that spin move that prince put on lbj just before he 1-handed it down deserves to be on sportscenter top ten tonight... heck, it deserves to be on courtside countdown this week... i have not seen james shook that badly ever before.

i wonder if darko is EVER going to be of any use to the pistons... larry brown tried to get all his bench players involved to get ready for playoffs today, and yet, darko was the only one who did not get any play.

mvp: nash(yes, that's right, i'm picking nash, even though shaq's a more complete player)
most improved: tayshawn
defensive player: larry hughes(i would've wanted to make big ben the nominee, but if we're going for people who recently came outta nowhere to make a stand, hughes is a really good choice, with monstrous steals almost every game)
rookie: emeka ofakur
coach: rick carlisle
6th man: gordon

i'll only elaborate on my picks if you want me to.

what i'm predicting is going to be the matchup for nba finals: spurs and heat
what i WANT to see for nba finals: spurs and pistons(i would've wanted suns and pistons, but only if i knew for certain that that meant suns would get rocked by the pistons)

guitar center and bereans can wait til next week.