NBA Playoff Drama!

<—Here you see Philadelphia 76ers head coach Maurice Cheeks. What is he yelling about?

• A) The fact that his team can’t make layups
• B) The Detroit Pistons are only whistled for every third foul they commit
• C) He really wants Allen Iverson to opt out of his Nuggets contract & come back to Philly
• D) He is ordering Samuel Dalembert to shave off that mohawk

For those of you who have been following the NBA Playoffs this year, you have seen some fairly interesting drama so far. The mighty Boston Celtics and their Boston Three Party (Scott Van Pelt=genius) are having a tough time with the Atlanta Hawks. Even though the Pistons handled my Sixers last night, it’s been a rough series for the thug Pistons as well.

There is even more insanity in the Western Conference. Today, we learn that Marshall University Alumnus/Italian/moustache-touting Mike D’Antoni will not return to coach the Phoenix Suns. Is D’Antoni just beating Suns management to the punch with this move? Regardless, D’Antoni should concentrate on what is really important…getting the Marshall Thundering Herd basketball program to the NCAA Tournament.

Also, in news that makes me giggle, the Dallas Mavericks franchise has completely imploded and exploded. You may think the laws of physics make it impossible to implode and explode but the Mavs found a way to do so. Here is their list of issues:

• Josh Howard admits to smoking weed in the off-season. Dude, didn’t you go to Wake Forest? Don’t you have to be somewhat intelligent to go to school there?
• You would think the massive amount of strip clubs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area would be enough to keep Jason Kidd happy. Apparently not because his game completely sucks.
• A junior high coach recently out-coached Avery Johnson in a pick-up game. The Little General is going to be a lot unemployed shortly.
• Dirk Nowitzki played his German ass off and remained classy while the rest of his team quit all around him. Well, that’s not an issue I suppose. I just wanted to stick up for Dirk.

How filthy is Chris Paul? He goes out and records a triple-double in an elimination game. That is the definition of a big game player. It pains me to say this but…Kobe Bryant is finally showing that he does indeed know how to play basketball. He has been Jordan-esque. His teammates play hard for three quarters and he gets them involved. Then, once that fourth quarter hits, he completely takes over, just like a big game player should. I hate giving Kobe compliments but he deserves some big ups for how he played in the Lakers first round demolition of the soon-to-be-Iverson-less Denver Nuggets.