Reality Bites and Silver Linings

To those of you that read our blog, Dusty and I would like to apologize for not posting in awhile. We like to dillute ourselves with the thought that we have fans who are affected by our lack of productivity on this site. Suffice to say I lament the fact that this job does not pay well enough to write often enough, nor does my other job. Reality Bites

Is there any team that is more injury prone than the Hornets? Every time that they seem like they are legit Chris Paul goes down. Paul is already out with a sprained ankle this year. Last year their top three players were out much of the season. Without Paul the Hornets are just as ineffective as the Rockets without T-Mac, more on that later. The Hornets were without Paul, David West, Peja Stojakovic, and Bobby Jackson for much of the year. All of these guys are gamers. Lets think about this CP3has a hance to be the next J-Kidd or Steve Nash, no relation to John, early in the season he is averaging damn near fifteen assist a game. I am not surpised either. His vision and ability to move with the ball at an amazing speed is mind blowing. The Hawks have to be happy that they have drafted a point gaurd of his caliber after passing on him... wait they didn't pick Deron Williams either. Reality Bites, but there are worse consolation prizes than Acie Law.

Speaking of speed, along with Paul there are guys that can just flat out move with the ball. Tony Parker is a known commodity, who relies less on his speed at some points now that he can shoot. Speaking of a guy who has learned how to shoot, T.J. Ford makes the Raptors so dangerous. Colangelo will have this team looking as good as the Suns shortly, and in the East that easily give you homecourt. Ford and Bosh are damn good, and while Sam Mitchell might be the coolest looking coach in the NBA you have to wonder how long he gets to use the excuse that these guys are young. Spreading the floor with Bosh inside seems like something that they don't do well all the time. This has to happen all the time if the speed of Ford's game is going to become an asset that makes people draw comparisons to Parker and Duncan (They could be that good based on talent and not probabliity). For this to happen they would have to fire the coolest looking coach and then someone comes in and uses the foundation he gave coaching the young guys and the Raptors go head to head with the Bulls in the conference finals... Reality Bites. Silver Lining... one most can't claim, their GM. Bryan Colangelo will have this team looking as good as the Suns shortly, and in the East that easily give you homecourt. The Ford move is another trade that has to be considered a fleecing since the Bucks are probably going to have to move Villanueva for less than value in the near future with Yi getting minutes and shooting over people like they were chairs. Colangelo's track record as a GM is amazing, and he can recover from mistakes by finding trade partners.See turning Kidd for Marbury into Steve Nash if Isiah Thomas figures out how to do this Satan will be prominently involved.

As mentioned earlier by Dusty the Bulls are sucking it up early. They are showing signs of life, but the Tyson Chandler for Ben Wallace decision is looking like a mistake. The aforementioned Hornets are quite happy with Chandler on the floor and Ben Wallace is slow and moody. The Bulls need to learn how the trigger on a trade for pieces that are not cornerstones like Ben Gordon or Luol Deng.They can get a vet in the locker room who can steer the ship for far less. A veteran who could come in and play while simultaneously off setting the abrasive Scott Skiles could lead this team the level their talent dictates. Good thing Scott is a flexible guy... Reality Bites. If Tom Coughlin can do it maybe Scott can, if you are a Bulls fan you have to hope so. Silver Lining... depends on Jerry Krause, which makes you nervous, but if he holds these guys together and adds a quality vet who has never been described as mercurial by a journalist and gets a guy who can trust a floor general of said caliber we are looking at Chicago dominating the East. The Raps will take longer to get better than the if Jerry Krause returns to his old old ways when a guy he surrounded with a good cast played some games that people remember.

Tracy McGrady has already missed 30% of the games played thus far. The Rockets don't win at a rate less than 30%. Rafer Alston has taken the last shot of the game the last two time the Rockets were close in a game. Reality Bites... A possible silver lining is Tracy will be back on Wednesday versus NEMESIS!!! ARCH NEMESIS!!! Silver Lining, maybe now that we can take Steve Francis's picture off a milk carton he can prove that he deserves it.

The Celtics lost. Reality Bites... Silver Lining is that people will stop comparing them to the Patriots. How annoying has this been? The Patriots have played half a season without being challenge while the Celtics have had some good bounces. The collective hard on in Boston now that the Sox won another series, The Pats will not lose unless they forfeit a game or stop drinking that shit from Harry Potter that made them Quidditch Champs, has people in Boston drinking the Kool-Aid. Bill Simmons will anoint the Celtics the champs before the All-Star game if the Celtics win at this rate for much longer. Reality Bites and a Silver Lining... Doc Rivers is coaching this squad.

Reality Bites... We all have to spend a lot of times around our relatives during a busy part of the year.

Silver Lining... No one thinks it's abnormal to eat and drink like a lush during this time a year.

Reality Bites: The Captain, signing off. Silver lining: Not for too long.