Overachievers and Underachievers in the NBA

By Mark Singleton

I'm so glad that the basketball season has finally begun. This is my favorite sport of them all, and even the first few games get me excited thinking about the possibilities that lie ahead.

There have been some great developing stories through the first few games of the season. Here's a quick glimpse as to what's going on if you haven't been keeping up.

The Phoenix Suns have been one of the best in the NBA so far, returning to their form of a few seasons ago. This is a really talented team that may very well be one of the better teams in the Western Conference all season.

The Suns are no longer with Shaquille O'Neal, and they may very well be better off for it. Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Grant Hill, and the rest of the crew are playing some inspired basketball and they're back to their fast paced game.

Many laughed at the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, as they had one of the worst records in basketball. Few people noticed that this team gradually improved through the course of the year.

They were one of the worst teams in the league last season, and they've really improved like it's nobody's business.

This team won its first two games of the season and forced the Lakers to an overtime period.

We've looked at two pleasant surprises so far, and there are naturally those that fall on the opposite end of the spectrum. The Cavs are one of these teams. With nothing short of a championship in their minds, they've sputtered so far, to say the least.

With some losses to the Celtics and the Raptors, people had to wonder what was going on in Cleveland. While the team has won its three games since those losses, they've all come against relatively weak opponents. - 29967

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