Lot of big games this week across the board. We had the Magic-Cavs contest today. For the first time since the start of the season, the Cavs seems to have gotten something tangible out of Shaq. He has really not been a differentiator up to this point. But he was brought in just to deal with the size at the top of the East, especially Dwight Howard and Kevin Garnett. Tonight, the original superman went against the new and improved superman and the old veteran came through. Shaq put Howard in foul trouble early and that derailed the Orlando Magic. Thats exactly what Shaq is supposed to do. Shaq may not be what he used to be, but he is still a big man and you have to foul him to deal with him sometimes. Unfortunately for the Magic, the wrong guy was fouling him and Dwight got in foul trouble before he could even work up a sweat. Shaq was in foul trouble too, but the Magic need Dwight way more than the Cavs need Shaq. Vince had a good game, but between Bron and Mo, the Cavs got 64 points. This may be the recipe for Cavs if they want to beat the Magic and the Celtics - Shaq plays some D and gets some big bodies in foul trouble, some scoring help for the king from the role players and the king being the king. If all of this come together, Cavs can win a lot of games even in May and June against the elite teams.
The next big game is tomorrow between the 8-1 Suns and the 6-1 Lakers. This has been a rivalry forever, but the last few years have been fun until Lakers got too good for the Suns. Now the Suns have a tremendous record and would love to measure themselves against the Fakers. I think they got a shot given how good they are playing. Their 8-1 record is no fluke with Nash balling like a man possessed. Nash reminds me a lot of Peyton Manning. Both thse guys seem to know exactly what to do on the field at all times. They seem to have complete control over the offense and have the ball and decision making in their hands most of the time. Speaking of Peyton Manning, the real big game is in the NFL this weekend when Tom Brady takes him Patriots to play the Colts. This has been an yearly event for a while and these 2 franchises have been so good for almost a decade now that this game feels like an AFC championship game regardless of when it's played. I would like the Colts to win, but I think the Patriots are going to hand them their first defeat. The pats are coming together nicely and the Colts secondary is decimated. Randy Moss should have a field day against this secondary which is without Bob Sanders again. They have traditionally been bad whenever this guy is out. This game should be a good one and worth watching for sure.
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