sports.yahoo.com - 10/14/2008
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As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30 teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals, spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Washington Wizards . Last Season: 43-39; lost in first round of playoffs to LeBron Key ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: New Jersey Nets
sports.yahoo.com 10/9/2008 — As the NBA preseason rolls right along, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30 teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals, creating bogus headlines, spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Next up, the New Jersey ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Boston Celtics
sports.yahoo.com 10/9/2008 — As preseason games tip-off around the world, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30 teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals, creating bogus headlines, spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Up first, your NBA ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
sports.yahoo.com 10/10/2008 — As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30
teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals,
spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Philadelphia 76ers. Last Season: 40-42; lost ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Atlanta Hawks
sports.yahoo.com 10/10/2008 — As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30
teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals,
spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Atlanta Hawks . Last Season: 37-45; lost in ...
You Go Back, Jack, and Do It Again - Detroit Pistons 2008-09 Season Preview
emptythebench.com 10/13/2008 — As part of the legendary Blogger NBA Team Previews Series hosted annually by Jeff Clark and the good folks at Celtics Blog, Empty the Bench takes an in-depth look at the 2008-09 Detroit Pistons. Can they get over the hump one more time before the core is likely broken up next year?
2008-09 NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies —
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Memphis Grizzlies
2007-08 Record:
Cool 2007 Stat : Only 19 players had more points in a season, before the age 22, than Rudy Gay . Of those players, 7 are in the Hall of Fame, and 6 likely will be.
Anticipated Starting Five
PG- Mike Conley ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Milwaukee —
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The good news from last season:
It is more difficult to figure out this part for some teams than others. Milwaukee is one of those teams. Beyond Andrew Bogut's continued growth and development toward being a franchise center, there were not a whole lot of high points for the Bucks. Bogut ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Miami —
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The good news from last season:
The team was able to get out from under Shaquille O'Neal and his contract by trading the declining big man to Phoenix and received Shawn Marion in exchange. Beyond that, there was not much worth writing home about.
The bad news from last season:
The team ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Memphis —
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The good news from last season:
Rudy Gay took a giant step forward in his development, averaging just over 20 points a game and increasing his stats across the board in every category save for three-point percentage. Beyond that... They made a post-draft trade to acquire O.J. Mayo, who they ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Los Angeles Lakers —
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The good news from last season:
The team returned to the top of the Western Conference, winning 57 games, good for the conference's top seed, and advancing to the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant won his first MVP award after averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game while making ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Los Angeles Clippers —
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The good news from last season:
Chris Kaman took a huge step forward, tallying 15.7 points, 12.7 rebounds (which would have been good for third in the league if he had played in enough games), and 2.8 blocks per game (third in the NBA - no reason why he qualified in one statistic and not ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Toronto Raptors —
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As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30
teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals,
spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Toronto Raptors . Last Season: 41-41; lost in first round of the playoffs to David Blaine ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Indiana —
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The good news from last season:
The team hung in until late in the season for a playoff spot, winning 36 games last year. The win total was an improvement of one game over the previous season, which was a nice feat considering the team was in the process of being handed over to a new, younger ...
2008 Frog NBA Preview - Houston —
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The good news from last season:
Rick Adelman's presence as coach proved to be a positive one, as the Rockets won 55 games, the most in a dozen years, including a 22-game win streak from the end of January through mid-March. The team, which earned the fifth-seed in the Western Conference, ...
2008-09 NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers —
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Indiana Pacers
2007-08 Record: 36-46
Cool 2007 Stat : The Pacers have never had a player average 10 assists in a season. They still haven’t.
Anticipated Starting Five
PG- T.J. Ford
SG- Mike Dunleavy Jr.
SF- Danny Granger
PF- Troy Murphy
C- ...