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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard Makes Jeremy Lin a Point Guard Again
The debut of Dwight Howard in Houston Rockets uniform wasn’t just about the center showing he’s ready to take this team very far, but also on his impact on James Harden who was used to doing anything he wanted on the floor, and what it means for Jeremy Lin in terms of actually playing like a point guard for once.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Doesn’t Disappoint
In what can turn out to be the Eastern Conference Finals, the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers opened their preseason schedule in a game that was mostly about Derrick Rose making his first appearance since April 2012, and not showing too many signs of rust or injury.
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Isiah Thomas & ‘Bad Boys’ Pistons Didn’t Deserve Champions Respect
It’s always easy to forget how great of a player Isiah Thomas was because of his actions as a GM and head coach. He also won’t go down in the hall of fame for sportsmanship if there is such a thing, leading the Detroit Pistons off the court in order to avoid shaking hands with the Chicago Bulls and especially Michael Jordan after being swept in the playoffs.
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Chris Kaman Won’t Be Loving Kobe Bryant After He Plays With Him
Even if Chris Kaman exaggerates when using the words love and hate when he refers to Kobe Bryant, it wouldn’t be surprising to find out he won’t be growing too fond of his new Los Angeles Lakers teammate despite suddenly wearing the same jersey.
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The Derrick Rose Comeback Isn’t Going to be Gradual
No holding back and no waiting. Obviously, there are going to be preseason games for Derrick Rose to tune up his game and get back his feeling back, but the great big title hope for the Chicago Bulls isn’t planning on taking it easy once he’s on the floor for his first official NBA game in 18 months.
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Time for LeBron James to Win Defensive Player of the Year
Winning the defensive player of the year award has nothing to do with statistics and win shares. It’s about hype, and until this time, LeBron James hasn’t been able to generate enough of it to get himself the only individual award he seems to be missing. The plan on how to achieve it? Simply playing excellent defense as a team from the moment this season kicks off, unlike last year.
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No More Lob City For Blake Griffin & Los Angeles Clippers
Even though it’s been quite a while since the Los Angeles Clippers were only identified by dunking and playing high flying basketball epitomized by Blake Griffin connecting with Chris Paul and getting the nickname ‘Lob City,’ there’s a good chance that with Doc Rivers now coaching the team, those days are over.
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NBA Rumors – Shawn Marion Retiring at the End of the Season
Entering his 15th NBA season, there’s more than a slight chance it’ll also be the last one for Shawn Marion, who will become a free agent in June 2014, and isn’t planning on talking or thinking about what he does once he becomes a free agent. Retirement, despite being good enough and healthy enough to stay on for a few more years, won’t be too much of a surprise.
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New York Knicks Changing Carmelo’s Position Again
One of the things that worked very well for the New York Knicks last season was moving Carmelo Anthony to the power forward position. With the arrival of Andrea Bargnani, Anthony is pretty sure that it means moving back to small forward, which he doesn’t really mind.
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Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Need to be Like in His Linsanity Phase
The Houston Rockets, at some level, expected Jeremy Lin to be as good as he was for the New York Knicks during his short ‘Linsanity’ phase. But the point guard isn’t that good of a basketball player to put up those numbers for a whole season. He’s a good enough player to do well in the league and with his current stock of teammates despite not hitting that level of being in the zone for more than a few nights a year.