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    The Western Conference Gets Tougher At Top, But Is It Really A Power Shift?

    HANG TIME SOUTHWEST – Dwight to Houston and Iggy to Golden State. What a day. So, how much did Friday’s free-agent action shift the balance of power in the Western Conference? Perhaps the biggest shift will be the return of a healthy Russ in Oklahoma City come November.

    The West certainly got more top-heavy and more intriguing on a wild day that finally delivered Dwight Howard‘s decision, however awkwardly. The big man is leaving the domineering Kobe Bryant and his rapidly aging Los Angeles Lakers to join The Beard, James Harden, and his young-and-gunning Houston Rockets.

    While Howard spent Friday in Aspen, Colo., surely studying the California state tax hit on the $30 million more the incumbent Lakers could pay him, the Golden State Warriors’ aggressive front office was busy selling off expiring contracts to create the cap room needed to reach a rather stunning agreement with Denver free agent Andre Iguodala. It positioned the Warriors perfectly to craft a deal if the desperate Lakers bellied-up seeking a sign-and-trade for Howard while simultaneously strengthening their club for next season if not.

    Still, did Dwight to Houston and Iggy to Golden State boost either team to the level of the West champion San Antonio Spurs, to OKC with Russell Westbrook returning or even to the Doc Rivers-coached and Chris Paul-led Los Angeles Clippers?

    The West is so stout at the top that while Houston and Golden State began to emerge last season with Harden coming to the Rockets and Steph Curry rising to star status in the playoffs (and both teams will co-chair the NBA’s committee for must-watch teams next season) they might find themselves battling it out for homecourt advantage in the first round. And that’s having not even mentioned the post-Lionel Hollins Memphis Grizzlies now under rookie coach David Joerger returning as a top-five team.

    But back to Iguodala and his one-year stopover in Denver. If there is a power shift in the West it’s the potential for a Nuggets avalanche down the standings to open a spot in the top four. Denver finished the season as the No. 3 seed, but since Danilo Gallinari tore his ACL in early April it’s been a steady stream of body blows. Denver lost to Golden State in the first round. Coach of the Year George Karl was fired and executive of the year Masai Ujiri left to run the Toronto Raptors. Now Iguodala is gone and Denver might be on the playoff bubble.

    As for the Lakers, it’s disingenuous to talk about the loss of Howard as creating a major power shift within the conference. L.A. hasn’t escaped the second round in three years and with Howard last season it squeaked into the playoffs in the final days of the season as the seventh seed. Kobe Bryant hopes to be back for the start of the 2013-14 season, but there’s no guarantee as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon.

    With a roster badly in need of patching all over, might the Lakers, who — ready for this? — apparently chose a future with Mike D’Antonio over the 27-year-old Howard, be the most likely candidate to fall out of the top eight and open a playoff path for a lottery team such as the loaded — and presumably healthy — Minnesota Timberwolves?

    Huh, the Timberwolves passing over the Lakers? Now that would be a power shift.

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      OK, NBA Fans
      Season is starting Oct 29th
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        Knicks' Anthony leaves game with sprained ankle



        New York forward Carmelo Anthony will be evaluated Tuesday after he left the Knicks' 103-98 win over the Orlando Magic with a sprained left ankle.

        Anthony led the Knicks with 19 points before leaving the game Monday night with 7:26 left in the third quarter.

        Without him, the Magic rallied to cut what had been a 25-point deficit to just a point. But the Knicks were able to hang on down the stretch to preserve the victory.

        Anthony said in the locker room afterward that he is remaining optimistic about the severity of the sprain.

        "I am walking," Anthony said. "I think I caught it before it rolled all the way but it rolled pretty bad. So we will evaluate everything (Tuesday). The good thing is I am able to walk with a little bit of pain. We will figure it out tomorrow. The pain was just too much. I was actually trying to walk it off to see if I could come back into the game.

        "There wasn't any reason for me to go out there and risk it anymore."

        Woodson also was trying to remain positive for the latest in what has been a string of injuries to his players this season.

        The Knicks next play Oklahoma City on Christmas Day.

        "Melo's a tough kid," Woodson said. "He doesn't sit out very often and we just have to wait and see how he feels tomorrow, see how he is an we'll go from there."

        The Knicks also lost point guard Raymond Felton late in the fourth quarter to what coach Mike Woodson was as a tweaked groin. Felton was just making his return to action after a six-game absence because of strained left hamstring.

        He also will be evaluated Tuesday. The Knicks had been struggling to find an offensive flow in the half court and that returned against the Magic early.

        "I'm concerned (about Melo), but I'm not as worried about him as I'm worried about Ray, the way he came back and then to go down again. It's tough," Knicks forward J.R. Smith said. "He's our point guard, for sure


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          Any predictions of what the Finals are going to look like?
          My 2 predictions
          1) Spurs vs Miami (rematch of last year)
          1) Spurs vs Indiana
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            Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
            Any predictions of what the Finals are going to look like?
            My 2 predictions
            1) Spurs vs Miami (rematch of last year)
            1) Spurs vs Indiana
            Hard to believe the Spurs are still going as strong as ever. Last year they were a duncan missed lay up away from winning. Anyone but Miami would be cool. Specially Indiana. Hopefully indiana-spurs.

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              I am a huge Spurs fan & I know a lot of people hate Lebron, eventhough they beat us last year, I've always liked Lebron
              but Indiana San Antonio would be interesting
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                So, I'm pretty sure all of you have heard about Donald Sterling (clippers owner) statements
                now if allegations are truth, I don't think the NBA should suspend him, I think the NBA ban him & revoke his contract what he did was low
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                  The NBA season is almost coming to an end, only 4 teams left, who will bring home the championship
                  Miami, Indiana, OKC or San Antonio?
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                    Spurs.

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                      Now that my boys (San Antonio Spurs) beat OKC
                      we will beat Miami this year, we are more depth especially our bench
                      we have the #1 bench in the NBA
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