My roommates grandparents have season tickets. My roommate just called me and says "I have 4 tickets to some games this year. Pick some teams." I am feeling like I have won the lottery! I just started thinking of playoff western conference teams and said Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Denver. Then I started thinking of stars I wanted to see. Wade, Bron\Shaq - so I got Heat and Cavs. Also got Pistons to see their reconstruction and Memphis to see Iverson because my roommate loves him. Boston too. Seats are 300 level but they are front row. So that will be fun hanging over the edge lol. I am going to make huge signs.
That's tight. I would have thrown the Clippers in that mix too. I can't wait to watch LMA and Griffin go at it so "experts" can realize BG is NOT on LMA's level....yet.
I know I was almost in shock and I really couldn't think fast enough lol I knew there was some rookies I wanted to see. I wanna see BG.
Griffin/Flynn/Evans/Harden would all be fun to see in person. I don't know why but I feel like Harden might be the best player out of that group when it's all said and done. This years draft is unbelievable.
Oklahoma is a team I'd like to see. Durant's impact is debatable, but he's amazing to watch play. Then adding in Westbrook and Harden and it should be a pretty exciting team. Such perimeter-oriented teams will struggle to win a lot, but they are fun to watch.
I felt Harden was the third-best prospect in the draft, after Rubio and Griffin. I think he's a bit underrated and underhyped.
I agree, I don't think people realize how good he CAN be...Baring any serious injury I think Harden has the opportunity to be better than Manu given how young he is. The reason I say Manu is because their playing style is so similar. OKC is gonna be a playoff team in a few years.
Hmm, I don't think he was underrated by them either. Most sites had Harden going 3rd or 4th overall in mocks, and most fans (who followed the draft) knew the guy was good.
Yeah, that wasn't my experience. Mocks had him fairly high, but mocks are largely based on what scouts say, either directly (the reputable mocks who actually talk to scouts) or indirectly (all the other mocks who have a heavy element of copying the top sites). So that still reflects NBA teams. Fans, though, in my experience didn't think a lot of Harden. "Knowing he was good" isn't the point. Everyone who's drafted in the lottery is "good" at some level. From what I saw, he was considered an unexciting, lower ceiling prospect. And very little of what I've read in stories about the coming NBA season mentions Harden...other prospects get more ink, like Griffin (justifiably), Curry, Thabeet and Evans.
My concern was with watching Harden play against better teams. Sure, he lights up the Oregons of the world, but did you see him against USC, either during the season or in the tourney? Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett shut him way down. And they were playing man, not some college junk defense. His percentages aren't great for a college shooter/scorer, and his A/TO wasn't great. He's a good player, but I'm not completely sold on him as the 3rd-best player in the draft.
I am in 319. I feel the same way every year the day my ticket package arrive. Hope you have fun at the games.
What section? EDIT: I need to read the entire thread before I post, lol... I'm in 318, maybe I'll see you at a game! How's the little one?
He is a lot better with his head injury, but he has a pretty bad cold right now. I am going to have to leave work early and take him to his doctor. Thank you for asking! 318? We can grab a beer at halftime!
