God, it feels like forever since I’ve gotten it hard, you know?  Last week I just didn’t have any time to get it hard because I was traveling on business, so I had the other guys I know on the blog get it hard for me.  It’s feeling really great to be up in the morning and to go hard again!

Still Waiting to Witness (from Hardwood Hype)
Remember all the way back to last week when the LeBron “clutch” narrative still existed?  Well Emile wrote this right before Game 6 of the ECFs.   I think this woke the beast.

My Cyber Dinner with Emile (From Searching for Slava)
You know… just two bros, getting together for dinner, talking about the Lakers… OVER THE INTERNET.  So much fun and a really great piece from Dave and Emile.

Some Things Never Change: The New Thunder Era (from DailyThunder.com)
I really enjoyed this piece because of how much the OKC situation reminds me of the LeBron/Cleveland situation.  Not for the chance at a title, because OKC has a team that Cleveland could have only DREAMED about during the LeBron run.  No, this is for exactly how things changed for a smallish city making a prolonged run at a title.  Patrick couldn’t have put it better here: when you are THIS good, it’s a completely new era.  Enjoy it OKC, I sure wish I did during the LeBron run.