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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

 

Some Week 1 NBA Surprises

Today marks one week through the season, and the conclusion of a heck of a week for me. As I enter back into the blogosphere, let's take a brief look at the past week's surprises in the NBA.

We'll start with my favorite subject: Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe and Co. lost in the opener barely, after a heck of a comeback effort that was thwarted by a Shane Battier three in the final 5 seconds. Then, the Lakers bounced back with a thrashing of their Pacific Division rival Suns, and a 10-point defeat of last year's Northwest Division champion Utah Jazz. Sure, it's one week, but after 3 games, I don't think anyone thought they'd survive to be 2-1. And, yes, it's only been one week, but so far, Kobe's still around and the rumors have slowly quieted down. I expect them to pick up again soon after a few losses, but I'm holding to my "Kobe Won't Be Traded This Season" prediction.

Chicago Bulls - I was at the United Center this weekend to watch the Bulls play the Phildelphia 76ers. (Blog on that to come). But, the point is that the Bulls, supposed championship contenders, looked pretty awful. They've had a lot of rumors swirling around them, most notably regarding KB24, but these guys have been talked about a lot as serious contenders, and they are off to an 0-3 start. Not only that, but who have their opponents been? New Jersey (bad), Milwaukee (awful), and Philadelphia (worst). Yes, it's only week 1, but it wasn't a pretty way to start off their run at a championship. Maybe they really do need Kobe.

Mike Dunleavy Jr. - Maybe he was just on the fantasy team I played against last week, but Dunleavy played out of his mind. The career 11.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg notched 22 ppg and 9 rpg through his first 3 en route to an opening start of 3-0 by the Indiana Pacers. I got his autograph in Hawaii a few years ago. I may have to dig that out and sell it if he keeps playing well.

LeBron James on Opening Night - I think there was a collective gasp when everyone found out that James was held scoreless in his first half of the NBA season, and held to just 10 points for the night against Dallas in the reigning Eastern Conference champ's season opening loss. It wasn't pretty, but LeBron, unsurprisingly bounced back to score 45 against the Knicks the following game. Phew.

There's plenty more, and plenty more to come. We'll just have to wait and see!

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