Thanks to 5 games on Christmas, NBATV, and an early season free trial of NBA league pass, I've had the chance to see a few games.
LAKERS - below average athletically. An aging Kobe, banged up shoulder from Gasol, and a number of other guys will some miles on their tires. Maybe a 7 or 8 seed in the West but even that could be tough to do. Just don't like the makeup of their team around Kobe. Also seeing too much old Cavs offense. Superstar with the ball and 4 watching.
BOSTON - very different from the past few years. They are 0-2 but lost 2 close games to playoff teams on the road, MINUS Paul Pierce. KG is yet another year older and just isn't what he used to be. Losing Jeff Green will hurt this year. He's got young legs and can score. Ray Allen still looks 25, so he will still will be affective. This Boston team is not a threat to win it all. Should still be a 6 or 7 seed in the East ( if Pierce comes back and stays healthy )
MAVERICKS - hard to replace what they gave up in the offseason. They'll be fine as far as getting shots but really going to miss some defensive pieces. Also picked up a few aging veterans ( Vince Carter).
TIMBERWOLVES - people are excited but at the end of the day, still 0-2. Rubio has been slightly above his Euro averages at 6 ppg and has 10 assists and 3 turnovers. Most of his damage has been in transition and Barea handled it a lot in game 1. Not exactly game changing yet. I hope they can be fun to watch, but I'm not buying playoff tickets at this point.
HEAT - appear to be on a mission. Love the draft pick Norris Cole from Cleveland State. He came up huge in game 2 vs. Boston.
DeAndre Jordan - last season he scored 500+ points, every single one was from the paint. Only guy in the association to do that last year.
In other news.... our team comes back the 29th and we get back after it again. This is a big week for us in recruiting and with our current team. I will try to update more in the future.
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