[Raider Assassin]

As I've sat and watched the current NBA Playoffs,most notably the Lakers and Clippers series,several things have caught my attention. To begin with,it's been amazing how easily the Clippers have manhandled the Nuggets in their series. I remember only a year or so ago,all the hoopla that was being spewed by the Nugget fans about how great they were going to be after drafting Melo,acquiring Camby,Martin and Miller.As I said back then,the Nuggets would still never win a dam thing and sure enough,they've become one of,if not the worst and most disfunctional team in the NBA,not to mention the playoffs.

As for recent surgence of the Lakers,there should now be no doubt that Phil Jackson is without a doubt,a great coach based on what he had to work with in terms of team talent and experience. Aside from one superstar(Kobe) and one potential great player(Odom),he had a mixed bag of players with which to mold into a team. Phil's most brilliant move of the season came when he inserted Luke Walton into the Lakers starting lineup.With the least to work with in terms of team talent of any playoff coach,he is the real NBA coach of the year.

Finally,these playoffs have if nothing else,have proven that what you did during the regular season doesn't really mean shit and the playoffs are a different breed of beast as the players always make a point of stating. That brings me to the NBA MVP award,how in the hell can you be considered the League MVP when you can't even lead your team out of the first round of the playoffs.The MVP voting is a farce and all you have to do is look at the Lakers/Suns series to see who is the real NBA MVP and it sure as hell isn't Steve Nash,the real NBA MVP wears Laker purple and gold with the number 8 on his back.