So what do you think is really going on the Marshall home? We haven't seen a relationship this volatile since this:

You have to believe that bright things are ahead for the Indiana Pacers. The biggest potential departure through free agency (provided the NBA solves it's labor issues) is Mike Dunleavy,Jr.

If you had a team who has played with the Chicago Bulls until the final minutes each game, regardless of how they almost gave away Saturday's game with a most uninspired fourth quarter, and all you had to worry about was losing your backup small forward- you'd feel pretty good about yourself.

The Bulls, for all the hoopla before the playoffs that they had returned to greatness, have looked very underwhelming. They have trailed in the fourth quarter in each and every game this series and have not looked nearly as dominant as the Boston Celtics- a team whose age and lack of post depth was supposed to have caught up with them.

I've written about it multiple times last week: there's no substitute for experience in the playoffs. The Celtics have it. The Bulls and Pacers not so much. The Bulls will move on but if they continue to play like this they will not be playing for long.

And as soon as I type that, there go the Memphis Grizzlies taking the much more experienced San Antonio Spurs to task.

Remember about three months ago when everyone was wondering what was wrong with the Lakers and how the Spurs were the team to beat in the West?

Riiiiiiight.

I was called out on the carpet for my comments this past season about the NBA regular season meaning nothing. Well maybe that was an exaggeration but the Spurs are proving my point with every game.

You can have all the 60 win teams you want. I'll take the team that manages to win 16 in April, May, and June.

If you know anything about Brandon Roy's last 6 months with the Portland Trailblazers, you can't help but feel good for the young man.

Once thought to be the next player to build that franchise around, Roy has lost some of his quickness due to very recent surgeries. He has been coming off the bench in these playoffs so far.

On Saturday, he reasserted himself as a bonafide leader of this team. The Blazers, who were reeling have now tied the series against the Dallas Mavericks up at 2-2 and now it's a race to two.

The Blazers were outscored 30-14 in the third quarter, trailing by 23 with 1:15 left to go in that quarter. Roy put the team on his back, going 7-9 in the final quarter for 18 points and a two point win.

Some stories are bigger than others, and this one just makes you feel good.

It's kind of ironic that the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks are having similar results this postseason.

The one thing I notice is that in this series, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins has as many points as he has personal fouls.

That kind of play may work against the Nuggets, but in my opinion they need to find a way to get better post play if they're going to take the next step.

Kevin Durant is going to get his, Russell Westbrook the same. Last night, they needed a big game by Serge Ibaka and a questionable no-call at the buzzer to put the Nuggets away.

This team is growing and it's great as an NBA fan to see teams like the Thunder, Grizzlies, and Hawks playing winning basketball in the playoffs. Even the Pacers, who haven't been able to translate their efforts into any wins are still an up and coming team.