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I don't see how he couldn't fit, really. When Chalmers was playing good, Wade was free to tear into teams. He had the option to pick and choose when and where he attacked, and the Heat were pretty damn good. That was also the case when Arroyo was playing good, for a while. Wade needs a point guard who can run the offense, and feed him the ball when necessary. Rose is an unselfish player, and he's very good at attacking the rim, just as Wade. When you stick two guys, who demand a double, on the same team...all you need is a forward that can score, and Chicago has that in Luol Deng, if he can stay healthy. Plus, they could land Wade and STILL go after Boozer in a trade. That would be devastating to the East.

The Clippers are considered a bottom-feeder. You don't think they would win with a trio of Yao, Griffin and Gordon? Same with the Nets and Yao, Harris and Lopez (who can play power forward). Bottom-feeders can become legit threats in the playoffs just by adding a healthy Yao Ming, especially when they already have the guard(s) to compliment him.

Would you take Joe Johnson over Wade if you were any GM in the league?

Wall will probably have more team success, but I think Evan Turner will be the superstar player that rides on individual success. So if the question is asking who will have a greater impact on the league itself, it's Turner. On a team, it's probably going to be John Wall.

Big men get paid. Yao's injury may change that for SOME teams, but there are bottom-feeders that will give him the contract he wants because, if they DO get the Yao Ming of old, they cash in. Wasn't there a rumor about Ming possibly never playing again? I believe that was shot down, but I'm not sure.

Probably Yao.

Yeah, not having Martin to defend Nowitzki will be a big deal, unless Dirk goes cold from the floor for no reason.

Haha, probably not. The Nets' payroll will be $200 million in five years, once he re-signs everyone with Bird Rights, picks up LeBron, pays Wall, and starts winning.

STOP PICKING ON ME JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE 20 YEARS OLDER.

Under/under: 120.5 points for the Knicks. Over/under: 170.5 points for the Jazz.

Denver is 5-5 in their last 10, with just one win in this current road trip they are on. They just lost last night, letting Reddick torch them for 23 points. The game is in Dallas, so I'm expecting the worst for the Nuggets.

Collison scores 25, West gets 25, we barely get the win. Or...we blow them out, something I'd never predict any other day of the season.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Nets were picked apart BADLY by Manu and Hill tonight. Even though it seems like the Nets want to win their 10th game before they tank the rest of them, it can't be a victory against the Spurs, who are trying to climb out of the hole they've been in almost all season long.

It's not looking too great for the Raptors. They really need this game. I would love to see Hedo against his former team in the first round, as much as I would love to see Charlotte against the Cavaliers.

West Virginia. I think Butler will be tough, though, but they'll fall to WVU in the championship game.

+1 for the article. Great job. And I've been saying it forever now...Ginobili is the x-factor for the Spurs. Even with a healthy, younger Duncan, Manu was the one guy that did all the dirty work. Don't get me wrong...Duncan has been the MVP of the team since he was drafted, but Ginobili has deserved all the praise he's been given by both their fans and the media. With what's happening in San Antonio, you have to point your finger at Manu for all the success they are having. Duncan has been inconsistent, possibly from both the wear-and-tear AND the injuries, and Parker can't stay on the court. George Hill is stepping up, big time, but Ginobili looks like he grew younger by 3-4 years. As far as Boston goes, they are ancient history because Garnett's knees are ancient. No Garnett, and the Celtics struggle to maintain that high level of play because, quite frankly, Sheed has been nothing more than a disappointment, and aside from Perkins, nobody else in the frontcourt plays defense.

Haha, just watched it from the DVR about 30 minutes ago. He's pretty cool. I laughed when he said he had no idea where his boat was, and that he didn't know how much money he had...funny as hell.

Thought this was a sick picture... http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs484.ash1/26508_379236338462_8245623462_3802100_4832564_n.jpg

FYI - If your favorite team has a lesser-known star as their franchise player (ex. Al Jefferson...yes, Zach), I need HQ pictures, please.

I set the width of the content (the actual forums) to a percentage, so it adjusts accordingly. However, the banner is 1,100 pixels long, so if your resolution is set at 1024x768, you'll still see that scroll only because of the banner width. If it's still a problem, I can shrink the width of the banner, of course...but I'd rather not unless we get a lot of complaints. You should be able to read the forums fine now, though. That's my main concern.

Anyone using a 1024x768 resolution, try it now.

Is the scrolling really, really bad? Enough to where it's a nuisance? I gotta know the truth.

Try the Magic forum... http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/forum/33-2-orlando-magic-team-forum-50-22 Tough to get that exact blue.

Boston Celtics team forum... http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/forum/13-3-boston-celtics-team-forum-46-25

Those will change, eventually. I just wanted to get the new skin's main core done and released, because there were security problems with it.