Saturday, October 21, 2017

EARLY POWER RANKINGS IN NBA

I know it is too early to judge, I know it's just a few games but after seeing some of the games... you can tell clearly who is going to make it to the playoffs and who's not. With the brutal injury of Gordon Hayward, the Boston Celtics can be easily ruled out of the championship run. No one is happy about it but that event will make the Cavaliers find it's easy way to the finals again.

1. Cleveland Cavaliers. With the addition of Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Jeff Green and Isiah Thomas the Cavs are clearly the favorite to win the championship. Wade maybe old but let's not forget how an animal he is when winning time is around.  Derrick Rose is back on his MVP form again plus when Isiah Thomas is back... the Cavs is a big problem to any team they face in the playoffs.

2. San Antonio Spurs. Great addition is Rudy Gay, he can still play and add some deep energy in scoring. Lamarcus Aldridge is happy and Kawhi will be back in a few weeks. The Spurs have a great coach and system that will make them very competitive this season.

3. Golden State Warriors. They are clearly not hungry like before. They were already satisfied but don't count them out yet. When it is already playoffs atmosphere, the Golden state Warriors will show who they really are.

4. Los Angeles Clippers. Blake Griffin and Deandre Jordan has the best front court tandem in the NBA, they were still in their prime and can still give inhuman highlights every single night. Blake is in good shape so as Jordan. They have great additions like Teodosic and Gallinari. It seems like the exit of Chris Paul will not be felt this year.

5. Oklahoma City Thunder. Their newly formed big three is making a lot of noise but the question is chemistry. Those three are all ball hogs, they cannot express their game if they don't have enough touches. But we will see, hoodie Melo is a good leader, George has low ego and Westbrook already won an MVP so we expect him not to do so much anymore.

THE RUNNER UPS ARE:

6. Houston Rockets
7. Washington Wizards
8. Milwaukee Bucks
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Portland Trail Blazers


Friday, October 20, 2017

WHAT IS NEXT FOR GORDON HAYWARD?


It's a sad news for the Boston Celtics die hard fans because what seems to be a bright season this year turns into worries and fears. Gordon Hayward, one of the best players in his position suffered a severe injury this week. It's evident that Gordon Hayward won't be able to play this season but the good new is... he is only 27 years old. I am very sure Gordon Hayward can come back stronger and better than ever. He has a very strong work ethic and he has proven it time and time again that he has a very strong mental game.

His injury is somewhat similar to Oklahoma Thunder's all star forward in the name of Paul George. Paul suffered a sever injury, a broken leg but he manged to come back stronger and even lead the Indiana Pacers to another playoff run.

The good news is the doctors nowadays were very good, there are high tech facilities that can cure the injured leg of Gordon Hayward. There is no specific timetable yet for his return but this kind of injury usually can be healed for more or less a year. Boston Celtics has one of the best rehabilitation program in the NBA, I am very sure that Gordon Hayward was in good hands.

CAN THE BOSTON CELTICS REACH THE PLAYOFFS WITHOUT GORDON HAYWARD?

Definitely yes, Kyrie "Uncle Drew" is still there plus the budding high flying sophomore guard in the name of Jaylen Brown is starting to become a star. Jaylen is giving the Boston Celtics loyalist a hope after showing an impressive performance against the Celeveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks. Jaylen Brown is averaging 20+ ppg after two games. The only question is the Bench of the Boston Celtics... after trading Isiah Thomas, Avery Bradley and Olynik and other good players... the Celtics is not deep anymore unlike before. To be honest, they are even a better team last season because the chemistry is already there and the whole team love each other. Danny Ainge seems to be so greedy and ambitious, after hoarding a lot of draft picks... he is not satisfied with the line up last year that is why he shuffles it.

IT'S TIME FOR BIG AL HORFORD TO SHOW THAT HE HAS A LOT OF GAS LEFT IN HIS TANK.

Al Horford must show his A+ skills every game if they want to survive this season. Horford is not showing his superb skills that he use to showcase before when he was still in Atlnata. Maybe he is aging or maybe he is not motivated anymore, I don't know, only Al knows that. Horford must show up every game and bring his all star skills on the table if he wants to pass the second round playoffs. Marcus Smart is showing some flashes of brilliance but he is not a legitimate scorer and he is very inconsistent in scoring. Baynes must enforce his muscle on the paint and should average at least close to double double this season.

PREDICTION FOR BOSTON CELTICS: They will pass the second round, they will be beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1. Kyrie Irving will become a member of All NBA second team.

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