Tuesday, October 27, 2009

NBA Preview

Forgive me for taking so long with my NBA thoughts. It has a lot to do with the World Series excitement and the fact that my team will be a mid-level team in the East (76ers).

However anyone who tells you that the NBA is not putting out a good product is wrong. The West is loaded and the East has a bunch of teams also. And ever since Kevin Durant arrived in the NBA, it seems like the young guys are getting better every year.

With that being said here is what I am looking forward to this season. I want to see who comes out of the East. Every team in the East that was considered a "contender" added to their teams during the off-season. Boston added R. Wallace, Orlando added Vince Carter (along with a lot of role players), and Cleveland added the Daddy (Shaq). All three teams have a real good chance to win the East and the NBA championship.

In the West I want to see what L.A. will do. Can Kobe continue to keep it up? Will the addition of Ron Artest hurt them or help them? Will the Spurs get back to the Finals? Is Richard Jefferson the missing piece to the puzzle? What will the Mavs do now that they added Marion? Is this the year for Dirk and Jason Kidd? Will Denver be able to get to the Finals or will they come up short again?

Now the moment we have all been waiting for my predictions.

Rookie of the Year: Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings)
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Most Valuable Player: LeBron James
Scoring Champ: Dwayne Wade
NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Celtics
Champs: Spurs

Enjoy the season and if you have the League Pass a few teams that may be fun to watch outside of the big name teams, Oklahoma City, L.A. Clippers (when Blake is healthy), and Memphis.

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