With the NBA season now about 1/3 of the way in here are some of my observations.
The Celtics at 22-5 along with the Pacers at 15-11 are my biggest pleasant surprises. We all expected the Celtics to be good but with the loss of Gordon Hayward only minutes into the season they have been great including an incredible winning streak. I think Brad Stevens continues to show that he’s probably the best coach in the league. The Pacers at 15-11 have also been a surprise as the additions of Oladipo and Sabonis have negated the loss of Paul George and have made them a better team at least so far.
The biggest disappointment is obvious in the losing record Oklahoma City Thunder who thus far are on the outside looking in when it comes to the Western Conference playoffs. The big three has not worked so far and it leads one to think that with Westbrook not being a true point guard but rather a scoring one this experiment might be doomed to fail.
Four players have stood out to me as MVP candidates so far and I would rank them accordingly.
1- James Harden, 2- LeBron James. 3- Giannis and 4- Kyrie Irving.
And finally my all NBA teams so far.
1st
Irving, Harden, LeBron, Giannis, and Joel Embid
2nd
Curry, Oladipo, Durant, Porzingis, LaMarcus Aldridge
The Celtics at 22-5 along with the Pacers at 15-11 are my biggest pleasant surprises. We all expected the Celtics to be good but with the loss of Gordon Hayward only minutes into the season they have been great including an incredible winning streak. I think Brad Stevens continues to show that he’s probably the best coach in the league. The Pacers at 15-11 have also been a surprise as the additions of Oladipo and Sabonis have negated the loss of Paul George and have made them a better team at least so far.
The biggest disappointment is obvious in the losing record Oklahoma City Thunder who thus far are on the outside looking in when it comes to the Western Conference playoffs. The big three has not worked so far and it leads one to think that with Westbrook not being a true point guard but rather a scoring one this experiment might be doomed to fail.
Four players have stood out to me as MVP candidates so far and I would rank them accordingly.
1- James Harden, 2- LeBron James. 3- Giannis and 4- Kyrie Irving.
And finally my all NBA teams so far.
1st
Irving, Harden, LeBron, Giannis, and Joel Embid
2nd
Curry, Oladipo, Durant, Porzingis, LaMarcus Aldridge
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