No need to make grand declarations after the first full day of NBA action. I have a lot of opinions though with what I witnessed tonight and I am sure the rest of you do too. Especially about a few squads:
- Rockets half court offense scares me. Grizzlies half court offense does too but to a lesser degree.
- Grizzlies lack of size is gonna really be a factor this season; the Pels are gonna drown teams with their size this season like we saw last year when they were healthy.
- Russ looks like the perfect fit with the Clippers and exactly the kind of PG they needed to unlock their fullest potential as a team perhaps.
- Raptors defense is gonna cause teams havoc this season. That's going to be where their bread is buttered.
- Wizards defense...not so much. Jordan Poole doesn't have winning characteristics and it's been incredibly glaring from preseason to tonight, but it's early.
- Spurs offense without Tre Jones is clunky and going to remain so throughout the season most likely.
- Ant Edwards has a long way to go as a playmaker still to be a true ceiling raiser and offensive engine.
What are your takeaways from what we witnessed tonight?
Clippers with Kawhi and pg are scary as fuck
That team is deep, can shoot and can pass. I think everyone just writes them off because of the injury history, but if they stay on the court, they are contenders in my opinion.