It has been a weird time for me. I packed my things up and moved to the other side of the world. Here in Australia the nature of sport is quite different. The alcohol and beautiful women may be plentiful, but it can't heal the sizable wound my withdrawals from American sports has left me. My sports knowledge comes from what I read, ESPN.com, and streaming as much video as I can. Miss you Sportscenter. I'll adjust and get back to my comfort zone by getting on my blog I miss so much.
The first thing I must talk about is the latest NBA transactions. I hope people don't feel this is a bad thing for the NBA. The question I ask you is would you rather have two dominant teams and a bunch of .500 squads? Or would you rather have 6-8 teams with a legitimate shot at an NBA title and 6-8 teams that have d-league like talent. Overall, I prefer the superstars teaming up with each other. It makes it rough for the cities that dwell on the bottom each year, but with good management one day they will get their chance to combine superstars. As a Celtics fan I was worried when Carmelo came to the Knicks. I was so excited at the start of the season when the Knicks and Celtics started to have a rivalry and had the best game of the NBA season when Amare made a crazy three-pointer after time had expired. Yet, the rivalry could only last so long with the Knicks hovering around .500 for most of the season. Now, the Knicks have two starting all-stars on their team and pose quite a scare. Teams will battle in the playoffs not with only one superstar, but at times two and three. What is not to love about that? With the right chemistry it is smarter to combine stars. The Celtics trio set a trend that Lebron followed and the rest of the league will continue to do the same. Embrace it, it's exciting fans. With an uncertain future, teams made moves they would have normally made giving the NBA the most "hot stove" like feeling it has had in a long time.
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