NBA Season Preview Time
Basketball. The sport of kings. Thank you for not discussing the outside world.
Hello basketball fans! Welcome back to sports after unknown seasons called “summer” and part of “fall” where no professional sports were played. After not having watched any sporting events, I for one look forward to their return! Once I get in to the office today, the NBA season previews begin.
As far as other “stuff” goes, don’t bother to go there. I know the general policy is that we encourage comments and that free speech is a good thing, but today I plan to bury my head in the sand 1000 feet lower than the longest necked ostrich. Thank you for your concern, but I’ll be okay. Uh… it’s “just a game.”
Okay fine, the New York football Giants humiliated the Sillydelphia Eagles, which was bittersweet on a rough day. I felt a surge of happiness when Khalid felt anger. My intramural football league had its first game yesterday and there was a postgame flip cup session, so by the time I was watching the NFL Sunday Night game I was extremely unsober and crossing into the anger zone. A fun day all around.
I conducted my own research into this upcoming NBA season using NBA ‘08 for the PS2. The game itself is pretty good, but the results of simulating a season, yeah they need to fix some things. For example, Lamar Odom had more PPG and shot attempts than Kobe. That will not happen in real life. Also, here are your final standings from the game, which were kind of interesting as well:
WEST W-L
DENVER 56-26
UTAH 54-28
LA LAKERS 49-33
LA CLIPPERS 46-36
PHOENIX 46-36
HOUSTON 45-37
MINNESOTA 43-39
SAN ANTONIO 39-43
NEW ORLEANS 39-43
SACRAMENTO 38-44
MEMPHIS 37-45
GOLDEN STATE 30-52
PORTLAND 29-53
DALLAS 29-53
SEATTLE 28-54
EAST W-L
ATLANTA 48-34
BOSTON 47-35
DETROIT 47-35
CLEVELAND 46-36
PHILLY 46-36
CHARLOTTE 45-37
MIAMI 45-37
WASHINGTON 44-38
TORONTO 43-39
NEW JERSEY 43-39
ORLANDO 41-41
NEW YORK 37-45
MILWAUKEE 35-47
INDIANA 31-51
CHICAGO 24-58
Okay, so maybe video games aren’t accurate 100% of the time.








85 Responses to “NBA Season Preview Time”
Oct.1 at 8:02 am
Keith says:
Did Holly have any input into the Chicago team on the game? Plus they’ve cleared overestimated what kind of affect last seasons playoffs would have on Dirk and co.
Oct.1 at 8:03 am
Keith says:
Just out of interest, what ratings did Gil have? I suspect he requested straight 100’s.
Oct.1 at 8:09 am
Holly MacKenzie says:
I’ll never hear the end of this Chi-town mess I made… and I just want to let everyone know, I am the QUEEN of flip cup. Serious.
Oct.1 at 8:13 am
Bryan says:
I feel you pain Sam I am boycotting sports I think.
Oct.1 at 8:14 am
Bryan says:
Your*! f*ck.
Oct.1 at 9:00 am
Krishan says:
Sam, in your game, did cuban trade nowitzki for tyrone lue?
Oct.1 at 9:00 am
Hisham says:
Lan doesn’t do game reviews anymore does he? i would really like an in depth comparison of NBA Live 08 and NBA 2K8. I’ve only been playing the 2K series the past couple of years, but i heard Live is gonna be good this year. And i aint buying both!
Oct.1 at 9:01 am
white hot eboy says:
I have a feeling Sam is going to take up marlin spearfishing next summer.
Oct.1 at 9:01 am
Hisham says:
Lan=Lang..
Oct.1 at 9:02 am
white hot eboy says:
Oh, and how ’bout them Eagles!
Oct.1 at 9:07 am
Keith says:
Ah come on Holly, don’t be like that. You’ve changed, you used to be cool.
Oct.1 at 9:08 am
Keith says:
Hisham: When a game predicts that Dallas has the second worst record in the game, the realism is instantly off..I fear Live has improved but still some way off of 2K.
Oct.1 at 9:14 am
Cub Buenning says:
Sam, I had the Nuggets with 56 wins, what?
Kinda feeling bad for your boys, as the Pet Rocks prepare for their one-game playoff!
