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I see a lot of Hornets fans and various other posters saying that Robert Horry intentionally hit David West in the back. I'm going to go ahead and, sort of, disagree with you there. The reason it looked so bad is because David West already had a tender back and his coach decided it would be really, really smart to play him the entire three quarters. The dude got worn down. Plain and simple. Any other opinions on this?

San Antonio mentally drained the Hornets last night and the premature prediction for game seven that comes to mind is that the Spurs get the job done. I'm not going to guarantee anything, especially the way the Hornets have come up big at home in this series. But there's always that little piece of your mind that thinks the Spurs can do it. They're a battle tested team and definitely have the ability to win it on the road. I can guarantee one thing, game seven will be the closest contested game of the series. I hope David West is close to 100% Monday night.

Can the Lakers win in Utah? I think they might have to, because the Jazz gave them a big scare the other night and if they manage to get it back to L.A their confidence could be enough to carry them to a series win. Buuuuuut I really don't see that happening. I'm thinking Lakers in six.

Boston finally played with some passion against Cleveland the other night. Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo just decided enough was enough and took over the game. I think the Celtics end this whole road debacle in the playoffs and finish the Cavs tonight.


In other news, the Toronto Blue Jays completed a sweep of the Minnesota Twins Thursday night with a 3-2 win in extra innings on a Joe Inglett single in the top half of the 11th. Toronto is now 21-22 with a series against Philadelphia Friday to Sunday. The Jays offense has been starting to show signs of breaking out of its season-long slump, and now would be a perfect time with the division leading Rays sitting just 4 games ahead in the standings. As bad as the Jays have seemed to be, this season is still far from over.

Cool fact: The Jays have more sweeps this year in 43 games than they did the entire season last year.

The Flyers and Stars both played with desperation and kept their series alive. Does anyone think either of them will win on the road now, though? I don't.

May long weekend is on the horizon and I've got my beer in the fridge and my remote control close by. I'm ready to waste another weekend in front of my television watching sports.

Feel free to share your thoughts and grab a beer, but fill the fridge after please.

Even after Andrea Bargnani's great game against the Celtics, the question has to be pondered. Is Andrea Bargnani closing in on becoming a bust? The kid has no confidence in his offensive game, has terrible footwork(note the pathetic head fakes and traveling calls that he gets 2 or 3 times PER game) and he is non-existent on defense and on the glass. Bryan Colangelo might have made one mistake so far, and it might be his pick of Bargnani. Imagine the impact Lamarcus Aldridge would have had down low for Toronto as opposed to Bargnani.  The Raptors would have a post presence and legitimate rebounder to help Bosh out on the glass. I'm quite frankly sick of watching Bargnani with his dumb little pump fake that doesn't fake anyone out except for himself when he travels right after. Any thoughts?