You can be bigger than Shaq! (Well, LEGO Shaq)

Get yourself a LEGO NBA Arena! Check this out:

You get what appears to be a replica of any NBA arena, as long as the seats are blue and in an oval shape. You also get little arms to help the LEGOmen dunk. I can't quite tell, but I think the stands are a swimming pool or skate park? If anyone actually pays $19.99 for this (plus S&H) they are an idiot.

It features the following 10 players: Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, and Antoine Walker. No LeBron? No Carmello? No My Giant? No Spud Webb? For shame, LEGO, for shame.

You can buy this waste of space here.

Also, my fellow EDSer Mike pointed me towards this on cracked.com: 

The Tournament of Sportscenter's Most Cliched Catchphrases! Boo-yah, we hate Stuart Scott.  

I Love This Game!

Though it could just as easily apply to baseball, football, MMA, volleyball, and any number of other games I love to play and/or watch, the title refers obviously to the NBA, which has been using the "I love this game!" tagline for a couple of years.

Anyway, the NBA playoffs are nigh upon us, and the 2006 version brings a level of excitement not felt throughout the NBA landscape in a great while.  Sure, the past two NBA champs – the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons – remain heavy favorites to make it back to the Finals, but in the humble opinion of this sporting enthusiast, for the first time in years, there are a multitude of engaging storylines waiting to be played out.  Out of the 8 playoff matchups, all but the Pistons-Bucks series promise some drama.  Read on for mini-breakdowns of each series.