I am so ready for basketball season.

All these losing teams I follow has me feigning for a playoff appearance by the Magic. It's time. Yeah, Philly beat us last night.. but.. Magic look like they could be phenomenal this year, and if not this year, certainly next. Think about how young the team is. Howard, Milicic, Nelson, Reddick are all lottery picks from the last few years. Reddick doesn't even need to do anything special. Get that kid a lawn chair on the offensive side and have him shoot the lights out Dennis Scott style.

NBA League Pass is $180 (access to every game).. If it were $100 or less, it'd be a lot more tempting. Anything over $100, not so much. If it were closer to $50, I can't imagine any big nba fan not doing it. I'm surprised they don't try to blow up the numbers by making it affordable. The only way $180 seems to make sense is if you have roommates, but alas... Then again, Ann Marie's mom just pointed out that its less than $1 a day for constant NBA action.... mmmm....

NBA Links:

• Mark Cuban says he's going to behave: I feel the same way about this as I would if Steve Spurrier said he was going to stop throwing his visor -- disappointed :( Mark's fun to watch.
• Howard conjures memories of Shaq: The Magic had a taste of success, and then abandoned the formula when Shaq bolted. It does seem like we're returning to our old ways -- let's just hope we can avoid being swept out of the playoffs (then again, first let's GET to the playoffs). It's great to have B.Hill back in the drivers seat though.
  
• A Tribute to Red - Quotes from around the league regarding Red Auerbach's passing
• The Rasheed Wallace Rule takes effect - Should make for an interesting first half of the season while everyone adjusts