I know that there are a lot of people who are not happy with the recent trades and shake ups in the NBA but I am loving it and apparently so is the media. The attention on the Shaq trade leads to so much media hype between the Lakers and Pheonix. But if you look at the games in the recent past there isn't really any hype to be had. What I mean is the games are usually blow outs between the two teams either Pheonix blows out the Lakers or (most recently) the Lakers spank Pheonix. Right now they are just trading blows until things get real serious in the playoffs but then again they might not even play each other seeing that San Antonio and Dallas are still in the mix.

These trades just make everything so much more unpredictable its causing a bit of chaos in the West. I can see why some are angry; people feel threatened by the unknown. And that is exactly what the outcome of the Western Confrence finals is an unknown. The teams that the media haven't even said a word about may just come back and bite them in the you know where.

So list your long shots in your replies, who knows maybe, just maybe, they'll be the team that's the NY Giants of the NBA.