- Ship be sinking in Los Angeles (Clippers version) and Washington. Two teams I kinda sorta thought might not be totally terrible this year. The takeaway is don't forget that guys who are on bad teams their whole careers are there for a reason. If Andray Blatche is your team leader...
- What's going on in Houston? With Yao still limited in minutes (and the frankly bizarre decision to sit him vs. San Antonio so he could play 17 minutes of the mauling of the T-Wolves on the back end of the BTB), and Aaron Brooks out for 4-6 weeks, the Rockets might be in trouble in the loaded west. Though it's possible that giving Brooks' minutes to Kyle Lowry and the surprisingly spritely Ish Smith could help them as they get better defensively and start feeding Scola even more.
- Atlanta vs. Orlando, tonight. Chance for the Hawks to bounce back from their first loss. Jameer Nelson is out for Orlando. Chance for both teams to make an early season "statement" but the game potentially means more to Atlanta who need a legit win after dropping their first real test of the season.
- On the other side of the coin, Minny at the LakeShow on Tuesday. Do the Lakers double them up or merely win by 40. I think the crowd might start chanting for tacos at around the 3 minute mark of the first quarter.
- Thursday Night: While the TNT slate of games is pretty huge (Celtics vs. SuperFriends; Lakers in Denver), the third game is perhaps the most interesting with the very frisky Warriors visiting the up and down Bulls. While it's a little early yet to start thinking in these terms, the Dubs are going to have to pick up a few of these types of games if they want to crash the playoff party. The Bulls are fairly fortunate to be playing in what looks the worst division in the NBA, but they still have to be very disappointed with starting 2-3.
What's everyone else looking for?
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