early suprises/disappointments so far

[alexd]

surprises
-kevin martin turning back the clock.The guy is beasting
-tanking teams winning games.Yeah i m looking at you PHI,ORL
-Steven Adams
-Lillard(didn t expect him to continue that level of play)
-P.George and Hibbert
-Mike Conley needs more credit
-Bobcats
-Unpredictable season so far.You don t know for sure who is gonna win.Many surprises
-Davis(well no surprise here but the guy is B-E-A-S-T-I-N-G)
-Kyle Korver
-CP3 focused from the start
-Nate Wolters is solid so far
-Griffin and Deandre Jordan
-Spencer Hawes

disappointments
-OKC without Westbrook :facepalm
-Denver freaking Nuggets. WTF is wrong with this team.What is Shaw doing?Mcgee and Farried average like 20 mpg :facepalm i consider dropping them in my fantasy damn
-CLE still suck
-Larry Sanders :facepalm
-Udrih gets garbage time in NYK :facepalm
-Deron Williams so far
-Dwight still can t hit a damn free throw

[gts]

Lakers are pretty much right where I figured they'd be so can't say I'm surprised or disappointed there...


Denver. I had higher expectations for them and B Shaw.

[livinglegend]

disappointments
rose
rubio ( even though he s one of my fav players)
Lebron ( coasting, out of shape, back spasms, but still putting respectable numbers)
Brooklyn nets

Suprises:
Wade s jumper looking pretty good
R.Allen
Klay Thompson

[Grinder]

Miles Plumlee has been the biggest surprise by far for me. He was an unskilled, extremely athletic role player at Duke and never got off the bench for the Pacers. Now he's showing all sorts of refined footwork in the post and great touch in the paint. He looks like a legit starter in the league and is putting up double-doubles with ease.

Derrick Rose has been the biggest disappointment for me. After all this talk about the return and how he'd added so and so to his game, I didn't expect to see this kind of rustiness.

[All Net]

Surprised how good Stephenson has looked.. Big jump.

[Xover]

the suns?

[Le Shaqtus]

I'm surprised by how well the Magic are doing, but I expect them to come back down to earth soon.

Also unless Bynum suddenly becomes his 2011 self I don't see Cleveland going anywhere, they just don't look very good.

[crisoner]

Surprised....

Klay Thompson playing great ball on both sides...
Lakers beating the Clippers and Rockets...
CP3 balling
Though it was against my team Anthony Davis is damn good...
Westbrook back and still quick as f*ck...
Rose showing signs he still got it...
Maybe there is a ***** on the armor of the Heat...
Loving it but I'm surprised that Dwight is still a pre Madonna bitching about his PG's....Houston you have a problem
Pacers 6-0 and my early favs to dethroned the Heat

Disappointment

Lakers getting blown out the day after their big wins...
Nash still injured might be time to hang them up...
Gasol...was really thinking he could get back to form with more touches....
Knicks need I say more....
Kobe looking like he will be out for a while...
Looks like the Jazz will win the Wiggins sweep steaks

[wakencdukest]

Phoenix has been the biggest surprise: Plumdog, Marqueef, Bledsoe, Dragic, and even Gerald Green, have been playing great so far.


Biggest disappointment has to be the Lakers, I can't believe how passive Gasol is playing right now. This has to be the worst defensive team in the league.

[TheReturn]

Kevin Martin is the first to come to mind for me, I've been keeping a close eye on the Timberwolves, and he's been on fire.

[Purch]

Remember Kevin Martin is playing in a system that he excelled in twice before going to Minny. Him and Adelman are very familiar with each other, so it shouldn't be that unexpected.

The guys who've suprised me are

Charlotte
Philly
Ny(didnt expect them to start the season this slow)
Indiana( Great start)


and of course

Anthony Davis and Michael Carter Williams

[Scholar]

Disappointments:
• Pau + Nash look 10x worse than last season
• Lakers blow double digit leads pretty much every night
• James Harden looks more and more like a ref favorite for whistles. Call him J Whistle.
• Cavs still look garbage
• Kobe isn't back yet :cry:

[kurple]

Everyone on the nuggets. except for Lawsome and Mozgod

[fos]

Surprised at how well these guys have been playing:

Kevin Love (Would be the MVP right now if the season ended)
Monta Ellis
Paul George
Jeremy Lin
John Wall (building on last season's breakout)
Klay Thompson
Eric Bledsoe
Steve Adams
Nikola Vucevic (Like Wall, building on last season's breakout)


Disappointed in the way these guys have been playing:
Ricky Rubio (Makes Jason Kidd's jumper look like Larry Bird's)
Carmelo Anthony
Pau Gasol
Anthony Bennett (Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad)

[Cali Syndicate]

Monta Ellis

[Xiao Yao You]

Favors not living up to the hype and the Jazz going into the season with not one but two 3rd string pg's in their rotation despite their stud rookie pg being injured and looking like a bust early.

