Night in the NBA

[Timberwolf]

Each night, I will talk about what took place in the NBA. I know we got lot of hardcore basketball fans so I feel that it's good to talk about what goes on around the league.

Here are my observations for the first three nights of the new season:

-- What a story by T.J. Ford. Nice to see him come back and play well after an unfortunate injury in which he collided with Mark Madsen couple of years ago at the Bradley Center. He worked very hard in his rehab and it's good to see him playing and producing. I just wish Terry Porter could have had one more year with T.J. Ford healthy.

-- Bucks will definitely be a lot better. I think they are a playoff team with smart FA acquistions and a healthy T.J. Ford.

-- I love what I see in Andrew Bogut

-- I have a feeling Rick Adelman could be gone if the Kings get off to a rough start

-- I hope Byron Scott does well with the Hornets.

-- Nuggets are overrated. They had no business losing to the Lakers the other night. They don't have killer instinct. I think Carmelo is so overrated too. Yeah he score points, but where is he in the fourth quarter and can he please play defense

-- Lebron is amazing

-- Man I am so glad Lakers lost to the Suns. Lakers fans are already insufferable right now.

-- Raptors got some good players to build around in Villaneuva and Graham. Good work by Rob Babcock. I thought drafting Villaneuva was very risky, but I am glad I am wrong.

-- Shaq better be healthy. I just wonder if that's going to happen.

-- Jason WIlliams with the Heat is going to be a disaster. I don't like what the Heat did this offseason and from what I am seeing now, I aint' changing my mind.

-- Nets are OVERRATED. They got their butts kicked against the Bucks. They did not play defense Wednesday night and they don't play D. Jason Kidd looks like he is getting older and older. Jefferson stinks as usual. I am telling you, foks. They ain't making the playoffs. Write that down. You don't believe me?
Read Dave D'Alessandro's weblog on Wednesday November 2nd about his take on the Nets and how they are not very good:
http://www.nj.com/newslogs/nets/

-- Marbury shows me why he is overrated and why he may not be a Knick by season's end or next year. He will give you good numbers, but let's remember one thing. Where is he when the game is on the line? He was horrible in OT in the debut. When I watched him with the Nets, he just never got it done in tight games with the Nets. That has been his biggest weakness. Also how does he get his butt kicked by that scrub Delonte West in OT is beyond me. Bad job by him.

-- I am so glad Ron Artest is doing well. I am serious. I love him. He can play on the Timberwolves any time

[Royce]

-- Marbury shows me why he is overrated and why he may not be a Knick by season's end or next year. He will give you good numbers, but let's remember one thing. Where is he when the game is on the line? He was horrible in OT in the debut. When I watched him with the Nets, he just never got it done in tight games with the Nets. That has been his biggest weakness. Also how does he get his butt kicked by that scrub Delonte West in OT is beyond me. Bad job by him.

You're going to judge him from one game?

[lal4l]

Lakers did OK... Foul trouble kills us....

[Timberwolf]

Royce: This is not just one game. This has gone on forever. I have been ripping him for that last year too. Look I got to watch the guy with the Nets and all I saw was a guy who stunk in the fourth quarter which is one of the big reasons why the Nets were a bad team in the fourth quarter. Look it's one thing to struggle offensively, but defense is about effort and energy. You can't lay down like you saw the other night with Delonte West beating him. Marbury should know how to beat West with his eyes closed. It was the same old thing tonight against Washington.

[cxlx]

You must be joking Timber. Marbury has been a great player since he came into this league. Just because hes been bounced around from team to team doesnt make him any less of a great basketball player. If you wanna say hes overrated because he seems to not be clutch, then do you call Garnett overrated because he's never won a championship? Gimme a break. Also, who the hell are you to call Delonte West a bum? Hes proven to me that hes got game. Ive seen him shut down some of the best point guards in the league. Kidd, Marbury, Billups...and so forth.

[Royce]

Yeah West did look pretty good.

[Timberwolf]

Bob: Do me a favor. Go watch other NBA games besides the Celtics. How about that? I watched Mebury in his time in New Jersey for three years so I think I know a lot about his game and I feel well damn qualified to know what he is about. Great guy for numbers, but not there for the clutch moments as you saw on Opening Night. That's not what you call a great player or PG. If he was that great, he wouldn't bounce around in different cities or play for 9 or 10 coaches period.

