I LOVE Shaqtin' A Fool

I LOVE Shaqtin' A Fool. The clips are pretty hilarious. Did you check out this week one already? - Link

Dwight Howard's 4-step dunk and Bulls new tactics on inbound pass are both ... cool...lol

I'm Back!

I lost passion on NBA after Coach Sloan left Jazz and the move of Deron Williams to the Nets. However, I still like watching NBA and now I think what the heck, let me restart the blog. 

A few things, 

- As a matter of fact, I am not a loyal Jazz fans anymore after Coach Sloan is gone. However, I still like following their games. (Ouch! They almost end Clippers winning streak today)

- Well, I like the possibility of Timberwolves this year. Andrei Kirilenko, Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic (honestly a nice surprise. He is not the most handsome guy in NBA for sure, but he is another very solid Eastern European Center!), Alexey Shved, JJ Barea and I almost want to count Brandon Roy. 

- I respect Steve Nash a lot (a small Big guard, just like our beloved John Stockton). Although I think Dwight Howard is so far not impressive and the bench of Lakers is once again a tragedy, I hope Nash could get a Ring. 

All-Star Weekend

- I am impressed by the Reverse Dunk by Nate Robinson, and now he is the three-time Dunk Contest Champion.


- D Will got a nice dunk which vowed the crowd in the first half. Too bad that he did not make the team win at the end of the game. But it's all good as the debut in All-Star game.


- Apparently Dwight Howard is upset by Shaq's comments after Cavs win over Magic - "You tell me who the real Superman is." I think Dwight should be more motivated instead of telling the press that "It didn't sit well with me personally."

Rumor: Shaq to Cavs

ESPN reported that the Cavs and Suns are near a deal swapping Shaquille O'Neal for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a draft pick and cash.

If this deal went through, LBJ would be smiling all over summer. Cavs needs Shaq to win the Championship, provided that Shap could play at around 90% of his 08-09 season standard.

Well, you never know. And Dwight would definitely hone his offensive skills, and there is no guarantee that a declining (at least slightly) Shaq could stop the improving Dwight.

Fisher

The Finals Game 4,

- Firstly, before commenting this game. You would know what it takes to beat Lakers - 62.5% FG% and Magic only won by four in Game 3.

- Magic should have had this one. Dwight missed two key FTs in final seconds and gave Fisher a chance to tie it. Coach Van Gundy said it right. They did a good job to stop Kobe getting the ball but when Fisher got the ball, the whole team is defending like with a mission of preventing a lay-up. Just too much space for Fisher.

- By the way, who cares now about the statistically good game of Dwight - 16 pts, 21 rebs, 2 asts, 9 blks.

Final Set - Magic vs Lakers

Magic-Cavaliers Game 6,

- Dwight dominates, probably one of the most important games of his life.

Others,

- Lakers is on the other side smiling. They have Home Court Advantage.

- I think Lakers would have an edge over Magic. They have an experienced coach, they have experienced players, and perhaps more importantly they have enough bodies to put on Dwight Howard.

Six Games; Four Went to OT; Seven OT Periods

Others,

- Everyone takes turn to be the Hero in Game 6. I start to watch the game since the middle of Q4, I guess I have captured the most exciting moments from there till the end of 3OT.

- After 6 games, four went to OT, and combined with a total of 7 OT periods. Who should be smiling? The whole Magic team. Whichever team win would be half-exhausted when facing Magic.

- For Game 7, I got a strange feeling that Celtics will repeat the story last year, i.e. it would be a blowout win for them at Home. And I will now use one of the most commonly used expression in NBA - "Never underestimate the Heart of a Champion".

- Howard is suspened in Game 6, and he keeps himself busy by twittering. I am not sure how he feels after he saw the words from Andre Miller - "They're actually better without Dwight Howard, one of their players told me that they were better without Dwight Howard. They said the ball moves quicker. They're not standing around a lot."

He is trying to messing up with Howard's head (even after the elimination?) or really someone in Magic thinks that they are a better team without Howard? I lean on the latter which means someone in Magic really thinks so. That's...interesting.

- Ron Artest shows some humour while he was being asked about rushing in the stand to save the ball in the final minutes. - "Well...em...I've been in a stand before." Go this link for the laughters - link.

Shaq vs Dwight

Today most interesting quote regarding the game

"I can't compare him to Dwight, because Dwight is No. 1 right now," said Magic reserve center Marcin Gortat, who had eight points. "When I'm getting hit from Dwight I just feel, if I get hit on my left shoulder, I feel it in my right finger."

He may have indeed get hit by Dwight in training, a lot. :P

Jazz had a Good Start after All-Star Break

Jazz got an easy win, even without Okur.

Others,

- Tyson Chandler <=> Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox. We won't see all the alley-oops from CP3 to Chandler anymore.

- T Mac will miss the rest of the season. With all due respect, that's at worst a neutral news. Recently we can all see Rockets is actually playing better without him.

- A monster game by Dwight Howard - 45 pts, 19 rebs, 8 blks, in a OT win.

Shaq? MVP?

All-Star Game,

- Nate Robinson did a good job in the Dunk Contest. I guess Dwight Howard picked the wrong dunk for the last attempt, and also he executed it in a below-par standard.

- Shaq? MVP? He is very entertaining throughout the game, but I don't think he should be the co-MVP. And the bigger reason I feel so is that I think CP3 was doing a better job, though I don't like him that much (for obvious reason).

Chris Bosh, an All-Star?

Others,

- Top 5 plays from NBA. I like the one of Dwight Howard, and Grant Hill. Check it out - link.

- All-Star Roster out, I only have doubt on Chris Bosh. Does he deserve to be an All-Star this year based on his own and his team performance?

Baron Davis forced OT, Clippers sealed win in 2OT

- Dwight Howard left the game today. Perhaps he won't show up / be 100% tomorrow vs Jazz? kind of good news.

- Clippers showed their potential (as I expected), a money shot from Baron Davis to force OT and sealed the win in 2OT. Thanks for beating Trail Blazers.