It's Basketball Time

So I'm a little late and basketball season is a few weeks in but I figured I'd write a break down on where the boys are in the season and what a good season we have in store...

Standings as of 12/1/2009:

Eastern Conference:

1. Orlando Magic (14-4): Magic is adjusting to the addition of Vince Carter just fine. Jameer Nelson is out for a few weeks because of surgery, but it is not affecting Orlando's game. Dwight Howard appears to be on the road to defensive player of the year. He already has a double-double under his belt so far this season. Rashard Lewis was suspended for the first 10 games, but is now back and getting back into the groove of things. All in all, the Magic are well on their way to getting to the finals, and this time, they may win it.

2.Boston Celtics (14-4): No shocker here. The Celtics quite possibly have the best line up of players in the NBA. Looking at their line up is like looking at the line up for an all-star team. Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Eddie House, and that's not even where it ends. KG playing is definitely a reason the Celtics are looking better this season, but they have a lot of competition when it comes to the Eastern conference.

3.Cleveland Cavaliers (12-5): As much as I hate this team, they are playing more like a TEAM this season. There are actually guys out there besides King James scoring points. Oh isn't Cleveland the team Shaq's on now? Oh yes, I forgot. The team actually plays better when Shaq is NOT on the court. The players look out of sync with Shaq on the floor and Shaq really doesn't look like he cares when you watch him. Lebron is on pace to have his lowest-scoring game average since his rookie year. Weird what happens when the whole team plays.Big ups to Mo Williams for playing like a stud this season.

4.Atlanta Hawks (12-5): Wow. This is the team of the Eastern Conference that came out of nowhere to suprise us all. The question is, how long is it going to last? There's a reason no one suspected this team was going to do this good but when is their fire going to burn out? They are playing like a better team than they are. I don't know if that makes sense to you, but if it does, you know what I mean. They are going to go on a losing run soon. Sorry Bibby.

5.Miami Heat (10-7): Closing out the top 5! Thank god, Miami. Miami is going to get better. Having one of the top guards in the game and easily one of the top 3 centers, O' Neal and Wade will lead the Heat to the playoffs. They should be doing better than they have so far. I think they are out of focus and will get into a wining streak, but they are probably going to have a few more losses since they head into some difficult road game challenges.

Western Conference:

1.L.A. Lakers (14-3): Anyone who is reading this right now knows that the Lakers are my team. I am actually suprised they have this many wins. They have come really close to losing a couple times like the game when they went into OT against OKC. If the Lakers played to their potential every game, they would always win. Sadly, this is not the case. They get lazy. And they need some serious work on their three pointers. Please Kobe. Everytime you shoot from the 3 line I cross my fingers. Odom and Fisher are the only ones I have confidence in going for the 3-pointer. Everyone else, go for the layup. The addition of Ron Artest has been an interesting one but something tells me we haven't seen anything yet.

2.Phoenix Suns (14-4): Yes, the Phoenix Suns. I know. I know. They are the equivalent of the Hawks in the Western conference. Another team whose fire is going to burn out. Yes Steve Nash is phenomenal. He has already recorded 16 assists 6 times this season! And we are not even half way through. Last season he had a total of 5. The Suns have been shooting 58% this season but we will see how it goes when they play the tougher games they have coming up. Shaq who? It's all about Amar'e right now.

3.Denver Nuggets (13-5): The Nuggets are the main competition and gunning for the Lakers. Everyone says the Spurs but I think the Nuggets have a stronger team. They play very well together. You can always count on Billups when he gets a hold of the ball and Melo is easily in the top 5 players in the NBA. Add Birdman Chris Andersen into the mix and you have one hell of a team. I can't stand Nene or J.R. Smith but they are good too. I guess. This is a team full of guys that I hate because I know they are good. Damn.

4.Dallas Mavericks (13-5): Dirk, Dirk, Dirk. You are too good. And very big. If you fall and get hurt, it is going to hurt A LOT. Definitely going to make the playoffs, but I don't see this team getting passed the second round. We will wait and see.

5.Portland Trailblazers (12-8): Huh..? I was expecting this to say San Antonio Spurs. I was going to talk about Ginobili and the bat and everything. Well, I guess I just did that. Brandon Roy is ON FIRE!And he will only get better.

So these are the standings as of today. It is going to be a very interesting season. There is so much talent, you never know who is going to come out of nowhere (Hawks) and suprise you(Suns).