Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando, Toronto etc............I have to say that these teams have gotten ALOT better. All of them are gonna be fun to watch. The majority might say Chicago, that's fine. But New Orleans has everything in place to make that NEXT step. Orlando is there, and Toronto might be the next Phoenix. Atlanta just signed Claxton, so they finally got somebody that'll allow Joe Johnson to move back to shooting guard. I can't remember a time when the NBA was this competitive.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rock4life:</div><div class="quote_post">Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando, Toronto etc............I have to say that these teams have gotten ALOT better. All of them are gonna be fun to watch. The majority might say Chicago, that's fine. But New Orleans has everything in place to make that NEXT step. Orlando is there, and Toronto might be the next Phoenix. Atlanta just signed Claxton, so they finally got somebody that'll allow Joe Johnson to move back to shooting guard. I can't remember a time when the NBA was this competitive.</div> What makes a team young and what makes a team old? Every team has veterans and rookies. If you're basing it off average age, then what's your cut-off? Also, what about Charlotte? This team's slowly but surely building a contender. If Okafor, May, and Felton can get through the season injury free, I don't see any reason why this team can't make the playoffs. They're set at every single position, and now they've got a reliable go-to-guy on offense in Adam Morrison. To add to it all, they've got more cap room than any team in the NBA, which they're probably saving for the 2007 free agent market. They've got the most upside of any team in the Bulls.
The Lakers is the best youngest team in the NBA. Can you ever thought Kobe is the oldest player in a Lakers, aside from Mckie?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">What makes a team young and what makes a team old? Every team has veterans and rookies. If you're basing it off average age, then what's your cut-off?</div> It wasn't meant to be that difficult. I'm talkin about teams with a relativley young core of players. All of those teams I've named are young teams that have the potential to be great teams. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">Also, what about Charlotte? This team's slowly but surely building a contender. If Okafor, May, and Felton can get through the season injury free, I don't see any reason why this team can't make the playoffs. They're set at every single position, and now they've got a reliable go-to-guy on offense in Adam Morrison. To add to it all, they've got more cap room than any team in the NBA, which they're probably saving for the 2007 free agent market. They've got the most upside of any team in the Bulls.</div> Well first off, Adam Morrison isn't anything yet. He's simply a rookie with zero shots, zero free throws, zero minutes, in zero games played. How does that equate to a "go-to-guy". Charlotte could be good, Okafur has to stay healthy though.
I'm assuming "young" team means the teams who's "main guys" are young players, so like a Charlotte, New Orleans (though Peja isn't young), Chicago?, Toronto etc?
Orlando will be in the Top 2 next season (maybe behind the Bulls) and I see them securing a fifth or sixth seed for the playoffs. Dwight, Darko, Jameer, Redick, and Hedo makes a scary squad now and in the future.
Atlanta's roster is one of the best young rosters in the game, but they're still missing a franchise player who can will the team to victory. Joe Johnson is a great player, but he hasn't proved himself as a leader, somebody teammates can look at and say "we have a chance as long as he's on the court". Their lack of quality point guards will hurt, as well. I like New Orleans the most out of the listed teams since I don't consider Chicago to be "young" after this offseason, mostly because of Chris Paul. Paul's game allows him to take guys who might not have the greatest court intelligence such as Simmons or Armstrong and straighten out their learning curve considerably by giving them easy baskets. I don't know how far the team can get without somebody who can score at will, but they'll be fun as hell to watch for now.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm assuming "young" team means the teams who's "main guys" are young players, so like a Charlotte, New Orleans (though Peja isn't young), Chicago?, Toronto etc?</div> Um, yea. New Orleans is still a young team even with Peja and Bobby Jackson. 2 players in their respective 30's doesn't mean a 15man roster can't be considered "young". So yes, that would qualify the Hornets as "young" team.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">Atlanta's roster is one of the best young rosters in the game, but they're still missing a franchise player who can will the team to victory. Joe Johnson is a great player, but he hasn't proved himself as a leader, somebody teammates can look at and say "we have a chance as long as he's on the court". Their lack of quality point guards will hurt, as well. I like New Orleans the most out of the listed teams since I don't consider Chicago to be "young" after this offseason, mostly because of Chris Paul. Paul's game allows him to take guys who might not have the greatest court intelligence such as Simmons or Armstrong and straighten out their learning curve considerably by giving them easy baskets. I don't know how far the team can get without somebody who can score at will, but they'll be fun as hell to watch for now.