The Bulls need to play Tyrus Thomas more....ALOT more
Here are some more NBA season previews. Chicago, Memphis, and Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Russell Westbrook and DJ White already look like good rookie additions. I thought OKC was going to pick Jerryd Bayless instead of Westbrook, but now I think Westbrook was a better choice for them. Even though they probably won't do very good this season, they have some young guys that they are looking forward to watch. Kevin Durant was real! ly good last season {hence getting Rookie of the Year} and Jeff Green wasn't half bad. Chris Wilcox is entering his 6th NBA season and is looking to try and bring a Shawn Kemp-like player back to the team. Desmond Mason has played in Oklahoma City when he played for the Hornets a couple years ago, so he probably will be a fan favorite. Don't expect the Thunder to be good, but once they add a few more key players, they'll {hopefully} be up in the rankings.
Predictions:
Record: 28-54
Points: Kevin Durant 21.1
Rebounds: Chris Wilcox 10.8
Assists: Russell Westbrook 8.2
Chicago Bulls
They look like they'll do pretty good this season, but they still have a couple of problems they need to solve. First: Who's going to be their starting point guard, Derrick Rose or Kirk Hinrich? Second: Who's their starting shooting guard going to be, Ben Gordon or Larry Hughes. Third: Tyrus Thomas has a lot of talent, ! should they play him or Joakim Noah more?
My answers:
1. I'm gonna have to say Derrick Rose. Even though Kirk Hinrich has more experience, Derrick Rose needs that attention out there in Chicago so he can turn into a great player some day.
2. Ben Gordon. There was a Cleveland Cavaliers blog named "Larry-Hughes-stop-taking-so-many-bad-shots". There's your explanation.
3. Tyrus Thomas all the way. Tyrus is amazing. I don't see why they play him like 40 minutes a game. He can use all of that time and average like 20-25 points a game. He's good like that.
Predictions:
Record: 45-39
Points: Ben Gordon 23.4
Rebounds: Tyrus Thomas 9.2
Assists: Derrick Rose 8.5
Memphis Grizzlies
They have added a couple of key players this offseason. Even though they canceled the Zach Randolph trade, they still added some talent. They added: Marc Gasol, Darrell Arthur, OJ Mayo, Antoine Walker, Marko Jaric, and Hamed Haddadi. So their lineup should look something like: H! amed Haddadi at center, Darrell Arthur at power forward, Rudy Gay at SF, Mayo at SG, and Mike Conley at PG. Just as I said for OKC, they won't do that great, but in the future, it will be better. Their guys are too young to win a championship right now and they still haven't become great basketball players yet. I know the whole starting lineup will become stars one day. They can do it. Heck, even Jarron Collins could become a star if he really tried. {Well, actually that was a little bit too far away}
Predictions:
Record: 32-50
Points: OJ Mayo 20.3
Rebounds: Hamed Haddadi 10.5
Assists: Mike Conley 7.6
Oklahoma City Thunder
Russell Westbrook and DJ White already look like good rookie additions. I thought OKC was going to pick Jerryd Bayless instead of Westbrook, but now I think Westbrook was a better choice for them. Even though they probably won't do very good this season, they have some young guys that they are looking forward to watch. Kevin Durant was real! ly good last season {hence getting Rookie of the Year} and Jeff Green wasn't half bad. Chris Wilcox is entering his 6th NBA season and is looking to try and bring a Shawn Kemp-like player back to the team. Desmond Mason has played in Oklahoma City when he played for the Hornets a couple years ago, so he probably will be a fan favorite. Don't expect the Thunder to be good, but once they add a few more key players, they'll {hopefully} be up in the rankings.
Predictions:
Record: 28-54
Points: Kevin Durant 21.1
Rebounds: Chris Wilcox 10.8
Assists: Russell Westbrook 8.2
Chicago Bulls
They look like they'll do pretty good this season, but they still have a couple of problems they need to solve. First: Who's going to be their starting point guard, Derrick Rose or Kirk Hinrich? Second: Who's their starting shooting guard going to be, Ben Gordon or Larry Hughes. Third: Tyrus Thomas has a lot of talent, ! should they play him or Joakim Noah more?
My answers:
1. I'm gonna have to say Derrick Rose. Even though Kirk Hinrich has more experience, Derrick Rose needs that attention out there in Chicago so he can turn into a great player some day.
2. Ben Gordon. There was a Cleveland Cavaliers blog named "Larry-Hughes-stop-taking-so-many-bad-shots". There's your explanation.
3. Tyrus Thomas all the way. Tyrus is amazing. I don't see why they play him like 40 minutes a game. He can use all of that time and average like 20-25 points a game. He's good like that.
Predictions:
Record: 45-39
Points: Ben Gordon 23.4
Rebounds: Tyrus Thomas 9.2
Assists: Derrick Rose 8.5
Memphis Grizzlies
They have added a couple of key players this offseason. Even though they canceled the Zach Randolph trade, they still added some talent. They added: Marc Gasol, Darrell Arthur, OJ Mayo, Antoine Walker, Marko Jaric, and Hamed Haddadi. So their lineup should look something like: H! amed Haddadi at center, Darrell Arthur at power forward, Rudy Gay at SF, Mayo at SG, and Mike Conley at PG. Just as I said for OKC, they won't do that great, but in the future, it will be better. Their guys are too young to win a championship right now and they still haven't become great basketball players yet. I know the whole starting lineup will become stars one day. They can do it. Heck, even Jarron Collins could become a star if he really tried. {Well, actually that was a little bit too far away}
Predictions:
Record: 32-50
Points: OJ Mayo 20.3
Rebounds: Hamed Haddadi 10.5
Assists: Mike Conley 7.6
