NBA 08-09 Storylines!

Last year was a very good year for the association. To list just a few things why: Kobe got his MVP, Chris Paul took over the reigns from Steve Nash as best PG, Lebron put up as amazing averages across the board as we have seen in decades, Boston had three all-stars on their team and won the Larry O'Brien trophy, Dwight Howard made the dunk contest relevant again, Shaq was sent to Phoenix, Houston won 22 straight games [many without Yao], Atlanta took Boston to 7 games in the playoffs, the all-star game was hosted in New Orleans, the West had 9 teams better than almost anyone in the East, Jason Kidd was sent to Dallas, and the Raptors kept their 3-point streak alive! I am sure I missed a million things that could be added to the list, but you get the point... the season was great.

This year? There are many things to follow: Greg Oden is finally a rookie, Gilbert Arenas should be back at full strength, the league has a new team [Thundercats!], Jermaine O'Neal is a Raptor, Ron Artest is a Rocket, Lebron has another year under his belt, diddo Chris Paul, Boston will be looking to repeat, Detroit might lose their streak of consecutive conference finals appearances, T-Mac might get out of the first round, Lakers have Bynum back, and the Knicks will get back to .500! .400!