The NBA Is Back

Amidst national turmoil in the economy and a coming presidential election, there are many who are losing sight of an amazing development that is upon us. That's right. The 2008-2009 NBA season begins tonight. Forget about the recession and about politics, and focus on the best basketball league in the world. It's better than basketball in Europe, it's better than college basketball (don't get me started on proving that), and it's definitely better than hockey.

The team I follow, the Milwaukee Bucks, is not looking so good this year. They had a bad year last year and were 1-7 in the preseason this year. Most experts are projecting the Bucks to win around 30 games (and lose 52). You would not find me disagreeing with that. The team doesn't really have an identity, and they haven't shown they can play solid defense. The Bucks do have some scoring pop led by Michael Redd, newly acquired Richard Jefferson, and Charlie Villanueva. However, with a new coach and a lot of new players, I expect the Bucks to struggle a lot.

As an aside, I love apple cider.