Don’t expect these night of on weekends.

Lion Face: UGH….ZACH RANDOLPH.

30 points, 7 boards, 1 block, +17 to lead all players. How do I not give him credit for all the crap I’ve given him, even if Chris Bosh went for approximately 700 thousand points and rebounds. Memphis gets a win against a quality team. His job was to fill up the stat sheet to give them a legitimate threat player. And that’s a great start for him. Hopefully he didn’t go celebrate by hitting a Memphis strip club and eaten a fried turkey with a side of lard. Seriously, though, nice game over a quality opponent.

Lemon Face: The Bobcats players, the Knicks players, the coaches, the fans, and the arena crew.

I had such high hopes. Mike D’Antoni and running and gunning versus Larry Brown and fundamentals. The Knicks’ defensive vulnerability would raise the Bobcats’ ability to shoot and score. The Bobcats lack of athletes would provide opportunities for the Knicks to get up and down the floor. And instead, it was an outright disaster, one they cruelly extended into double overtime. Horrific shooting (NY 43.4 eFG% to 39.7% Charlotte. Wretched). Terrible offense (93.6 eff for Charlotte to 91.7 eff for New York). Raymond Felton was the high scorer with 22 points on 8-18 shooting. It was an abomination that flew in the face of all that is good about basketball.

Lion Face: Brandon Jennings

Friday 17 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists. Saturday 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists. The New York thing bores me. They gave money to Duhon, their options were limited. But you saw Jennings this weekend establishing himself as a star in Milwaukee, which was precisely what they needed. Milwaukee really doesn’t have that bad of a team. They’re not winning 35 games, but Hakim Warrick, Bogut, Michael Redd, and Mbah a Moute isn’t Spencer Hawes and Andres Nocioni, you know? Meanwhile, this season has officially become ” The Brandon Jennings Project.” He’s basically playing like a sophomore. That year in Europe had an effect on him,  you can see it on the break. Long strides, no overpowering attempts at bulldozing the defenders. He manages the lane and attacks. The cross court passes are a nice touch. Kid’s gonna go places. Like your face.

Lemon Face: Scheduling National Television SEBABA

The term comes courtesy of Pounding the Rock. SEcond game of a BAck to BAck. Scheduling those on national television results in things like Boston vs. Chicago, or “How Rondo got his groove back and drove the Bulls over with it.” Boston’s much better than Chicago, but they’re not THAT much better. If we could not set up the underdog to be in the worst set of conditions, that would be awesome. Thanks.

Lion Face: Reke Havoc

22 points against the best point in the league, followed by a 6 assist night. There was a moment Saturday where Evans pump-faked, drove, made contact with two defenders, and dropped off to Hawes for the easy dunk. That kind of play is going to be bread and butter. You can’t stop this kid from getting to the rack. He’s going to take some time to get his legs, but he’s going to get there.

Lemon Face: Hasheem Thabeet

Welcome to DNP-CD, #2 overall pick!

Lion Face: Boston

They’re back to playing defense better than anyone. It’s not close. The effort, the ability, the augmented bench, the communication, it’s ridiculous. I’m trying not to invest too much because they did this last year, too, before LA stabbed them in the chest 14 times like Elliot Smith on Christmas. But right now, they are not a team you want a mess with. Big scary monsters that will eat you and destroy you, then carry your hide around. El Tigre Monstruoso!

Lemon Face: Portland

Guys, two games against Houston before TMac gets back is a breeze. That’s a 2-1 start waiting to happen. They played Denver tight, and even though it was at home, that one’s forgiveable. But losing to the Rockets? I think the Rockets will be better than expected because Morey’s a genius, but PDX is supposed to contend for a title. Getting worked in the paint when you have 21 feet of frontcourt guys is not going to get it done, fellas. Here’s hoping they can figure out what’s going on.