You can tell Commissioner Stern is more laid back this year because he's letting the players from trades play in this. In the past, he would have said, "I don't care if Shaq was traded -- get him back over here!" Same thing for injured players.

I know it's impractical, but for a guy who has said, "It was unanimous -- 1-0", it's not unbelievable.

/isicukc

The nation is still on the edge of their seats to find out the winner of that epic Heat/Hawks battle.

The NBA should force the original players to return to their teams for that OT. Shaq back in a Miami uniform one last time? Now that would be interesting.

Every time I hear Al Horford's name, I think of Dick Vitale spilling the beans on a Knoxville radio station about what Billy Donovan told him in confidence about Horford being a better pro prospect that Joakim Noah.