NBA Quick Hitters

- Smush Parker has officially replaced Sasha Vujacic as my most hated Laker.

The Lakers are going to be very tough this year, and next for that matter.

I love the starting lineup of Jordan Farmar, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom & Andrew Bynum.

The 2nd five isn't too shabby either with Smush, Maurice Evans, Vladimir Radmanovic, Ronny "my undershirt is too big" Turiaf and Chris Mihm (when healthy).

That makes Sasha, Kwame Brown & Brian Cook trade bait.

- From what I've seen so far, the Sixers would have been better off keeping Thabo Sefolosha, rather then trading him for Rodney Carney. Thabo may not be the shooter Carney is, but Sefolosha does everything else better. (Including defend, which is what Philly was supposedly drafting for, right?)

Is it just me, or does Chris Webber look bad, real bad? It's like he aged 10 years in the off season or something.

- Zach Randolph getting off to a great start is the best thing that could've happened to the Blazers, and not because it gives them a legit 20-10 guy. Zach playing like this will make it soooo much easier for Portland to find a taker for him by the February 22nd trade deadline.

Brandon Roy pulling himself out of Monday's game because of a what's being called a "bruised left heel" is not good. Not at all. Roy has definitely looked ready for the league thus far, and that injury worries me.

- The early leaders for my annual "two teams that always play hard" award are Memphis in the West and Atlanta in the East.