Steve Nash is a Laker now

Steve Nash who played against Lakers for so many years is going to be a Laker for 3 years. Nash who is 38 years old still plays amazing at point guard position.  Nash achieved so many things in his NBA career, but title. It is clear that he became a Laker to have a shot at championship. For sure Lakers are going be better team with him on the roster.

Heat won championship. Nets are trying to have a team who has a shot to win championship this year and we thought it all going to be about east. But Lakers and Thunder are right there!

Good:
Linas Kleiza score 25 points. He should continue to get minutes in absese of Andrea Bargnani.
Luol Deng might return this Sunday.
Dirk Nowitzki might also return this Sunday.
Pick Kirk Hinrich as he is back from injury.

Bad:
Andrew Bogut is out for 8-12 weeks.

Good:
Amir Johnson should be benefited from Andrea Bargnani’s injury.
Andre Miller benefited from Ty Lawson’s injury and should continue to do so.
Chris Paul came back from Injury which means its time to bench Mo Williams.
Derrick Favors benefited from Al Jefferson’s injury.
Drew Gooden should be benefited from Andrew Bogut’s injury.
Ersan Ilyasova scored 19 rebounds.
Kris Humphries scored 19 rebounds and should not be a free agent in most leagues.
Matt Carroll is benefiting from Gerald Henderson’s injury.
Tyrus Thomas had 9 blocks. Pick him up if you need blocks.
Wayne Ellington benefited from Luke Rindour’s injury and should continue to do so.

Bad:
Chris Paul came back from Injury which means its time to bench Mo Williams.
Al Jefferson got injured.
Andrea Bargnani got injured and is out indefinitely.
Andrew Bogut got injured and he is out for dew days.
Luke Ridnour got injured.
Marcus Thornton got injured and is out for a couple of weeks.
Ty Lawson got injured and is out for few days.
Wayne Ellington should loose playing time as starters are coming back from injury.

Players to pick up

Tyson Chandler benefited from absence of B.J. Mullens and posted 20 points, 17 rebounds and 1 block.

Kemba Walker benefited from absence of D.J. Augustin and posted 22 points, 2 threes, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists.  D.J. Augustin has been ruled out for four games.

Derrick Brown posted 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. He should post similar line for a couple of weeks.

Jarrett Jack and Trevor Ariza benefited from absence of Eric Gordon.

Jarrett Jack posted 26 points, 1 three, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

 Trevor Ariza posted 18 points, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Eric Gordon is expected to miss a bit more than two weeks.

Players to pick up

Tyson Chandler benefited from absence of B.J. Mullens and posted 20 points, 17 rebounds and 1 block.

Kemba Walker benefited from absence of D.J. Augustin and posted 22 points, 2 threes, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists.  D.J. Augustin has been ruled out for four games.

Derrick Brown posted 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. He should post similar line for a couple of weeks.

Jarrett Jack and Trevor Ariza benefited from absence of Eric Gordon.

Jarrett Jack posted 26 points, 1 three, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

 Trevor Ariza posted 18 points, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Eric Gordon is expected to miss a bit more than three weeks.

Will Chicago Bulls be in NBA Finals?

Tim Duncan was the last player to get MVP and championship in the same year. He did it about a decade ago. I am not sure about this time, but it is highly probable that Rose might repeat it. Derrick Rose is on fire this season. He was very impressive in last two games. He took over and beat Pacers almost by himself.

Luck is also favoring Bulls. Jeff Foster got Offensive foul at the last minute in second game. To me it looked like a defensive foul and immediately after that Boozer pushed a Pacer out of the court and Bulls got the ball back! 

President is interested in watching NBA finals in arena especially if Bulls are there. Isn’t that motivating enough for Bulls to play hard?

Bulls got home court advantage and fans love talking about foul calls going in favor of home teams all the time.

Seems like Bulls got everything on their way:

Rose is on fire. He is top ten in scoring and in assist.

Boozer and Noah are great in front court offensively and defensively. League is based on so many great centers which is key to win championship and Noah is capable of holding any center. Lakers are back to back champs and big men like Gasol, Odom and Bynum are getting a lot of credit in addition to Kobe. Boozer knows how to knock down jumpers very well.

Kyle Korver is a clutch 3 point shooter. Luol Deng is very good SF. He is capable of producing enormous lineup on any given night.

Rose got enough fire power to win games single landlady. Rests of Bulls got enough fire power to win any game if Rose is not able to produce on a given day. Aside from starter, bulls got 4 bench players who are averaging much more than 15 minutes a game.

In addition of enormous talent, luck in favoring them and President can’t wait to go watch finals in Chicago.

It is highly probable that Bulls will be in the finals this season.

What do you think? Will they be in NBA Finals?

Will Dwight Howard leave the Orlando Magic?

Superman had the best performance of his life on Saturday just to loose against the team they swept last season. Magic created a record by sweeping Hawks last season with margin of 100+ total points. Their hopes were high as they were facing the same team this Saturday. Superman posted a monster lineup, but they lost the game!

I think Howard might be frustrated at his team-mates as it looked like only him and Jameer showed up to play the game on Saturday.

There is no doubt that Magic wants to keep Howard. They try very hard. They got Lewis and Hedo, but it didn’t work. So they got rid of Hedo, and got Vince Carter, but it didn’t work as well. So they got rid of Lewis and Vince Carter and got Hedo back. They also added Arenas and Richardson. But they lost first game. What if they loose second game tonight? Would Howard leave Magic?

Sound familiar. Isn’t it?

Cavs wanted to keep James and they changed their roster a lot. Mo Williams, Jamison, Shaq are few big names that cavs shuffled to win the championship and to keep James. They even gave a huge contract to Varejao. But what happened? Cavs had best record in the regular season for a couple of years just to loose in playoffs. And what did James do? He decided to bring his talent to South Beach. Is this similar? Is Superman tired and will consider leaving Magic?