Some things to know about the 2009-10 NBA season
by ZombieMonta on Oct 13, 2009 3:15 AM EDT
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- Warriors coach Don Nelson needs only 24 victories to pass Lenny Wilkens for the most victories of all time. Interesting tidbit: Don Nelson was named as one of the 10 greatest coaches in NBA history in 1996. Of those ten coaches, he and Bill Fitch are the only ones not in the Hall of Fame (Fitch's winning percentage was only 46%). Of those ten coaches, Nelson is the only one that doesn't have a championship ring -- though to be fair, he traditionally coached small-market teams like Milwaukee, Dallas, and Golden State that never had much of a shot anyway.
- Shaquille O'Neal is the only player who was named as one of the 50 greatest of all time in 1996 who is still in the NBA. He has played with maybe the four best pure talents in the game in the post-Jordan era: Anfernee Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and now LeBron James. Will sidekick No. 4 on team No. 5 be the winning combination?
- If Ray Allen continues to stay healthy, he should break Reggie Miller's record for most three-pointers made in history -- in about two years. Since he joined the Celtics, Ray Allen has been the most inconsistent, sporadic player in the history of mankind. On any given day, he can go 10-14 and score 30 points or he can shoot 3-15 and score 8 points. If he can be a little more consistent this year, it'll do wonders for the Celtics.
- Since Michael Jordan retired in 1999, there hasn't been much diversity in the Western Conference. In fact, the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs have accounted for 10 of the 11 finals since that time -- the lone exception came in 2006, when the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Miami Heat. Seeing as Ron Artest is now on the Lakers and that Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess are now on the Spurs, I'd say that trend isn't likely to break.
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Shaq also played with
one of the best pure point guards in the post-Jordan era, the two-time MVP Steve Nash. I think this is also the first time I’ve ever seen “Anfernee Hardaway” and “best pure talents” in the same sentence. Maybe you got him confused with the kid in Blue Chips.
As someone who used to watch Magic games all the time
Dude, when Penny was healthy, he was phenomenal. He was a pure talent: a 6’7 point guard who could do it all. Knee injuries screwed him up, but when he was healthy, he could do it all.
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