NBA Schedule Highlights: The Real Seven To Watch

As you no doubt know by now, the NBA released its 2007-2008 schedule last week to much fanfare. No, seriously. The city of Memphis threw a party after learning the Grizzlies were just included in this year’s schedule.

Anyway, just like last year, I decided to grab a highlighter from my favorite plaid pencil-case, peruse all 1230 match-ups — yes, it still reads eerily similar to Louise Edrich’s Tracks — and pick out a few of this season’s must watch games. A “Skeets’ Seven To Watch,” to be completely unoriginal.

Here’s seven games I’ve got circled:

November 16 — Shaq’s Biggest Challenge
Miami @ Boston, 7:30 p.m. ET
As I’ve documented on this site before, new Celtics rookie Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis weighs about 300 pounds and eats basketballs for breakfast. Good luck motivating this one, Shaq!

November 25 — The Night Kobe Snaps
New Jersey @ LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m. ET
It’s going to be fun to watch a distraught Kobe Bryant refuse to leave the locker-room at half until Lakers management finally caves and agrees to trade for Jason Kidd immediately. I bet Kobe threatens to decapitate Jim Gray or something.

November 26 — Breaker, Breaker
Orlando @ Portland, 10:00 p.m. ET
Young Thunder vs. GODE vs. the Rose Arena’s basketball equipment. What’s the over-under on how many rims and backboards (and wrists) will be broken this night? Three? Four? Nine? Thirteen? I can keep going…

December 19 — Agent Zero’s Twisted Revenge
Chicago @ Washington, 7:00 p.m. ET
Think about it: Arenas gets “caught” for “stealing” comedian Ian Edwards’ shark material. Ian Edwards is British-born. Luol Deng and Ben Gordon is also British-born. If you don’t think Gil’s gonna try and drop 60 on the Bulls to avenge his copyright problems, then, well … you’re not poppin’ enough crazy pills, sir.

January 27 — Dems Fightin’ Words
Washington @ Milwaukee, 6:00 p.m. ET
Whenever there’s a strong possibility that Etan Thomas will be ejected for kicking Andrew Bogut and his rat-tailed ass for the comments he made regarding arrogant NBA stars and their love of da bling, I have to watch. That’s just how I roll.

February 2 — Da Jules Of Harlem (Still) On His Way 2 Stardom
Memphis @ Seattle, 10:00 p.m. ET
Forget Kevin Durant. Screw Jeff Green. I’m still holding out hope that my boy Julius Hodges latches on with the Sonics (or any NBA team for that matter) and takes this league by storm. I still believe, dammit!

February 13 — V-C SUCKS! V-C SUCKS!
New Jersey @ Toronto, 7:00 p.m. ET
This one’s self-explanatory, but yes I’ll be down at the ACC wearing this. Never forget, Toronto. Never. Forget.

Ten To Watch [NBA.com]
NBA Schedule: Five To Watch [The Basketball Jones]

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By J.E. Skeets at 4:42 pm on 08.07.2007 — Tags: '07/08 Season Preview

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5 Responses to “NBA Schedule Highlights: The Real Seven To Watch”

  1. Toph at 8:46 pm on 08.07.2007

    Luol Deng is not British born… he’s Sudanese.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luol_Deng

  2. J.E. Skeets at 10:29 pm on 08.07.2007

    Do you seriously believe everything Wikipedia tells you? Because I do.

    Me bad-o, Toph. She’s fixed.

  3. stopmikelupica at 1:09 am on 08.08.2007

    Ian Edwards is Jamaican-raised, and of Jamaican-decent. If anyone is going to slap Gilbert’s ass around, it’s going to be Patrick Ewing!

  4. MATTO at 3:53 am on 08.08.2007

    Louise Edrich is the poorman’s Maxine Hong Kingston.

  5. Sarge at 2:45 pm on 08.08.2007

    The thinking here is that Kobe snaps long before November 25th…

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