Lebron to Cleveland

[bocabull]

I root for the home team. That means when I lived in Boca I followed the Heat & Dolphins. Dallas it was the Mavs & Cowboys, Scottsdale it was the Suns & Cardinals, now it's the Lakers & Dodgers with the Clippers & Angels to a lesser extent.

What moving around gives you is perspective. That's why I'm not a total homer like Thunder fans.

 

[playmakr]

I root for the home team. That means when I lived in Boca I followed the Heat & Dolphins. Dallas it was the Mavs & Cowboys, Scottsdale it was the Suns & Cardinals, now it's the Lakers & Dodgers with the Clippers & Angels to a lesser extent.

What moving around gives you is perspective. That's why I'm not a total homer like Thunder fans.

Fair enough. I can't ever see myself not being a Bulls, Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks fan regardless of where I live. In fact I may be off to Phoenix in the coming years, I don't think I would become a Suns fan over the Bulls. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I will say I do like to see the Thunder do well when they aren't playing the Bulls (luckily they are in a different conference) and I'm sure I would attend some Suns games. I like how Hornacek has them playing.

 

[bocabull]

Phoenix Scottsdale is hard to beat. Out of everywhere I have been the lifestyle there ranks #1 for an okie white hick like me. I'm in LA for business and education for my two youngest kids.

But if it was just me? I would be parked in scottsdale ignoring the rest of the world with a gin in 1 hand & a golf club in the other.

 

[playmakr]

Phoenix Scottsdale is hard to beat. Out of everywhere I have been the lifestyle there ranks #1 for an okie white hick like me. I'm in LA for business and education for my two youngest kids.

But if it was just me? I would be parked in scottsdale ignoring the rest of the world with a gin in 1 hand & a golf club in the other.

My wife seems to have her eye on Fountain Hills, but it seems like maybe there is more of an older population there?

It's still a couple years off but it looks like it be will down to Phoenix, Chicago, or Charlotte. Or I could stay in OKC.

As for the Lakers they should be improved I still want to see who their coach will be. I like Randle a lot. It's all on Kobe's health. With what the Bulls are trying to do offensively going forward Gasol is a better fit than Boozer, but it will still be very interesting to see who gets the late run. Remember, Boozer didn't hardly play in 4th quarters, it was Gibson and Noah. I'm not sure how Thibs will play it.

If Rose is healthy and explosive there isn't any reason the Bulls can't win the East. All bets are off if Love is off to Cleveland.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

Phoenix Scottsdale is hard to beat. Out of everywhere I have been the lifestyle there ranks #1 for an okie white hick like me. I'm in LA for business and education for my two youngest kids.

But if it was just me? I would be parked in scottsdale ignoring the rest of the world with a gin in 1 hand & a golf club in the other.

Right there with you. I'd make every spring training game then play golf and sit by the pool the rest of the year. My wife thinks its too far from the grand kids


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[bocabull]

Fountain Hills is a little off the beating path but the views are gorgeous. Its on the east side of the McDowell Mountains facing east & south away from the sun.

http://www.fountainhillsvacation.com/fountain_hills_arizona_golf.htm

I played golf & biked out there quite often. You really can't go wrong anywhere in the northeast valley. It's night & day better than Boca. Hoped Palm Springs would replace Scottsdale for my desert fix but it's not nearly as lively. PGA West is better than TPC Scottsdale though.

 

[bocabull]

Wait, you're not suggesting D'antoni over Phil was a bad decision? Boca would have us believe that is nonsense.

Not sure what the holdup is on the Lakers naming a head coach ... but with Gasol gone, the the addition of Lin, the club bringing back most players from last season ... the smart move would be to convince D'Antoni to rescind his resignation and coach 1 more year.

They club was playing pretty good until the injuries piled up. Give him a chance at redemption and probably give the club the best chance at a good season.

 

[Smash Williams]

Come on Smash. The Lakers finished the season 28-12 which was a .700 winning clip putting them right with the Heat, Thunder and Spurs. That's after no training camp, Nash breaking his leg and a host of other players sustaining injuries, Howard not 100% from his back surgery and not buying into the system. They were becoming dangerous when Kobe tore his achilles.

As for this past season Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson & Pat Riley could have been co coaches and the Lakers would have had the same record. lol

During that 40-game stretch, the Lakers had a net rating of +2.2, which was only good for 11th overall (and 8th in the Western Conference) during that time (link). Winning games at a .700 clip with that small of a point differential is unsustainable. In other words, that 28-12 record was a fluke, and it certainly wasn't enough to consider the Lakers to be a legitimate contender.

In their first 42 games, the Lakers had a net differential of +1.7 but only went 17-25, which doesn't match up either. They essentially just regressed to the mean in the second half of the season, ending up with a record representative of their point differential.