West Coast Courtside Notes Tour (WCCNT) Preview
I’m excited!
We’re heading to the US soon, initially we were planning just the West Coast but now basically all over to watch some NBA, get some good R&R and bro time.
Here’s some of the games I’ll be catching with my friend at Natural Born Analysts:
24th March, 2013: Chicago Bulls @ Minnesota Timberwolves
3rd April, 2013: New Orleans Hornets @ Golden State Warriors
And a couple of others I’ll be catching myself or with others:
22nd March, 2013: Brooklyn Nets @ Los Angeles Clippers
23rd March, 2013: Washington Wizards @ Los Angeles Lakers
27th March, 2013: Memphis Grizzlies @ New York Knicks
And I’ll know there’ll be others Natural Born Analysts will be catching around the country as well.
So which ones are we most hyped about? Any BOLD predictions?? Who are you most looking forward to seeing in real life?
Courtside Notes 
naturalbornanalysts 11:02 pm on March 5, 2013 Permalink |
THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN. 3 Working days left before I jump on the A380 and head to LAX/CVG.
Obviously the game I am most excited to see is 24th March Bulls @ Timberwolves! Yeah Boi. We will be two rows back from the court, Backcourt Club entry, walking past the bulls bench to get to our seats, and hoping that our boys DROSE and KLOVE are back in action. I’m honestly excited to see both Rubio and Noah do their things the most I think.
PREDICTION: Triple OT with Rose and Love having triple doubles- is that too much to ask?
Im also looking forward to visiting Oracle Arena, as that is the supposed to be a fantastic venue with a great crowd. And watching Steph Curry do his thing will be a bit of fun!
You missed one that we are doing together, when we go to Staples Centre to see Lob City vs Indiana on 1st April (No fools here). Hopefully a few dunks will be thrown down by BG and Paul George can have another casual trip dub.
Memphis and NYK will be nice on your schedule, especially at MSG. Im hoping to catch either the Raptors or Magic there.
The biggest game on my schedule is undoubtedly the March 18 match up in Boston between the Celtics and the HEAT! Wowee… Cant wait to hit some of the bars in front of the stadium and mix with the locals.
PREDICTION: Paul Pierce with a game winner sending the crowd into raptures.
The other game I’m hoping to get to if we are in the area is the Portland vs Dallas game on April 7th, because the Rose Garden seems like it would be a great place to see a game.
jk41 6:55 am on March 8, 2013 Permalink |
The Bulls v Minny game is definitely going to be a highlight. Watch out for a bright red DROSE Bulls tee I’ll be rocking to make it easier to spot on TV! haha. Not sure if Rose will play, but will be massively exciting if he does, along with KLOVE. Not sure how nasty the Minny crowd is either, but you got my back right? right?!?
Lob city will be something to watch, just a few of these will do:
Love the C’s / Heat matchup, the Garden will be rocking. The Boston vets always seem to come up BIG in these games, especially at home, so I’m down with your prediction. I also think this game has the biggest Honey Nut Cheerios kind of potential!
One thing I’m looking forward to is just being in all the different arenas. I’ve only ever been to Chicago games, and they do have a very tame kind of crowd, so it’ll be great to get mad atmosphere going.
And also seeing Kobe Bryant. Mamba,#Vino, I’m glad I do get to watch him before he retires because he’s definitely up there in my book. Like Chuck says, ‘if Michael’s driving, Kobe Bryant is in the back seat’!
These are my winners (in bold) for the games:
Chicago Bulls @ Minnesota Timberwolves – Gotta represent!
Indiana Pacers @ Los Angeles Clippers – Don’t think George Hill is ready to contain CP3, and the Clipper bigs can run rings around West and Hibbert
New Orleans Hornets @ Golden State Warriors – The Warriors will be hungry for games like these to make the playoffs
Brooklyn Nets @ Los Angeles Clippers – Again, I think the pace of the Clippers will be too much, I don’t rate the Nets
Washington Wizards @ Los Angeles Lakers – #Vino will be hungry to stay in the playoff race, looking forward to #GoodJohnWall if he shows up
Memphis Grizzlies @ New York Knicks – Not sure who Memphis will put on Melo, while the Knicks have Chandler to combat either Z-Bo or Gasol.
Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics – CELTIC PRIDE!
Beyond excited, it’s gonna be a hell of a trip!
JK