2nd Half

Here are some thoughts.

Rookie that will have a big second half – James harden/D. Derozan? maybe Derozan will go on a tear with all the confidence.

Scoring Title – I’ll have to go with Lebron.

Team to go on a tear – We’ll see how dallas does with the trade. Maybe it will re-energize them after a tough stretch.

Lakers be knocked out before finals – As i said, Dallas will be a tough team to beat. Even for the Lakers.

Darkorses – Definetley Toronto, Chicago, Memphis

i see amare ultimately going to the heat. everyone knows thats his 1st choice then the cavs. im interested to see what the heat will give up for him if it happens though. the east will become less clear if he goes to the cavs or heat. i still think the west goes through l.a. hell the lakers are the defending champs so the title goes through them period

Is any other rookie going to have a big 2nd half? I say James Harden, he has played ok this season but i expect him to pick it up
Who will win the scoring title? Kevin Durant
Any teams going to go on a tear? or fall off? Celtics, I think they are going to fall on their face
Can the Lakers be knocked out before the finals? If Denver plays good, but probably not
Darkhorses? Heat if they get amare, Dallas because of the trade (they were good anyways), Atlanta like every year.

here are some things I’m looking forward to seeing in the second half the season:

Will the cavs make a big move or stay put seeing as how they are in first place.

Who get’s in the playoffs out west. Right now i figure lakers, nuggets, spurs, mavericks, and jazz should all get in. That leaves 3 spots for the suns, rockets, grizz, thunder, blazers, and hornets to battle for.

Can boston get it turned around.

Can the lakers come back on the cavs and get the top record

Is dallas gonna be a contender with butler

Can DCollison keep up the great play while paul is out.

if dallas ever beats the lakers in a series it wont be this year cuz if they can beat lakers they will win the title..and i dont thinnk many teams that make a big trade in the middle of the year has ever won a title..i think the last was Rasheed wallace when he went to the pistons…plus it takes bout a year or more to get the true chemistry to win a championship….so i say no to dallas this year maybe next…

im not seeing dalls being awhole lot better. josh howard does almost the same things butler does except in the stronger west and haywood and dampier are pretty similar except dampier is also playing in the tougher west

Butler is a better scorer and defender and plays like he actually wants to play unlike Howard. Haywood and Damp are about the same, all the points are made by someone else but Haywood has never had a play maker like J Kidd.

kurtu17 what? If they beat the Lakers i would be impressed but that doesn’t give them the championship. Their are plenty of other teams they would have to go through.

he’s a better scorer this year i agree but he didnt score much more then howard in the past abd he played in the weaker east. im not curious to see how he does out in the west. last time he played out here(lakers) he wasnt so great

Dallas will be a much better team.

Butler is a much better player than Howard. For one, he’s reliable. Howard hasn’t been consistently healthy in like two seasons. Butler is also better down the stretch. He’s a player that has shown he can make game winning buckets, which I think will benefit Dirk.

Offensively, they’re a wash, but… Haywood is an upgrade over Damp on defense. He’s a much better shot blocker, which is what Dallas needs. Actually I think Haywood is better than Damp all around. He’s having somewhat of a breakout season.