BAM: So thus far this year the East coast has missed out on some of the good young talent on the other side of the country. Thank you David Stern, shielding me from whatever it is that's over there has really helped me. Not seeing Monta Ellis or Blake Griffin has helped me better appreciate the truly talentless teams. The Rockets on national television is awesome considering Yao is out and the rest of the team is pretty unremarkable. I don't care one bit about Kevin Martin. He's been in the league long enough and is not the electric player that these others are. And on top of all this I never want to see the Nets. Give me single player teams long before I have to deal with no player teams like the Cavaliers. Why on earth is Lakers/Cavaliers a televised game. After the first time that an elite team smashed them into the ground I don't need to see it happen again. Not only was it uninteresting but Kobe and Pau scored less than 20 points each. Unless you get Jack Nicholson out on the floor for the half time show to start filming a new "Departed" I'm not even close to interested.
After that Rant these are players that we want to see weekly. Not monthly, or every now and then, but weekly. Blake Griffin and Kevin Love are both on historic Double-Double streaks and I have yet to see either of them play. The fact that Griffin spends more time on the ESPN Top 10 than on national broadcasts is absolute bull.
1. Blake Griffin. Period.
Blake Griffin is the Top 10 on ESPN. He isn't just part of it anymore, he owns it. He is in the middle of the second longest active double-double streak in the league and a historic one for a rookie. Last night he scored 47 points, the highest single game point total this year and his second game of more than 44 points. 6'9", can handle the ball and apparently has a decent mid range game as well. Tell me why he isn't on TV every night of the year. Not only is Griffin interesting to watch but the clippers have won 10 of the last 14. This includes wins against the Lakers, Heat, Suns, and Bulls. That is TV worthy. Not only that but you also will see Eric Gordon, another young player having a good season on a bad team that no casual fan really pays any attention to. This may be the only time anyone has ever said this... I want to watch the Clippers.
2. (Chuck) Chris Paul
That's right, Chris Paul. Somebody tell me how many Hornets games they have seen this year. Unless you pay for NBA league pass the answer is 0. The New Orleans Hornets have one nationally televised game for the season. Blake Griffin may already be the most exciting player in the Association, but the Clippers are ten games under .500 at 15-25. The Hornets are a different story. At 27-16 the Hornets currently hold the 6th spot in the West. There is one more thing about the Hornets, they have Chris Paul! Arguably the best point guard in the league, Paul has been key to Hornets resurgence from their disappointing 37-45 the year before; Paul only played in 45 games. This season Paul has returned to form averaging 16 points, 10 dimes, and almost three steals per game. I have to pay 200 dollars a year to watch Chris Paul! C'mon man! To the delight of the fans like the NFL evolving into a passing league, the NBA has turned into a point guards league, but we don't get to see the best of the best. Chris Paul has his own website for crying out loud.
3. (Bam) Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry
A little more televised than the other two but still deserving to be on this list. The Lakers and Thunder are deserving of national broadcast, I wont argue that, but the Sacramento Kings are on 4 nationally televised games in the month of January to Golden States 1. WHY? Tyreke Evans, their leading scorer, ranks 39th. That is not nearly as impressive as Monta Ellis at 3rd. Not only does televising Golden State show us Ellis, but Stephen Curry who is as of now looking like the next great shooter. Averaging 1.8 3's per game at just north of 42% and splitting time at PG with Ellis, is another noteworthy young'n in the league. Combined this duo is among the top 2 man combos in the league, isn't that worth the spot on TV?
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