Little bit of everything

For any of you following on here, you'll know that in my last post I mentioned high energy guy Renaldo Balkman, and how I think he will be a solid pro... and how did he respond? 7-7 fg's, 15pts, 12 rebounds in 28 minutes in fueling a Knick comeback against the Raptors. Hey, maybe now he'll get more minutes. The Celtics made history the other night in San Antionio, THEY WON!! First win in S.A. in 17 years!! It's times like these that make me proud to be a C's fan! The race for the East's final playoff spot is starting to really get "competitive". The Knicks are trying to catch the Nets who are 1.5 games ahead of them as of today, but thats not the amazing part, this is..... both teams are a combined 10 games UNDER .500! In the west the sub- .500 teams are busy worrying about getting fined for talking about Greg Oden/Kevin Durant (Boston doesn't have to worry, they've already been fined 30k).It now seems like Kobe is going to return to the Kobe of old. With the lakers in the middle if a 7 game losing streak last week, Kobe finally decided he had had enough. He then proved that he's the most talented player in the L, going off for back to back 50+ games, with the first being a 65 point explosion. All I can say about that is simple...enjoy the first round, because that'll be as far as you get! Millwaukee fired it's head coach last week, not his fault he has no players, and when he does they're hurt, but I guess thats the biz.
Little bit on the college scene... I grew up watching the 1990 and 1991 UNLV Runnin' Rebels (I still think the '90 team is one of the best ever), and was highly excited to see this year's Rebels back in the sweet 16! But make no mistake, the 2007 version of the Runnin' Rebels is nothing like the great teams Tark had, and are hardly the "rebels" that donned the jersey in the early 90's, but either way, I'm glad to see them back. Next stop for the Rebs, Oregon. Kevin Durant and Texas were eliminated late sunday by USC, is there any chance he comes back? His parents say maybe, however Texas head coach Rick Barnes isn't so sure. Cnnsi is reporting that Durant to the NBA is no lock. None the less, his Freshman year was one for the ages, and if he doesn't get national player of the year, then something is seriously wrong.