We’re back, baby! That’s right, after a lengthy hiatus due
to the off-season, other time commitments, and general apathy towards the sort
of NBA “news” typically found between July and October (Al Jefferson thinks the
Bobcats are “ready to take the next step!”), Volume Shooters is returning for a
second season. This year, in addition to the quality writing (OK, just quality
.gifs, but please bear with us here) you’ve come to expect from Paul, Jack and
Brian, we have a veritable stable of new writers coming into the fold this year
anxious to share their thoughts on the greatest professional league in the
world. We will have them introduce themselves when they write their first
pieces, but trust us when we say they all will have good insight into the
season – despite what you may think from talking to them every day.
But onto the important stuff: this NBA season! Most teams
are 16-18 games in so far, so most of the extremely small sample size results
(the Sixers can win the East! The Nuggets will be favorites in the lottery!)
have evened themselves out. Despite this, there have been some major surprises
thus far, and people are starting to backtrack on some of their preseason
predictions. So which of these trends are likely to continue and which will die
out by season’s end? Considering I was correct on a full ONE AND A HALF out of
FIVE bold predictions last
year, I feel as though I’m uniquely qualified to answer that question. We
will examine some early season trends, and grade them as True, Truthy, Falsey, and
“Skip Bayless-certified.” So here we go…
Trend: Indiana is the
best team in the league
In fact, they are so good it
bores Lance Stephenson