Oct.1 at 9:14 am
Hisham says:
hmm you have a point there.. although in 2k7, i won the west with the timberwolves (no roster changes) on hall of fame level. 1st round opponent: San Antonio (41-41). Not very realistic either
Oct.1 at 9:22 am
Hisham says:
and Cub, please no spoilers on the season previews, COME ON!
Oct.1 at 9:47 am
Co Co says:
That Eagles loss hurts me too Khalid, if you’re reading this.
Oct.1 at 9:50 am
white hot eboy says:
Who would have thought at this point of the NFL season, the Eagles would only be one game better than the sorry-ass Dolphins.
Oct.1 at 9:51 am
H to the izzo says:
I would have Eboy
Oct.1 at 9:53 am
white hot eboy says:
You must be a genius, Izzo. And does Khalid’s 13-3 prediction still stand?
Oct.1 at 9:56 am
H to the izzo says:
Yes?I don’t know this stuff.Leave me alone
Oct.1 at 9:59 am
Keith says:
Ha! Yeah, an excellent point Hisham. In one 2k7 season, the Pistons had the worst record in the East with 12-70 and the Spurs had the worst in the West with 8-74 thus making my previous point completely redundant.
Oct.1 at 10:04 am
white hot eboy says:
If the Robot, Mr. Longoria and GINOBLLI got lost at sea on the way to the Robot’s island hideaway, that Spurs record might actually be accurate.
Oct.1 at 10:09 am
Keith says:
The day that the NBA Live franchise employs Steph Marbury to do the commentary is the day I swap franchises.
Oct.1 at 10:11 am
H to the izzo says:
The day the NBA Live Franchise becomes good is the day I swap
Oct.1 at 10:13 am
Keith says:
Having Gil champion the game is a good start for me. Screw it, they should just take over the NBA Jam game and update it. That’d be sweeeeet.
Oct.1 at 10:14 am
Co Co says:
Well the Eagles are just as good as the Chargers and the Bears and better than the Saints. If only this were last season! And Sam I wasn’t going to say anything, but the Mets suck big time. Donovan getting sacked a million times doesn’t change that.
Oct.1 at 10:20 am
white hot eboy says:
Yeah, but Co Co, the Mets had been dying a slow death. Like a cancer took over the team. The Eagles were straight murdered last night, and their season is going to be on life support for a long time. At least I know the Dolphins have been chopped up and on ice since the off-season like some freshly caught Mahi-Mahi. And the Giants might actually win 10 games. Amazing.
Oct.1 at 10:26 am
H to the izzo says:
I may not know much about the NFL but I know enough to know that Eli Manning is the second coming of Satan
Oct.1 at 10:28 am
Keith says:
I may not know anything about American football but I know that Mia Hamm sucks.
Oct.1 at 10:32 am
Co Co says:
The Eagles did get destroyed, but its only the 4th game of the season. You can’t justify a collapse like the one the Mets had. Hell all they had to do was play .500 late in the season and they would have been straight. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves with the Giants. They were playing a team with a whole list of problems. I doubt they’ll win 10 games.
Oct.1 at 10:39 am
white hot eboy says:
CoCo, so when can Eagle Nation expect the list of problems to disapear and actually look like they can compete for a wild card spot since they’re not catching the Cowboys? (God, I hate even writing those two teams names.)
Oct.1 at 10:46 am
Ben Osborne says:
I was at the Giant game and it was dope. I got goosebumps during pregame when they honored the great LBs from the 80’s (Harry Carson, Brian Kelley, Brad Van Pelt and the great LT) and then enjoyed watching the Giants DLine play like all-timers. Shockingly dominant of the Eagles, whose OLine was straight-up feeble. Good luck in the Draft, Khalid.
Oct.1 at 10:55 am
Co Co says:
We all know the window of opportunity in the NFL can’t stay open forever. The Eagles have been a more than competitive team for years now. They’re due a bad season. I wouldn’t count them out just yet though. They were missing Westbrook and Sheppard and Dawkins last night. Let’s just wait before we march Eli to the Superbowl.
Oct.1 at 11:01 am
white hot eboy says:
Ben, no Carl Banks & Pepper Johnson? Oh, I forgot, isn’t Pepper an assistant for someone?
Oct.1 at 11:03 am
Keith says:
STOP TALKING ABOUT THE NFL!
Oct.1 at 11:04 am
Keith says:
I don’t feel any better having ranted.
