Boston @ New York:

-Kerr made a good point about the addition of Chandler.  Obviously he’ll give the team a much-needed defensive presence inside, but he’ll certainly have a negative impact on Amar’e Stoudamire’s offensive game.  With Chandler clogging up the middle, Stoudamire will be forced to settle for a lot more jumpers.  Might be for the best since his weak knees are going to struggle making it through the brutal schedule.  Chandler looks dominant under the basket and should block a ton of shots this season.

-Rondo and Bass are carrying the Celtics.  Rondo looks like the best player on the court, hitting a nice percentage of mid-range jumpers and creating chaos near the basket.  Bass is going to really help the Celtics with his versatility and the Garnett/O’Neal combo will be greatly appreciative of his minutes.

-The first game does look sloppy.  Lots of fouls, bad shots and a ton of technicals.  Should be a trend all day and throughout the next few weeks.

-Ray Allen is so much fun to watch.  He still has the perfect shot and looks invincible from behind the 3 point line no matter how many hands are in his face.

-Melo is taking over the 4th quarter, as the Knicks should expect from him.

Miami @ Dallas:

-Pretty sure Jason Kidd is earning Social Security checks

-Vince Carter sucks and Brendan Haywood is a huge step down from Chandler, although Odom is a nice plus.  Not sure if I’m high on the Mavericks this season.  Losing Chandler and having all those veterans age an extra year can’t be good.

-Juwan Howard would be a lot more productive if the NBA let him use his wheelchair.

-Norris Cole looks like he’s gonna be starting at PG for Miami in about a month, if not sooner.  Another playmaker on this team is a scary thought.

-Miami looks really dangerous on both sides.  They’re dominating this game so far.

-I just read that Brian Cardinal was the first NBA player to win Dad of the Year in his subdivision as well as YMCA Over-30 Men’s League MVP.

-Chris Bosh just tried to go straight to the basket and wound up looking ridiculous.  If only he still had the dreads and he’d pull off the complete JarJar act.

-Haven’t been watching the last few minutes and the Heat are still up by 25.  Expect the trend to continue

-Wow Mike Miller is hurt again?

-If the Heat do not win the title this year then fans in Miami are going to be very upset with management for giving Spolstra that big extension.  If this team is coached properly then they should win it all.

-Amazing play by Chalmers/James/Wade:  Chalmers got the deal, drove the court and attempted and alley-oop to James.  James saw the defense closing in and tipped the ball mid-air to Wade for a wide open put back.  Great instinctual basketball.

-Did I mention that Vince Carter is terrible?  Oh, I did?  OK well sorry for being redundant.

-This will arguably be the least interesting quarter in the NBA this season.

-Brian Cardinal air-balling a 3 reminds me of Sloth from Goonies trying to play basketball.

-They keep playing the LMFAO NBA commerical and I immediately want to see Sloane in every new movie/tv show that’s released.

Chicago @ LA Lakers

-Joakim Noah’s jumper looks very similar to my own.  In other words, it’s not pretty.

-Devin Ebanks is Trevor Ariza’s twin.  Apparently the Lakers decided that not only did they need a replacement for him, but they also needed to find an exact replica.  Ebanks is currently shutting down Rose btw.

-This Lakers team has a different feel to them.  Lots of new faces.  Coupled with the new coach it’s going to be interesting to see if they’re still one of the league’s elite teams.

-Picking up with 6 min left in the 4th quarter.  Lakers by 8.  Kobe looks strong with 24 points and Rose has hit 4-4 from 3 pt range.  Bulls shooting 18% from the field from the 2nd half.  The Lakers bench has played surprisingly well both shooting and on the boards.

-If the Bulls are going to be a contender this year, Rip has to turn the clock back about 3-4 years.

-That Rose reverse layup has become his trademark move.

-Lakers free throw shooting has been awful in the closing minutes.

-He might not be the high flying, drive to the basket player he was in the past, but Kobe can still hit a clutch jumper when you need him the most.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -Luol Deng = early season favorite for NBA MVP?    

-THE MVP!!!!!          

-What a finish.  Deng had another huge play with a steal and Rose finished it off with an off balance, one handed floater against Gasol. 

Orlando @ OKC

-Scott Brooks looks like a wimpy Liam Neeson.  Taking a little break.  Be back for the premiere of Lob City.

LA Clippers @ Golden State

-My most anticipated game of the day.  Not only am I excited to see the new-look Clippers, but Golden State has a really fun starting five.

-Mark Jackson’s first order of business as Warriors coach:  bring Andris Beidrins back to life.

-The Clips 3 guard rotation of Paul, Billups and Mo Williams is about as good as it gets.

-Pretty entertaining but sloppy first half.  Monta Ellis is a great player to watch when he’s driving to the basket, but he puts up some ugly jumpers.  If the Warriors have learned to play a little defense they might be a playoff team.  DeAndre Jordan’s shot blocking skills are the complete polar opposite of his free throw shooting.