Celebration Time!

Well, we at Prehistoric Hoops have now officially been around for over one whole month!

Some random thoughts:
- We like Matt Devlin. Now he's no Chuck Swirsky, but kudos to the Raps for getting a well-respected voice who knows how to announce. One of the things we liked best about Chuck is how he called games on TV like a radio announcer; he would actually describe the play instead of getting really bored and drawing on the screen. It's also nice to see that the Raps didn't try to replace Chuck, realizing he's one of a kind, and Devlin's passion and excitement level is much higher than we expected. He seems in sync with Leo and Jack as well which is an added bonus.
- Speaking of Chuck Swirsky, it was just brought to my attention that former "Banger Brother" Robert Archibald (from the Mengke Bateer era) currently plays in the Euroleague for Unicaja Malaga, averaging 7.3 points in almost 20 minutes. If you're wondering, Lonny Baxter is averaging 10 points per game for Panionios BC of Greece.
- Chris Bosh will make an All-NBA Team this year: book it. Ditto for Jose and the Eastern Conference All-Star team. If Rodney Stuckey ends up playing the 1 for Detroit instead of AI (with Iverson at off-guard) - and hey, maybe even if he doesn't - Jose has a real shot at claiming the title of the East's best point man.
- Jermaine O'Neal needs to get in shape. While he's jumping and running just fine, his continued foul trouble tells me he's playing defense with his hands, not his feet. It would be nice to shed his recently acquired nickname of "The Drain" while he's at it.
- We're surprised mainly with two teams this season. The first is Portland, who are underacheiving largely due to the poor play of Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge - both are shooting under 42%. The play of Rudy Fernandez has been a nice bright spot for them, though. The other team is the LA Clippers. With the arrivals of Baron Davis and Marcus Camby (for whom the Clips effectively traded two basketballs, a rubber band and a moustache comb), this team was set for big things. But they have stuggled mightily on offense. No one besides DeAndre Jordan (who is 1-1 in 1 game) is shooting over 46% from the floor, with Baron Davis shooting 35%, Marcus Camby shooting 38% and Cuttino Mobley shooting 39%. Not good. At least Al Thornton is averaging 16.8 points on 46% shooting.
- The NBDL draft is tomorrow. [insert too-easy joke here]
- We hope you're enjoying Prehistoric Hoops, and keep reading!