Defensive Player of the Year of the Week: Rasheed Wallace. Probably the biggest question for the Pistons coming into the season was the shift of Sheed to starting Center. Three games down. Three opponents SHUT DOWN: Shaq, Dwight, young Al Horford. He has been impressive.
Most Surprising Stats Through Two or Three Games of the Week
K. Azubuike GSW 3 GP 20.3 PPG
M. Miller MEM 2 GP 10.0 RPG
J. Crawford NYK 2 GP 6.5 APG
C. Butler WAS 3 GP 5.7 TO/PG
Prediction of the Week. Within two years, after four more hip surgeries, Phil Jackson will coach games from a wheelchair. He'll get a special compensation to bring his cat Erik Erikson to away games. Some games he will pretend his arms no longer work. Some games Phil will bring organic ants-on-a-log for Erik Erikson to enjoy during extended tv timeouts. With three minutes left in a fourth quarter blowout over the post-Steve Nash Suns, Phil will become so enraged at Kwame Brown's "interpretation" of the triangle offense, he will miraculously stand up and yell a timeout. Hubie Brown will deem the timeout one of the all-time best timeouts in NBA history. Mike D'Antoni will stomp his foot.
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