Friday, November 04, 2005
Back From Hiatus-2
Ok, so the first attempt to return failed, but, hey like Grant Hill, I'm making another comeback attempt. This time I intend to succeed, especially since the NBA is one of my main areas of expertise.
Yesterday, I watched my team, the Miami Heat, lose a heartbreaker against the Indiana Pacers. It came down to a missed three point attempt by Dwayne Wade, which rolled in and then out. However, it may have been a different ball game if the Heat had converted on their absymal free-throw shooting percentage. The Heat went 27-42 from the free-throw line. That's hardly gonna cut it for any team. We expect Shaq to struggle from the line (even he went 6-8,) but Walker (1-4) and Zo (4-10,) have to work on their accuracy from the line.
The team falls to 1-1 for the year, but are more worried about Shaq's injury sustained in the fourth quarter, when he stepped on Artest's foot, rolling his ankle. The Heat cannot afford to lose Shaq for a long period and so early in the season.
In other news, the Lakers lost to the Suns in a game that exposed the Lakers mediocrity at many positions. The team lacks a strong defense and doesn't have a consistent offense besides Kobe and surprisingly Smush Parker. Odom has been tagged to handle the ball and create the offense, but he needs to score more for this team to even have a chance at the play-offs. Right now, I'm wondering the genius behind the Lakers draft selections.. Von-Wafer is in the developmental league and Bynum looks like a guy who's just learning how to play ball. I was also skeptical about the trade for Kwame Brown, who everyone has all but given up on, and the Lakers (and Brown) are proving my skepticism right.
My early prediction to meet in the Finals: Spurs and Heat.
Yesterday, I watched my team, the Miami Heat, lose a heartbreaker against the Indiana Pacers. It came down to a missed three point attempt by Dwayne Wade, which rolled in and then out. However, it may have been a different ball game if the Heat had converted on their absymal free-throw shooting percentage. The Heat went 27-42 from the free-throw line. That's hardly gonna cut it for any team. We expect Shaq to struggle from the line (even he went 6-8,) but Walker (1-4) and Zo (4-10,) have to work on their accuracy from the line.
The team falls to 1-1 for the year, but are more worried about Shaq's injury sustained in the fourth quarter, when he stepped on Artest's foot, rolling his ankle. The Heat cannot afford to lose Shaq for a long period and so early in the season.
In other news, the Lakers lost to the Suns in a game that exposed the Lakers mediocrity at many positions. The team lacks a strong defense and doesn't have a consistent offense besides Kobe and surprisingly Smush Parker. Odom has been tagged to handle the ball and create the offense, but he needs to score more for this team to even have a chance at the play-offs. Right now, I'm wondering the genius behind the Lakers draft selections.. Von-Wafer is in the developmental league and Bynum looks like a guy who's just learning how to play ball. I was also skeptical about the trade for Kwame Brown, who everyone has all but given up on, and the Lakers (and Brown) are proving my skepticism right.
My early prediction to meet in the Finals: Spurs and Heat.
