NBA's Fireballs and Ice-Cubes: Nov.2

FIREBALLS

James Harden 45pts, 7reb, 2ast
Harden is managing to outplay his max contract. Thunder looking foolish. Harden/Lin have chemistry.

Chris Paul 18pts, 15ast, 6reb
Despite Kobe's 40pt performance, Paul leads the Clips past the struggling Lakers. 

Glen Davis 29pts, 10reb, 2blk
Did Glen Davis seriously put his name in consideration for the Magic's best player?

Brandon Jennings 21pts, 13ast, 6stl
Jennings drives and dimes his way past one of the East's best.

ICE-CUBES

Kyrie Irving 15pts (6-15), 4TO
Irving fails to get the team into a rhythm, only connecting with 4 assists. 

Nicolas Batum 3pts (1-11), 1reb
An awful game for Batum. The Thunder are atop the west, Portland nowhere near. Lillard impress though.

Tyreke Evans 6pts (3-14), 2TO
Tyreke continues to struggle in SAC's offensive system. He desperately needs a change of scenery. 

Ray Allen 5pts (2-5), 2TO
Miami's bench as a whole underperformed. Allen played 27min and had no impact.

All That and a Bag of Potato Chips

Dwight's gone. This is Glen Davis's team now. Be afraid Eastern Conference. Be very afraid.

I think the Magic will be duking it out with the Bobcats this year for the worst record. I feel fairly confident that this team will be in rebuild mode for awhile, especially with the bounty of assets they got in the Dwight Deal. Don't get me wrong, Aaron Afflalo is a great SG: he's selfless, a lockdown perimeter defender, and an overall team player. He reminds a lot of Trevor Ariza in that regard. But, you cannot build a team around him; he's a compliment player and I say that with the upmost respect.

He is the bag of baked BBQ chips to a $5 footlong. Delicious. Just not enough to satisfy your afternoon hunger. They need a $5 footlong, a new franchise player, and until they get it, Orlando, isn't going to be satisfying anyone except winning teams looking for an easy win.

I ask of you: "Where is your $5 footlong, Orlando? Is it Hedo Turkoglu? Jameer Nelson? Glen Davis? JJ Redick?

I don't think so.