Rose s'ha trencat de nou.
Pobre Derrick, ara l'altra genoll, un menisc. Una lesió llarga. Amb la cara que posava quan estava recuperant-se del creuat (no ho veia clar), ara una altra lesió al dret, que l'apartarà de la temporada. La mateixa lesió que apartarà als Bulls d'acabar la temporada regular amb opcions a res més que una bona classificació (cal dir que, per mí, els Bulls han jugat millor quan Derrick no ho ha fet).
on no hi haurà massa 'flors i violes' serà a NY... quina temporada horrible han iniciat els Knicks. 'Melo no sabem si juga sol o en equip i amb pitjors percentatges d'encert; no tenen pivot; no hi ha direcció dins la pista (ni n'hi ha a Brooklyn!!); J.R. està fora de sí (sota efectes d'alguna substància encara...?); i Stoudemire és nul en defensa i miserable en atac (malgrat que ve d'una lesió llarga i força temps inactiu).
l'Est, serà Miami i Indiana, i poca cosa més. L'interès vindrà en determinats partits per veure com queden enquadrats, i l'evolució d'alguns rookies prometedors (Carter-Williams, Olynik, Oladipo). Els Pistons i Bobcats fan peneta però podrien arribar a playoff..
per cert, lletgíssima pista la nova dels Bucks....
m'agrada: torna el millor Lebron; Paul George i Indiana; Atlanta, Boston i Washington; Boozer (per números) i Vucevic.
no m'agrada: els Pistons i Josh Smith; Bucks y Mayo; Nets and Kidd (divertida però bruta la seva 'estratègia' contra Lakers).
Rose has broken back.
Poor Derrick, now the other knee, a meniscus, another long injury. After that sad face he posed as he was recovering from then cruciate (he wasn't faithful at all), now another injury that it last for the whole season. The same injury that would pull away the Bulls from serious options of finishing with a good seed and as a championship contender. Just for the record, I 'd like to say that the Bulls have played much better when Rose was out.
where you won't see much 'flowers' it will be at the Garden. What a terrible season the Knicks are initiating. Does 'Melo play by himself or with teammates?; there's no reliable Center; there's no direction on the floor (there's no direction either in Brooklyn!); JR is out of mind (is him still under some substance effect?); and Stoudemire is useless on D, and miserable at scoring (he just come from a long period of time out of order, though).
the East will be Miami and Indiana, and anything else. A little interest will come from what seed the other (trash) teams will get, and some of the rookies' progress (Carter-Williams, Olynik, Oladipo). The Pistons and the Bobcats, despite being so shameful, would get a playoff-place.
by the way, what an awful court the new Bucks one...
I LIKE: best Lebron's performance is back; Paul George and Indiana team; Atlanta, Boston and Washington; Boozer (by the numbers) and Vucevic.
I DON'T LIKE: Pistons and Josh Smith; Bucks and Mayo; Nets and Kidd (funny, but dirty his 'strategy' against the Lakers).
Friday, November 29, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Let's see the first Standings...Already 10 games for most of teams!!
Ja van 10 partits per quasi la majoria d'equips, anem a veure com els hi va:
It's already been 10 games for most of the teams, let's see how it goes:
està clar que Indiana és la gran força a l'Est que pot fer front a Miami, que està fent un inici irregular, imagino que perque guardaran forces pel final, alguns comencen a ser grandets... Chicago capaç del millor i pitjor, Charlotte comença a defallir, i possibles sorpreses amb Philly, Atlanta i Toronto. El que no s'entèn és la marxa de Brooklyn i NY, i de Washington també m'esperava una mica més.
