Re: Early Surprises this year! Some Huge surprises are that:-Andrew Bynum has proven almost all the doubters that he is able to play in the NBA and will make an impact.-The Suns, Mavs, Heat are struggling alot-Dwight Howard has shown huge upside-The Hornets have not loss yet-Detroit is 2-3-Both L.A Teams are taking over the divisonSo this could be an intresting season everyone improved and every games seems to be anybody's game almost
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Nov 9 2006, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Some Huge surprises are that:-Andrew Bynum has proven almost all the doubters that he is able to play in the NBA and will make an impact.-The Suns, Mavs, Heat are struggling alot-Dwight Howard has shown huge upside-The Hornets have not loss yet-Detroit is 2-3-Both L.A Teams are taking over the divisonSo this could be an intresting season everyone improved and every games seems to be anybody's game almost</div>So has plenty others, such as Hakim Warrick. Im sure the other posters will point out other also.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Nov 10 2006, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So has plenty others, such as Hakim Warrick. Im sure the other posters will point out other also.</div>I know but Bynum was a huge one. He wasnt expected to be anything in the NBA people called him a bust etc. and for him to play like that is huge and the fact he is 19 is even better.
Re: Early Surprises this year! I dont know if its much of a surprise, but it has been good to see Utah start off strong. They have been a team as of late that when healthy, they can be dangerous. They have a solid starting lineup especially at the 3 4 and 5 spot. I am really eager to see how this team does for the rest of the year. I dont know if they can compete with the Spurs, Mavs, or Suns come playoff time, but they are sure as hell doing good right now.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Nov 10 2006, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Some Huge surprises are that:-Andrew Bynum has proven almost all the doubters that he is able to play in the NBA and will make an impact.-The Suns, Mavs, Heat are struggling alot-Dwight Howard has shown huge upside-The Hornets have not loss yet-Detroit is 2-3-Both L.A Teams are taking over the divisonSo this could be an intresting season everyone improved and every games seems to be anybody's game almost</div>I don't think that is a surprise.Bynum has made an impact which is a surprise. I think he has a big future with the Lakers, they need to sign him to a long term deal here in the near future.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Nov 10 2006, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Some Huge surprises are that:-Andrew Bynum has proven almost all the doubters that he is able to play in the NBA and will make an impact.-The Suns, Mavs, Heat are struggling alot-Dwight Howard has shown huge upside-The Hornets have not loss yet-Detroit is 2-3-Both L.A Teams are taking over the divisonSo this could be an intresting season everyone improved and every games seems to be anybody's game almost</div>Like Pistonfan said, him showing upside will not be much of a surprise, sooner or later that upside has got to turn into something. Last year he showed amazing upside, this year he needs to start stepping into that role as the man on the Magic team, and controlling the paint both offensively and defensively.Early on however, minus the first game of the season Dwight Howard has actually not shown much offensive upside at all. He is turning the ball over alot on offense, not showing very good moves or offensive scoring at all down low. It's almost like he has seemed content on being a rebounder, and blocking shots so far this season.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Nov 10 2006, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Some Huge surprises are that:-Andrew Bynum has proven almost all the doubters that he is able to play in the NBA and will make an impact.-The Suns, Mavs, Heat are struggling alot-Dwight Howard has shown huge upside-The Hornets have not loss yet-Detroit is 2-3-Both L.A Teams are taking over the divisonSo this could be an intresting season everyone improved and every games seems to be anybody's game almost</div>Andrew Bynum has convinced me and has shown me that he can indeed play in the NBA, for me that has been the biggestsurprise. But to see the Hornets undefeated and Dallas and phoenix struggling hasnt really surprised me. The Hornets have a great young nucleus, which has allowed them to play great ball. And as for the Mavs and Phoenix, I have never seen them as great teams due to their lack of defensive skills
Re: Early Surprises this year! <span style="font-family:Tahoma">Yeah, I can see D12 averaging 18 and 10 or 20 and 10 for this season, so it's not surprising that he has an upside.</span>
Re: Early Surprises this year! The Jazz doing so well is probably a shock.-Suns and Mavs playing terrible ballMonta Ellis scoring so wellCarlos Boozer averaging 15 boards a nightLamar Odom's early startLakers doing so well without KobeBen Gordon is playing terriblyChris Bosh having great rebounding gamesoff the top of my head...
