the resurrection

thoughts:

- stephen jackson must be a schizo or something. how can someone be so crazy one minute, and seem so genuinely sane the next? it's mind boggling. he essentially clotheslines dee brown, goes nuts for a technical foul complaining, and then the second the game ends he runs up to jerry sloan and hugs him. what? the real-life equivalent would be if someone beating the snot out of you for insulting his shoes, then taking you to the hospital and waiting until you're stitched up before taking you out for a drink as if nothing ever happened. just completely nuts.

- the suspensions to amare and diaw are probably the most controversial i can remember in recent memory. it's hard to swallow, really. by the letter of the law there is little doubt they made their call. but there should always be exceptions.

the frustrating part of the decision is not merely that it was unbelievably draconian, but the decision favours the team that committed the crime! truehoop points out the warped logical end of this decision.

A TrueHoop reader emailed a great point -- by this logic, if James Jones had noticed that Duncan and Bowen had wandered on the court in the second quarter, he should have immediately decked Francisco Elson. There's your altercation. Mr. Commissioner! Presumably Jones, Duncan, and Bowen would have all been suspended for Game 5 -- a big win for Phoenix.

i wonder if the assistant coaches for phoenix are in trouble for this one -- it's their responsibility to keep their players on the bench in situations just like these. a travesty really.

then again, if it's must see TV the NBA wanted, they certainly have it now (debately, they had it before anyways with the intensity we've seen so far). let it be known though, if the suns manage to win game 5, they will win this year's championship. it's undeniable; as certain as paris hilton complaining to her prison guards about unstylish bedsheets.

- wearing a steve nash jersey actually produces a noticeable increase in pressure while playing basketball. as if i have to justify why i'm wearing it to a bunch of random dudes.

also, i keep forgetting to yell hibachi when i hit game winners.....i can't wait until gil's healthy

- i think i need to hang out with guys more. all my life i've pretty much been socially surrounded by a gaggle of girls. which to some may be a pimps life.

but at this stage, i think i need some guy love.

come find me fellas. i want a hug.