This weekend in the NBA was an exciting one. Saturday night was highlighted by two rookies that went head to head, which were Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans and Milwaukie’s Brandon Jennings. These two rookies light up the night for me and they both deserve to be the front running candidates in the Rookie of the Year race. Both of these teams are at that .500 level which is a great improvement from last season. The Bucks have a chance to make the playoffs, and the Kings are in the West unfortunately, but the bright side is the improvement. These two teams are playing beautiful fundamental basketball that is led by their two rookie stars. It’s hard for a rookie to be the go to guy in clutch situations, but Jennings and Evans traded their shots in the final minute of the game Saturday, and Evans got the upper hand, but it was great to see new talent taking those big shots. The Bucks and Kings are two teams worth keeping an eye on, and they both are stepping up on this weekend’s ladder.
Sunday showcased a team that in my opinion should be in the elite set of teams. They are my favorite West team, and also wear blue and white. The Dallas Mavericks are a stacked team, with many players that can score. This ability was put on display last night when Dallas took home the victory over Cleveland, oh yeah Dallas did not have Dirk Nowitzki. That was not a problem because Tim Thomas started, and scored 22 points, while the current 6th Man of the Year, and my favorite Mavs player, Jason Terry added 19 points. This Dallas team also showcases Shawn Marion, Drew Gooden, Erik Dampier, JJ Barea, Jason Kidd, Josh Howard, and other contributors. If this team could stay healthy, they have the potential to be very scary. Dallas goes up on the ladder.
It may seem all positive on the ladder, but being a fan of Grumpy Stan Van Gundy, I also have a few teams that came down the ladder this weekend. The Denver Nuggets came down a step this weekend because they lost a game to Memphis, which I love the way Memphis is playing basketball, but Denver is considered an elite team, and they can’t just give it up to the Grizzlies. It seems that the Grizzlies are not getting the elite team’s best game, like Cleveland and now Denver. If a team wants to be champions, then any team matters, just look at the Lakers (I hate saying that!). It is no disrespect for Memphis, but come on Denver should have defeated the Grizzlies, and I will let this loss have the excuse that Billups has a strained groin. Still Carmelo scored 41 and the Nuggets can’t win, come on!
On the other hand, congrats to Zach Randolph, who posted a monster 32 points, and 24 boards against the Nuggets. This guy can play, it’s just he needs to stay consistent. If Memphis can get this type of play from Randolph every night, well they are really scary because against their team is not only stacked, but are very athletic and very young.
Here It Is & Remember Tonight Orlando vs Jazz!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Magic Not At Bostons Level & Kobe Again!
The Orlando Magic are 19-6, while Boston is 20-4. Does the record really place Orlando behind Boston? Boston has not faced the adversity that the Magic have gone through this season. Many say that Orlando only made it to the Finals due to Garnett being out, but I say the Magic were without point guard Jameer Nelson (don’t forget All-Star). What argument is there for these Magic Haters?
Boston has more depth, say most Magic haters. The Magic have a 12 to 13 men depth, but yet Boston still has a deeper bench. I don’t understand why the Magic are not feeling the love. Last Night against Toronto, the Magic bench scored 53 to Toronto’s 30 some points. Wake-Up people we don’t have a 20-4 record like Boston or the Lakers, but we didn’t get to the Finals with an almost flawless record.
EXAMPLE 1, LOOK WERE CLEVELAND GOT WITH AN AWESOME RECORD AT 66-16!
EXAMPLE 2, LOOK WERE DALLAS GOT WITH AN AWESOME RECORD AT 67-15 (booted out the 1st round by Golden State)!
December 25, will be a test for the Magic, and it seems that most individuals seem to forget that we already went to Boston and got the victory on November 20th. I don’t know what else to say to people, expect that the Magic are a credible team with a knowledgable coach, and a great starting five, as well as a strong bench. Give the Magic at least a little more positive remarks rather then negative ones that ESPN and others love to throw around.
The NBA last night did not have much news other then the Lakers barely getting a win over the Bucks in an overtime game that came down to Kobe Bryant scoring the game winning shot, and gets a huge cheer from the Bucks crowd (that is SAD!). Pau Gasol also got his first 20 point and 20 rebound game of his career in over 500 games he has played. The Lakers still getting wins, but not the dominante performance they displayed when they were at home in the Staples Center.
Here It Is & Remember I love this song!
Boston has more depth, say most Magic haters. The Magic have a 12 to 13 men depth, but yet Boston still has a deeper bench. I don’t understand why the Magic are not feeling the love. Last Night against Toronto, the Magic bench scored 53 to Toronto’s 30 some points. Wake-Up people we don’t have a 20-4 record like Boston or the Lakers, but we didn’t get to the Finals with an almost flawless record.
