappointed. I feel bad about it, but we got guys who can play, man. Guys will be able to step up and play. We've been practicing hard, getting ready for the preseason right now. I'm going to be there supporting them, I'll be their biggest cheerleader and sideline coach. And I'll be busting my butt trying to get back and healthy and attacking my rehab trying to get right."The team says Boozer broke the fifth metacarpal bone in his hand. He was evaluated by team physician Dr. Brian Cole and hand specialist Dr. Marc Cohen of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.The Bulls signed the two-time All-Star veteran forward to a five-year deal worth about $75 million this summer after missing out on LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Said Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau: "It's part of the NBA. Those things happen. I think we've got more than enough to win with. We're disappointed, obviously, to lose Carlos, who put a lot of work in, and he was playing great, but that's part of the NBA. We move on and we just move forward. We've got plenty of guys who have started and have played in a lot of big games."In eight professional seasons, Boozer has missed 145 games. Boozer spent the previous six years with Utah and averaged 19.5 points and 11.2 rebounds last season before joining the Bulls in a sign-and-trade deal with the Jazz.Bulls forward Joakim Noah will be expected to pick up the slack during Boozer's absence, and second-year forward Taj Gibson is the most likely candidate to replace Boozer in the starting lineup. "It was kind of hard," Gibson said of the circumstances. "Because I came in, I was expecting to just go against him again in practice, just get better, because the whole [experience] was a positive, just learning from him, getting better. Then to come in, see him hurt, hopefully he gets back [as] soon as possible because I know our team's going to need him."Gibson started 70 games last season, averaging nine points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ah dammit, all-rookie 1st teamer Taj Gibson will be painfully forced to start 3-4 weeks at a position he started at, and excelled at, all of last season.I'm really not worried about the Boozer injury.Also, the bulls resigned Joakin Noah for 5 years, ---Owner of the NHA's Philadelphia Quakers, the UBA's Chicago Skyliners, and the CFA's Portland Beavers (2010 CFA2 Champions)--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 The Hawks will be the Hawks. 3rd in the Southeast, maybe 50 wins, 1st round exit. As for the rest of the league & who's gonna win the 'ship...yeah, I know the Heat basically have 3 all-stars for a core, but they still won't beat the Lakers in the Finals, if they get there. I still think that the Magic are going to give Miami fits all season, and even if they get past Orlando, the Lakers are still just as good as they were last year, & maybe a little better. Plus, thanks to LeBron, DecisionMania 2010, & all of the craziness surrounding free agency (especially this Melo saga that just popped up) they're going into this season under the radar. This is like a godsend for Phil Jackson's guys. So yeah, definitely wouldn't be surprised to see the Lakers pull off the threepeat, which would probably cement Kobe's legacy as the best of his generation. Still, the NBA is gonna be pretty fun to watch this year, with all of the new faces in new places. I can't wait for the 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Still kinda early into game one, but "Miami Thrice" is getting boatraced by the defending Eastern Conference champs. 31-15 C's midway through the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 LOL... I hate the Celtics but I loathe the Heat, so I'm glad they're looking like crap right now. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Wait a second... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Wait a second...Moderators, could you graveyard or merge this thread with the other one, please?Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Moderators, could you graveyard or merge this thread with the other one, please....before this turns into another Clippers conversation. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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