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Man, I have to admit, I am really enjoying this explosion of trades we're seeing in the NBA. I would enjoy the game and the season without any of this soap opera reshuffling, but it only makes it that much better. This year"s Mavs: the Lakers. Fools left and right are trying to annoit them the new kings... sounds familiar.

What people fail to understand: all of this activity is in response to the Spurs, GMs recognizing that the road goes through San Antonio. I'll admit a slight bias towards the Spurs, but, at the same time, they are the team to beat. Only 5 points in the 1st quarter though - that isn't going to cut it. L.A. is more talented this year - as is the entire West - it will be the most competitive post-season I have ever seen. However, I have been noticing a lot of creative commentary, suggesting that the Spurs are not necessarily the strongest team out there, but after the recent Tim Thomas trade, it's surprising the talk continues. This is a team built for a 7-game series. Most other teams can make it to six - and that is the main need Cuban fails to address with his trades. Jason Kidd???! How does that address the weakness of the team? Dirk has yet to step up to his potential and control a series, which seems less and less likely as he faces his 11th NBA season. You have to think Cuban knew something about Harris to pull the trigger there.

I don't understand the show "Around the Horn" at all. These guys sit around and talk about nothing, and some central host guy hits a button whenever he feels like it, awarding points to the talking heads. And then, time expires and one of the talking head guys disappears and can't talk. It makes the talking head sad to be muted, but man, some of these guys are so off base!

Finally, Yao. It's really unfortunate for Rockets fans, but Yao is simply inconsistent. He has yet to carry the team like he should. If their management had any sense, they would admit this team cannot put it together and get out of the race now. Seattle is positioning themselves to dominate the West in a few years; with Oklahoma City looking to score a team, this region is going to be even more competitive. It'll be fun to watch Durant win over the OU fans. They'll forget he was (briefly) a Longhorn.

Man, it is difficult to watch people distance themselves from Roger Clemens. I mean, it is sad, but what is really sad is that it isn't surprising. Who wants to go to a Jose Canseco party anyway? You're just asking for trouble. It's like going to the club with Pacman. Although, I enjoy the atheletes who take pride in making it rain. How scary would a Congressional inquiry be? Jesus. Congress is going to take down baseball once and for all. Honestly, is that a bad thing? The American Past time, as much as I loved it growing up, is in trouble. I think that people are going to demand that they take things out of Cooperstown. Or maybe I'm just misremembering things. That's been happeningly a lot to people lately.