EXAMPLE 1, LOOK WERE CLEVELAND GOT WITH AN AWESOME RECORD AT 66-16!
EXAMPLE 2, LOOK WERE DALLAS GOT WITH AN AWESOME RECORD AT 67-15 (booted out the 1st round by Golden State)!
December 25, will be a test for the Magic, and it seems that most individuals seem to forget that we already went to Boston and got the victory on November 20th. I don’t know what else to say to people, expect that the Magic are a credible team with a knowledgable coach, and a great starting five, as well as a strong bench. Give the Magic at least a little more positive remarks rather then negative ones that ESPN and others love to throw around.
The NBA last night did not have much news other then the Lakers barely getting a win over the Bucks in an overtime game that came down to Kobe Bryant scoring the game winning shot, and gets a huge cheer from the Bucks crowd (that is SAD!). Pau Gasol also got his first 20 point and 20 rebound game of his career in over 500 games he has played. The Lakers still getting wins, but not the dominante performance they displayed when they were at home in the Staples Center.
Here It Is & Remember I love this song!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Shooting Guard Impresive and Not!
Tracy McGrady returns to the Rockets line-up with 90 minutes left before the game. Why did the Roackets change their mind to put McGrady in the line up, whne just 24 hours earlier they said thar T-Mac would not be in, even with Ariza’s suspension? Are the ROckets showcasing T-Mac for other teams? Are the Rockets shopping T-Mac around the league? Was T-Mac’s return game a great preformance?
T-Mac did not play but 7:44 with one three pointer made. Defense was not at all that special fom T-Mac and he did hit a three at the top of the key. In total T-Mac had one shot made, and only three points. If the Rockets were showcasing T-Mac then it was not much of a showase. T-Mac played limited minutes, and did not have much time to showcase and polish himself up for any trade. The reason for the game time decision to play is unknown, and this may have been the Rockets trying to increase intrest form other teams of the NBA head office in general. If you didn’t see T-Mac’s return game, then nothing was missed much.
The Rockets defeated the Pistons with Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola. Scola posted 23 points and 8 boards, wile Aaron Brooks posted 23 points and 10 assist. The question that is on everyones mind is, how can Tracy McGrady fit into the hard and successful Houston Rockets line up? I don’t think he will be a great fit, and he really needs to leave because the chemistry the the Rockets have is surprising, but reallt great simple basketball. The Rockets won 107-96.
Kobe Bryant is a true warrior. He really is an amazing player, and a tough one. Kobe played against Chicago, and really turn it on when the Lakers needed it. Kobe scored 42 points in the game with again a broken finger. He played with a plint on his finger, and still got 42 ponts. How much scarrier can the Lakers and KB24 become. I am not a true fan of Kobe, but I respect a guy who plays that hard for a game in the regular season.
The Lakers won the game 96-87. Other than Bryant, the other Lakers were not too spectacular. Gasol had 10 points, and Bynum had 11 points. This was a road game, and it shows the fear about L.A. If Bryant does get a worse injury and cannot play, then what happens for L.A. As a Laker Hater, I am so excited to see this bad news for L.A. Kobe wont be able to post up 42 points everynight because history sows he doesn’t. Bryant gives significant points but if he scores 42 every night that means a lot of minutes, which means he will have tired legs for the playoffs, which is not good news. The Lakers need to do better because they were facing the Bulls,which is not even in the good teams of the NBA? Wake-Up call L.A.
Here It Is & Remember dancing is a dream for your legs!
T-Mac did not play but 7:44 with one three pointer made. Defense was not at all that special fom T-Mac and he did hit a three at the top of the key. In total T-Mac had one shot made, and only three points. If the Rockets were showcasing T-Mac then it was not much of a showase. T-Mac played limited minutes, and did not have much time to showcase and polish himself up for any trade. The reason for the game time decision to play is unknown, and this may have been the Rockets trying to increase intrest form other teams of the NBA head office in general. If you didn’t see T-Mac’s return game, then nothing was missed much.
The Rockets defeated the Pistons with Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola. Scola posted 23 points and 8 boards, wile Aaron Brooks posted 23 points and 10 assist. The question that is on everyones mind is, how can Tracy McGrady fit into the hard and successful Houston Rockets line up? I don’t think he will be a great fit, and he really needs to leave because the chemistry the the Rockets have is surprising, but reallt great simple basketball. The Rockets won 107-96.
