The Clippers' Griffin, center, and Paul, right of him, have high expectations suddenly.
There’s been a lot of happenings in the NBA lately, many of which I think are worth discussing. First, Chris Paul to the Clippers. So the Clips are hot and cool now with Paul and Blake Griffin? Okay. I’ll wait to see results. Second—teams like the Lakers, Celtics and Spurs are taking a back seat to those fresh teams like the Clips, Knicks, Thunder, Bulls, etc. Granted, the Thunder and Bulls are legit. And the Lakers, Celts and Spurs are aging. But again, I wait for the results. Right now, the Mavs and Heat are still the teams to beat in my opinion. They may have lost some players to pair with new faces, but I still think they’re top dogs. Meanwhile, the Nets lost Brook Lopez to injury for a while, but got Mehmet Okur and DeShawn Stevenson. Neither are superstars, but both are good role players. I’ll take them for now, but the Nets still need another big-name player. Speaking of big-name players, a bunch of “old” guys are back: Stackhouse, Bonzi Wells, and Ricky Davis and Greg Ostertag (the latter two in the D-League). Are we playing like it’s 2003? Is Latrell Sprewell next? Robert Horry? Speaking of the olden days, Dec. 21 was the 10-year anniversary of my first-ever NBA game. It was the game that propelled me to where I stand today with sports. Big deal in my book. So for that, a shout out is due to my Uncle Jimmy. The other Nets fan in the country!
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