With that being said, this time last year we had the honor of watching our men win the basketball Gold Medal in the Olympics. Unfortunately we don't have that privilege this year. There are FIBA games going on but sadly we can only keep up with that via social networking. I am also not a lucky owner of NBATv so I can't even watch re-runs. So where does that leave us? Well that leaves us obsessing over trades, trade rumors, new team rosters, and predicting the 2013 season.
So let's get into it.
We will start off with Americas sweetheart, Dwight Howard. If you look closely at my previous posts everything I predicted about the Howard/Kobe matchup became true. They were not able to be teammates, Howard's attitude overshadowed his talent and when things started to not go Dwight's way, what did he do? Bricked for his team time and time again. No matter how much Kobe came through for his team they just could not get into a winning rhythm, which is proof that no matter how good of an individual player you are, if you do not have the supporting cast on your team you will not succeed. Lebron's success is half his talent and half his supporting cast, period. Now the Howard show has moved onto Houston where he joins another All-Star lineup but the question is, how long is THIS going to last? Now I was a huge fan of Howard, until these last two seasons ruined that for me. The Lakers have gone on record trying to be the bigger person saying "Howard is one of the best centers in the league" Let's dissect this for a second, I believe he has the potential to be one of the best like he once was. I believe he fuels his bad attitudes with his own injuries as a crutch, I feel if Howard walked onto that court pissed at his team, he would throw bricks all night and watch his team sink. This last season from Howard may have been one bad apple in the bunch but it really only takes one to ruin the bunch. And now he is Houston's problem, I wonder how Lin and Harden will mesh with him? And with Camby and Asik still present on the team, is Howard a sure starter?
The summer is winding down and our beloved players only have one month before training and practices start for this new season. Looking back at this summer we can evaluate which teams or players "sank or swim" with free agencies. Now Greg Oden and Niokla Pekovic are still some wildcards out there and Greg Oden has been spotted in meetings with Miami head Coach Spo, but let's not even open up that shit show.
First we have Brandon Jennings who seemed to be invisible to most teams but Detroit picked him up with a decent 4-year $24-million contract that he is well worth, and though he has been compared to Rondo we can't forget that Jennings is a little lack on the percentage of long-range 2's which sinks him a little bit compared to Rondo. That being said I do think this addition to the Pistons will be a good one.
It isn't payer related but Doc Rivers to the Clippers is a great move, Blake Griffin needs some coaching direction, his jumpers on the court are looking a little lazy, I have felt this season Griffin has been playing on borrowed time, just my opinion but I think Doc can get the ball rolling for the clippers offensively.
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