Really? The Spurs, the entire TNT crew, Rotoworld, NBC, ESPN and the rest of the free world (outside of San Antonio) agreed that the no-call was the right call, yet the NBA decides to chime in and rub this in the collective face of Spurs' fans after the fact? So why don't we get a replay of the final play like the Heat got against the Hawks earlier this year? Why don't we just let Barry shoot his free throws prior to Game 5?

I am fine with the call being made or missed live, as it was close and up for debate. But for the NBA to come out the next day and publicly declare that the wrong call was made, when everyone had pretty much decided to move on? And with no "correction" offered? Now I'm wondering what the league's motives are and if there's not something to all these conspiracy theories? This is one of the most baffling things I remember seeing in the league, and my guess is David Stern did not give the OK for Frank to make his statement. The right thing for the league to do was to say, "Yes, there was contact with Barry, who chose to dribble the ball instead of shoot it. No, we did not feel like it warranted an automatic foul call, although it could have gone either way. But in light of the situation and the play at hand, we felt our officials did the right thing by not calling a foul."

Don't be surprised to see Frank soon leading the dog-sled team that is pulling Isiah Thomas through the Siberian mountains right about now. And really, NBA? You want to make this statement when Joey Crawford is officiating against Tim Duncan exactly one year after he threw him out of a game and challenged him to a fist fight for simply laughing while sitting on the bench? Really?

I'm in shock and don't know what else to say.

Nice win for the Celtics on Wednesday, although they still look (to me) like a young team that doesn't understand how to close out a game. Remember when Kevin Garnett was an angry young man and would ram it down his opponents' throat? Now he's a timid, middle-aged man who would rather pass, or shoot a fadeaway-J, than drive to the hole. He hit his shots tonight, so it didn't matter. But if the C's don't win it all, it will probably be because of KG's suddenly limited ideals on offense. I mean, the dude has shot nearly 50% from the floor and averaged 11.something rebounds per game for his career. You'd think he'd spend some time in the paint in the Eastern Conference Finals, right?

The Celtics still have home court all the way through the Finals, and should still be considered the favorites to win it all, unless Detroit beats them back-to-back home and away this weekend.

The NBA also announced tonight that they will be fining players for flopping next year. While I'm all for the principles here, just wait until the first time someone is run over by Bruce Bowen, legitimately, and is fined for flopping. My money is on Pau Gasol getting crushed by Bowen in Week 1, and Gasol getting a bill for $5,000 while recuperating from the hit in the hospital for "flopping." The NBA...Where flopping draws penalties, unless it's the final shot of a crucial home playoff game and the offensive player doesn't do a good enough job of "selling" the foul to the officials." Huh?

Oh, and as for Joey Dorsey's claim that he knows the Bulls and John Paxson will take Michael Beasley with the first pick. Um, no Joey, incorrect. I guarantee you Paxson hasn't even had time to focus on that draft pick, as he's still trying to shuffle things together and find a frickin' coach! Once he does that (um, Mike D'Antoni is no longer available, Jerry Reinsdorf), then Pax and his mystery coach can get together and talk about whether it's Beasley or Derrick Rose (I say Rose - Duh). But out of all the stories I've heard, I believe Paxson. No way he has even given serious consideration to his draft choice at this point. He still needs to find a head coach, who will also have a say in the matter. And as for Reinsdorf still being in charge in Chicago? Turn the page.