CP3 on iVoryTowerz

My weekly NBA Playoffs post on iVoryTowerz is up. It's about Chris Paul. I know the Bees lost last night, but I only write weekly for the site and there's a chance the Hornets will be out of the playoffs by the time I next file -- and I would be remiss if I didn't write something about him.

For the record, I'm in the camp that always thought Paul was better than Deron Williams, but never thought that either of them would ever be as good as they've gotten, never mind as quickly as they have. I thought Atlanta should have drafted him, but I didn't think it was as big as a mistake as it turned out to be.

Celtics stuff

New iVoryTowerz post up about the Celtics getting their swagger back in Game 2.

The big thrill for me: Celtics Blog listed the column on it's expansive daily links page. Celtics Blog is a daily stop for die-hard C's fans like myself, so this is pretty cool.

new iVoryTowerz post

New post up at iVoryTowerz, about Dallas firing Avery Johnson.

Unreasonable expectations for coaches is more of an NBA problem than a college problem, with a few notable exceptions (Steve Lavin being fired after taking UCLA to five Sweet 16s in six seasons and beating the No. 1 team in the country in four consecutive seasons comes to mind). Usually, however, coaches leave on their own terms -- usually for a job upgrade -- or are given plenty of opportunity before they are fired. That's even true at a place like Kentucky -- maybe the toughest job in America. Tubby Smith caught plenty of heat from the fans and the media, but it was his idea to leave the school and take over at Minnesota.