thierry!

[hova-]

I hate how Yao signs with the Cavs. You should keep him out of the game, he won't probably make another NBA game in RL.

Apart from that, the Suns are some serious contenders now. Lakers signing Andre Miller is interesting, same for the Mavs finally getting a decent backup for Dirk.

Oh and about the Sig: You like that red font or shall I make it in a different color. Buzzy's better anyway, but I had some fun doing this.

[|)e8*]

phoenix is pretty good now, nice, at least Melo didnt sign with OKC like in my associations, ha

[maksie]

yeah the suns look awesome now with Melo and Zach,what is going to be their starting 5 : nash,carter,melo,randolph,lopez ?

[Houndy]

Suns look good

[buzzy]

yeah the suns look awesome now with Melo and Zach,what is going to be their starting 5 : nash,carter,melo,randolph,lopez ?

Carter signed with the Jazz.

Huge contracts for Jeff Green and Carl Landry

[Axel The Great]

Rockets are garbage now that Yao and Brooks left. Unless they got a draft steal, they will be lottery bound next season.

[kibaxx7]

Wow I like the Suns team. As buzzy said, Landry, Green, Brooks got the contract of their lives.

[Houndy]

Rockets are garbage now that Yao and Brooks left. Unless they got a draft steal, they will be lottery bound next season.

Home town hero Jordan Hamilton anybody?

All I gotta say about Jeff Green is that he isn't worth that 12 mill per year.

[Kubik]

I hope ypu like it

[buzzy]

I don't know what the points stuff is, but Lamrock is apparently using my sig, so whoever wants the 50 points, give me a reason why I should give it to You.

If that's okay by Lamrock of course.

[shadowgrin]

Give it to me buzzy. Because you know you want to. Else I'll find you, hunt you down, kill you, cut of your balls and use them as window decorations.

[Fresh8]

I don't know what the points stuff is, but Lamrock is apparently using my sig, so whoever wants the 50 points, give me a reason why I should give it to You.

If that's okay by Lamrock of course.

Cause I vote for Derek Fishaa

[Lamrock]

buzzy, These are for NLSC draftees. You can either give them away, create a 2012 draftee or just be happy with the props + seeing your sig around the forums, and have the next 3 medal.

[Lamrock]

It was a great contest, with an excellent turnout. Here are the (perhaps controversial) results of the signature contest!

Results

1. buzzy

2. Kubik

3. hova-


There were a lot of excellent sigs, and I may rotate different sigs because I like them all so much. Here is the new points leaderboard:

1. buzzy: 50 points (+50)
2. Sit: 30 points (+5)
2. Kubik: 30 points (+30)
4. shadowgrin: 20 points (+0)
5. hova-: 15 points (+15)
6. z02, Justine., dare, Axel., badreligionau, The X: 5 points (+5)

To Kubik and buzzy, you can either make a draftee (using the form on page 1) and be put in the 2012 class or you can donate your points, or just hold on to them for the lulz.

[dare]

Hope buzzy can donate the points to me so that we can see another NLSC dominate not just Sit

[Mandich]

Buzzy really has skills with sig's

[The X]

How the heck did Sit get 25 extra points? I don't recall him doing anything special. Hopefully Grinch didn't donate his points to him.

[Fresh8]

How the heck did Sit get 25 extra points? I don't recall him doing anything special. Hopefully Grinch didn't donate his points to him.

I assume this = 25 points

[shadowgrin]

Where are my points? Didn't I guess the team? I demand vengeance for this injustice! Retribution! Pain!

[Lamrock]

Snubbed again. Fixed now.

[Fresh8]

Where are my points? Didn't I guess the team? I demand vengeance for this injustice! Retribution! Pain!

How do you like having stuff stolen from you Grinch?

[shadowgrin]

Touche Sit. Well played Lamrock, well played.

