Mike Dunleavy - Even though I predicted his success, I didn't expect it to be this convincing this early. Through the first week of play, Dunleavy is averaging 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists on 49% shooting.
LaMarcus Aldridge - The Scrapper's pick for Most Improved Player looks like it might turn out to be accurate. Aldridge dropped 27 on Tim Duncan in the season opener and almost singlehandedly rallied the Blazers back against the Rockets in the 4th quarter on Saturday night.
The Atlanta Hawks - Beating the regular season champion Dallas Mavericks on opening night was impressive, but carrying that through into a nailbiter against the Pistons showed that the Hawks are legit this year.
Kevin Durant - Look, I know he was amazing at Texas. But even you didn't expect him to light it up like he has in his first few games, right? After shaking off some rust in his opening half, Durant has been virtually unstoppable. Read some of the post-game quotes from Raja Bell and Shawn Marion after Durant put a scare into them Thursday night.
The Chicago Bulls - The up and coming Eastern Conference juggernaut, picked by many pundits to post the East's best record and make it at least to the Conference Finals, has struggled out of the gates, going 0-3 in its first week of play.
The LA Lakers - Will their surprising early success be enough to convince Kobe to stay? Probably not. Still, as a Lakers fan you have to be encouraged seeing the role players and the bench produce like this. There may be hope in post-Kobe LA.
Here are some highlights from the first week of play, courtesy of the NBA. If you're an NBA fan and a frequent YouTube user, subscribe to the NBA channel. It is great.
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Mike Dunleavy finally has an offense that fits him. Go Duke.
FUCK! ASS!
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