Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Division Realignment
I just looked at the division realignments effective this year in depth. I find it hard to believe that there are those out there saying the Lakers have no chance whatsoever to win their division. There's certainly a challenge in winning the division but 'no chance'??? That's absurdity, yes absurdity. Once again this brings me to question the so called 'experts'.
The division consists of The Lake Show, The Clips, The Suns, The Queens, and Golden State (no nickname for them, just can't think of one). You gotta believe the Lake Show should be able to finish above the Clips and Golden State. So that leaves the 0 - 3 Queens and the 3 - 0 Suns. I haven't had a chance to see either of these teams play with the 04-05 models of their respective teams. So everything I say here is blind faith and sometimes that is what makes a sports fan a sports fan....not all the time, just some of the time. The Lake Show owns the Queens, plain and simple...no matter how good they are playing or how bad the Lakers are playing, when the game means something you can count on the Queens choking. Phoenix is the wild card here. The Suns had a nice offseason and are off to a helluva start. The question in my mind is the health and fatigue of Shawn Marion who seems to fade as the year progresses. And keep in mind their 3 games have come against the Hawks, the Nets, and Philly with Philly probably being their best victory to date.
The division consists of The Lake Show, The Clips, The Suns, The Queens, and Golden State (no nickname for them, just can't think of one). You gotta believe the Lake Show should be able to finish above the Clips and Golden State. So that leaves the 0 - 3 Queens and the 3 - 0 Suns. I haven't had a chance to see either of these teams play with the 04-05 models of their respective teams. So everything I say here is blind faith and sometimes that is what makes a sports fan a sports fan....not all the time, just some of the time. The Lake Show owns the Queens, plain and simple...no matter how good they are playing or how bad the Lakers are playing, when the game means something you can count on the Queens choking. Phoenix is the wild card here. The Suns had a nice offseason and are off to a helluva start. The question in my mind is the health and fatigue of Shawn Marion who seems to fade as the year progresses. And keep in mind their 3 games have come against the Hawks, the Nets, and Philly with Philly probably being their best victory to date.
