Coach Saunders raved about Will Bynum during his pregame media session and tonight, all of Bynum’s attributes were on the display. He got into the lane at will, he was a disruptive force on the defensive end of the floor when Boykins and Arenas attempted to bring the ball up, and he even attempted to throw the ball down over Brendan Haywood.

For the first time during this relatively new basketball season, I had the distinct pleasure of appearing on 90.3 FM KRNU in Lincoln, Nebraska to discuss the NBA. In this discussion, I talked about the firing of Byron Scott, the emergence of the Phoenix Suns, and the struggles of the Washington Wizards.

This Saturday I will be part of a fantastic panel that will be chatting basketball on The Fan 590. Zack Cooper asked me to come into the studio to chat hoops for a hour with him and J.E. Skeets (Ball Don’t Lie and The Basketball Jones) and Holly MacKenzie (NBA.com, Slam and The Score). You can listen on the radio or to the live online stream of the broadcast.

Before Detroit’s recent game against Toronto, I had the chance to chat with Ben Gordon about the new documentary that’s in the works chronicling his last few months as a Chicago Bull. I also got a chance to chat with Ben about Rip Hamilton acting like a mentor to him this season.

As for what you call this restoration in Phoenix, call it whatever you like – a comeback, a rebirth, a return to normalcy – but just be sure to remember who we can thank for it: the incomparable Steve Nash.

After allowing Chicago to score 60 points in the first half, Toronto came out with a renewed focus on the defensive end and held Chicago to 29 points in the second half.

About five hours before the Miami Heat defeated the Washington Wizards, I decided that I wanted to interview Heat center, Jermaine O’Neal. Not only had my editor informed me that he was a great talker, but he had some intangibles that led me to believe he would give me an interview of substance. He’s been in the league for 14 seasons, he’s played in All Star games, he’s been in the NBA finals, and now here he was trying to win an NBA title with a young coach, a young team, and oh-by-the-way, Dwyane Wade.

It’s hard to believe, but as the calendar turns to November, it’s time to tip off another college basketball season. And with it, here is the first College Basketball Power Rankings for the 2009-2010 season.

Raptors guard Quincy Douby shares how he was more interested in playing with action figures than basketball as a kid, how basketball was a way to impress girls in high school and he shared what playing at Rutgers and in the NBA has meant to him.

As I walked towards the press room being set up for today’s game, Suns coach Alvin Gentry started walking along side me. He remarked that he was tired, and wanted to just kick back and watch football. I told him that I wasn’t getting paid to cover the game today, so I would gladly coach the team, take his salary and be happy. He stuck his hand out, and told me I had myself a deal. But I covered the game, he coached it, and no money changed hands.