With apologies to Peter King of Sports Il;ustrated for the title of my post here are some interesting NBA tidbits.

         Adjusted +/- numbers are certainly not completely reliable at this points in season but they still point out “which way the wind is blowing” so far in the young NBA season.

• Devin Harris +42 and Millsap +40 have keyed their teams’ surprisingly strong starts.  All last season Jazz performed better with Millsap on court than Boozer so the latter is no surprise.
• Biedrins +30 and Bellinelli +28 are the unsung heroes in the surprising starts of the Warriors and Hornets.
• Young players Beasley (+22), Holiday (+21), Augustin +15 and Gibson +25 have made key breakthroughs.
• The Rockets were horrible with Yao on the court (Adjusted +/- of -25),
• Lamar Odom (+16) and Pau Gasol (+15) have keyed the Lakers more than Kobe.
• Pau is not the best Gasol; Marc Gasol has adjusted +/- of +24 due to to his amazing defense.
• Joel Anthony (-12 Adjusted +/- and very poor impact) has hurt the Heat.
• Ilyasova +32 has been amazing for the Bucks and it is great to see that Andrew Bogut (+17) has not missed a beat after his  horrific injury last season.
• Serge Ibaka +17 has played well for Thunder, but with Durant on the court the Thunder’s defense has been very poor.
• Rookie Gordon Hayward (-45 Adjusted +/-) is off to a poor start.
• A healthy Mike Dunleavy (+28) has keyed the Pacers’ improved play.
• Frye’s (-13) poor play has really hurt the Suns.
• Mcgee (-20) has really hurt the Wizards.
• Rashard Lewis (-17) has yet to find his stride for the Magic.
• Baron Davis (-14) has played poorly for the Clippers.