NBA season tips off

By: Ryan Leib
The NBA season tips off on Tuesday October 27, 2009 with four great matchups. The first game is Boston at Cleveland both were playoff teams from a year ago. Cleveland lost a tremendous matchup in the conference finals to the Orlando Magic who beat the Celtics in the first round of last year’s playoffs. The next matchup on opening night is the Washington Wizards at the Dallas Mavericks. The Wizards come off of a disappointing season with a 19-63 record, second worse in the NBA. The Mavericks made it to the western conference semi-finals but would eventually lose that series to the Denver Nuggets. The third matchup of the night is the Houston Rockets at the Portland Trailblazers. The Houston Rockets come off a heartbreaking way to end their season last year losing to the Los Angeles Lakers four games to three in the Western Conference Semi-finals. All of these teams are starting off with a clean slate for the 2009-2010 NBA seasons.
Many teams have very explosive rookie prospects to play for them this year. One of the explosive rookies is Stephen Curry. Stephen is playing for the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry had an early exit from college coming out as a junior. Although Stephen was an explosive player he did not face many of the big time schools. Stephen played for Davidson College in Charlotte, NC. Another great prospect is Tyler Hansbrough who is coming off a national championship run with the North Carolina Tar Heels. Although Hansbrough was a breakout player in college, his size will be a tough thing to deal with. He may be too small to play center like he did in college. His strong position in the NBA might be the small forward position for the Indiana Pacers. This season is sure to be a great one for NBA fans. Offensive firepower will be a big factor for many teams this year. Over the past years the young guys have been looking to take the spotlight and turn the NBA into the new school. With this recession apparently over this is looking to help the NBA this year.
The western conference looks to stay the dominant conference in the NBA with all the great teams in the eastern conference some may be skeptical that the western conference is the weak conference in the NBA. This season is sure to entertain fans of the NBA this year.