The MVP and a Classic Series...

Ladies and Gentlemen, these guys are the holders of the last 3 MVP trophies. (Pause for effect) However, one of them is still playing in what is amounting to be one of the best series of all time and the other, more current winner, is probably getting shitfaced like that back home in Germany. Nice first round exit Dirk...

As far as Steve Nash goes, he delivered in the clutch again. The guy is simply amazing. First he dropped 22 dimes on the Lakers in round 1, and now he strapped the Suns to his back in the biggest game of the season and practically willed them to victory. Now the series heads back to Phoenix 2-2, and they would have all the momentum if not for that damn Robert Horry. The man who caused me to become catatonic back in 2002, body checked Nash into the scorers table in the closing seconds of the game tonight. Raja Bell, a crazy bastard if there ever was one (and hero of this blog) nearly came to blows with Horry. This understandably caused an uproar on the Phoenix bench and All NBA First Teamer Amare Stoudamire, along with key role player Boris Diaw left the bench area just for a split second to get a better view of the action. In the NBA, this results in an automatic suspension. If the NBA suspends Stoudamire, Diaw and Horry, this will be a huge benefit to the Spurs and further showcase the brilliance of Horry. I suspect this was the type of outcome he was looking for as the event escalated. Either way though, between this incident, 1st Team Dirty player Bruce Bowen kneeing Nash in the nuts, and Stoudamire calling the Suns out as dirty, we could legitimately have some bad blood on our hands (see a couple pictures down). Nash and Duncan, two of the most mild mannered guys in the league even got into it in the first half. And after the game Nash said he had been working on his "Guns" and was looking to get a couple shots in on Horry afterwards. Good stuff all around. I hope this series goes 7 games, and I hope the Suns win.