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The NBA Lockout Resumes.... What if there is a Season?

While the title is negatively toned at the NBA labor dispute, this site will update the status of the situation, but rather than focus on the events going on around the NBA, discuss the possible season ahead of us.  Yes, even a shortened season still counts, which I assume this whole things will result in.  Can we say 40 game season?

But let's act like all things were running smoothly.  There was a solid draft, plenty of solid trades, and the landscape of the NBA and it's teams look rather solid.  Of course, there remain many "free agents" in the NBA now, even plenty of players are under contract in Europe, but with NBA "out clauses" in their contracts, so we don't have to worry about them once the season starts... say in January. Hah.

Some players are going to China, much less, as they are no longer giving contracts with "NBA out clauses", so we'll have to see if any of the role players/starters/stars end up signing there for a year to make a statement, though it could alter their career in the NBA when all is said and done.  But with all the speculation about a season at hand, does everyone just speculate the Heat will be the champs if there is a season?  Many teams have improved, and will look to improve once the labor disputes are over, and if we begin looking at the layout of the NBA, there are many solid teams.  Veteran clubs that have only added pieces, or young teams getting better, or even solid teams making a trade to become a playoff contender (early call on the Bucks).

So let's forget about this NBA dispute, and let's get back to talking about the teams: rosters, coaches, players, new rotations, lineups, and schemes.  No more triangle offense for the Lakers, though it's possible they keep parts of it, while they hope to improve their defense.  The Heat are looking to likely obtain someone the free agent route, and I'm sure Jamal Crawford, the reigning 6th man of the year would love to play there.  The Celtics still have their big 3-4 playing well yet aging, will Jeff Green and others help them out?  The Mavericks are a year older, but adding Rudy Fernandez and a healthy Caron Butler (if signed) would only make them as dangerous as a contender again.  The Bulls had a year to gel under new head coach Tom Thibadeau, but it seems Boozer and the team can get better, possibly an upgrade at SG via free aganecy and Boozer picking up his game and chemistry with Rose and the team.  So many teams have started discovering themselves, like the Hawks realizing they are great with Horford at PF and need to get a true Center to put alongside him.  Every team was making a ton of moves prior to this lockout, and it's time we take a look at what the projection for the season is....
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