• Pete Marasmitch: Every team has a scapegoat when they lose — often this same person is lauded when they win. Check out this collaboration of scapegoats around the league as the ‘Smitch presents the NBA All-Scapegoat Team.
  • Ball Don’t Lie: Kelly Dwyer has a great piece on how much he misses Bill Walton in the NBA’s playoffs coverage. I’ve got to agree. Not once have I heard someone shout, “GET THE BALL TO THE BIG GUY AND LET THEM PLAY!!”
  • The 5th Corner: AEM has an interview with PRC, Peter Robert Casey. If you ever want a UNC Tar Heels fix, this blog is THE place to go.
  • Paneech.com: Why the Cleveland Cavaliers would rather play Boston in the next round of the playoffs. I have to say that I agree with this opinion piece from Paneech — I’ve seen LeBron James intimidated by Dwight Howard on more than one occasion and I can’t say that about any other player against LBJ in a long time.
  • That NBA Lottery Pick: Giving props to the Denver Nuggets for getting to where they’ve gotten. Chauncey Billups — what a force he has been.
  • The Nugg Doctor: Nick has his own take on the Nuggets’ playoff series victory.