The evil spell on the Suns was lifted during game 6 of the Suns' matchup against the Lakers. It took a rousing game 7 to get the group back to speed.....Now, against the other L.A. team....they are at full throttle...and looking very hard to stop.

Can we all stop talking about Steve Nash not deserving the MVP? C'mon guys, aside from playing lockdown defense...what more can the Canadian Sensation do? 31 points, 12 assists, 10-15 FG, and 3-5 from the 3pt line, and not only that...Steve Nash kept the groove in Phoenix's step. As he always does. Mike D'Antoni has shortened the roster to 8 guys. 5 of those guys other than Nash scored in double figures.

And I'll say this one more time to make you true believers....Mike D'Antoni rarely calls plays. The team is a motion offense. Most shots are taken before the 18 second mark on the shot clock. Steve Nash just runs the ball, finds the open man, and the ball is always moving. But in all, Steve Nash is responsible for that team posting 130 points on a very deep and sizeable Clippers team in the first game of this series. And without Amare Stoudemire...keeping this offense as potent as it has been all season, is a remarkable job done. The Phoenix Suns' offensive attack would not be this potent if Steve Nash were not in the lineup. He makes this team go, and he makes this team better. And no offense is more effective than this unique offense.

So stop your griping and give the man his props....ya hoser.

It was all a fluke. And it's getting exposed right now. That 52-30 record was just there to make you think that the Miami Heat was a contender. Be reminded though that this team won a division where three of the 5 teams were under .500. And the other team posting above .500 was 42-40. Take heed at the fact that the Heat also had a piss poor record against the 5 best teams in the league during the season. All I'm asking is one thing really....

How bad did Pat Riley mess this team up when he decided to overhaul the roster after a great showing in the playoffs last year? This complete overhaul was clearly not needed. The star power on this team is over hyped. Aside from Dwyane Wade and Shaq's every crumbling body, there is still no distinct third option. Jason Williams, and Antoine Walker show up when they feel. Gary Payton is done. And no one on that squad aside from Flash would I trust to take a last second three point shot. And Flash is still lacking credible three ball skills.

Pat Riley's "pound the ball" approach just isn't cutting it in today's league. And Shaq is the poor victim of so many flops that I actually feel sorry for the big lug. He just dosn't have the footwork of the Old Shaq. Hence, many times, he turns and all the defender has to do is hide under his elbow and flop when it comes around....boom, foul on Shaq.

Credit the New Jersey Nets offense and Jason Kidd for such a blow out yesterday. Lawrence Frank did a fine job at pointing out Miami's weakness....a lack of perimeter speed, and no viable low post threat once Shaq sits with fouls. The Miami Heat simply can't turn it on and turn it off like they did with Chicago. The Nets, if you remember, were swept last year by the Heat. So they are out for blood.

And right now, Miami is bleeding badly.