Oct.1 at 11:07 am
white hot eboy says:
SHUT UP, KEITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, Sam must have jumped in front of a truck or something. I’m waiting on the previews. I’m hoping for the Lakers today, since they’ll be 498 comment responses from Myles, Bodie, Jay, Mutoni, Matt Sargent and the closet-Kobe lover, Russ.
Oct.1 at 11:10 am
H to the izzo says:
Kobe
Oct.1 at 11:12 am
Keith says:
That hurt my feelings Eboy.
Oct.1 at 11:14 am
white hot eboy says:
I love you, Keith. Sorry. I like you more than Izzo.
Oct.1 at 11:16 am
H to the izzo says:
Dear Eboy,
F*ck you,
love,
Izzo
Oct.1 at 11:17 am
Sam Rubenstein says:
the train took forever. It was crowded. Previews going up soon.
Oct.1 at 11:17 am
Hisham says:
Tim Hardaway hates eboyish people
Oct.1 at 11:18 am
Keith says:
Like, actual love Eboy? That’s great because I didn’t know how to tell you but I’ve been harbouring feelings for you for a while now…
Oct.1 at 11:22 am
white hot eboy says:
Keith, well, if you, Izzo and Hisham created a human sandwich, with Izzo as the meat, I would be amused to no end. So that’s probably not love, more like blissful entertainment.
Oct.1 at 11:27 am
Keith says:
Eboy loves meat.
Oct.1 at 11:30 am
Hisham says:
i know i’d be the bread because chicks love my buns
Oct.1 at 11:30 am
Hisham says:
i know i’d be the bread because chicks love my buns
Oct.1 at 11:31 am
Hisham says:
that comment appears twice because it applies to my two buns
Oct.1 at 11:33 am
white hot eboy says:
Alright, fine, I DO love Izzo. Meat Stalker.
Oct.1 at 12:05 pm
Bryan says:
You’re all a bunch of freaks.
Oct.1 at 12:07 pm
white hot eboy says:
Hey, it’s Sam Witwicky. What’s up, Shia Jr?
Oct.1 at 12:17 pm
Myung says:
Atlanta Hawks: 48 wins. Yay.
Oct.1 at 12:27 pm
Khalid Salaam says:
Wait, is this all you guys got? How I feel about the Eagles is one thing but please understand that nobody on this board can really damage my Eagles devotion. Only i can do that..Me fear no one….And Sam tell Wright. Reyes, Willie and company that they can get off their knees now. WOW…..
Oct.1 at 12:28 pm
jbn74sb says:
Myung? Holy sh-t! The Ghost from Christmas Past.
Oct.1 at 12:32 pm
Ben Osborne says:
White Hot, it was actually the late 70’s/early 80’s bunch, who I remember from my earliest days of Giant awareness/fanhood (I’m 32 now, so I’m talking about as a 7 year old). Pepper and Banks (who is now our radio analyst) were great, too, but they’re teaming with Carson and LT was a later era. Maybe they can do something with them as a foursome in conjunction with the 2 super bowl wins, but the Kelley/Van Pelt/Carson/LT group was earlier.
Oct.1 at 12:44 pm
white hot eboy says:
Ben, I’m well aware of the early 80’s Giants guys. As I lived in East Rutherford for years and my dad was Giant’ed down from birth, I love and still love the Giants with extreme fervor. I would love to see them get the 86 team together for a one-off celebration before they move to the new stadium. Long live Joe Danello!!(or not, sorry guinea bastard)
Oct.1 at 12:53 pm
Myung says:
Haha…it was the offseason, Bodie, so I just kept a low profile, stopping by from time to time and checking out the funny exchanges between you regulars (I contend that SLAMONLINE has the funniest writers and posters of any website I frequent). I also got engaged to my girlfriend this summer so that’s kept me super busy. But now that the season is approaching, I’ve got to put on my red and yello, er, blue colored Hawks glasses and see things through my distorted eyes, eyes that always see the Hawks making the Playoffs every Spring. Maybe it’s time for new glasses, huh? =) Nah…go Hawks!
Oct.1 at 12:57 pm
Rubens says:
that thing was turining into the tim hardaway appreciation post for a sec…
Oct.1 at 12:59 pm
white hot eboy says:
Rubens, did you feel left out?
