The NBA season is two weeks away from tipping off, and this off-season, which has been far from the usual, has basketball fans around the world anxiously waiting. Like 50 Cent once said, I'm impatiently waiting. I, like most fans, want to know who will play where and how each team will come together. I want to know now. Are the Lakers done? After missing out on the Chris Paul sweepstakes and shockingly dealing 6th man of the year Lamar Odom to the defending champs, it appears they are doomed if Dwight Howard does not come to their rescue. Will Pau Gasol be a sensitive baby after absorbing trade talks consisting of his name or will he prove to be a champion and bring it everyday knowing the league is a business? Will Dallas continue to play like the world's greatest with the addition of Odom or will they suffer from losing Chandler to the Knicks? How will New York fair with superstars but no one relevant playing point guard (the most important position of the floor)? Will the Big Three in Miami gel instantaneously now that they have a year under their belt? Will Battier be the difference maker, or will they be punished for not signing a marquee point or center. How will Rip Hamilton fair alongside Derek Rose? Will the Celtics add anyone to furnish them with staying power? I wonder the same question of Rondo as I do of Gasol. Will missing out on David West end up hurting the C's? Will West alongside Collison and Granger make the Pacers a team worth mentioning? Will the Pistons win a game? Who will the Clippers and Warriors (who are involved in talks daily) acquire to improve their squads? Could CP3 and Blake Griffin really end up forming a dynamic duo? Will Westbrook and Durant get Oklahoma City over the hump this year? How will the abbreviated season affect each team? What town will Nene venture off to? More importantly, what city will Superman soon call his home? Will he team up with Deron Williams in New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn?) Will he join the champs in Dallas? Will he follow in the footsteps of most noble big men like Wilt, Kareem, and Shaq by becoming a Hollywood superstar in L.A.?Only God knows what is to be unveiled in the next couple of weeks. I just wish I too could be in the know. As intrigued human beings engrossed in our love for basketball, us NBA fans are becoming impatient. We are galvanized by the ever changing news and events taking place in David Stern's kingdom known as the National Basketball Association. We can do nothing more than sit back and wait. This year's NBA season is among the most appealing in recent memory. It promises to entertain. How everything will pan out is still unknown. Our job is simply to wait, watch, and see.
