NBA Weekly Recap - Eastern Conference

Well Boston finally lost, they were due one right? But let's look at it more closely. Pierce was carrying a lot of this load early and now that the weight is as heavy as Big Baby himself, no one else is stepping up to unload this weight. The C's have struggled with Minn, NJ, and lost to Phoenix. Symptoms are starting to pop up. Watch out C's.

Is Miami really 5-1? That's what the standings say. How are they winning? Wade obviously has been consistent, but the re-emergence of JO is really what has gotten Miami off to this heated start. JO is playing not only the d end but is once again effective on the offensive end taking some of that same load I mentioned about Pierce off Wade. Now, I don't think he can maintain this but it will be interesting to watch for the rest of November.

Atlanta, I know it was the end of the road trip but it's no reason to lose to the Bobcats by 20. Most times the Bobcats cannot even score 20 in a quarter and you give up 103? No surprise you bounced back to defeat Denver on Saturday night, but that's what you did last year too and it got you bounced out the 2nd round of the playoffs. You can't lose games to Charlotte.

Brandon Jennings is a talent! I slacked on watching this kid in the pre-season because most times it's hard for me to evaluate secondary minutes which is what I consider pre-season ball, but I should have watched this kid. He has natural abilities that you cannot teach. He's a firecracker and plays with a passion that I wish I saw in some other players. Milwaukee has a winner in Jennings. Let's hope Scott Skiles doesn't wear out this relationship like he has in the past with other players.

Ok, I've been trying to avoid it, but I have to talk about Cleveland. I tried to tell you that this Shaq experiment was not going to work out. He clogs the lane, he can't score 20 anymore, and he takes shots from other players. He is offensively handicapped meaning not only his game but he slows down everyone else's game as well. Let's not talk about how atrocious he is in pick and roll defense which in this point guard league that we have today, is not going to work very well for the Cavs.