So, the NBA season has begun, and we're into our second week. Just thought I would jot down a few observations from what has thus far transpired, and for the format, I will take a page from a Yahoo! Sports NFL columnist:
Standings
- Is it any surprise that Boston, Detroit, Houston, LA Lakers, and Utah are leading their divisions and sporting good records?
- Would you have guessed that the other division leader that isn't listed above are the 4-0 Atlanta Hawks?
- How long will it last that the Knicks have the same record as the Raptors? Hopefully, not long.
- How long will it last that the East has only four teams with losing records, while there are four teams with losing records in the Northwest division in the West?
- Will the Wizards win a game before Agent 0 gets back on the court?
- If I told you that the Spurs would be 1-4 to start the season, would you believe me?
- Will the Clippers win a game... this season?
- How exciting of a battle will it be to see who isn't the basement dweller in the NE division between Minnesota and Oklahoma City?
STATS
- Do you think the top three scorers in the league will continue to be Tony Parker, Danny Granger, and Tim Duncan?
- Are you at all surprised that T-Mac, Vince Carter, and Yao Ming are not averaging 20 points a game, but Kevin Martin is?
- How long can Dwight Howard average four blocks a game?
- Will this be the year Lebron stops teasing us and actually averages a triple double? Currently at 25-8-8.
- Is it racist to notice that out of the seven players averaging 11 rebounds a game or more, only one of those [the leader, no less] is white?
- Will you do a double-take at this line after I mention that the Pistons are second in the league in points per game scored, at 102.8?
- Are Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph that bad, that the Knicks are averaging 1.2 blocks per game?
- How long will the Hawks remain undefeated while shooting a league-worst 64.7% from the charity stripe?
- Is there an over/under somewhere for how long the Suns can keep shooting over 50% AS A TEAM!?!
Raptors [not in question format]
- Tops in the league by shooting 50% from three
- Second in the league in FT%, but in the bottom half in attempts per game
- Dead last in the league in rebounds
- Fourth best in assists, fifth best in blocks, but second worst in steals
- Bosh tied for third with 26ppg
- Bargnani (!) cracking the top 25 in blocks per game, while JO is top 15
- Parker top 10 in steals per game
- Calderon #2 in assists, and has yet to miss a free throw
- The Raptors have two representatives in the top 10 in 3PFG% [Moon(!) and Bargnani] and three more in spots 11-20 [Kapono, Parker, Calderon] - all 50% and up
Nov 8, 2008
Early Observations
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Labels: Questions, Raptors, Season Update
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