Sunday, January 31, 2010

First Impressions



The NBA season is officially underway (unless you live in Chicago or Milwaukee).

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After several hours parked in front of the NBA League Pass for the past two days, it’s time for some first impressions.

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The Good

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Ty Lawson

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How good was he last night? I predicted the Denver Nuggets to be the third best team in the West this season, and that was assuming that Ty Lawson would play like a rookie point guard.

But his 17 points, six assists, and four rebounds, plus very solid fourth quarter minutes in a close game against a decent Utah team, shows that he may be a real X factor for this team moving forward.

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Brook Lopez

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Lopez was a monster last night, finishing with 27 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, and four assists. Of course, the Nets lost, mainly because they couldn’t hold off the mighty T’Wolves down the stretch, but it certainly wasn’t because of Lopez.

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