Oh Dirk!

Every Jazz fans were looking at the boxscore in the middle of Q4 and thought we would get a win in Dallas.

Oh Dirk! You just single-handedly destroyed us. I don't want to blame Okur defense because I don't think anyone in the league could possibly stop a red-hot Dirk. He is tall, he can shoot. What can you say?

A 1-3 start, what a good way to lower my expectation this season.

Others,

- Sun defeated Heat even without Barbosa. Nash is in a very good form now.
- Looks like Bucks has picked a fantastic rookie - Brandon Jennings

Some Recents Actions in NBA

Spurs sign Ratliff - Spurs did well to fill the Big Guy hole by signing McDyees, Ratliff after losing the Rasheed signing war & Oberto in Jefferson trade

Heat don't match Cavs' offer for Moon - LBJ gets one more help for the ring. Moon is a very good wing player.

Orlando Magic near deal with forward Matt Barnes - Wow...if that's true, Magic would have another reliable 3-pt shooter!

Steve Nash is staying in Suns - I like Steve Nash as a player and it is always entertaining to see him playing. But the fact that he may not get a ring in his career is somewhat sad.

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.

Jazz Lost 3-Straight

Jazz Game,

- Can't say much, perhaps the players are out of gas after the 3OT game. Even Wade said he did not havc the energy in the loss of another game today.

Others,

- Pops Mensah-Bonsu seems to fit well in Raptors. Let's see whether he can put up consistent performance.

- 154 pts by Suns today

What is Chris Bosh doing this season?

Others,

- Chris Bosh, sub-par performance for a while already. His teammate Jose Calderon played much better than him.

- Lakers did it just perfect tonight. Forced the OT, and beat the Hornets. Hurt their energy, as well as morale (it should have been a W for Hornets). Jazz will welcome you at home tomorrow!

- Suns score at least 140 points in three consecutive games. "I can promise you we are not get 140 Sunday (vs Celtics)," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry commented. I guess so, but who knows, they won't have KG in the line-up :P

Suns-Bobcats Trade

Quote from an article by ESPN Hollinger, “it immediately restores the Suns' flagging hopes of breaking back into the West's upper crust”. I am skeptical about it. I am a partial Suns fans, and I am a fans of both Bell (ex-Jazz also) and Boris Diaw (very versatile player, and looks even physically stronger this season). From what I feel the postive impact won’t be huge (and there is every chance that could be negative).

On the other hand, I think the trade could benefit Bobcats. They have no stars but a bunch of capable players – Okafor (who I have been complimenting in this blog for his recent consistency, perhaps a late-mature player), Felton, D.J. Augustin, Gerald Wallace, + Diaw and Bell. Already a respectable group. I won’t be surprised if we see them in playoff.