ESPN's rececnt 5 on 5

Recently espn did a 5 on 5 about the start of the season (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-120104/nba-most-impressive-disappointing-2011-12) and while it's very good, I disagree with a few things so I have decided to do my own.

1. Most Impressive team thus far.
            Without a doubt, the Portland Trail Blazers.  To me, most impressive entails that it's not expected for them to play at the level they are playing at, so that means I just can't say Heat/Thunder/Bulls because they were expected to be playing this well, but the Trail Blazers were expected to be good but there were questions as they had officially lost Brandon Roy, and they are once again without Greg Oden.  They weren't supposed to be a team that beats the Thunder by 10 and goes 4-1 in their first 5 games and they have done so, so they are my most impressive team this year.

2.  Most disappointing team thus far.
              I have to say the Knicks, they were supposed to be a top team and the east and while that's still very much a possible goal, you have to be dissapointed when you see a team with so much promise come into the season and lose to the raptors, and give up over 100 points a game.

3.  Most impressive player thus far.
               By far James Harden, he's been clearly the second best player on that team, and for a team whose point guard isn't doing too well he's been making that offense look pretty good.  Additionally he's made all the right plays at the right times.  I know he hasn't been the best overall player, but for someone who didn't start last year he's been pretty dams good.

4.  Most disappointing player thus far.
              Demarcus Cousins, without question.  Demarcus Cousins has always been talented and he's expected to produce, which I acknowledge, he has done while he's been on the floor.  But, this is a year when many people were saying Demarcus Cousins was going to step up and become a relatively mature player to help his team and what he's been doing hasn't portrayed him as mature at all.

5.  Biggest Surprise thus far.
                New Jersey's monstrosity of a season.  This was supposed to be the year that New Jersey would enter the an area that people care about in terms of basketball and that just hasn't happened.  They have looked like they genuinely couldn't care less win or lose every game and Deron Williams has been lazy, while they weren't expected to be champions, they weren't expected to be an easy win either.