Maybe the roasting I gave the Portland Trailblazers last week lit a fire under their ass. At least, I hope I can take some credit for their apparent turnaround, and their herculean effort in a heartbreaking loss to the Hornets. Hey Matt, you should rebrand to the Philadelphia 76ers, you have a lot in common with them this year, and that's not an insult. You come out the gate looking like the same team, but there's so much optimism, and you come so close, and try so hard, only to lose in the final stretch. On the bright side, you're getting a game of the week nod this time around, so keep your chin up.
At least you're not Boston... Because Boston...There's only ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU, and I'm gonna SPELL. IT. OUT. FOR YA
It was a week of tough matches and blowouts around the league. Houston put the league on notice that they aren't going to be a pushover like they were last year, while Minnesota and Sacramento reassured everyone that they're still every bit as dominant as they were last season.
Anyways, it's time for the only weekly awards show where the rules are made up and the points don't matter... It's GARBAGE TIME!
GAME OF THE WEEK
Charlotte Hornets vs. Portland Trailblazers
What a heartbreaker for Portland. Moving to 0-2 in a game that came down to the final day, the Trailblazers seemingly had the Hornets number winning two of the first three days, but Charlotte, determined to remain undefeated, would not be denied, turning in back-to-back wins on night four and five before sealing it up for good on night seven. Portland looked much better this week, while Charlotte seemed to struggle to hit the same rhythm they had in week one. Portland will hope to right the ship against the also struggling Miami Heat next week, while Logan's Hornets will hope to remain undefeated against the Anthony Davis led Raptors.
BLOWOUT OF THE WEEK
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Chicago Bulls
Minnesota.went.off. Led by the top fantasy scorer of the week, CP3, Joey took the week 6-1, absolutely humbling the Bulls, outscoring them by more than 500 points and scoring a mammoth total of 1563, the highest total of the week. Bright side for Chicago is they have a much more manageable matchup this week in the Houston Rockets, while Joey and the Timberwolves have a rematch they nearly lost from last seasons quarterfinals against the San Antonio Spurs.
POSTERIZE OF THE WEEK
(Night of the week)
The Minnesota Timberwolves get this one too with a night three total of 318.5, marking the first team this year to have a 300+ point total on the night.
FAIL OF THE WEEK
NBA is back in full swing, and our league looks to be stronger than ever. I'm still waiting on some teams to make some moves to challenge Joey and myself at the top. We will see how the power rankings shake up this week. It's too early in the year to tell, but I feel the Hornets are on a mission this season, they seem to have the pieces to be a championship contender, and when Joel Embiid is removed from a minutes restriction, it's gonna be scary. *shudder* His biggest fault is the inability to really drop anyone throughout the week. But that's what it takes to win. He's going to have to make some sacrifices or some big roster moves to shore up some bench space so he can make matchup moves every night. Looking at this roster, I know what i'd do, and who I'd target, but I'm not about to hand out free fantasy advice to the competition.
That will do it for this edition of Garbage Time, tune in next week when we find out if Portland can finally blaze a trail to victory, or if they can't handle the Heat.
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