1/3rd of the way through season: Biggest Surprises? Disappointments?

honestly, pleasantly surprised the Rockets have bounced back from their losing streak. I really thought we were doomed there

 

No doubt.

It sucks, because I'm enjoying the winning, but at the end of day, if we lose out on a franchise player only because we wanted to be the 11th seed, I'm going to be pissed lol.

 

Surprise- Cavs ...Garland is the truth

Disappointment -NO/ Zion.. I thought he was gonna be up for MVP.. I also thought Pels would challenge for playoffs once they got rid of SVG.. I watched alot of their games last year.. They blew alot of 2nd half leads due to coaching.. Highly disappointed this year

 

to me the biggest surprise was how big all the nba fans are on tanking...especially rockets fans.... these people have no shame....they deserve firtata to move the team to vegas, thats how bad it is....

 

another big surprise was silas going back to thesis for memphis game

 

I called it... it was soooooo predictable....

 

In no particular order…

↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑:
Bulls
Cavs
Warriors
Suns
Grizzlies

↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓:
Sixers
Hawks
Knicks
Celtics
Pacers
Mavs
Nuggets
Blazers
Pelicans

 

Sengun. I knew he had potential. I did not know he had the eye of the tiger!

 

He tore his ACL in May...

 

hey pro tank people!
so all these teams(including bulls) besides warriors and suns should be tanking cause lets be frank they aint turning it around and/or winning nothing this season...
so why waste your season in mediocrity and not go for generational talent of chet, banchero jabari or duren, get yourself a huge asset and become a real contender?

tks tsk tsk pro tank really dont really have any consistency in their thinking process...they just making stuff up as they go...

 

Chris Duarte has been a big surprise. He's another guy showing how important development is for maturity between the ages of 19 and 23.

 

People were hyping this guy early in the season, but.. seems like he's pretty "meh" after a hot start.

12.9 ppg, 42%/34% shooting, 51% TS, 11.1 PER, 30 minutes a night.

Seems to be fine for a rookie, not overwhelming but i haven't watched Indiana, i mean who the hell would in any event.

 

d

his game log shows his potential. he’s better than Green at this point, but he also has five years on him.

 

Warriors having the best record in the league is the biggest surprise for me.

The Cavs being a top 4 team in the east is a close second.

My biggest disappointment thus far is Hardens meh play. I've given up on my bet for him winning MVP which at 25 to 1 was a great value bet at the time (imo).

 

Biggest disappointments:

1. We would have the best front court in the league for the next 15 years (and possibly the most efficient one ever) had we drafted Mobley and Sengun

2. Garry Bird makes more winning plays than jalen green

 

The Lakers are more of a disappointment than the Clippers. Kawhi-less Clippers are still ahead in the standings than the Lakers who Vegas and talking heads were penciling in as title favorites.

 

What stands out right now is season dozens of covid protocol dropouts a week, not exactly a surprise but it's distinct for this season.

Green and Cade outdid by Barnes and Mobley. Even Wagner.

Warriors rise to prominence. They are an assortment of Andrew Wiggins... late 1sts (Poole/Looney), vet mins (OPJ, Bjelica, Iggy), undrafted g-league pickups (Lee, Toscano, Chiozza, Payton), unproven rooks (Wiseman/Kuminga/Moody) to go with an older Curry, what was thought to be a declining Green, and an injured Klay. Yet they are getting it done. I don't see what really changed from last season's roster to make them this good, but props.

 

Harden still fat, ringless and can’t even do the regular season right no more.

 

Mobley and Barnes were surprises to me, defensive minded.

And no rookie ascension like the Doncic one.