Official 09-10 NBA Thread/ The repeat!

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I'm back for another run.

The NBA season opens and it opens with a ba... well, not much. Clippers lost their star rookie and the Show will roll them again.

We are raising our 15th CHAMPIONSHIP banner tonight!

You know the Lakers picked Ron and I don't know if it was great move, but should be enough for this run. The rest of the cast is basically the same and that was good enough to win it all last year.

Looking for back to back. Teams in the way are in this order imo.

Cavs. If Shaq is healthy for their playoff run, they will be very dangerous. Chemistry shouldn't be a problem. They could give the Lakers the most problems. The future of the NBA will hinge on how they do. Biggest free market in the history of the NBA.

Celtics have upgraded too. It all depends on how healthy the team is and how much Wallace can contribute. And thats why they are 2nd on this list. Potential is as high as the Cavs, but they won't remain healthy and we'll see about the chemistry.

Portland Trailblazers are nice on paper. Lots of questions, but man this team could be a beast. They can play with the Lakers and if they are healthy will be the only team from the west that can beat a healthy Lakers squad. I think they'll need a couple more years though.

Spurs are relevant again til an injury hits. As long they hit the playoffs healthy, they will get a chance to lose to the show.

Magic went downhill, but if Dwight keeps improving, they have a shot. He is the new Shaq and can carry a team to the championship to lose to the show again.

Fun teams to watch... Golden state could be golden again. Wizards have Agent 0 back. Clippers when their rookie gets back. New Orleans will always be fun with Paul running point. There are others will update later.

GO LAKERS!