Wednesday, November 07, 2007

NBA Season Has Evidently Started?

The Utah Yazz are playing the Cleveland Cavs tonight and I'm particularly excited to watch this game and it's probably not for the reasons you're thinking, ie: Boozer versus the municipality of Cleveland. What I'm really looking forward to is LeBron versus the Utah Yazz and their "teamwork," "the right way" obsessed head coach Yerry Sloan. This year's version of the Cavs thus far has really surprised me, aside from the opening game, at home against Dallas; Cleveland has shown up and made a game every night against every opponent. During the offseason I was fully expecting the Cavs to be in full "Just don't give a fuck" mode until at least March. LeBron would be the catalyst for this Zombie-a-thon through the reg.seas. and the rest of the Cavs would follow suit. Instead, LBJ has been puking fire, screaming at his teammates and putting Coach Mike's offensive ineptitude on his shoulders. And his teammates have been modestly capable and, at times, have resembled real, live NBA players-which is more than can be said for them in the Finals this past June. Even as good as the supporting "players" have been, this season is gonna be all about what LeBron can do versus teams of real players. Of course, Boobie Gibson, Big Z and Gooden will have cameos but it's all about LEBRON this year. Tonight is the first real test as Team LeBron will be pitted against the team oriented and really good, Utah Yazz. I expect the Cavs to be run out of the gym but this LeBron fellow can do things...And as much as I want to dislike the Yazz in general and Boozer in particular, I can't. Boozer is a crane with wrecking ball in the interior and seems -- to every season -- become more and more a sick amalgamate of Artest and Duncan sans the former's psychotic and the latter's silent swag. Instead Boozer boasts the best of both and then brings more.

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