I took a week off, no radio, no cable, no internet, just me and the Sacremento Bee in print. One would think at this time of year it would be easy to catch-up, it was, but not because of inactivity. My home town team has a new coach and is losing Rashard Lewis to a max contract to Orlando. But that wasn’t the only news in the Pacific Northwest - Oden and Durant have made their summer league debuts.

New York seems to think they should make a deal for Ron Artest and that is starting to raise questions about how good Isiah Thomas is as a General Manager. Is he the only reason that the Knicks have struggled these past few years? Or is he part of the solution? Find the answers, or write them yourself…