Around The League

A few things I've noticed around the league lately

-Kwame Brown got a shade over 2 minutes for Memphis last night....Jason Collins and Darko are somehow cutting into his playing time...go figure

-How come Spencer Hawes doesnt get more than 10 minutes a game?...I guess its the JR Smith rule(That a team is weak in a position and have a young talent who can help fill it..but yet doesnt play)

-I think Miami wont be getting blown out anymore...they will still lose...but not by like 30...watchable when they shove that team down our throats 9 more times this season(I counted,be ready)

-Joe Johnson cant be your best player....he's too passive...when you look at other lead shooting guards(Ray,Wade,Kobe) when your team is down or in a tight game..you know who is going to take that shot...everyone does...and if everyone is hanging on them...they make that pass..with Joe...eh...sometimes it does...he's more inclined to make the pass while being guarded one on one...but when he's going against top competition at his position..you can never pencil him in for the 20 that he averages...he went 3-13 on the Pistons last night against the supposed weaklinkj of that great Detroit defense(Richard Hamilton)....he would be a better 3rd scorer ideally..maybe 2nd depending who the 1st option is...but its just not him..your best player cant put up single digit games 5 times this year...just cant..oh and they lost all 5 of those games

-I need Mickael Pietrus to either play more...or get traded...this has got to stop...hes a decent player..can defend and score the ball effectively...but the rotation Nellie has for Golden State has any kind of consistency..I could see how it could be frustrating..but I think the management's open refusal to trade him is odd to me...you have a decent player on the last year of his deal..but you dont play him...or start him at center(he's 6-6 btw)...but have no intention of trading him...

-What happened to Dwight Howard?....all those 20 rebound games have simply just stopped(okay clearly 20 rebounds anywhere on earth is a monster stat...I'm just holding him to his own standard he set,not me)..since 2008 hit he's only had 1 20 rebound game(5 in December alone,7 total)...but hes in the offensive mindset(like the rest of his team) so the lapses in focus for rebounding and blocking shots will wander sometimes....but thats not what they need...they need him being a defensive presence...if you crash the offensive glass...you can put it back up...you dont need to call for the ball...no need...

-How bad is Kelvin Sampson(Indiana Univ coach)?....real bad?...yes

Games to Watch(College)
-Cal/Arizona(Thurs 8:30pm)
-Washington/Oregon(Thurs 8:30pm)
-#7 Stanford/Arizona State(Thurs 10:30pm)
-Michigan St/#12 Indiana(Sat 9pm)

Games to Watch(NBA)
-Uh....NBA All Star Weekend!!