KG is damn good at what he does. It ain't his fault that his GM (go figure he is a Celtic) is a loser and stupid in general. KG does everything he can to win out there. Marbury at least has good role players to work with like he had in New Jersey and in Phoenix. KG has no one to work with. If you watch the Sonics/Wolves game last night, you would notice KG's supporting cast was absoultely horrible.

As for Delonte West, I think he sucks. In fact, I think the entire roster stinks. They got lot of chumps on that team and it showed in that series against the Pacers last year. Celtics should have beaten them, but they choked and imploded like they did against the Nets in the playoffs in recent years. Celtics are nothing more than losers and that's the way it's going to be.

[cxlx]

Ive watch plenty of games in my life time, thank you very much. I didnt realize that you have become the basketball expertise around here. Sorry, Bill Walton.
So what that Marbury's been to a few teams? So did Kidd. Does that make Kidd any less? I didnt think so. If KG was all that great, which I happen to love KG, then he would have done great with what he had, just like Michael Jordan did. So once again, I didn’t think so. If the Nets were THAT great then why they suck so hard now? How did the sucky ass Celtics finish last year ahead of the NJ?? If the Celtics suck, and they’re better than NJ….hmmm. Also, why are they so pathetic that they have sold the team and moving? You know why??? Cuz they have ZERO support. THATS WHY!!! That’s what makes NJ fans sooooo much better than us racists Celtics fan. They dump on the team when they dont win. WOW...classy. I don’t know if any have ever told you, but your opinions are NOT facts. And if someone else has an opinion, they have the rights to it.

[Timberwolf]

The reason why Kidd came to NJ was simply because he beated his wife. That's why he was traded. Phoenix was out to punish him and make him miserable. Too bad that strategy failed as Kidd led the Nets to the Finals TWICE. As for why he was traded many times, it was because he was a troublemaker to several organizations. He was a problem child in Dallas, Phoenix, and now with the Nets. I don't care for Jason Kidd as a human being especially after the way he got Byron Scott fired, but if he ever played for the Timberwolves, I will definitely embrace him.

As for Marbury, the guy is a loser. Period. I got to watch the guy and all with the Nets. I have seen enough to observe him for years. He is not a great teammate. He is not that good. The guy doesn't play defense and the guy is not a guy I trust on the clutch as evident in his tenure with the Nets. There is a reason why there are so many Marbury critics in the media. Charley Rosen, who writes for FoxSports.com, always rips him all the time. He makes the same points that I do on Marbury.

I personally think the Nets have drawn well. Don't blame me for the reason why the Nets are moving. I did my part in supporting the Nets. I went to games and I watched the games. I can't help it if I am not rich enough to go to the games every game or every month. Tickets at Nets game is unbelivably high. I don't have the money to go to Nets games. The fact I went to Nets games 10 times a year was remarkable considering how much money I make. I can't help if I get outnumbered by Celtics fans. The Nets have alienated the fans forever so the fans said screw em.

Nets suck for lot of reasons. For one thing, Lawerence Frank is a lousy head coach. They should have never fired Byron Scott period. He was the reason why they did great IMO and he was the reason why Jason Kidd has great years. Second, Jason Kidd's legs are not what it used to be and it shows. Third, they got that dope Vince Carter who I think stinks. Fourth, they have no size. They should have never fired Byron and they should have paid up Kenyon Martin. I am glad Nets fans are not showing up now. Why should they when they are leaving? The minute Bruce Ratner acquired the Nets, I became a Timberwolves fan and I am damn proud of jumping ship. I hope they stink like the Celtics and the Knicks forever.

[Baseball Guru]

I am getting a little tired of seeing my team and player(s) ripped all the time by you Timber.. I suggest you stop and stop NOW!:Pissed:

I dont need to come on here and see you calling guys on my team a loser... I dont attack your teams or your players and I dont expect it any longer from you!

I see it again I will ask no questions and just BAN you! Do I make myself clear on this?