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Baylor Bears – Exposing Just How Overrated Kentucky Are
The more this season progresses, the more we learn about just how overrated this Kentucky team is, looking quite less impressive when they face other ranked teams, like Baylor in the most recent example. Julius Randle might be a very special player, but the rest of his teammates and coaches might not be, putting in a poor effort while Baylor dominated the boards and played like a team that knows a lot more about itself than the Wildcats do.
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Miami Heat – Rebounding a Problem, But Nothing to Panic About
Even though the Miami Heat have been a terrible rebounding team for the last three years, the key to beating them usually hasn’t been by simply winning on the boards. It’s been about moving the ball quickly against them on defense, and preventing the Heat from doing the same on offense, trying to turn their offense into a one on one gimmick through LeBron James or Dwyane Wade.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Being the Barometer Without Even Playing
There seems to be a connection between how the Chicago Bulls do during a season and the optimism coming from Derrick Rose regarding his comeback chances. Last season, when it seemed he’d be coming back early, the Bulls went on a run that got them pretty near the lead in the East. Now that Rose is announcing he might be back for the playoffs, we’re suddenly getting the best from his team once more, beating the Miami Heat by 20 points.
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New York Knicks – Andrea Bargnani Makes Kevin Garnett Look Old
There’s a lot of bad blood between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. Both being two of the worst teams in the NBA didn’t really help make things any less chippier when the two sinkings ships collided. The end result? A 113-83 win for the Knicks, Andrea Bargnani ejected after making fun of Kevin Garnett and a lot of smiles on the faces of people like Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, snapping a nine-game losing streak.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Deserves MVP Chants
He might hate the fact that he’s always number 2, but Kevin Durant can’t expect to be considered the best player in the NBA and decide to take defensive possessions off in such a big game and such a big moment, leaving Nicolas Batum completely open to hit the most important shot of the game. On the other side, LaMarcus Aldridge, according to the Portland Trail Blazers fans, is the MVP. In the 111-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder he played like one.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Shouldn’t Fire Mike Woodson, Yet
One of the most popular games over the last few days is looking at how bad the New York Knicks are doing, and deciding whether or not Mike Woodson is the one to blame for their 3-13 start, or is it something else, which is a combination of the circumstances (injury to Tyson Chandler) and a pretty bad roster?
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Indiana Pacers – Their First Win in Utah After 18 Years
When a franchise is having something of a record breaking start to the season, you can expect some negative streaks to be broken and stopped. One of them has been the lack of success the Indiana Pacers have endured over the years upon visiting Salt Lake City, beating the Utah Jazz for the first time since 1995 on the road, thanks to some excellent fourth quarter defense and some clutch scoring from non other than Paul George.
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Dallas Mavericks – Enjoying Dirk Nowitzki While We Still Can
At some point, the fantastic ride that’s been the Dirk Nowitzki career is going to be over, and one of the most unique basketball players of all-time will step down, leaving a huge hole for the Dallas Mavericks and the NBA to fill. His 21 points in the 100-97 win over the New Orleans Hornets weren’t unique in his body of work compared to this season or in the past, but it was yet another example of just how special he is.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Without Jeremy Lin is a Disaster
With so many injuries the Houston Rockets are dealing with right now – Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik and Greg Smith, it’s essential James Harden doesn’t just have great games, but doesn’t try and do everything on his own. Unfortunately for the Rockets, there’s no one stopping Harden from doing just that, leading to a third loss at home, this time to the surprising Phoenix Suns.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – The Most Confusing Team in The Nation
So how good are North Carolina? One of the best, based on their wins against Louisville and now number one ranked Michigan State? Or hopeless, like the group that lost to Belmont and UAB? At this stage of the season, it seems like everyone is trying to find out their true identity, but a win at East Lansing points towards Roy Williams having a shot at his best season in a very long time.