LOGO WATCH 2012-13 #4 NBA WEST Northwest Division Preview...OKC has FINAL Experience will they take the Next and Only Step...NUGGETS have IGGY...T'WOLVES have the LAKE OSWEGO Monster and a Plethora of FORWARDS...JAZZ have AL, PAUL, and GORDON...and RIP CITY BLAZER will follow All-Star LaMarcus ALDRIDGE

The Western Conference Preview will start in the Northwest with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Stop there. They have a Top Trio in the Logo, Logo Finals Experience, and now can the take the Next and Only Step and getting a Chip for Loud City?

The T'Wolves loaded up with Forwards Galore and they have the Logo's #1 Glass Eater...the Lake Oswego Monster" Kevin Love. They will await the Return of "Spaniard Point God" Ricky Rubio. The Nuggets are loaded and they have "Iggy of Mile High". The Jazz have Questions but what they do have is Paul Milsap, Gordon Heyward, and Al Jefferson and on most nights that's more than enough. Last but not least the RIP City Contingent will follow the LaMarcus Aldridge Lead and how fast will 2012 Lottery Point Guard Damian Lillard get acclimated to the Logo? Besides all that the Regulator Report (Bluedude Sportstalk OK City Hoops Beat) will show you how the Northwest was won and the West looking ahead...Mount Up!

WESTERN Conference
NORTHWEST Division

(How they will Finish in Order)

1. THUNDER aka the Regulators Report...OK City Hoops Beat: They Maturation Process went in 2011-12  as about as Deep as it could go without putting one up for all to see at Chesapeake Energy Arena aka Loud City. All Pieces are back including Lead Man Scott Brooks and his Reel Coach Mo Cheeks. He has Ice and Slider or rather @kdTREY5 and Uncle Russ on a Go Pattern and Mavericks or Big Game James 2.0..James Harden on Stand By Ready Sector 5 as he will get his Reel when he checks in. With those Three alone a Logo Trio doesn't get any more talented than that. Eric Maynor coming off of an ACL Injury will be a welcomed addition back baking up Uncle Russ..Russell Westbrook. The Front Court arguably is a Top 3-4 in the Logo with Perk, Air Congo, Nick of Rock Chalk Fame, and Cole Aldrich who has looked the Part and ready to contribute in 2012-13. They went out and picked up the Grind House Former Lottery Pick Haseem Thabeet and we will see if he is still a Lego Set needing assembly. Thabo Sefolosha will be back on Lack Down Duty and D-Cook back at the Sniper Tower. Rookie Perry Jones III was a Steal in the Late 1st Round and he should be dynamite on some nights and if not Donut Duty might be his Load. The Regulators should be north of 62 Games in the Left Column. Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns...Regulators...Mount Up!  

2. NUGGETS: Don't look now but I will throw out a Few Names and tell me if they alone can get the Nuggets to a 50 plus Win Season: Andre Iguodala (pictured), Ty Lawson, JaVale McGhee, Timofey Mozgov, Andre Miller, Danillo Gallinari, the Manimal..Kenneth Faried, Corey Brewer, and Wilson Chandler. That is 9 Players not to mention a Sprinkle or Two of a FA Pick Up or Young 1st Round Picks. These Nuggets also have the Bluedude's Fav in Coach Karl of tar Heel Lore. That's right if your reading this the Bluedude will only go to Denver with Family to be Video Coordinator for the Nuggets with Terrible Towels in Both Pockets and say something Smart! The Nuggets look like they could be realistically a #4 or #5 Seed and take note NBA and NBA West. And you thought Peyton Manning was the only Game in Town...Child Please! The Soda Pop Bottle..the Pepsi Center will be rockin' and bring your Game because the Nuggets don't take Coca-Cola.

3. JAZZ: If you haven't been paying attention the Jazz have quietly made some moves to get this Team going back towards Park City...which means up in those Mountains and coming down on those Slopes. The Jazz have a Nice Nucleus and leading that Nucleus is Paul Milsap (far Right in Picture) and Al Jefferson (pictured Middle). They solidified that Back Court picking up Mo Williams and Randy Foye aka Foye Boy his Nike Basketball Handle. Gordon Heyward has Star written all over him and it was No Fluke that the Butler Bulldogs went to the Final 4 Twice on his Watch and Cinderella doesn't have Game like Gordon trust me. They also picked up Marvin Williams (left in Picture) that Lottery Pick from Atlanta that didn't quite...just didn't...could not make the Peach Drop in the Highlight Factory. Bremerton, Washington's Finest gets a Clean Slate here with the Bluedude.  Don't forget these Names Alec Burks and Enes Kanter (Both 2011 1st Rounders), Derrick Favors (Nets former Top 5 Pick), and Jamaal Tinsley and I went there. These Jazz are Athletic and will be Running End to End a lot. A 6-8 Seed in the West possibly.

4. TIMBERWOLVES aka 10K Lake Boyz: They will not have their Two-Prized Possessions to start 2012-13 in the "Spaniard Point God" Ricky Rubio or the "Lake Oswego Monster" Kevin Love. First Thing is First you better get someone on the T'Wolves Glass. They spent all Summer picking up Small Forwards like they were Penny Stocks. Chase Budinger, Andrei Kirilenko AK47, Derrick Williams, Lou Amundson, Dante Cunningham, Chris Johnson, and don't forget about K-Love is a Forward. Guard Play will be crucial as Rubio will be out at least until All-Star Break and that means Jose Berea, and Luke Ridnour will hold down those Duties. They had Nikola Pekovic at Center so they added much-needed Depth there with Former Celtic Greg Stiemsma. The "Return of BRoy7" is in the Twin Cities with Brandon Roy back at Shooting Guard. I am pulling for BRoy7 as most said he was done and we will see. Wolves look maybe .500 or a little over and could make it to the Playoffs.

5. RIP CITY BLAZERS: The Load will fall on One of the Best Front Court Players in the Logo and from Tiny Seagoville, Texas 2011-12 All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge (pictured). Riding in his Car is Frenchman Nicolas Batum, Wes Matthews, Jared Jeffries, JJ Hickson, and Ronnie Price. The Blazers are in Rebuilding Mode and that Word is Scary to a lot of Folks in Professional Sports especially Execs. How fast will Rookie Flyer Damian Lillard catch on is how fast the Blazers stay out of the Northwest Basement. Trying not to put such a Load on the Rookie but the Blazers Roster is Thin in the back Court. I know Rip City loves their Blazers and its the Only Game in Town but can the Blazers stay afloat and not pull a 50 Piece in the Right Column which is the Wrong Column?