Oct.1 at 1:19 pm
whooo says:
this is nba ‘08, which is sony’s game. for those that remember, it’s the old 989 studios which used to put out the crappiest nba games. live probably sucks more, but 2k is the way to go!
Oct.1 at 1:28 pm
Johnny Kilroy says:
re: the giants/eagles: The Phillies are like Brett Myers and the Mets are like Brett Myers’ wife.
Oct.1 at 1:38 pm
Akuma says:
I wonder if McNabb pulled a Willie Beamen and the O-Line got tired of him.
Oct.1 at 1:59 pm
Bryan says:
Dang another Shia reference I guess I could look like worse and less popular people? I just don’t see it and you can’t even see my face!
Oct.1 at 1:59 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
how bout them CHIEFS?!!! everyone said they would be the worst team. but we got one of the best defenses. it is not a coincidence that the two games jared allen has played have been wins. if only we had some kind of and offensive line.
Oct.1 at 2:03 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bryan, I was the other Shia reference you’re referencing. I can see your face. I have a large monitor at in my office that picks up pretty good detail even on crappy photos. I’m still trying to figure out the symbol on your sweatshirt. It’s familiar. At first I thought it was a pentagram.
Oct.1 at 2:05 pm
Bryan says:
It’s a heartagram! for the band HIM mostly seen in the states on Bam merch
Oct.1 at 2:07 pm
BETCATS says:
CHARLOTTE 45-37 you are a wise man sam
Oct.1 at 2:09 pm
BETCATS says:
never mind the game is the genoius, it is all the game
Oct.1 at 2:13 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Tom Glavine should probably have someone else open his mail for the next couple of…years.
Oct.1 at 2:18 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bryan, I knew that looked familiar. Bam had it on his Gallardo somewhere, correct?
Oct.1 at 2:18 pm
Bryan says:
Every Met should be required to attend Yankee playoff games.
Oct.1 at 2:18 pm
Bryan says:
Bam has it everywhere tattoos and all.
Oct.1 at 2:49 pm
Cheryl says:
Wow, okay I know I’m late, but WOW. I had no idea the Mets were all the way out of the playoffs! I just thought they choked on first place. You mean they are not even going to suit up for the post-season. Just, wow…
Oct.1 at 2:52 pm
Bryan says:
Are you being funny?
Oct.1 at 2:58 pm
Cheryl says:
Really, I’m not. I don’t follow baseball much, until October, so I admit I was clueless. I knew Sam was stressing, but I didn’t realize his Mets team had collapsed so badly.
Oct.1 at 3:11 pm
h-town nick says:
You think sam is devestated…I sat in the georgia dome yesterday and watched the Allmighty Houston Texans lose to the FALCONS. Yeah, it’s a meaningless regular season game, but still, losing to Joey Harrington is a kick in the groin.
Oct.1 at 3:22 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I knew the Mets were in trouble yesterday when Osi Umenyiora sacked Glavine for a three-yard loss in the top of the first.
Oct.1 at 3:31 pm
bryan says:
Our Mets. one of my first memories is of the 86 Mets… This is heartbreaking.And H-town the Jets losing to the bills sucks more than the Falcons beating the Texans…The Bills are supposed to be like 0-16 with all the injuries and stuff.The Falcons are at least mediocre.
Oct.1 at 4:04 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bryan, you remember the Mets at 2 yrs old? Damn, I remember being at about 15 games that year at Shea, including the playoffs. And I was involved in a brawl with about 15 people at the 4th of July game. What a year.
Oct.1 at 4:10 pm
bryan says:
My dad took me to a few games then I had a mini met uniform and everything.He had this Big orange picture of drawings of the entire ‘86 roster with fake autographs and all that hung in his living room until he moved to Florida a year after I did.I was pulling for a subway series this year so we can kick the Yankees ass.half my family are Yankee fans we hardly spoke from Oct. through Christmas 2000.
Oct.1 at 5:42 pm
Tim says:
Don’t sweat it Sam, it’s Monday night, once Hiro returns from ancient Japan you can get him to come back and fix the last part of September for you.
Oct.1 at 10:23 pm
john says:
lakers are going to win more games than that. also denver is going to be on fire this season you watch, you think im playing come hear, why you running. im playing.
Oct.2 at 5:16 pm
Bryan says:
Where you at today sam I was hoping for a heroes talk haha.
Oct.2 at 8:11 pm
Swizz Beatz says:
ya go nuggets!