Isn't this the second year in a row they've had a hot start WITHOUT Webber? Are they truly better with him in the lineup? Who sits when he comes back? Miller? Divac?
On a completely unrelated note, my Grizzlies are in last place with a .500 record...a record that would have them in second place in the Atlantic Division. I love it that J-Dub has toned down his flashy play...it's been great for the team, but I still yearn for some of his old school highlights.
If the Grizzlies could somehow convince the NBA offices to let them play all their games at home, they'd have 50-55 wins this year. It really blows my mind that, this late into the season, the Grizzlies are doing this well (and would still be over .500, if not for a 7-game losing streak). If they would only be more competitive with the Western Conference, then I think they'd be all right ... but someone's got to drop as the year goes on, and I'm afraid it'll be them, unfortunately.
As it relates to the Kings .... I think Bill Simmons has been saying this for a while, but there's got to be some kind of Ewing Theory as it relates to Webber and the Kings.
Apparently having decided there isn't a whole hell of a lot else they can do with him, the New York Knicks have reportedly agreed to buy out exiled point guard Stephon Marbury, who's expected to sign with the Knicks' Atlantic Division rivals, and defendin...
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