Nash is saluted for the squad-rallying pout he unleashed when Porter attempted to shift gears (yeah, not a wise move by Terry), and the team traded a couple of the rare Suns who could actually guard someone.
Shaquille O'Neal: This eclipsing Sun receives his own listing despite performing feats of basketball we no longer believed he was capable of during his rope-a-dope with Pat Riley.The flop in Orlando was lovely, referring to Toronto's Chris Bosh as the RuPaul of the NBA was sort of amusing (even though Bosh was right about Shaq's tendency for long-term lane parking) and the five rebounds against San Antonio last weekend was a hoot.
But pretending to be buds with Kobe Bryant in an effort to fall back into the Lakers' embrace was disgusting. Hey, Shaq, tell Kobe how regret tastes.
By the way, O'Neal was two-faced long before hooking up with the Jabbawockeez.
Stan Van Gundy, Orlando Magic: Yeah, he's a Coach-of-the-Year candidate, but verbally sparring with Shaq after that miserable flop puts Stan — at least for one day — in Barkley's class as a decision-maker. Washington Wizards: OK, these guys did surprisingly well without Gilbert Arenas last season, signed him to a huge extension and have gone 15-50 without him this year.Firing Eddie Jordan wasn't stupid or cruel ... it was merciful.
Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets: Dropping to 15.6 points and 39 percent (from 21.6 and 42) may have quite a bit to do with poor health. But making Ron Artest seem like the more conscientious teammate is really disappointing. Boston Celtics: How can a defending champion with solid repeat potential land on this list? Well, looking past the injuries and the two prolonged winning streaks, we have a team that — when in reasonably good health — lost of seven of nine games, allowing the Cleveland Cavaliers to stake a claim on home-court advantage.It's enough to make a Big Baby cry.
