Thought #1

Joakim Noah's game plan for the playoffs is apparently to get under the skin of every player in the event who is better than him. Not only did Noah come out Monday and call Kevin Garnett the dirtyest player in the game, he also preceded to rip the city of Cleveland, saying it "really sucks."

Wow! Seriously Joakim, have you not seen the Drew Carey show? I mean they make Cleveland look like the mid-west's version of Paris.

Listen, I know Cleveland is no New York or L.A., but couldn't you think of a better trash talking angle than, umm your city sucks, it has nothing going on! Real cut throat there buddy. Maybe you could really go for the heart next time and criticize the local libraries or public transportation system.

You're like the kid that just drops a "your mom" during a middle school argument because he knows he's lost the battle and really has no other route to take. We know how this one ends for that kid, you're just lucky you're too tall for KG to shove in a locker.

Go ahead Joakim, talk it up while you can, because I'm pretty sure you'll find it hard to gather an audience while you're sitting on your couch watching the playoffs in about 10 days. 

Thought #2

Kyle Singler has announced that he will be returning for his senior season at Duke rather than test the NBA draft waters. 

Now I'm not nearly as shocked by his decision to stay as I am there was some possibility that he could leave. Was there really a chance Kyle was going to go Josh McRoberts on Coach K and jump ship to ride an assortment of NBA bench's?

Make no mistake about it, Kyle is good, but he's a product of Coach and those types of guys don't exactly have a track record of translating to the league. That's not to say all Duke players don't have success, Boozer is playing his tail off this season, but be honest with yourself and tell me you can see Kyle being anything more than an 10 minute a game role player.

On top of that, if he shaved his head, he would look a lot like that guy from the movie Powder. Remember that flick with the crazy pale kid that could heal animals and bend spoons with his mind? Ok, maybe you missed that one, lucky you. Lesson learned; never let the girl pick the movie.

The bottom line for Kyle is that dude should soak up one more year of being a big fish in the pond that caters to his abilities before running off to be a tiny fish in that huge pond where he'll be swimming all alone.

Thought #3

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