Week Two: More of The Same

Well ladies and gentleman,

Week two is in the books, and yes it is more of the same. This week saw the Lakers continue their pace to go 82-0 (lol) by finishing the week 5-0 and closing with an impressive 111-82 win over the Houston Rockets (A team who many think is the Lakers biggest threat in the west this year). Big games by the frontcourt and the emerging star Trevor Ariza, has many in the NBA dreading the day that the Lakers show up on their schedule..

As in the Western Conference, not much has changed on the Eastern coast of the country. Despite the addition of Allen Iverson to the lineup, the Detroit Pistons still took an "L" to the Boston Celtics, behind a strong performance of 23 points by Tony Allen. The Celtics finish week two with a record of 6-1 and sit atop the Eastern Conference..

The biggest surprise after week two, is without a doubt the fact that the San Antonio Spurs are a shocking 1-4, and needed a 55 point 10 assist game from Tony Parker (one of the single best games I have ever witnessed a point guard have) to steal a game from the Minnesota Timberwolves. And now, Tony Parker is scheduled to miss up to a month with an ankle injury. Couple that with an injured Manu Ginobili, and things are not looking good for the Spurs..

And my player of the week goes to Al Jefferson of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jefferson, who is steadily working himself into the top 5 PF category is averaging 21.7 points, 10.5 boards, and 1.5 blocks per game. He has recorded a double double in every game this year and also hung an impressive 30 point 14 rebound performance on the "Big Fundamental" (Timmy Duncan).

Well until next week,

Peace.