A l'Oest tot comença a posar-se en ordre, SAntonio està on li toca quasi sense fer soroll, com sempre, i Golden State/OKC/Clippers ben amunt (podrien encara estar inclús més amunt...no creieu?). Per fi Minessota i Dallas compleixen expectatives, i, curiosament, Memphis està molt per sota de les seves possibilitats. El que sí és digne de menció és l'inici de Portland, que l'any passat es va desinflar a l'últim tram de la fase regular, i aquest any semblen molt més forts, molt solvents (malgrat algun ensurt al final dels partits com el de Toronto).
it is obvious that Indiana is the 2nd greatest force in the East behind Miami, which its start is a little irregular because, I guess, they keep they energy for the end of the season, as some guys start to be old.... Chicago is able to do the best and worst, Charlotte is initiating its (obvious) dawnfall, and there are some surprises in Philly, Atlanta and Toronto that I wasn't expecting. Which is totally unfathomable is the path of Brooklyn and NY, and also Washington, from who everyone was expecting a lot more.
in the West, all puzzle pieces started to fit, SAntonio is on it's supposed to be, smoothly, unnoisy, quietly. As usual. And Golden State/OKC/Clippers on top (they could even be higher on standings...don't u think?). Finally, Minessota and Dallas accomplish expectations, and, curiously, Memphis is way below them. What is worthy to mention is Portland's beginning, a team that got flat at the end of the regular season last year, they look stronger this year, very reliable (despite some frightening game-ending as the one they had against Toronto a few days ago...).
It's already been 10 games for most of the teams, let's see how it goes:
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L 10 | STREAK |
| Indiana1 | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | 0.0 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 3-1 | 9-1 | L 1 |
| Miami2 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | 2.0 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 2-2 | 7-3 | W 3 |
| Chicago3 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 | 2.5 | 5-3 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 1-3 | 6-3 | W 5 |
| Philadelphia4 | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 5.0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | L 3 |
| Atlanta5 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 3.0 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 6-4 | W 2 |
| Charlotte6 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 4.5 | 5-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 5-5 | L 2 |
| Orlando7 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 5.0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-4 | 4-6 | L 1 |
| Toronto8 | 4 | 7 | 0.364 | 5.5 | 2-5 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3-7 | L 2 |
| Boston | 4 | 7 | 0.364 | 5.5 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 4-6 | L 3 |
| Cleveland | 4 | 7 | 0.364 | 5.5 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-6 | 3-7 | W 1 |
| Detroit | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | 5.5 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | L 1 |
| New York | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | 5.5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 3-6 | L 2 |
| Brooklyn | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | 6.0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 3-7 | L 2 |
| Washington | 2 | 7 | 0.222 | 6.5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 2-7 | L 4 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 7 | 0.222 | 6.5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-7 | L 5 |
| Western Conference | ||||||||||
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L 10 | STREAK |
| San Antonio1 | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | 0.0 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 9-1 | W 7 |
| Portland2 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 | 0.5 | 5-2 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 9-1 | W 7 |
| Golden State3 | 8 | 3 | 0.727 | 1.5 | 6-3 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 3-3 | 7-3 | W 4 |
| Oklahoma City4 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | 2.0 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 3-3 | 7-3 | W 2 |
| L.A. Clippers5 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 2.5 | 6-2 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-3 | L 1 |
| Minnesota6 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 2.5 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | W 1 |
| Houston7 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 2.5 | 4-3 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | W 2 |
| Dallas8 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 2.5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 2-4 | 6-4 | W 2 |
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | 3.5 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | L 2 |
| Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 3.5 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-4 | W 3 |
| L.A. Lakers | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 5.0 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 1-4 | 4-6 | W 1 |
| Denver | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 5.0 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-6 | L 2 |
| New Orleans | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 5.0 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-6 | W 1 |
| Sacramento | 2 | 7 | 0.222 | 6.5 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-7 | L 2 |
| Utah | 1 | 11 | 0.083 | 9.0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 1-9 | L 3 |
està clar que Indiana és la gran força a l'Est que pot fer front a Miami, que està fent un inici irregular, imagino que perque guardaran forces pel final, alguns comencen a ser grandets... Chicago capaç del millor i pitjor, Charlotte comença a defallir, i possibles sorpreses amb Philly, Atlanta i Toronto. El que no s'entèn és la marxa de Brooklyn i NY, i de Washington també m'esperava una mica més.
