The Preseason

This week was a good week for basketball. Things are finally going to lift off. The NBA preseason has begun. NBA 2K13 came out. Kobe Bryant keeps on getting asked about retirement! This week was just good overall. I’ll start off with NBA 2K13. For people who aren’t in the basketball loop, NBA 2K13 is a video game for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Now, if you don’t know what a PS3, Xbox 360 or a PC is then get off my blog right now. (Ha just kidding don’t get off.) NBA 2K13 is the newest basketball game. It’s also (according to reviewers and video game blogs) the best sports game of all time. Instead of getting into detail with it, here’s the trailer for it.

So yeah, if you’re into video games or basketball you need to pick up this game.  I picked it up and my god it’s amazing, I don’t even know how I got the chance to do the blog this week. I’ve been too addicted ha. One more thing about the game, if you pick it up just remember to tell your loved ones that you’ll be gone for a while. You won’t come out of your house for weeks.

Let’s talk about some real basketball now. The NBA preseason has begun. So let’s recap the games of October 7^th 2012.  

These weeks games (Oct 7-12) were pretty surprising to me.

OCTOBER 7TH

First game is between the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats. The score was 100 – 88 with the Bobcats taking the win. It’s good to see the Bobcats finally win. But this is preseason so anything can change.

Next one is Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks. This is interesting. In this meeting we have the Miami Heat LOSING to the Atlanta Hawks…I mean come on you’re the champions. Miami Heat just won the Championship this summer and you come out losing your first preseason game. Come on. But like I said, this is just the preseason so anything can change. I know I make it sound like the hawks shouldn’t have won. Well you know what who knows? Maybe the Hawks have gotten drastically better. Anyways, the score was 92-79.

The Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Hornets was a close one. The score was 85-80 with the Hornets taking the win. The games there are going to be evened out because they have no super power all stars on the team. I like games like these. Unlike the other games with the Heat going against the Lakers we have games that actually require teamwork. That’s what I personally like to see. Yeah I know its sick seeing Kobe and LeBron go at it, but that’s all we see! That’s not what basketball is about! We have to show the plays! So good job teams.

Now right here this hurts. The following game is my amazing Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors. Not by 5 points, by 10 points, but by 20. That’s just sad. But, good job Warriors.  You guys played harder and just wanted it more. This is the preseason though, so watch out Warriors.

So that’s it for October 7^th games. The way I’ll be recap of the games is, I’ll pick one day out of the week and recap that day. I’ll usually pick the day with the most games.

Kobe showed up to practice and while he was there he got asked about retirement. He responded with “I don’t know we’ll have to see.” Yes Kobe has shown us that he’s getting old. He has wear and tear. The dude is just falling apart. That’s sad to see. But, during practice he shows up this.

So personally I don’t see Kobe retiring till I’m in the NBA so maybe during the 2015 season. What do you guys think?