Kobe Bryant is a true warrior. He really is an amazing player, and a tough one. Kobe played against Chicago, and really turn it on when the Lakers needed it. Kobe scored 42 points in the game with again a broken finger. He played with a plint on his finger, and still got 42 ponts. How much scarrier can the Lakers and KB24 become. I am not a true fan of Kobe, but I respect a guy who plays that hard for a game in the regular season.
The Lakers won the game 96-87. Other than Bryant, the other Lakers were not too spectacular. Gasol had 10 points, and Bynum had 11 points. This was a road game, and it shows the fear about L.A. If Bryant does get a worse injury and cannot play, then what happens for L.A. As a Laker Hater, I am so excited to see this bad news for L.A. Kobe wont be able to post up 42 points everynight because history sows he doesn’t. Bryant gives significant points but if he scores 42 every night that means a lot of minutes, which means he will have tired legs for the playoffs, which is not good news. The Lakers need to do better because they were facing the Bulls,which is not even in the good teams of the NBA? Wake-Up call L.A.
Here It Is & Remember dancing is a dream for your legs!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Magic Woes & Sad LeBron!
The Orlando Magic are in a state of woe at the moment. Jameer Nelson is out, VC15 seems to have several nagging injuries, and they lost two road games in a back to back schedule against the Utah Jazz and the Pheonix Suns. Orlando got spark after defeating the Indiana Pacers led by Dwight starting to return to old playing performance.
The back to back losses were tough especially after the Magic had an 18 point lead in the second quarter, and then lost the game 120-111 against the Jazz. There were internal problems with Rashard not going back in during the second but the real problem was Deron Williams, and this is why Jameer is missed. Deron Williams is younger, stronger, and faster then Jason Williams or Anthony Johnson. Deron got into the paint too many times, and tore apart the Magic defense.
The loss to the Suns also proved that Jameer is missed because Nash needs to defend a scoring point guard in order to slow down transitions, and this is not the case with Jason Williams or Anthony Johnson. The loss was by three, and Orlando had a chance, but they came up short and received another road loss. Magic fans were a little worried, but they are a bounce back team.
The Magic were losing for most of the game against Indiana, but fought hard to come back with Dwight positng his second 20/20 game of the season, and an unlikely pair of heros in Anthony Johnson and JJ Redick kept Orlando in the game during the second quarter. VC15 scored great, and the Magic pulled away in the 4th with a 106-98 victory.
The Magic have the same record that they had last year at this time with 17-6, but more three pointers per game (is that even possible), and more points scored per game at 102.5, and still keeping teams scoring in the mid-nineties at 96.5 (only one point higher than last season). These stats show good offense and defense. The Magic and every NBA team goes through the downs, so Magic fans do not worry.
LeBron James is in a sad state. He still needs to score 43 points in order to keep the Cavs in a game vs Memphis. He needs to score a season high 44 pts in order to win against Oklahoma City Tunder. It’s great to see James score like a machine, but its sad in a sense because the adition of Leon Powe, Shaq, Moon, and Anthony Parker should take the load off of James a little and allow for an all team type of scoring play. Stars need to be stars, but the Cavs have a worse record than last season, and seem to be elite sometimes, but then fall back to earth.
Funy notes with James and Willaims, who both had awesome plays during the Thunder game. James got a seal and then ate some fries from a fan in the front row. Williams hit a great halfcourt shot. Willaims has shown he can shoot and score, but the real questions comes in the playoffs, when his point really matter.
Here It Is & Remember that I have nothing weird to say today!
The back to back losses were tough especially after the Magic had an 18 point lead in the second quarter, and then lost the game 120-111 against the Jazz. There were internal problems with Rashard not going back in during the second but the real problem was Deron Williams, and this is why Jameer is missed. Deron Williams is younger, stronger, and faster then Jason Williams or Anthony Johnson. Deron got into the paint too many times, and tore apart the Magic defense.
The loss to the Suns also proved that Jameer is missed because Nash needs to defend a scoring point guard in order to slow down transitions, and this is not the case with Jason Williams or Anthony Johnson. The loss was by three, and Orlando had a chance, but they came up short and received another road loss. Magic fans were a little worried, but they are a bounce back team.
The Magic were losing for most of the game against Indiana, but fought hard to come back with Dwight positng his second 20/20 game of the season, and an unlikely pair of heros in Anthony Johnson and JJ Redick kept Orlando in the game during the second quarter. VC15 scored great, and the Magic pulled away in the 4th with a 106-98 victory.
The Magic have the same record that they had last year at this time with 17-6, but more three pointers per game (is that even possible), and more points scored per game at 102.5, and still keeping teams scoring in the mid-nineties at 96.5 (only one point higher than last season). These stats show good offense and defense. The Magic and every NBA team goes through the downs, so Magic fans do not worry.
