The New York Knicks, who are apparently have a few money trees planted in midtown Manhattan, have apparently (according to my sources…ESPN.com) offered soon-to-be former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D’Antoni $30 million over 5 seasons, which would make him very rich. D’Antoni is now waiting for the Bulls to counteroffer. And he better hope they do, or he’ll be trying to replace Steve Nash with Jamal Crawford and Amare Stoudamire with Zach Randolph. For unintentional comedy purposes, I’m almost rooting for it so we can have a highlight reel of Mike D’Antoni eye-rolls as Jamal Crawford decides to take 24 3-point shots per game and the Knicks play even less defense.

Today’s blog is going to be mucho pequeno as I have to go to North Carolina in about an hour and a half.

My thoughts from last night’s NBA Playoff Games:

Boston vs. Cleveland:
1.) If the Celtics continue to shut down LeBron like this in Cleveland, they’ll sweep this series and all of the doubters after round 1 (including this blogger) will be proven wrong. James doesn’t look as though he knows how to score anymore. The Celtics defense is just smothering. The only Cavs who seem to know what they’re doing right now are Zydrunas Illgauskus and Delonte West.

2.) I’m a little concerned about Sam Cassell playing most of the 2nd quarter last night while Rajon sits on the bench. Yes, the Celtics won by 190 points, but I’d prefer that Rondo is not on the bench for nearly an entire quarter at a time.

3.) James Posey

New Orleans vs. San Antonio

1.) Sometimes, I hate when I pick a game correctly.

2.) Melvin Ely may be the worst player in the NBA. In the span of 3 minutes after coming off the bench to replace Tyson Chandler, Ely played no defense, committed 2 fouls, and couldn’t rebound a ball if he was alone under the basket.

3.) We’re about 3 hipchecks away from a Chris Paul/Fabricio Oberto showdown. I’ll take CP3. But then again, of course I would.

4.) Speaking of the MVP, ESPN told a story about Paul that made my eyes well during the game. The story was about a boy named Brian in the New Orleans area with cancer, who loved the Hornets and only wore his Chris Paul jersey. Kind of like the kid earlier this week with the Brett Favre jersey, except Brian was not the offspring of a pair of asswipes looking for media attention. Anyway, through the “Make-A-Wish” foundation, the Hornets had arranged for Brian to attend Monday night’s Game 2 in New Orleans and Chris Paul happily agreed to meet Brian Monday afternoon before the game. Brian died Monday morning. Just typing that forces me to hold back tears. Paul, who lost his college coach, Skip Prosser, with whom he was incredibly close, last September to an unexpected heart attack, made sure that his former coach’s initials were included in the designing of his first signature shoe. Paul was incredibly upset that he could not attend Brian’s funeral yesterday in Louisiana because of the Hornets were playing in San Antonio. To pay tribute to Brian, Chris Paul wrote the boy’s name on his shoes and plans on meeting his family when he returns to New Orleans. This is why Chris Paul is on my all-love team.

What to Watch This Weekend:

NBA Playoffs: I will miss tomorrow night’s Celtics game, which I think the Cavs will win because they have to win. LeBron can’t have another performance like this again? Can he?

My Game O’ The Weekend will come Sunday night in San Antonio in Game 4 of the Hornets/Spurs series. I will make every attempt to be in front of the TV at 8 pm for that game.

NHL Playoffs: The Red Wings easily handled the Stars last night. I was probably terribly wrong in picking Dallas to win that series. However, keep an eye out on the Keystone State Series between Philly and Pittsburgh.

MLB Game O’ The Weekend:Sunday Afternoon, Diamondbacks @ Cubs. Pitching Matchup: Randy Johnson (2-1) vs. Carlos Zambrano (5-1). The Cubs already won Game 1 today.

Have a Great Weekend, Readers. Back on Monday.