I've been looking at some of the younger players in the league and players in HS or college and it has made me think. Are we going into another dominant era??? I mean just listing some of the plyers that are still decently young or very young there's so much incredible talent. I'm not expecting anything like the 80s and early 90s but still the players that come to mind could make this a very good era.Greg OdenLeBron JamesDwyane WadeDwight HowardAmare StoudamireKobe Bryant is still decently youngOJ MayoKevin DurhantRudy GayAndrea BargnaniTyrus ThomasThose are just the ones off the top of my head. There really is a lot of players who have the talent to be stars in the league. I'm really excited to see where the league is in 5 years.
WTF? How in the hell did you not mention:Chris BoshKirk HinrichBrandon RoyAdam MorrisonAndre IguodalaChanning FryeAndrew BynumGerald GreenMartell WebsterTJ FordRaymond FeltonEmeka OkaforDelonte Westetc. etc. etc.Let's just put it this way, the young talent we have in our league now is unbelievable and I am extremely excited that I am growing up with it.
We've seen a portion of the greatness we'll see.. 3 guys putting up 30+, Gilbert coming up close, and with the new talent from the drafts... it's crazy. It's pretty damn amazing
yes, we are, and i LOVE it. Half of today's all-stars are like 25 or younger. We're about to enter some great years in the nba.btw, there has been like 10 topics on this before.
Andrew Bogut...cough cough cough cough.... It's great having all these stars in the game...but without any rivalries it won't mean much and it doesn't look like it will happen.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Jul 13 2006, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>WTF? How in the hell did you not mention:Chris BoshKirk HinrichBrandon RoyAdam MorrisonAndre IguodalaChanning FryeAndrew BynumGerald GreenMartell WebsterTJ FordRaymond FeltonEmeka OkaforDelonte Westetc. etc. etc.Let's just put it this way, the young talent we have in our league now is unbelievable and I am extremely excited that I am growing up with it.</div>I know theres a lot more lol but I made this topic at like 12:30 in the morning and I was tired lol so I wasn't thinking clearly. I was also just listing the main ones that came to mind.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jul 13 2006, 09:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's great having all these stars in the game...but without any rivalries it won't mean much and it doesn't look like it will happen.</div>I think Miami/Cleveland (DWade/LeBron) is going to turn into a heck of a rivalry.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iversonfan268 @ Jul 13 2006, 04:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I've been looking at some of the younger players in the league and players in HS or college and it has made me think. Are we going into another dominant era??? I mean just listing some of the plyers that are still decently young or very young there's so much incredible talent. I'm not expecting anything like the 80s and early 90s but still the players that come to mind could make this a very good era.Greg OdenLeBron JamesDwyane WadeDwight HowardAmare StoudamireKobe Bryant is still decently youngOJ MayoKevin DurhantRudy GayAndrea BargnaniTyrus ThomasThose are just the ones off the top of my head. There really is a lot of players who have the talent to be stars in the league. I'm really excited to see where the league is in 5 years.</div>Are you kidding me? You name Bargnani and Tyrus Thomas but not Chris Bosh and Carmelo? You've got to be out of your mind. There are alot more, but Celticballa already named them, so Im not going to bother.My response is yes.Lebron JamesChris BoshGreg OdenRudy GayOJ MayoCarmelo Anthony Dwyane WadeKobe BryantDwight HowardAmare Stoudamirewill all be future superstars and HOFers imo. We really are heading into a great era. I'm excited.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hughes2James23 @ Jul 13 2006, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>James vs Wade is new the Magic vs Bird</div> There really is nothing with LeBron and Wade though...Magic and Bird were rivals in college and played in the finals every year for almost a decade...Wade and LeBron are just great players that play in the same conference...I don't sense it with them yet.
I miss the rivalries. Heat-Knicks, Lakers-Kings, etc. Rivalries are one of the most important things in sports for me.
Yes, but they will be riuvals trying to win the ECF for years to come. I also think that that will be a good rivalry. They are both friends, but when 2 superstars battle it out in the same conference, you know there is going to be a potential rivalry.
Suns-Lakers now that it isn't the Lakers always winning. Dallas-SA, Nash-Cuban, LeBron-Wade. There are so many great players and rivalries are being built.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 13 2006, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Are you kidding me? You name Bargnani and Tyrus Thomas but not Chris Bosh and Carmelo? You've got to be out of your mind. There are alot more, but Celticballa already named them, so Im not going to bother.My response is yes.Lebron JamesChris BoshGreg OdenRudy GayOJ MayoCarmelo Anthony Dwyane WadeKobe BryantDwight HowardAmare Stoudamirewill all be future superstars and HOFers imo. We really are heading into a great era. I'm excited.</div>Damn dude settle down already. This is what I was saying when I said you take things to seriously. No need to talk to me like that I was just listing the names that came to my head. I mean God look when I posted this. It was almost 1 in the morning. I'm not going to be thinking 100%.
Just pointing it out :happy0144:You shouldnt leave out greater players then the players you named. Thats why I said that. And Celticballa said the same thing, except you retort at me, not him.
Because I already explained once to him then you say the same thing plus he didnt say it the way you did which made it sound like I made a horrible post.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diesel @ Jul 13 2006, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I miss the rivalries. Heat-Knicks, Lakers-Kings, etc. Rivalries are one of the most important things in sports for me.</div>
the great gaurds and fowards is still up tho likeKobePierceArtestGarnettT-MacREddNashDuncanGinobliCarteretc,ecalmsot every one u put up there is coming to be a great NBA era
We aren't just heading into a great era, were heading into what might be the best ever. As you can probably tell, the game changes as the years go by, since the league has started players have only gotten better and better. There is SO much talent in the league right now it's amazing, all these young players look alot more then just promising right now. While the west seems to have the better conference now, the east has the better youth and will soon beat out the west.We have Kobe who is really just starting his prime averaging 35 points per game, LeBron leading his team to a game 7 in the conference semis, Wade leading his team in the finals, the future of the league is looking great right now with all this talent. Even players who have been in the league for a while like Pierce, McGrady, Carter, Dirk are still young themselves. This next era isn't just going to be "great", it's possibly going to go down as one of the best ever.