A l'Oest tot comença a posar-se en ordre, SAntonio està on li toca quasi sense fer soroll, com sempre, i Golden State/OKC/Clippers ben amunt (podrien encara estar inclús més amunt...no creieu?). Per fi Minessota i Dallas compleixen expectatives, i, curiosament, Memphis està molt per sota de les seves possibilitats. El que sí és digne de menció és l'inici de Portland, que l'any passat es va desinflar a l'últim tram de la fase regular, i aquest any semblen molt més forts, molt solvents (malgrat algun ensurt al final dels partits com el de Toronto).
it is obvious that Indiana is the 2nd greatest force in the East behind Miami, which its start is a little irregular because, I guess, they keep they energy for the end of the season, as some guys start to be old.... Chicago is able to do the best and worst, Charlotte is initiating its (obvious) dawnfall, and there are some surprises in Philly, Atlanta and Toronto that I wasn't expecting. Which is totally unfathomable is the path of Brooklyn and NY, and also Washington, from who everyone was expecting a lot more.
in the West, all puzzle pieces started to fit, SAntonio is on it's supposed to be, smoothly, unnoisy, quietly. As usual. And Golden State/OKC/Clippers on top (they could even be higher on standings...don't u think?). Finally, Minessota and Dallas accomplish expectations, and, curiously, Memphis is way below them. What is worthy to mention is Portland's beginning, a team that got flat at the end of the regular season last year, they look stronger this year, very reliable (despite some frightening game-ending as the one they had against Toronto a few days ago...).
Friday, November 15, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Sonen alarmes precoces a l'NBA? / Very early alarm sounding in the NBA?
this post inspired my new comments:
tot i que no em sembla que els Jazz mereixin cap més comentari des d'ara fins a final de temporada...d'acord, són penosos, però què esperàveu?
per la resta de comentaris, sí, els Nets i els NYKnicks fan pena, de moment, potser els Nets són els que haurien d'estar més amunt, ja que porten competidors nous, però els Knicks....uf....sembla que tots vagin a la seva. No van acabar massa forts, i han començat pitjor.
els Lakers, clar, no es pot esperar res més que fer una (bona) mala temporada i rebre bones peces al Draft i encandilar algun free-agent.
els Grizzlies sí que m'han decebut...suposo q el fet de tenir entrenador nou no lliga encara amb bons resultats, però també semblen peces desorganitzades.
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the Jazz won't deserve any other comment from now until the end of the season...who was expecting better results so far?
indeed, the Nets and the Knicks are a shame, so far, maybe the Nets are the ones who would be in higher seed at the standings, as they incorporated huge competitors to its roster, but the Knicks...wowowow....they look that their walking dead on the floor, without heads!! they did not finished very strong, and they have just started very plain!
the Lakers, of course, who could expect anything better, their only hope, to do a (nice) bad season to get some good Draft pieces and expect a great free-agent just being delighted by the purple-gold suit.
the Grizzlies really have disappointed me....I guess the fact that a new coach has come, that hasn't let them get to know to each other very much, they look very disorganized.
tot i que no em sembla que els Jazz mereixin cap més comentari des d'ara fins a final de temporada...d'acord, són penosos, però què esperàveu?
per la resta de comentaris, sí, els Nets i els NYKnicks fan pena, de moment, potser els Nets són els que haurien d'estar més amunt, ja que porten competidors nous, però els Knicks....uf....sembla que tots vagin a la seva. No van acabar massa forts, i han començat pitjor.
els Lakers, clar, no es pot esperar res més que fer una (bona) mala temporada i rebre bones peces al Draft i encandilar algun free-agent.
els Grizzlies sí que m'han decebut...suposo q el fet de tenir entrenador nou no lliga encara amb bons resultats, però també semblen peces desorganitzades.
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the Jazz won't deserve any other comment from now until the end of the season...who was expecting better results so far?
indeed, the Nets and the Knicks are a shame, so far, maybe the Nets are the ones who would be in higher seed at the standings, as they incorporated huge competitors to its roster, but the Knicks...wowowow....they look that their walking dead on the floor, without heads!! they did not finished very strong, and they have just started very plain!
the Lakers, of course, who could expect anything better, their only hope, to do a (nice) bad season to get some good Draft pieces and expect a great free-agent just being delighted by the purple-gold suit.
the Grizzlies really have disappointed me....I guess the fact that a new coach has come, that hasn't let them get to know to each other very much, they look very disorganized.
