{"id":5679,"date":"2010-10-26T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=5679"},"modified":"2010-10-22T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2010-10-22T22:30:04","slug":"2010-2011-nba-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/2010-2011-nba-preview","title":{"rendered":"2010-2011 NBA Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second straight year, no team-by-team breakdown or NBA preview for you! I just don’t give enough of a crap about pro hoops anymore. Last year’s explanation<\/a> holds up pretty well, especially when you add the silliness of the “Super Best Friends” gang assembling in Miami.\u00c2\u00a0I’m sure I’ll catch some games when there’s nothing else going on, but eh. Check back during the playoffs.<\/p>\n

These are my only observations:<\/p>\n

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  1. Paul Westphal is a head coach?<\/li>\n
  2. Chris Bosh was the “franchise player” on a Toronto team that averaged a 37-45 record during his career.<\/li>\n
  3. I would actually root for the Celtics over the Heat in a playoff series.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    For the second straight year, no team-by-team breakdown or NBA preview for you! I just don’t give enough of a crap about pro hoops anymore. Last year’s explanation holds up pretty well, especially when you add the silliness of the “Super Best Friends” gang assembling in Miami.\u00c2\u00a0I’m sure I’ll catch some games when there’s nothing … <\/p>\n

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