Gay? Mayo? Reggie, please!

I was just wondering why Reggie Miller, ex-3pt. grandmaster and now-NBA Commentator, is getting a bit confused, playing a game of "Who`s who?" when following a play from Rudy Gay or O.J. Mayo. Is it Rudy`s mohawk? The (kind of) similar numbers - 22 and 32? Age factor? I know it`s not a sight issue, Reggie had no problem seeing -and afterward burning- the hoop. Anyway, with these two and their mean streak, I`d watch out and try to get them right, I can tell you that. But I`m sure Reggie has the balls....

The Fresh Prince of Bia Messe

Why bother going through the NBA grind, when you are alredy royalty? I mean, King James has to play, sweat, destroy on his way to the hoop, do photoshoots all day long, in order to get to be The King, while Luc Mbah a Moute is a prince. Already. As a rookie. Well, even before that. Kind of envy the guy, I guess I always wanted to be worshiped, even if just a little bit....

Move out of the way, peasant!

The Answer to the `Iverson Question`

Who would have thought?

Well, didn`t see this one coming. I mean, it`s so early in the season. Just didn`t expect Detroit to make a move this early. Ah, and what a move they made!

Trading Iverson for Billups (because McDyess will be going back to Motown soon, mark my words) doesn`t make a lot of sense at first, by after giving it couple of thoughts one can just see that it is a great move. What the Pistons get is a superstar in his last contract year, meaning he`ll play as good as possible (and Iverson can be, you know, pretty darn good). After the season, Detroit will have enough financial flexibility to examine a very strong free-agent class (including some guys like LeBron, Wade, Bosh). So, it seems to me that the Pistons can make a push for a championship this year and if that doesn`t happen, they will most probably have the opportunity to get even better next year (adding a star free-agent, the continuing development of Stuckey and Maxiell). Plus they are doing just fine without the Answer right now.

As for Denver - they get an excellent playmaker in Billups, an experienced and team-oriented guy, who wanted to play for his home town. It`s not exactly a win-win trade for both teams, but who knows how things will turn out later on. It`s a looong season after all. This trade just made it all the more spicier.

Teeth - no. Balls - yes.

16 pts. up against the reigning champs and diving for a loose ball. The result - a `W` and a shiny new dental bill. Gotta love a player on the rise that hustles like that. Respect to Danny Granger. Sure hope the new contract covers the expenses....

Better win that smile, I guess.

A little Piece of (stuffed) Joy

Anytime a player has his own dunk contest, picks pockets all night and (here comes the good part) throws a block-party (everyone`s invited), I`m happy. Anytime that player is Dwyane Wade, I`m all smiles, all day long, baby! Check out the stats:

http://www.nba.com/games/20081031/SACMIA/boxscore.html

The ArTEST Project

Even though it was a major deal, the whole trade kind of went under the radar. My guess is that people just don`t know what to think of it. Because, you know, this is Mr. Artest, a guy that literally holds his own. No matter what. Or who.

What I am looking forward to is finding out if he has finally become the master of his emotions or - not. You see, there are, according to some theories, passive-aggressive people, then there are aggressive people. And then there`s the case of Ron Artest, who can only be defined as A.A. - Artest-aggressive:

I mean, look at his face!

He`s just that kind of guy. His great qualities as a basketball player aside, I wonder if he`s (ever) going to get his emotions under control. Otherwise, he can become a loose cannon (bomb, whacko, mean machine) in a snap!. Time will tell if he finally got himself a remote-control. So far into the season, he`s looking good (read that good-tempered). If he manages to keep it up, the Rockets might finally get past the first round. The way I see it, it depends on a simple remote-control in the hands of a really special guy.

Look out, now....