LeBron James is in a sad state. He still needs to score 43 points in order to keep the Cavs in a game vs Memphis. He needs to score a season high 44 pts in order to win against Oklahoma City Tunder. It’s great to see James score like a machine, but its sad in a sense because the adition of Leon Powe, Shaq, Moon, and Anthony Parker should take the load off of James a little and allow for an all team type of scoring play. Stars need to be stars, but the Cavs have a worse record than last season, and seem to be elite sometimes, but then fall back to earth.
Funy notes with James and Willaims, who both had awesome plays during the Thunder game. James got a seal and then ate some fries from a fan in the front row. Williams hit a great halfcourt shot. Willaims has shown he can shoot and score, but the real questions comes in the playoffs, when his point really matter.
Here It Is & Remember that I have nothing weird to say today!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Scary Lakers & Tough Houston!
I am an avid Lakers Hater, but I still give credit where it is due. This Lakers team looks stronger than the one that won the championship. They have a record of 17-3, best in the NBA, and are riding a 10 game win streak. In a Lakers game it seems that Bynum or Gasol keep the game close with the other team until half time, and then after the half, Kobe unleashes and the Lakers get a victory usually. The Lakers game plan is strange, but with the firepower the team has, it can be complacent like that, which is scary.
They played the Jazz last night and the game stayed close, with the Jazz leading the Lakers at the half by 7. Then after the half the Jazz had many shot clock violations, and the Lakers tight defense caused them to garner only a total of 6 points in the entire fourth quarter. The Lakers are doing very well, and it’s scary, but the early part of the season doesn’t have any elite teams in the schedule. It will be interesting to see if they can continue their success.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavilers 95-85, and that makes the Cavs on a 2 game skid. The Houston Rockets are 6th in the West with a record of 12-9. This is incredible because Houston lost Ron Artest over the summer, Yao Ming is out for the season with a foot injury, and Tracy McGrady is on the bench with injuries. The Rockets biggest star is Trevor Ariza, coming of a championship victory with the Lakers. They have the shortest starting center, Chuck Hayes, in the NBA at 6’8”. Hayes guarded Shaq last night and kept Shaq relatively irrelevant in the game. Aaron Brooks is a growing point guard with talent, and Scola is a hard working undersized power forward.
The reason for such success needs to be pointed in the direction of the Rockets head coach, Rick Adamle. It should be no surprise because Adamle took the Kings as a top contender in the West against the Lakers, and with no relatively big stars. Adamle’s coaching style causes his teams to play tough, scrappy, and physical ball. This was a problem for the Cavs and got Mike Brown two technical fouls and kicked out of the game. Houston is a team that is never boring to watch because their scrappy play causes for anyone to cheer for them because they are truly underdogs. Scola is one of the Rockets toughest players. He got poked in teh eye and it bleed, but he came back out with goggles to protect his 7 stiches.
Here It Is & Remember ball handling and dribbling are my strongest weakness.
They played the Jazz last night and the game stayed close, with the Jazz leading the Lakers at the half by 7. Then after the half the Jazz had many shot clock violations, and the Lakers tight defense caused them to garner only a total of 6 points in the entire fourth quarter. The Lakers are doing very well, and it’s scary, but the early part of the season doesn’t have any elite teams in the schedule. It will be interesting to see if they can continue their success.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavilers 95-85, and that makes the Cavs on a 2 game skid. The Houston Rockets are 6th in the West with a record of 12-9. This is incredible because Houston lost Ron Artest over the summer, Yao Ming is out for the season with a foot injury, and Tracy McGrady is on the bench with injuries. The Rockets biggest star is Trevor Ariza, coming of a championship victory with the Lakers. They have the shortest starting center, Chuck Hayes, in the NBA at 6’8”. Hayes guarded Shaq last night and kept Shaq relatively irrelevant in the game. Aaron Brooks is a growing point guard with talent, and Scola is a hard working undersized power forward.
The reason for such success needs to be pointed in the direction of the Rockets head coach, Rick Adamle. It should be no surprise because Adamle took the Kings as a top contender in the West against the Lakers, and with no relatively big stars. Adamle’s coaching style causes his teams to play tough, scrappy, and physical ball. This was a problem for the Cavs and got Mike Brown two technical fouls and kicked out of the game. Houston is a team that is never boring to watch because their scrappy play causes for anyone to cheer for them because they are truly underdogs. Scola is one of the Rockets toughest players. He got poked in teh eye and it bleed, but he came back out with goggles to protect his 7 stiches.
Here It Is & Remember ball handling and dribbling are my strongest weakness.
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