10 balls

ch-ch-changes.

1. goodbye again, Mavericks. 2008 COY Byron Scott exacts revenge against J-Kidd, Dirk is still looking for his heart, and Dallas is once again out in the first round. Mark Cuban, its time for the R-word. and i don't mean "reload". the Li'l General is on shaky ground too.
   
   
2. hello again, Orlando. back in the playoffs, i see. shed the curse of Shaq, why don't you?
   
   
3. speaking of Shaq ... bye-bye, Shaq. former MVPs O'Neal and Steve Nash could not stop the Suns from setting, and they may not prevent coach Mike D'Antoni from getting canned either.
   
   
4. Larry Brown takes over the Charlotte coaching chair, with blessings from His Airness The Tongue. how long is he going to stay this time? two years? or until Adam Morrison starts bawling?
   
   
5. let's also say goodbye to Pat Riley, who stepped down a few days ago after un-retiring in late 2005 to coach the Miami Heat to its only championship, effectively sabotaging and pushing out his protege Stan Van Gundy (no matter what the publicists say). now Van Gundy is chasing his own destiny 200 miles away in Orlando, while Miami gets a big chance to pick first in the 2008 NBA Draft due to its abysmal 14-68 record.
   
   
6. Black Mamba ... Black Mamba ... Black Mamba ...
   
   
7. holy crap! Atlanta has reduced playoff series with the mighty Celtics to three games?! Bill Simmons and his pop must be squirming right now.
   
   
8. how long before Denver trades Carmelo "I Think I'm Untouchable" Anthony?
   
   
9. T-Mac seems to have woken up eh? do we still call him "The Big Sleep"?
   
   
10. CP3 ... CP3 ... CP3 ...