Friday, November 8, 2013
A little review before starting a new season, and some predictions
sí, al final Miami...no puc dir que n'estic content, ja que no sóc fan d'equips fets a base de talonari i multiestrelles, però és cert que la remuntada èpica al 6è partit, en 29" i perdent de 5, va recordar imatges i escenes clàssiques i que, sens dubte, seran recordades per sempre (no puc evitar també pensar que en Lebron va fallar 2 tir al més pur estil Airball abans d'anotar-ne 1 de decisiu, sort del rebot ofensiu. El d'en Ray Allen sí que va ser espectacular.... per a això va ser fitxat!).
diferents problemes o entrebancs no m'han deixat accedir com jo voldria al blog, però també resumiré el què penso de la resta d'equips: gran gran decepció dels Clippers (crèdit molt disminuït, penso que ara han de fer molt per a que me'ls torni a creure...), sorpresa d'Indiana (i menor dels meus estimats Bulls, que ven coixos van passar per sobre dels Nets, i ho dic així, amb tota la cara) que va tenir als Heat de nou contra les cordes fins al 7è partit, decepció de NY (tot i que esperable, i es demostrarà aquest any; no és un equip compensat) i Brooklyn (menor, ja que estan en construcció), agradables sensacions d'uns Warriors que sempre prometen (i sempre es queden a mig camí...a veure aquest any!! He tingut la sort de veure el seu debut contra els Lakers al Oracle Arena i són un equip entusiasta com pocs i que et fa enganxar al bàsquet sí o sí!! -Oi Gemma?!!- de nou, prometen...veurem); drama-Lakerland que no podia acabar d'una altra manera que amb un rotund 4-0 a primera ronda (és igual el rival, haurien perdut amb qualsevol), i bones sensacions de Houston. A l'est no hi ha res més; a l'oest potser Memphis aquest any despunta, com pot ser que s'enfonsi.
la pretemporada es podria resumir en el fitxatge de Howard per Houston (comença a agafar forma el projecte amb l'arribada del complement per Harden), i el pas de Pierce+Garnett+Terry a Brooklyn.
amb l'avantatge de saber ja alguns resultats de l'inici de temporada (8 nov 2013), aviso pel que resta de temporada:
-possibles sorpreses agradables: EST detroit; OEST minessotta
-grans decepcions: EST chicago (sniff..., i NY); OEST L.A. clippers (i lakers)
-m'agradarà veure jugar: EST charlotte, i NY; OEST golden state, i phoenix,
-claus: EST: NY no té equip per guanyar res seriós, chicago no té l'hàbit de tornar a tenir DRose i iaxò és un hàndicap quan és la seva màxima estrella, ; OEST: L.A. clippers (pq en defensa ara no semblen massa forts, i deixen er molts punts)
-campions de DIVISIO: EST brooklyn, indiana, miami; OEST SAntonio, Oklahoma, Golden State.
-finals: miami vs houston/san antonio
-campió: si no hi ha lesions, Miami.
finally, Miami... I can't say I'm happy about that, as I'm not a fan of superteams made by overpaying or putting many star players altogether, but I also must say that their epic comeback with 29" to go in the end of the 6th game, down by 5, wow,....it's something will be remembered for ages, a classic scene already (I can't avoid thinking about those 2 threes that Lebron missed like airballs before putting 1 decisive one, they got lucky in their offensive rebounding. Ray Allen's one actually was a spectacular one, terrific...that's why he was got hired!!)
diferents problemes o entrebancs no m'han deixat accedir com jo voldria al blog, però també resumiré el què penso de la resta d'equips: gran gran decepció dels Clippers (crèdit molt disminuït, penso que ara han de fer molt per a que me'ls torni a creure...), sorpresa d'Indiana (i menor dels meus estimats Bulls, que ven coixos van passar per sobre dels Nets, i ho dic així, amb tota la cara) que va tenir als Heat de nou contra les cordes fins al 7è partit, decepció de NY (tot i que esperable, i es demostrarà aquest any; no és un equip compensat) i Brooklyn (menor, ja que estan en construcció), agradables sensacions d'uns Warriors que sempre prometen (i sempre es queden a mig camí...a veure aquest any!! He tingut la sort de veure el seu debut contra els Lakers al Oracle Arena i són un equip entusiasta com pocs i que et fa enganxar al bàsquet sí o sí!! -Oi Gemma?!!- de nou, prometen...veurem); drama-Lakerland que no podia acabar d'una altra manera que amb un rotund 4-0 a primera ronda (és igual el rival, haurien perdut amb qualsevol), i bones sensacions de Houston. A l'est no hi ha res més; a l'oest potser Memphis aquest any despunta, com pot ser que s'enfonsi.