[InspiredLebowski]

Having some second thoughts about dumping Plumlee, not gonna lie. I mean, can't call it a bad move, dude was a complete turd here, nothing but a body, but all of a sudden he's got a baby hook and even hitting a few baseline j's?

Whatever, both teams got what they wanted out of the deal. Good for Miles getting a chance. That 1st rounder's feeling like an overpay right now though.

[FireDavidKahn]

surprises
-kevin martin turning back the clock.The guy is beasting
-tanking teams winning games.Yeah i m looking at you PHI,ORL
-Steven Adams
-Lillard(didn t expect him to continue that level of play)
-P.George and Hibbert
-Mike Conley needs more credit
-Bobcats
-Unpredictable season so far.You don t know for sure who is gonna win.Many surprises
-Davis(well no surprise here but the guy is B-E-A-S-T-I-N-G)
-Kyle Korver
-CP3 focused from the start
-Nate Wolters is solid so far
-Griffin and Deandre Jordan
-Spencer Hawes

disappointments
-OKC without Westbrook :facepalm
-Denver freaking Nuggets. WTF is wrong with this team.What is Shaw doing?Mcgee and Farried average like 20 mpg :facepalm i consider dropping them in my fantasy damn
-CLE still suck
-Larry Sanders :facepalm
-Udrih gets garbage time in NYK :facepalm
-Deron Williams so far
-Dwight still can t hit a damn free throw
George Karl happened. Lots of Nuggets fans hated the guy but he is an amazing coach. That organization made a mistake in letting him go.

[alexd]

i m watching hou-lac and J.J.Redick has really developed his game.He can drive, he plays d as much his size allows him to and hustles :applause:

[alexd]

George Karl happened. Lots of Nuggets fans hated the guy but he is an amazing coach. That organization made a mistake in letting him go.
yeah i consider dropping mcgee from my fantasy team if this keeps up :facepalm

[Wavves]

Favors not living up to the hype and the Jazz going into the season with not one but two 3rd string pg's in their rotation despite their stud rookie pg being injured and looking like a bust early.

What a ****ing idiot. How does being injured mean he is a bust? It's not like he's doing a Greg Oden. He's going to be out for about a month.

Let him play before you call him a bust. :facepalm

[Stuckey]

dwayne casey and the lack of PT he gives to JV in close games.... wtf

[Xiao Yao You]

What a ****ing idiot. How does being injured mean he is a bust? It's not like he's doing a Greg Oden. He's going to be out for about a month.

Let him play before you call him a bust. :facepalm

Sucking in summer league and his 2 pre season games is what I based that on. He's already been out about a month. Supposed to be a few more weeks at least.

[Wavves]

Sucking in summer league and his 2 pre season games is what I based that on. He's already been out about a month. Supposed to be a few more weeks at least.

So you think he is a bust because of summer league and pre-season? Good logic moron.

[Xiao Yao You]

So you think he is a bust because of summer league and pre-season? Good logic moron.

I said he's looking like a bust early. Work on your reading comprehension before you call others morons.

[crunk-juice]

how are so many surprised at the Pacers / Paul George...

[NugzFan]

George Karl happened. Lots of Nuggets fans hated the guy but he is an amazing coach. That organization made a mistake in letting him go.

if you like regular season wins but hate playoff wins, hes your guy.

[DMAVS41]

Rose and his fans...

Hopefully they are better than this

[Wavves]

I said he's looking like a bust early. Work on your reading comprehension before you call others morons.

He hasn't played a minute in the NBA. In a real, competitive match. A player cannot be a bust if they haven't played yet.

[DropStep]

Dissapointments
Denver
Anthony Bennet(Dude cant buy a basket dude is on pace to make history)
Knicks(Expected them have finally rubbed off that shitty knicks stigma off but its still there.)

Suprises
Anthony Davis
Miami being in cruise control so far into the season(Winning big games and losing the little ones)

[Xiao Yao You]

He hasn't played a minute in the NBA. In a real, competitive match. A player cannot be a bust if they haven't played yet.

But he can look like one.

[TheReturn]

But he can look like one.
True, but I agree with Wavves that bashing a player based on preseason and summer league is a little unnecessary. :D

[Xiao Yao You]

True, but I agree with Wavves that bashing a player based on preseason and summer league is a little unnecessary. :D

Can I bash on Marvin Williams at least?

[TheReturn]

Can I bash on Marvin Williams at least?
Yeah I can't stand that dude either :cheers:

[T-Time3]

dissapointments
- trey burke not able to play, derrick favors not living up to expectations
- greg oden not able to play after that one MONSTER game lol


surprises
- obviously MCW and how sixers start their season
- the morris brothers REUNITED !!

[DukeDelonte13]

cavs are playing .500 basketball which is what most people expected pre season. Not sure why so many people have that as a surprise or disappointment.

Bennett has been surprising + disappointing. Surprising because he's playing very good defensively and disappointing because he's not hitting his jumpers. He's the inverse of what he was at UNLV right now.

MCW has been the biggest surprise IMO.