Hoops finally starts for real tonight and not a moment too soon, as I think you will agree that this is already shaping up to be one of the worst NFL seasons of our lifetimes. It also comes as a rather welcome occurrence considering that nearly a dozen topics of NBA intrigue have been consuming my every waking thought for the past few weeks.
Is Garnett setting us up for another season of magic or a colossal disappointment? How much better can Bron Bron get? How about D Wade? Are the Wizards a conference contender or one of the worst teams in the NBA? And what about those off-the-charts bonkers two weeks where Al Jefferson looked like Kevin McHale just before he got injured?
After one of the crazier off-seasons in history, we are finally back and business and ready to investigate these mysteries of our beloved game.
What I propose to you, sir, is little back and forth banter to start the season off. I'll toss a topic out to get us started. You come back at me - agreeing, refuting, illuminating, or insulting - and then add your own proposal. We add a new one each day for the next two weeks, all leading up to Cleveland's October 16th visit to San Antonio to face Timmy Duncan's Spurs.
Ready?
I'll start things off with a modest proposal about one of the most electrifying young men currently lacing up hightops in the Association: Kevin 'Long and Smooth' Durant.
My man will lead the league in scoring this year.
Last year he posted 25.3 a game to place sixth in the category, but don't forget that it wasn't really till APRIL that they switched him to small forward. Once he moved there, the kid exploded for almost 31 a game! Everything you heard during the summer - including truly glowing reports from US Basketball mini-camp - sounded like there's a breakout year on the horizon. And most importantly, unlike a few of the men who finished ahead of him last time - Dirk and Kobe come to mind - it feels like Durant might actually get more rather than less shots this season.
By the way, he shoots about 48% from the field and 42% from three.
Durant was murderous as a 20 year old. What is he capable of at 21? And you know what will be really interesting if KD ends up taking the scoring title? The Thunder are only scheduled for one nationally televised game all season long.
Time to take another look at that League Pass...
Your Brother in Excitement,
JB
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