Why did we get them?

My last post was about perfect fits, for that reason alone I have to make a post about player acquisitions that have failed to show their respective teams why it is that they got them. As mentioned before this is all opinion based, though if you are an NBA fan, you know what is coming.

The first (and obvious) choice for worst off-season movements go to the MILLIONAIRE Brooklyn Nets, they (as mentioned in previous posts) decided to throw out cash, and got 2 future Hall of Famers in Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce. On paper this moved looked brilliant but these guys just have not shown the heart or fighting spirit they had in their Boston Celtic days (good times).

While I think nobody comes close to these 2 players, I might as well turn this into a top 3 (or bottom 3?). For my second choice, even though “technically” it was not an off-season acquisition since it is the NBA Draft, but the Cleveland Cavaliers choosing Anthony Bennett has been a terrible decision, more so when you see Michael Carter-Williams (picked 11^th in the Draft) of the 76ers lighting it up. Bennett still has potential, but so far not very impressed.

My 3^rd though probably not the third worst in most peoples’ minds, this is MY blog so Andrea Bargnani WHY ARE YOU STILL IN THE NBA!? I think the New York Knicks showed clear desperation when they acquired Bargnani and hoping he would turn into a “good player”, this guy has been labeled with “potential” for far too long now, and it is time to declare him a bust for being the #1 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft

This has been all

Kermitthefrog@mru out.. as Bargnani should be.

Perfect fits?

Since my last 2 blog updates have been regarding team records, I decided to take a step back from that and talk about one thing… off-season acquisitions. While most teams if not all teams in the NBA have landed a new player during the off-season, some stand out very clearly as perfect fits to their respective teams. Here is the breakdown:

To start off the obvious choice around the NBA is Dwight Howard, while most people view Howard in a hated manner I see a player with the potential to change the Houston Rockets franchise to a legit title contender.

My second choice will sound bias, but Eric Bledsoe has been an absolute steal for the Phoenix Suns. This ex back-up point guard has jelled perfectly into the Phoenix organization, and right now we are just hoping he stays with us for years to come.

My third and final choice will have to go to Monta Ellis of the Dallas Mavericks; Dallas has been quietly putting in a strong season and has had a very smooth flowing offense. Monta Ellis has also stepped in, and has taken a lot of pressure off Dirk Nowitzki, which is great news for Dallas seeing Dirk’s tender age of 35.

This has been all for today, more b-ball opinions to come.

Kermitthefrog@mru

Most of the East is a JOKE

Since in my last blog post I talked about the teams who were off to a “hot start.” I thought I might as well talk about the teams that have failed to live to expectations. These teams have started the season colder than the dark side of moon. As you will notice these teams are all placed under the Eastern conference, mostly because the Eastern conference has been an absolute joke this season. The New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Toronto Raptors are the teams on the chopping block. Lets get to it.

The Toronto Raptors are on the list not because they have played below expectation (they’re suppose to suck), but when a team is 6-10 and is the leader of the Atlantic division it’s worth mentioning just so you can realize how BAD the East has been.

The New York Knicks started the season with championship aspirations… After a 3-13 start to the season (and no improvement shown) the Knicks will be lucky to make it to the playoffs, fortunately for them it’s the Eastern conference so you are actually allowed room to suck.

And finally the Brooklyn Nets, the MILLIONAIRE (but old) NETS, this team has about a 98 MILLION DOLLAR PAYROLL, and since the owner decided to splash the cash, a luxury tax bill of 75 MILLON DOLLARS. After hearing those astonishing figures, do you really expect that team to start the season 5-12? These Nets have shown nothing, except how to blow a big load of cash and not come out with anything.

This has been kermitthefrog, if I talked about your team, prove to me that everything I have said is not right… you can’t.