Friday, November 27, 2009

NBA Season Update for November 2009

By Mark Singleton

We're several games into the regular season, and times are exciting in the NBA. Sure, it's early in the year and a lot can change, but there are a few trends that seem to have sparked the interest of many fans, wondering how things will play out through the course of the season.

Let's take a look at some of the surprises we've seen thus far. We'll look at pleasant surprises, in addition to some underachieving trends we've seen too.

The Phoenix Suns have been one of the best in the NBA so far, returning to their form of a few seasons ago. This is a really talented team that may very well be one of the better teams in the Western Conference all season.

The Suns are no longer with Shaquille O'Neal, and they may very well be better off for it. Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Grant Hill, and the rest of the crew are playing some inspired basketball and they're back to their fast paced game.

Many laughed at the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, as they had one of the worst records in basketball. Few people noticed that this team gradually improved through the course of the year.

The Thunder have improved some more since last season, and the beginning of their year took many fans by surprise.

The biggest surprise, though, was the fact that Oklahoma City took the Lakers to overtime and nearly beat them. It looks like this team is ready to assert itself.

There's one more team for us to review, and this is one that seems to be struggling. The Cleveland Cavs dominated the regular season last year, but 09-10 seems to have brought just the opposite to start things out.

What's the problem in Cleveland and why does this team look off? The Phoenix Suns have lost Shaq, and they've gotten better. Cleveland has Shaq, and they struggle. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

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