Due to overload of work and other stuff, I haven't posted anything in a while and for that I'm sorry.
Anyway, I will shortly write about the things that happened in the NBA during the first trimester of the season; what I liked and didn't like, what surprised me and disappointed me, you know, that sorts of stuff.
The New Kings
You know I have to talk about my Kings. It turned out that replacing Isaiah Thomas with Darren Collison wasn't such a bad idea after all. The players are finally buying into Mike Malone's defense, a coach who specializes in that end of the court, but didn't show that much last season. Ben McLemore is starting to blossom after a rough start to the season. He's playing with more confidence and shoots the ball at a much higher percentage. Whereas his sub, Nik Stauskas, can't quite find the groove yet. His field goal percentage has been bad with 32.9% and he shoots just above 24% from deep, which is troubling, since the Kings selected him because of his terrific shooting. But there is still time, so there is no need to call him a bust. The FIBA World Cup really helped improve both Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins, as both players are playing on an All Star level, Boogie could even jump into the MVP race. Unfortunately DMC has been suffering from a viral infection, which caused him to miss 8 games and counting... The Kings are struggling right now at 11-13 without their star big man, but once he comes back I really think Sacramento can cause some chaos in the West and fight for that 8th seed.
Where's the buzz in Charlotte?
The Hornets are back in Charlotte and after a great season opener everything looked goood, Al Jefferson is healthy, they signed Lance in the offseason and their jerseys are fffrrresshh. But something went wrong in the process and right now the Hornets won 6 of their 22 games. That's the team that was supposed to be battling for the top 3 spot in the East. After this slow start people started to point fingers at the new guy- Lance Stephenson, who already earned himself a reputation in Indiana. Lance was supposed to take the Hornets over the top, but he really hasn't done that much apart from making that tough 3 pointer against Atlanta. Born Ready has been averaging 10-7-5 and shooting 38% from the field and 15% behind the 3 point line... Lance seems to have lost his shooting touch in the Buzz City, opposing teams started to leave him wide open and he still bricks these easy shots. Something is not right in Charlotte, but I don't think it's all Lance's fault and I hope that they will give him some time to settle in, as there already have been reports that the team is looking to trade Lance, which is kind of a panicky move in my opinion.
The East-West problem
The Western conference once again is showing the world its superiority over the poor East. I think it is bizarre that a team placed 12th in the West would be 8th in the East and would make the Playoffs. Something has to be done about this. The PO seeding should be based on the whole league, without the division of conferences. By doing so, we'd give the people what they want, which means more competitive basketball.
Warriors are ballin'
During the offseason the Golden State Warriors replaced their head coach Mark Jackson with a rookie coach Steve Kerr. Now I wasn't sure about that move, as I thought that the Warriors played some good basketball under the leadership of Jackson, but as it turns out it was more about the organisation really disliking him, rather than his performance with the team. Right now the Warriors are the best team in the West and the best team in the whole NBA with a stunning record of 20-2. Last night they just won their 15th straight game! It's the best start in the franchises history! And the best start for a rookie head coach! Steve Kerr finally unlocked the offense in GS, the thing Mark Jackson could never do. Jackson was known for his defensive mindset, but actually the Warriors are playing much better defense under the new head coach which is surprising. It is safe to say that the hiring of Steve Kerr was the right choice.
Warriors are ballin'
During the offseason the Golden State Warriors replaced their head coach Mark Jackson with a rookie coach Steve Kerr. Now I wasn't sure about that move, as I thought that the Warriors played some good basketball under the leadership of Jackson, but as it turns out it was more about the organisation really disliking him, rather than his performance with the team. Right now the Warriors are the best team in the West and the best team in the whole NBA with a stunning record of 20-2. Last night they just won their 15th straight game! It's the best start in the franchises history! And the best start for a rookie head coach! Steve Kerr finally unlocked the offense in GS, the thing Mark Jackson could never do. Jackson was known for his defensive mindset, but actually the Warriors are playing much better defense under the new head coach which is surprising. It is safe to say that the hiring of Steve Kerr was the right choice.
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