</div>I love Atlanta's roster as well. They have a ton of great young talent, but they are lacking a franchise player. I think Joe Johnson can be that guy, especially if he keeps improving this year the way he did throughout the season last year. I also think Marvin Williams has that potential. He showed flashes last year, and with getting more minutes this year, I think he'll be even better. And they did get a quality point in Speedy Claxton, it's just a matter of him staying healthy. Also, why do you not consider the Bulls to be young? Outside of Big Ben, I don't think they have a player even close to their 30s. Their core of Deng, Noc, Hinrich, and Gordon are all 26 or younger. Tyrus is only 19, Thabo only 22. That's an absolute ton of youth. I can't see how you don't consider them a young team. Sure, they have some playoff experience, but they're still young.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Swish15:</div><div class="quote_post">Orlando will be in the Top 2 next season (maybe behind the Bulls) and I see them securing a fifth or sixth seed for the playoffs. Dwight, Darko, Jameer, Redick, and Hedo makes a scary squad now and in the future.</div> I have to agree. Except I think Hedo should be replaced.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">Atlanta's roster is one of the best young rosters in the game, but they're still missing a franchise player who can will the team to victory. Joe Johnson is a great player, but he hasn't proved himself as a leader, somebody teammates can look at and say "we have a chance as long as he's on the court". Their lack of quality point guards will hurt, as well. I like New Orleans the most out of the listed teams since I don't consider Chicago to be "young" after this offseason, mostly because of Chris Paul. Paul's game allows him to take guys who might not have the greatest court intelligence such as Simmons or Armstrong and straighten out their learning curve considerably by giving them easy baskets. I don't know how far the team can get without somebody who can score at will, but they'll be fun as hell to watch for now.</div> Ben Wallace: 32 PJ Brown: 37 Tyrus Thomas: 19 Thabo Sefolosha: 22 Viktor Khryapa: 23 Andres Nocioni: 26 Luol Deng: 21 JR Smith: 20 Ben Gordon: 23 Kirk Hinrich: 25 Chris Duhon: 24 PJ Brown is here bec. he is an expiring contract. How are we not young? I mean, the players we are relying upon the most for this season (sans Wallace) are all 26 and younger. I am curious as to what makes a team young then....
You got me. They're old souls, I guess. I still don't think Chicago has enough scoring punch, unless JR Smith regains his confidence in a hurry. Hopefully they can pick up Kevin Durant in the draft next year.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">You got me. They're old souls, I guess. I still don't think Chicago has enough scoring punch, unless JR Smith regains his confidence in a hurry. Hopefully they can pick up Kevin Durant in the draft next year.</div> IIRC, the Bulls averaged 96 ppg, which was 13th in the league. The loss of Chandler is going to cripple us offensively?
No, but the only team I can recall that went deep into the playoffs without a primetime scorer recently is New Jersey, and Kirk Hinrich isn't exactly Jason Kidd. They have a few people who can light it up on occasion, yes, but I'm of the opinion that hoping somebody gets hot enough to shoulder the scoring load isn't going to work for long in the playoffs. Their best chance would probably be dominating teams with defense so they don't have to score as much.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">No, but the only team I can recall that went deep into the playoffs without a primetime scorer recently is New Jersey, and Kirk Hinrich isn't exactly Jason Kidd. They have a few people who can light it up on occasion, yes, but I'm of the opinion that hoping somebody gets hot enough to shoulder the scoring load isn't going to work for long in the playoffs. Their best chance would probably be dominating teams with defense so they don't have to score as much.</div> If you consider the Pistons a team with a ?primetime? scorer then there is no way you cannot call the Bulls one. Ben Gordon is capable of averaging 20-22 points a game if Skiles did not limit his playing time so much, and Nocioni averaged 21 and nine in the playoff series against Miami this season. Hinrich averages good scoring numbers for a point guard, and Deng is another great offensive player. Like Vintage said we where ranked 13th in the league in scoring last season, and we did not lose any great scorers. If anything our offense will be better with the improvement of our young guys and addition of Smith, Tyrus, and Brown.
See, Casual.... Its getting confusing bec. you keep changing your points. It has gone from "I don't consider Chicago is young" to "they don't score enough" to "they don't have a primetime scorer." I could continue on debunking stuff, but really, what is the point? You keep changing yours after its proven to be false. Your original statement was you don't see Chicago as young anymore. That is false.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">No, but the only team I can recall that went deep into the playoffs without a primetime scorer recently is New Jersey, .</div> Um well who the hell is vince carter then? If he aint a primetime scorer then what is he?
The Lakers are a young team in reference to age, and I think they will be fun to watch now that we have a legit 3 point threat, a playmaker in ODOM, and an all around superstar in Kobe. They are all under 30.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trench:</div><div class="quote_post">They are all under 30.</div> except aaron mckie. wait, aaron mckie? HE IS STILL ON OUR ROSTER??