la pretemporada es podria resumir en el fitxatge de Howard per Houston (comença a agafar forma el projecte amb l'arribada del complement per Harden), i el pas de Pierce+Garnett+Terry a Brooklyn.
amb l'avantatge de saber ja alguns resultats de l'inici de temporada (8 nov 2013), aviso pel que resta de temporada:
-possibles sorpreses agradables: EST detroit; OEST minessotta
-grans decepcions: EST chicago (sniff..., i NY); OEST L.A. clippers (i lakers)
-m'agradarà veure jugar: EST charlotte, i NY; OEST golden state, i phoenix,
-claus: EST: NY no té equip per guanyar res seriós, chicago no té l'hàbit de tornar a tenir DRose i iaxò és un hàndicap quan és la seva màxima estrella, ; OEST: L.A. clippers (pq en defensa ara no semblen massa forts, i deixen er molts punts)
-campions de DIVISIO: EST brooklyn, indiana, miami; OEST SAntonio, Oklahoma, Golden State.
-finals: miami vs houston/san antonio
-campió: si no hi ha lesions, Miami.
finally, Miami... I can't say I'm happy about that, as I'm not a fan of superteams made by overpaying or putting many star players altogether, but I also must say that their epic comeback with 29" to go in the end of the 6th game, down by 5, wow,....it's something will be remembered for ages, a classic scene already (I can't avoid thinking about those 2 threes that Lebron missed like airballs before putting 1 decisive one, they got lucky in their offensive rebounding. Ray Allen's one actually was a spectacular one, terrific...that's why he was got hired!!)
some troubles have put me apart from the blog, but I'm gonna tell you what I think about from the other teams' results from last season: huge disappointment from Clippers (to me, their credit has stepped down a lot, they need to do a lot more to trust them back...), Indiana surprise (and lesser from my beloved Bulls, who, being limp overpassed the Nets, and I'm telling it this way, yes!) that put the Heat against the ropes, again, at the 7th game, huge deception in NY city (although foreseeable, and it will be confirmed this new season; it's not a compensate roster) and Brooklyn (little lesser though, as they're 'under contstruction area'), pleasant feelings from the Warriors team that they always makes you create nice expectations (and always stuck in the middle of the road, let's see this year!! I've had the chance to attend to their premiere at the Oracle Arena this season against the Lakers and they are very enthusiastic and makes people get engaged to basketball easily -right Gemma?!!- , definitely!! this year nice expectations back, even higher), Lakerland drama finished as it needed to be (swept 4-0 first round, it doesn't matter who did it, it 'd had happened against anyone), and good feelings from Houston. No other teams in the East. In the West, may be Memphis this years either raises, the same way they sinks.
preseason would be summarized with the hiring of Howard by Houston (they start to look as a champ contender, good complementing Harden), and the transfer of Pierce+Garnett+Terry to Brooklyn.
with the little advantage of already knowing some results (now, Nov the 8th, 2013), I would say for the season 2013-2014:
-nice pleasant surprises: EAST detroit; WEST minnesota
-huge disappointments: EAST chicago (sniff..., and NY); WEST L.A. clippers (and lakers)
-watchable teams: EAST charlotte, and NY; WEST golden state, and phoenix
-keys: EAST: NY doesn't have a team to win anything serious, chicago shows uncomfortable with Dose playing, and this is painful when he is your brightest star; WEST L.A. clippers doesn't look concern enough about defense, and you know, without D, nothing really good happens (it also makes them a watchable team!)
-Divison Champs: EAST brooklyn, indiana, miami; WEST SAntonio, Oklahoma, Golden State.
-NBA finals: miami vs houston/san antonio
-NBA champion: if they stay healthy, Miami.
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