Ideally this is going to be me, watching as many games as possible, and commenting on them all. There's a fair amount of intriguing story lines out there, both obvious and subtle. Artests seeking unnecessary redemption. Kirilenkos yearning to breathe free. Second round draft picks (Arenas, Dejuan Blair, Rashard Lewis) demanding satisfaction.
Cursory Review of Last Night's Preseason Action(note: League Pass doesn't cover these games, I'm just going off of the box score.):
Pistons 87, Heat 83. Super Cool Beas reminds me of a post-Zaire George Foreman right now. Pistons started Ben Wallace and Kwame Brown, Villanueva sat out with a strained hamstring. Jonas Jerebko and Jamaal Magloire got into a tangle, no doubt because Jerebko made some barb about the weakness of the 2000 draft class (or maybe Magloire's status as the League's worst active all star. Either way, easy, Swede. Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye ride a tandem bicycle.
Magic 110, Mavericks 105. A Nets reunion for Carter and Kidd. Brandon Bass exacts revenge with 7 points in the last 2 minutes. Drew Gooden had a fierce block on Dwight Howard, lost his goofy facial hair. I'd buy a full transformation if Gooden wasn't still wearing number 90. Prediction: Gooden will play for a different playoff team every year for the rest of his career, and when he hangs it up the League will retire his number, Jackie Robinson style, in celebration of the ultimate Gun For Hire. Gortat didn't do shit in this game. Ryan Anderson didn't even play, neither did Marion, so this one's a wash.
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