Well we enter the season with great, even championship, expectations, so i was pretty excited to get this year kicked off. we have ended the opening week 1-2, average and a little disappointing, but it's so early its hard to make conclusion on anything. the only disturbing note i can find so far is the poor play of tracy mcgrady, who managed to get 25 in the 1st game despite poor shooting but who only got 8 against dallas and 14 against the new orleans hornets. when ur the star of the team and considered one of the elite scorers in the game you need to get more points than that, he also needs to shoot better and drive more. i think he will eventually find his rhythm because he is a good player, and his unselfish play has been impressive and beneficial to the team, but i doubt he will ever get his feared driving ability back thanks to his back injuries, which seem to make him afraid of major contact. that used to be the tmac i know, the one who would charge at an opponent and finish by either dunking on or over the defender or else pulling off some crazy athletic scoring move. i guess i have to settle for the jump shooting tracy now, but if he finds his rhythm he is probly the best shooting superstar around. we lost our opener against the jazz, who really played fantastic, i dont blame our boys for that one. carlos boozer went crazy on the boards, banging inside, and with the midrange shot while deron williams looked fantastic and explosive and second year man outta high school cj miles made some big threes in the 1st half. all these guys made up for the surprisingly poor play of star andrei kirilenko, who looked invisible on both ends, and pick and pop big man mehmet okur, who missed most of his shots. ususally these two are key to their team's success but not that night. they surprised even myself by destroying the western conference champion mavs 108-76 on saturday, riding an unstoppable 36 point game from yao to make up for a nonexistent night from tracy. luther head came up big with scoring while rafer made plays happen and was pretty consistent with his shot, something he's had trouble with in the past. our defense was also stifling, limiting anyone who's name wasn't dirk to basically nada. against the hornets we looked pretty good in spots and our defense was very solid but we didn't make the big plays when we had to, while they did, and our shooting and offensive production was poor overall, causing us to lose 96-90. tmac was off, yao didnt get enough touches, and shane missed a few big threes even though he was player of the game thanks to his hustle, defensive energy, and team leading 18 points from a couple corner threes in the 1st half. both teams looked kinda sloppy on offense and shot horribly from the free throw line, but chris paul was a brilliant playmaker with 16 assists, david west made the shots when he needed to and was very consistent, while peja kind of got out of the shooting slump he's in by sinking some deep threes. i dont think this average start will have any impact on the season and i think fans will eventually see us become a dominating team, the main problem we have right now is finding a set rotation and getting everybody, especially the new players, incorporated together. bonzi wells has made minimal impact at best but he missed all of training camp and the preseason so it will take him a while to get situated. once we all come together and tracy finds his offensive rhythm we will be an elite team, mark my words.