Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
McDyes is about the same age as Mutumbo. Never heard of Blair. Hopefully Jefferson will pass the ball to Duncan or Giniboli sometimes.
The Spurs & Celtics in the finals? The folks that own Ben-Gay and The AARP would love to see that happen. They'd be advertising heavily.
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
The Spurs & Celtics in the finals? The folks that own Ben-Gay and The AARP would love to see that happen. They'd be advertising heavily.
Seriously, I don't think either team can keep their aging line-ups healthy enough for 80+ regular season games to even compete in the play-offs. I predict neither will make it past the second round, if they even get that far.
LA is going to own the West again this year and the Magic will own the East. Cleveland will compete closely in the East but LeShaq won't be able to do it all by themselves, though they'll give it their best shot.
Team average doesn't mean a whole lot. Teams compete with their first teams. What are the average ages of the starting line-ups? It's nice that the Spurs have some young talent in the wings, but their key players are aging. Could the Spurs still contend without Duncan on the floor, or if Ginobli goes down again? What about the Celts? Ray Allen, Garnett, Pierce, and Rasheed are all old-timers (in basketball years). If Garnett doesn't get healthy in the first place (he's still not close to 100% from last year's injury) the Celts won't be competitive.Originally posted by: dougp
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
The Spurs & Celtics in the finals? The folks that own Ben-Gay and The AARP would love to see that happen. They'd be advertising heavily.
Seriously, I don't think either team can keep their aging line-ups healthy enough for 80+ regular season games to even compete in the play-offs. I predict neither will make it past the second round, if they even get that far.
LA is going to own the West again this year and the Magic will own the East. Cleveland will compete closely in the East but LeShaq won't be able to do it all by themselves, though they'll give it their best shot.
Uh, average age of the spurs is 28.6, Laker's is 26.9, Mav's is 28.7, Cav's is 26.8, Orlando is 28.1 and Boston is 27.8.
McDyess is the 35 - several years younger than Dikembe. Ratliff & Finley is the oldest at 36. Only 5 of the 15 players are over 30. Sorry, but the Spurs no longer hold that whole AARP card thing.
Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
McDyes is about the same age as Mutumbo. Never heard of Blair. Hopefully Jefferson will pass the ball to Duncan or Giniboli sometimes.
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Team average doesn't mean a whole lot. Teams compete with their first teams. What are the average ages of the starting line-ups? It's nice that the Spurs have some young talent in the wings, but their key players are aging. Could the Spurs still contend without Duncan on the floor, or if Ginobli goes down again? What about the Celts? Ray Allen, Garnett, Pierce, and Rasheed are all old-timers (in basketball years). If Garnett doesn't get healthy in the first place (he's still not close to 100% from last year's injury) the Celts won't be competitive.Originally posted by: dougp
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
The Spurs & Celtics in the finals? The folks that own Ben-Gay and The AARP would love to see that happen. They'd be advertising heavily.
Seriously, I don't think either team can keep their aging line-ups healthy enough for 80+ regular season games to even compete in the play-offs. I predict neither will make it past the second round, if they even get that far.
LA is going to own the West again this year and the Magic will own the East. Cleveland will compete closely in the East but LeShaq won't be able to do it all by themselves, though they'll give it their best shot.
Uh, average age of the spurs is 28.6, Laker's is 26.9, Mav's is 28.7, Cav's is 26.8, Orlando is 28.1 and Boston is 27.8.
McDyess is the 35 - several years younger than Dikembe. Ratliff & Finley is the oldest at 36. Only 5 of the 15 players are over 30. Sorry, but the Spurs no longer hold that whole AARP card thing.
The age argument was a factor last year, and another year even further along I don't see how it's no longer valid.Originally posted by: dougp
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Team average doesn't mean a whole lot. Teams compete with their first teams. What are the average ages of the starting line-ups? It's nice that the Spurs have some young talent in the wings, but their key players are aging. Could the Spurs still contend without Duncan on the floor, or if Ginobli goes down again? What about the Celts? Ray Allen, Garnett, Pierce, and Rasheed are all old-timers (in basketball years). If Garnett doesn't get healthy in the first place (he's still not close to 100% from last year's injury) the Celts won't be competitive.Originally posted by: dougp
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
The Spurs & Celtics in the finals? The folks that own Ben-Gay and The AARP would love to see that happen. They'd be advertising heavily.
Seriously, I don't think either team can keep their aging line-ups healthy enough for 80+ regular season games to even compete in the play-offs. I predict neither will make it past the second round, if they even get that far.
LA is going to own the West again this year and the Magic will own the East. Cleveland will compete closely in the East but LeShaq won't be able to do it all by themselves, though they'll give it their best shot.
Uh, average age of the spurs is 28.6, Laker's is 26.9, Mav's is 28.7, Cav's is 26.8, Orlando is 28.1 and Boston is 27.8.
McDyess is the 35 - several years younger than Dikembe. Ratliff & Finley is the oldest at 36. Only 5 of the 15 players are over 30. Sorry, but the Spurs no longer hold that whole AARP card thing.
Lakers - 29.2
Derek Fisher - 35
Kobe Bryant - 31
Ron Artest - 29
Pau Gasol - 29
Andrew Bynum - 22
Spurs - 30.6
Tony Parker - 27
Roger Mason - 29
Richard Jefferson - 29
Antonio McDyess - 35
Tim Duncan - 33
Celtics - 29.2
Rajon Rondo - 23
Ray Allen - 34
Paul Pierce - 32
Kevin Garnett - 33
Kendrick Perkins - 24
Starting lineup avg age difference isn't that big. You should also consider the amount of games most of them have under their belts. Sorry, but the age argument isn't getting very far this year.
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