Minnesota Timberwolves

The Wolves have been hovering at or around .500 for the last week or two, but with two straight losses, the Wolves are sitting at 13-15. They will have four games in the upcoming week that could potentially boost them back up.

Their week will start tonight as the Wolves fly to Florida for a showdown with the Orlando Magic. The Magic are 17-11, with their strong season due mostly to Dwight Howard.

On Wednesday, the Wolves will be returning back to the Target Center to meet the Charlotte Bobcats. The 'Cats are possibly the worst team in the NBA, sitting at 3-24. Though the Bobcats are clearly terrible overall, they have been the worst on the road, boding well for the Timberwolves.

The weekend will bring games with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers.

I'm looking for the Wolves to bounce back this week, which will be easier with Kevin Love back in the lineup full time after his two game suspension. I predict the Wolves will take 3 of four, losing to Orlando.

Important Game 6's for Suns and Magic

When the Lakers and Celtics both held 2-0 leads over the Suns and Magic, everyone was already talking about a Lakers-Celtics final. Well not so fast. Although it may be looking that way, the Suns are one box out away from possibly winning Game 5 against the Lakers and leading 3-2. Both the Magic and Suns trail 3-2 in the series as the Magic are trying to become the first team to erase a 3-0 deficit in playoff history. The Suns were crushed after a heartbreaking loss last night, but I fully expect them to bounce back from that and play well in front of their home crowd on Saturday night. Meanwhile, the Magic have to play their game in Boston, and that should be pretty difficult. That game will be treated with a game 7 like atmosphere, considering the Magic will go home for game 7 if they are able to win the game in Bean Town tonight. Whatever happens, I couldn't be happier that the Magic and Suns have given us a reason to watch the Conference Finals

Get Out Your Broom

Because if you watched the 2nd round of this year's NBA Playoffs, you would have seen three out of the four series end in sweeps. The Suns, Lakers, and Magic swept the Spurs, Jazz, and Hawks respectively. What does this say about the product? It says that the NBA is too top heavy of a league. In the NBA, the league enters each season with 3-4 teams that everyone knows are the only ones with a chance to win a title. This year that list includes the Los Angeles Laker, the Orlando Magic, the Boston Celtics, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Teams in the league spent the last couple of years dumping salary so that they could be able to sign free agents from the highly touted 2010 free agent market. Outside of the Thunder-Laker first round series, all the series have been laughers. In order for the NBA to be able to compete with the NFL and MLB, they need to find a way for their to be more parody in the league.