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Nov 10 2006, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Jazz doing so well is probably a shock.-Suns and Mavs playing terrible ballMonta Ellis scoring so wellCarlos Boozer averaging 15 boards a nightLamar Odom's early startLakers doing so well without KobeBen Gordon is playing terriblyChris Bosh having great rebounding gamesoff the top of my head...</div> How are the Jazz a shock? A lot of people were predicting a good season for them, they have the players to win the division...Monta Ellis had some big games last year, not a suprise at all. Ben Gordon has had a couple big games and a lot of bad ones...ask any Bulls fan, thats the way it was last year.
Re: Early Surprises this year! I dont know why yall are suprised by Bynum. Hes a center on a Lakers team and was outve highschool(meaning he has huge potential). Lakers have always been defined by great centers. Ive always thought theyve been do for one since Shaq left. He really isnt suprising me, but im glad hes getting PT.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Nov 10 2006, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I dont know why yall are suprised by Bynum. Hes a center on a Lakers team and was outve highschool(meaning he has huge potential). Lakers have always been defined by great centers. Ive always thought theyve been do for one since Shaq left. He really isnt suprising me, but im glad hes getting PT.</div> I'm suprised by Bynum, I didn't expect a 19 year old with such a little high school resume to come in and be able to score 20 points...
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Nov 10 2006, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm suprised by Bynum, I didn't expect a 19 year old with such a little high school resume to come in and be able to score 20 points...</div>But this is AFTER one year getting adjusted to the NBA. Hes not straight outve high-school anymore.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Nov 10 2006, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But this is AFTER one year getting adjusted to the NBA. Hes not straight outve high-school anymore.</div> Did you really think Bynum would come in this year and be able to score 20pts a couple times a week?
Re: Early Surprises this year! I dont know about 20 a night. But he has been working with Kareem, hes a lakers center(and they tend to be pretty good), and he has huge potential. He wont get 20 a night, I promise you that. But IMO, it was all in the matter of his playing time.
Re: Early Surprises this year! Zack Randolph has been scoring pretty well, especially with Brandon Roy in Portland. Wally Szcerbiak has impressed me too, scoring in bunches behind Paul Pierce.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Nov 10 2006, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How are the Jazz a shock? A lot of people were predicting a good season for them, they have the players to win the division...Monta Ellis had some big games last year, not a suprise at all. Ben Gordon has had a couple big games and a lot of bad ones...ask any Bulls fan, thats the way it was last year.</div>Very few people had the Jazz making the playoffs, so it is a surprise how well they're doing. Monta Ellis is averaging 17 ppg, whereas he averaged 7 last year. If you dont think that's a surprise, youre off your wagon. Yeah, I remembered that Ben struggled early last year, but when I saw him against the Cavs, he looked awful...
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Nov 10 2006, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Very few people had the Jazz making the playoffs, so it is a surprise how well they're doing. Monta Ellis is averaging 17 ppg, whereas he averaged 7 last year. If you dont think that's a surprise, youre off your wagon. Yeah, I remembered that Ben struggled early last year, but when I saw him against the Cavs, he looked awful...</div>It's no surprise that Ellis can score. Last year when he got over 20 mins a game, he was putting up 15ish a night. This is just reinforcment that he can score well. My big surprise is Baron Davis. Last two games against Hornets/Chris Paul: 0 turnovers. He's averaging 20 a game, and played all 48 vs. Dallas.
Re: Early Surprises this year! I'm a little surprised by Zach Randolph. I've always known he's been good, but he's really shot off to start the season off.
Re: Early Surprises this year! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Nov 10 2006, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Utah start off strong.</div> I agree.Also a big surprise is that Seattle is losing?? WTF LOL
