Special Edition

Excuse me for my absence for the past month or so, but I'm here to deliver the 2011 NBA Playoff edition of "What Are You Doing Brother?" Up to this point in the playoffs, we've seen some expected as well as unexpected occurrences happen right before our eyes. Here are my top ten moments up until now. Enjoy it or hate it, but read it none the less.

1) The Golden State Warriors or should I say the Memphis Grizzlies have beaten the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. My apologies, I meant to say the San And Old Spurs. It's the San Antonio Spurs. Pardon me for my mistake. An eighth seed knocks out a number one seed who won 61 games during the course of the regular season. "What are you doing brother?"

2) The Atlanta Hawks, who were 44-38 during the regular season and staggered into the playoffs, beat Superman and the rest of the Magic in the first round in six games. The runner up to this year's MVP averaged 27.0 PPG and 15.5 RPG yet it wasn't enough to beat a team, which they swept the year before. I have this to say to the Orlando Magic team, "What are you doing brother?"

3) Pau Gasol averaged a dismal 13.5 PPG and 6.8 RPG in the first round against the New Orleans Hornets. These are pretty good numbers for a good player but for a top big man in the league and a prominent All-Star, these numbers aren't acceptable especially in comparison to his season numbers. We must also take into account that his primary defenders were the undersized Okafor and Landry. More about Gasol and his teammates later in this blog but for now, "What are you doing brother?"

4) Rajon Rondo dislocates his elbow in a game, yet comes back minutes later to make a significant contribution to his ball club. Meanwhile towards the end of the season, Shaq injuries himself with no one within arms length of him and misses significant time. "What are you doing
brother?"

5) It took OKC all the way until the third overtime of last night's game to realize that Durant was the best player on their team. Your the second best player on your team Westbrook. You don't have to be Derrick Rose. "What are you doing brother?"

6) I just found out a couple of days ago that Andrew Bynum got $13.8 million this year and is expected to make $15.2 million next year. You give this to a guy who not only is injury prone, but also is a sore loser who intends to injure an opposing player in defeat. To the L.A. organization, "What the hell are you doing brother?"

7) Ron Artest reportedly got up some extra shots after his exit interview. If you were doing that all season long you might have shot the ball a bit better and been more consistent. "What are you doing brother?"

8) Laughing at the Lakers free throw defense during the series against the Mavericks. In other words, they weren't guarding the three point line as if the opposing team was shooting free throws. "What are you doing brother?"

9) To the Bulls organization for thinking Boozer could compliment Rose as the second option, "What are you doing brother?"

10) To the Atlanta Hawks fans who feel it's acceptable to chant "MVP" to the opposing team's star, "What are you doing?"

That concludes this edition of the top ten "What are you doing brother" series. Stay tuned for future entries.