And We're Off...

With the NBA season finally underway, I was perched at my standard “Courtside” couch seat for opening night. The same spot that I’ve spent the past few weeks sweating through episodes of the Hills, Entourage and Making the Band, waiting for this day to come.

With Game 1 in the books, let’s take a look at the High’s and Low’s during tonight’s Spurs vs. Blazers match-up:

Spurs vs. Blazers

High: Lamarcus Aldridge. Somebody was working on his game this summer. Aldridge displayed a much more polished offensive repertoire, showing a brand new set of low post moves and a much improved mid range jumper, that is tough to defend because of the high extension. Additionally, he appeared to be in great physical condition, repeatedly beating the opposition down the court.

Aldridge and the entire Blazers gave a very encouraging effort. Could brighter days finally be upon us in Portland? Let’s not get crazy.


Low: Darius Washington. For starters, now that Washington is in the league, it’s time to kill the homeless look. He needs to take that first pay check and get a quick makeover, before getting caught looking like that on national TV again.

As for his game, he just seemed out of place. I was rooting hard for Washington all night, but to be honest he just appeared to be a step slow for the NBA. I would be completely shocked if Washington is on an NBA roster at the end of the season.