I needed to see that third quarter explosion last night. Before it the Wade /James mash up felt … manageable. What I mean is I thought I could wrap my head around it, compare it to other phenomena, make predictions about its outer limits. In short, I thought I understood. I was wrong. 1 + [...]
Archive for October 2010
The Nets Come Back to Earth: Miami Game Notes Leave a comment
The Lebron-Wade Show Goes Live Leave a comment
New Season, New Start: Nets Wrestle Win From Pistons in Opener Leave a comment
Six months ago I watched the Nets finish their abysmal 2009-2010 season with a home loss to Charlotte. The loss also signaled the close of the Izod Center era. And good riddance. The Meadowlands were a wasteland, easily the most depressing pro basketball arena in all of the NBA. I know because I slugged [...]
2010-2011 NBA Preview- Eastern Conference Leave a comment
Eastern Conference Preview Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 2009-10 record: 50-32 Key Additions: Shaquille O’Neal, Jermaine O’Neal, Delonte West, Semih Erden, Luke Harangody Big Losses: Rasheed Wallace, Tony Allen Prediction: 50-32; 1st place Atlantic Division Last season, no one expected the Celtics to do much in the playoffs. Boston was able to shock [...]
2010-11 Season Preview- Western Conference Leave a comment
Western Conference Preview Southwest Division Dallas Mavericks 2009-10 record: 55-27 Key Additions: Tyson Chandler, Dominique Jones, Ian Mahinmi, Alexis Ajinca Big Losses: Erick Dampier, Tim Thomas Prediction: 53-28; 3rd in Southwest Division The Dallas Mavericks have won 50 games or more for the past 10 seasons, and I don’t expect this to [...]
Opening Night Notes: Boston 88 Miami 80 Leave a comment
The final score really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Miami is going to struggle out of the gate. Of course they’re going to beat the majority of teams in the league, but Boston isn’t the majority of teams. They’re one of the two or three best. They were playing in front of an [...]
Knicks/Wizards Game Notes: 10/17 Leave a comment
The League Pass Dilemma 1 comment
Last Friday I called my local cable provider and requested to have NBA League Pass added to my account. I’ve been waiting three long months for the season to start and since promises to be one of the best I’ve personally ever witnessed, I wanted to make sure my LP was LI (locked in) before [...]
Nets-Celtics Game Notes: 10/7 Leave a comment
In the middle of the second quarter Terrance Williams took three shots in a row. First he backed Nate into the post and left a five footer short. The very next play he forced a horrible eight footer in traffic. A third time he raced down the court off an outlet and barged his way [...]
First Impressions: The Knicks in Paris Leave a comment
The Good Timofey Mozgov: I’ve been hearing about him all summer and throughout the pre-season. Last night I finally got a chance to see him on the court. I like what I saw. At one point he blocked Nikola Pekovic’s shot then raced down the court in time to catch an in-traffic feed that he [...]
If you would’ve told me a year ago that you were taking a date to a Nets game I would asked if she’d done something wrong. If you said no I would’ve asked if you were looking for a way out the relationship. That’s how bad things were this time last year. That’s not the [...]