[Lamrock]

Five Teams To Watch In 2011-12

September 24, 2011 - It should be an exciting season. In the first 58 game season, there are many interesting storylines. Who will win ROY? Is Melo a good fit in Phoenix? Can the Cheat Repeat? Quite the myriad of questions, all of which will be answered soon, as the pre-season is less than two weeks away! Here are the top five teams you should be watching this season:

5. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | Last Season: 32-50 | Starting 5: K. Irving | W. Johnson | J. Green | M. Beasley | K. Love
Surprised? After years of being among the league's bottom feeders, the Wolves went on a late tear to pull out 32 wins. Okay, they are still among the dregs of the league. However, the Wolves, led by #2 pick Kyrie Irving and new head coach Don Nelson hope to change that. The Wolves, a team lucky not to be contracted this summer, needed a serious shot in the arm, and Nellieball could be just that. Nellie vows to end the Wolves' league-leading seven season playoff drought. Some may wonder if the senile, 71 year old alcoholic can still coach, but the league's all-time winningest coach endeared himself to fans with his praise of Kevin Love: "I love that Kevin can hit the 3, rather than focusing on D". Can't wait.

4. PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS | Last Season: 36-46 | Starting 5: L. Ridnour | M. Thornton | N. Batum | L. Aldridge | Nene
After the Blazers' hopes of being a contender turned to dust along with Brandon Roy's knees, GM Rich Cho knew it was time to rebuild. And rebuild he did, as the majority of the roster has been turned over. Newcomers Nene, Harrison Barnes and Marcus Thornton are the biggest additions to this new-look team. An inexplicably extended Greg Oden says he is ready to dominate off the bench, and LaMarcus Aldridge hopes to build on his breakout 2010-11 season. It may not be a successful season in Rip City, but it should be an exciting one. Their future depends on Barnes' development, and Oden's knees, which you just know will be gone by November.

3. MIAMI HEAT | Last Season: 65-17 | Starting 5: J. Selby | D. Wade | L. James | C. Bosh | J. Anthony
Hate and make bad puns about them all you want, but the Miami Heat are for real. The defending champs dominated last season and in the playoffs, en route to their second title, winning it fair and square this time. Now sporting a very familiar roster (save for draft steal and new starting PG, Josh Selby), Miami will try to do it all again. Can/will anybody stop them? Time will tell. Unfortunately, I kind of doubt it. Even if Chris Bosh misses the season with a yeast infection, it's hard to see any team beating them this year.

2. LOS ANGELES LAKERS | Last Season: 51-31 | Starting 5: A. Miller | K. Bryant | R. Artest | P. Gasol | A. Bynum
Last year, we saw a disappointing year for the Lakers, in which they failed to three-peat. After a regular season where basketball pundits and Laker fans were just waiting for the team to "turn it on", it simply never happened. They barely made it into the conference finals before being destroyed by the Spurs. Now, Phil Jackson has surprisingly returned for one more year, and are out for redemption. However, it won't be easy. The off-season saw them lost super 7th man Shannon Brown to free agency, their aging core get a year older and the team pick up another discarded former Blazer point guard in Andre Miller. Furthermore, several Lakers are reportedly unhappy and the chemistry is gone. The Zen Master has his hands full this season, but if anyone can coach this team to a title, it's him.

1. PHOENIX SUNS | Last Season: 38-44 | Starting 5: S. Nash | J. Dudley | C. Anthony | Z. Randolph | M. Gortat
Two months ago, Carmelo Anthony surprised the world by taking this talents to the valley of the Suns. He joins fellow stars Steve Nash and Zach Randolph to form their own exciting big 3. They may not be as talented, or young as the Heat. However, the Suns have a deep bench and a fan base that actually goes to the games behind them. They might start rough. They might not play any D. They might be the most exciting team in the league to watch this year! I absolutely can not wait to see these guys in action, and you shouldn't either!

[dare]

The T-wolves are going to be a fun team to watch. I think Nellie will put Darko on PG

[Axel The Great]

Loved Nellie's comment toward K-Love, golden!