Preseason impressions

I just caught the past two preseason games against Philly and CSKA Moscow on RapsTV. As with most pre-season games, the games were pretty sloppy. Aside from the sloppiness the starters looked pretty good. Jermaine looks like a good fit, he'll grab a ton of boards and open up some room for Bosh if he can stay health.

The 2nd unit is a bit of a mixed bag. Solomon looks like he'll be handling backup PG duties, but he better not take as many shots as he has in preseason. Ukic didn't play much, but from what I seen he has potential. Kapono looked great and if Bosh and O'Neal kick out the ball and give him some looks, he could have a great season.

The there was Bargnani. Fucking Bargnani. He looks like he did last year: inconsistent as fuck. Nice pull up jumper followed by open look air ball. Solid rebound followed by stupid turnover. Etc, etc. It's frustrating as hell to watch. I guess that the bright side is that he's not starting this year.

It should be an interesting season. If everyone can stay relatively health the Raps will finish in the top half of the Eastern Conference.