NBA 2 – Rookies Making the Grade
IT was a crazy 2nd day of the NBA season.
The Bulls were ousted by the Magic in what can either go down as a let down game, or quite possibly the coming of the very young, sans Grant Hill, Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard is a beast. Allen Iverson went off for 32 poins, and Michael Redd did his part in wounding the Pistons to open the season, he led the league with 37 on Wednesday. LaBron was, well, LaBron I guess… More Wise than Business if you know what I mean. But a healthy Larry Huges (27 points) was the difference as Gilbert Arenas started the season with a very poor 2-12 performance. KG was on top of his game, and its nice to see him back to playing his game. As I predicted, Isaiah Thomas and the Knicks got a big win over the Grizzlies. As for the young stars of the league, Brandon Roy is getting most people’s nod for Rookie of the Year already, but watch out for Rudy Gay, he didn’t shoot all that well, but defensively, he was money. 4 blocks for the young Memphis star. Adam Morrison played alright, as he tallied 14 points, 3 of them coming on a flithy buzzer beater from about 35 feet out. All 3 will be stars in this league. Today, in hoopland, there are two games on the radar, and this is how I would pick them…
I want the Dallas Mavericks (-3) over the Spurs. I don’t care what people are saying about he Spurs being favored in the West, right now I see 3 better teams than San Antone… Dallas, Phoenix, and (gulp) the Lakers. Yeah, I hate to say it as much as you hate to read it, but if LaMar Odom plays this effectively with Kobe in the lineup, the Lakers are at least #3 in the West.
also would like to roll the dice on the Clippers starting 0-2 on the season, losing at home to the Denver Nuggets. Carmelo is going to be one fo the filthiest players this game has to offer. There’s reason he was the go to guy for team USA throughout the World Tourney.
Tonight, a big 3 VS 5 match up in the Big East will see West Virginia stomp into Louisville for a battle of the undefeated. One will come out alive, and I have to give it to the team whose best player isn’t cheering from the sidelines. West Virgina will give the rock to their two super athletes, Slaton and White, while Michael Bush can only root his team on from the sidelines. Thus far Louisville hasn’t missed their star runner, but this time around Louisville will only be able to ponder what could have been.
That’s how I see it. – LL