Uh Oh

I dont remember the Spurs losing 3 straight since Jamie Feick and Vinny Del Negro teamed up to send the Spurs to the Lottery. Anywho, I have long awaited the day when the Spurs could lose to the Sixers, and now that has come and the NBA will be better off with the Spurs returning to mediocrity. (Hopefully I didnt just jinx them into winning the title)

Bruce Bowen Needs to Get Socked Out

I have no idea how Bruce Bowen has gone through his career with zero suspensions, but its true.  At least until today.  The league has announced a 1 game suspension for stomping on C. Paul during their last game.  Bruce Bowen is lauded as one of the games best defensive players, but he is also the most shameful and by far the dirtiest.  He doesn't even try to move his feet on defense and simply holds and grabs as players dribble the ball by him.  I truly believe that over the years, refs simply have bought into the fact that he is a "good defender," so anything he does must be acceptable, because hey, its Bruce Bowen!  He continually rides people as they dribble and uses the illegal hand check.  The one move that the league should crack down on, besides the whole tripping people and stomping on them, is when he reaches out and pushes the offensive player ever so slightly.  He will do it several times in one possession, and because it is so light and seemingly harmless, he does not get called for it but it puts the offensive player off balance and should be called every time.  In celebration of his suspension, I leave you with a hilarious video tribute to Bruce Bowen a.k.a. Fugazy #3.

So, You Still Think The Lakers Shouldn't Have Traded Shaq??

Seen here dishing out one of his 5 fouls, Shaq, in foul trouble the entire game, logged only 14 minutes while scoring 9 points and grabbing an impressive 4 rebounds. The Suns looked like they were in jeopardy of losing to the Warriors and free-falling even further in the western standings until Shaq picked up his 5th foul and was forced to leave the game. From that point on, the Suns went back to their old ways, rained down threes on the boys from Oaktown, and won going away. Shaq, I loved you as a Laker, but...