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As an NBA fan there is nothing worse than seeing your favorite
team's franchise player begin to decline and deteriorate before your
very own eyes. Although it is an inevitable occurrence in every superstars career, some fortunate athletes, physically
and mentally, get the opportunity to push whatever it is that's holding
them back from producing their normal averages (whether it's a nagging
injury, something personal,or simply just losing a step in their game) and literally resurrect back into the years of their prime.For example, superstar Shaquille O'Neal began to show signs of complete destruction during the '07-'08 season with the Miami Heat (averaging a career-low 14.2 PPG). Once traded to Phoenix, O'Neal ended up defying all odds with his complete turn-around '08-'09 breakout season.With
the upcoming season a little more than a month away, NBA Primetime
presents to you their Top 3 Bounce Back Superstars for the '09-'10
Season (in no particular order).1. Kevin Garnett (PF, BOS)
Injuries aside, Garnett averaged career-lows last season (since his rookie year) in PPG, RPG, APG, and MPG.
After
being acquired by the Celtics in '07, Garnett's numbers have seen a
noticeable decline from then until now. Obviously the reasons behind
his averages could be due to two other superstars fighting for their
own numbers as well, or because Garnett (at the age of 33) is slowly
beginning to lose his MVP type of arsenal.
Whatever the reason is, Garnett heads into next season supposedly 100% healthy, with the swagger and game face to win all the glory, once again.
If
KG can remain on his feet for the majority of the season, there is no
doubt in every Boston fans mind that #5 will not only revive with
Garnett type numbers, but also help bring the Celtics back to the
Finals for a chance to win the organizations 18th title.
2. Baron Davis (PG, LAC) Known very well to get infected by the injury bug, point-guard B-Diddy
has played an entire 82 game season only four times throughout his 10
year NBA career (first three seasons never missing a game, and
remaining fully healthy throughout only the '07-'08 season).After
scoring the least amount of PPG (14.9) since his sophomore season and
having arguably the worst shooting season in his career (37.0%) last
year, all signs point to 30 year-old Davis bouncing back during the
upcoming season and re-emerging as one of the best point-guards in the
NBA today. Davis's explosiveness, agility, experience, and
vision gives him the guaranteed starting point-guard spot for the 2009
season and ultimately hands him the chance to prove to Los Angeles that
he is more than capable of helping the Clippers contend for the
playoffs this year. 3. Allen Iverson (PG, MEM???) The
instant AI was traded to the Detroit Pistons, not only did the entire
franchise fall to ashes, but potentially Iverson's hall-of-fame career
as well. Recent news has stated that Iverson has now signed a one-year agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies.If
everything goes through and AI is placed onto the Grizzlies roster, it
is not only a declaration, but a guaranteed fact that "the answer" will
resurrect from his last seasons career-low 17.4 PPG and 36.5 MPG into the superstar stud that we all know and love (We talkin bout practice?).Expect to see Iverson in the Western Conference All-Star game in Dallas for the first time in his career, because it is a sure thing that AI will rebirth as the superstar he was born to be.
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