July 5th

Took a few days off, been pretty busy, sorry for the delay.

Not too much has happened in the NBA the past couple of days. The Ariza for Artest switch was interesting. People act like artest is such a big drop off from Ariza. I don't know what makes everyone think Ariza is such an all-star, he was a decent player that did what every decent player does in the triangle offense does, hit the open 3's he gets and had some nice fast break plays which to his credit he does better than most. But people need to realize, Artest can hit those open 3's, he can definitely play defense and he will take the back seat to Kobe, those two are good friends and he knows how good Kobe is.

This free agency is interesting, a lot of players are looking to leave their teams, but there aren't enough buyers out there. Milsap is looking to be out of there but it appears no one is willing to give him nearly the salary he wants. Same goes for David Lee. I would still love to see the Jazz keep Milsap and sign and trade Boozer to the Nets.

Some sources say that Kidd intends to stay in Dallas, but I do not think he has made his decision. If I was him i would suprisingly actually go with the Knicks. Regardless he is not winning a championship next year(Sorry Mavs fans but its not happening), and theres only one of those 2 teams that offers a chance to have 30 million dollars in cap room for the glorified 09-10 free agency. He would also get to run again in Mike D'Antoni's offense, and he would be living in NYC where his kids live.

But everyone is missing something:

This is the year to buy! All of the other decent teams are waiting until next year, hoping to get Lebron, Wade or Bosh. Lets get this straight, the chances of getting Lebron James are so small. Same goes for Wade and Bosh. Teams like the Thunder and Grizzlies need to be jumping on the Paul Milsaps and David Lees of the world. Those are players that will have an immediate impact and could improve your team so much over years. The Thunder could be a legitimate contender by next year if they add David lee and another decent free agent. A lot of the coveted players next year are going ro probably end up signing extensions now, and won't even end up being free agents, and some teams are going to be left with 20 million dollars in cap with nothing to do with it. The Pistons had the right idea. Forget the small chance of Lebron or Wade that we have, and lets get some hard nosed guys who give us depth and a chance to win right now. I love Joe Dumars because he seems to know how to put together teams. If you look for guys with heart, you can't go wrong.

I watched tennis today, for the first time in a long time, and I must say, that match was insane. I don't have much to compare it to but that must be one of the best matches of all time. I feel bad that Roddick had to lose, it seemed like he was ready to take it a few times and then fell back. What can you do though? Someone has to go home without a trophy.

Thats all for today