Thread: NBA 2008-09 Season

That's right folks. With last night's 117-109 Cavs victory over the Pacers, Cleveland clinches the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. If any series goes 7 games, the final game will be in Cleveland and you can bet your life the Q will be rockin!!!!!!!

With 1 more game left, not only can we go 40-1 at home, but these Cavaliers have an opportunity to win 67 games this year. That is good enough to tie the 6th best regular season record in NBA history! We are talking about history here folks!

As this magical season progresses, I just hope it continues on through June.

Yet in typical LeBron fashion, despite the best record and home-court, he won't call his team the favorite to win the Championship....

"It's going to be Boston," he said. "It goes like that every year. Until you knock off the NBA champs, that's the team to beat. We worked hard for the regular season to get to the point where we're at now, the home court. We must serve home in the playoffs like we did in the regular season."

With the Bulls comeback win against the Pistons last night, it's looking more evident that the Pistons will end up with the #8 seed and the Bulls the #7.

As a Cavs fan, I'm not sure who I'd rather face in the first round. The Bulls are playing really well right now and with a lot of confidence and the Pistons are reeling. However, it seems somehow appropriate that the Cavs will have to end Detroit’s steak of 6 straight Eastern Conference finals if they’re going to win it all.

BTW, this will pit another Ohio team against a Michigan team this playoff season. (Blue Jackets face the Red Wings in the NHL playoffs).

Originally Posted by HD MM

With the Bulls comeback win against the Pistons last night, it's looking more evident that the Pistons will end up with the #8 seed and the Bulls the #7.

As a Cavs fan, I'm not sure who I'd rather face in the first round. The Bulls are playing really well right now and with a lot of confidence and the Pistons are reeling. However, it seems somehow appropriate that the Cavs will have to end Detroit’s steak of 6 straight Eastern Conference finals if they’re going to win it all.

BTW, this will pit another Ohio team against a Michigan team this playoff season. (Blue Jackets face the Red Wings in the NHL playoffs).

As a Celtics fan, I'm thrilled with this scenario!

I'd much rather face a young, albeit talented, Bulls squad, then the uber-experienced Pistons........struggling or not.

Originally Posted by HD MM

I was downtown both Friday and Saturday night over the weekend. On my way home, I stopped to basque in the love this town has for our very own star, LeBron James.

One of the buildings has the lights strategically left on to show their support for LeBron. What a site it is.....

it is a great site. very cool

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Flip Saunders has an offer to be the head coach of the
Washington Wizards

next season but has yet to return it, according to ESPN's Ric Bucher and a number of other published reports.

Should he sign and return the offer, Saunders could be named as the team's head coach later this week or early next week. The NBA regular season ends on Wednesday.

Yahoo! Sports reported Monday Saunders has told associates he'd accepted the job. The deal is reported for close to $19 million over four years.

Smart move by the Wiz. I've always liked Flip and thought he got a raw deal by the Pistons. There's a lot of talent on this Wizards team and I expect Flip to get these guys to play to their potential next year.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4066231"]Reports: Flip Saunders reaches deal to coach Washington Wizards - ESPN[/ame]

Mr. James should get plenty of rest in the first round. I am thinking an ugly sweep by the Cavs.

If you take a look back at each "Championship" run the pistons have had over the past few years, the late 80's/mid 90's and now this 2000 run, when it ends it ends UGLY.

Originally Posted by satjay

Mr. James should get plenty of rest in the first round. I am thinking an ugly sweep by the Cavs.

If you take a look back at each "Championship" run the pistons have had over the past few years, the late 80's/mid 90's and now this 2000 run, when it ends it ends UGLY.

Is it true Iverson is indeed done for the playoffs too?

If you take a look back at each "Championship" run the pistons have had over the past few years, the late 80's/mid 90's and now this 2000 run, when it ends it ends UGLY.

Detroit has no chance.

They don't have momentum heading into the playoffs that the 2007 Warriors had nor an impressive record against their top-seeded opponent (1-3 against the Cavs, with that one win in November, before things went to hell in a handbasket for the Pistons).

Also, they don't have a game-changer that can cause trouble like Baron Davis, Steven Jackson, Josh Smith, or Joe Jackson.

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Detroit has no chance.

They don't have momentum heading into the playoffs that the 2007 Warriors had nor an impressive record against their top-seeded opponent (1-3 against the Cavs, with that one win in November, before things went to hell in a handbasket for the Pistons).

Also, they don't have a game-changer that can cause trouble like Baron Davis, Steven Jackson, Josh Smith, or Joe Jackson.

Your right Sabres. Thank God for the Cavs, that "game-changer" got sent packing to the Mile High City.