There are a lot of teams in the bottom. C-Bulls, OKC, Charlotte Bobcats, Minnesota T-wolves, NY knicks, just thinking about how ready they are.
The Bulls looked strong. I have to blame the fans for chanting "Kobe, Kobe" all night when Deng and Gordon where doing their best to just make the team win. The Ben Wallace experiment is officially over. What i didn't like in the trade was giving away Joe Smith but he basically helped make the trade work. It did get rid of that weak log jam in the front line. I think Del Negro is a good risk. He's fresh and so is 1st pick Derrick Rose. The only problem now for the Bulls a log jam in the guard position. They obviously have too may guards that can score. Rose, Hinrich, ben gordon, Hughes, Selfosa. These are guys who basically need at least 20 -30 minutes a game. I can see it working for Gordon coming off the bench with Rose and Hughes starting. I think Hinrich can be the back up for Rose. They may elect for a three guard instead meaning Deng can slide to PF with Joakim Noah or Tyrus Thomas at center. Nocioni and Gooden are still around and can contribute as the veterans on this team. My advice is that if all hell breaks lose the team, give Hughes, Gooden, Nocioni, Hinrich and Luol Deng the starting spot. They should get to a 50-50 team there and the young ones can just come of the bench time to time and gain experience and hopefully turn into a playoff team next year. I say 70% chance they'll be a .500 team with a good record but doesn't make the playoffs. 20% chance of becoming worst than the Knicks. 10% chance of becoming a playoff contender.
The Knicks. Worst. Bad. Betrayed. yet, Popular in all things. They have a young but strong core. Danillo Gallinari is the best player on the team right now. They need to turn misused players into stronger players to get better. They have good point guards in Chris Duhon and Nate Robinson and Anthong ROberson. They have Wing players like Q-Richardson, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler and Mardy Collins. The backcourt is not good enough to win but they'll be fun to watch. Chandler and Robinson in particular are the future of this team. D'Antoni needs to get this two guys running to get this team on the block. He'll probably start with Duhon, Richardson, and Chandler as 1,2,3 with Balkman gone. For the frontline, David Lee will finally get his chance. After a Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry experiment and let's not leave out the Jerome James signing which is worst than the Marbury extension, all gone wrong; Lee should get the chance to prove himself a double-double guy. Gallinari in the mean while will have to be hidden somewhere in defense before he gets plowed again. 300 pounds and bam! Bad back and out of the summer league. He can definitely shoot. Critics can't take away his experiece and i think with his jumpshot alone, He'll be a 14ppg guy just coming off the bench. Curry on the other hand will have to remain the team's center of he wants to prove himself worth the while. Randolph will just need to keep doing his scoring thing and 20 -10 stuff and stop throwing towels at teammates. Curry is fine but just don't expect him to play with Randolph will. I think Curry can come off the becnh more. Predicted 4 and 5. Randolph and Lee. Other possibilities? Curry and Randolph? not gonna happen.....I think they sink and Gallinari will be in Europe again if he doesn't work out but he has too much exprience to fall off. Where do you get a player who's 18 but has the composure of a veteran?
Where are we? Bobcats. Larry Brown will make them better. The pg is clear with RaymonD felton and DJ Augustin. Augustin is the real deal, i can and the other spot has Jason Richardson and Gerald Wallace and behind them is the long line of Matt Caroll , Adam Morrison, and Jared Dudley. Caroll and Morrison are interchangeable with Richardson and Wallace but I think Dudley will be the more used player in Larry Brown's system. Coach value defense and toughness and Dudley will get his share. The front court has just been bad luck but Dudley has been a good helper there. Emeka Okafor will be back and staying put which is good and his defense and rebounding is a perfect fit for the Bobcats needs. Nazr Mohammed is the next best center and i think he could be down for a starter. Ryan Hollins and Jamario Davidson will be back-ups with French project Alexis Ajinca. Sean May is the key man. If he can be healthy and become that old-fashioned low-post presence he used to be, the Bobcats will have a perfect compliment to Okafor. This is the most solid the team has ever been since it's beginning. Now it's time to put in the effort. They have the best chance of the group to advance and match up with other teams. They're the most well-equipped to pull this off. Now it's just effort from here on. Predicted starters? Felton, J-Rich, G-Wallace, Okafor and Mohammed. Augustin could be the starter by the end of the year with or without the playoff-making thing.
OKC- Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook are the top-three players right now. CHris WIlcox is the best of those entering their prime. Collision and the other projects in Petro and Sene will have to pay off soon. The team has been looking for another Shawn Kemp since 2003. Wilcox could be it and the team looks close to improving each year. Ridnour will be quality starter/ backup. I don't predict them to make moves but they'll bring some excitement to this new city. Best back-ups will be De-von Hardin, Damien Wilkins and Earl Watson. Keep this core intact and they can turn things around a lot. They need time but I don't see them matching up well to other teams in the West soon. They'll have long way to go. Starting five for season? Ridnour, Wilcox, Durant, Green and Collison. By the end of the year? Durant, Westbrook, Green, Wilcox and Sene/ Hardin.
Too be continued.......I have two tests tomorrow!
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