Working at Dime Magazine, a ton of headlines, news and opinions pass through our website each week. Everyday a new story breaks and we change our focus to the next game on the schedule. As the week wraps up I took the time to reflect on what the NBA taught me over the last 7 days.

There ain’t no party like a D’Antoni party because D’Antoni parties don’t stop…….unless you are Nate Robinson

Tuesday was a matchup between Mike D’Antoni’s old team and Mike D’Antoni’s new team. Everyone thought the Suns would run the Knicks right out of Madison Square Garden. Funny thing happened on Tuesday night, Mike D’Antoni, Danilo Gallinari, Larry Hughes and the rest of the New York Knickerbockers embarrassed the Suns. The Knicks hung 126 points on the league’s highest scoring team and for the first time all season the Suns were held under 100 points. Danilo Gallinari stamped his name on the forehead of Channing Frye dropping 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. The Knicks headed to Orlando the following night and put up 106 points in a loss to the defending Eastern Conference champions. Gallinari recorded his second 20 point game of the week in the loss. One person MIA during the Orlando game was Krypto-Nate, who received the dreaded DNP-CD normally reserved for Darko.

If you don’t have the answer, just reask the Question
Allen Iverson has returned to Philadelphia and everyone from the Sixers front office to Reebok are cashing in. The 76ers have been struggling to sell tickets all year but, their next home game, aka the redebut of Answer, sold out and the Sixers are auctioning off the pen he used to sign his contract (currently the bid is at $160). Reebok saw the potential gold mine and pushed up the rerelease of the AI’s first shoe the Question. We know Iverson can sell tickets (and a pen?) and move sneakers but can he still win games? A tearful Iverson promised he still had something left in his tank during his press conference last night and The City of Brotherly Love has embraced its fallen hero but, there are still many questions remaining.

This week the Sun(s) set in the East
Coming into this week everyone was raving about how the Suns were back. They hadn’t been held under 100 points all season and were tied for the best record in the league, heading into a 2 game east coast swing. I already discussed what happened in New York for their first game of the swing and the second game didn’t go that much better. The Cavaliers used an extremely balanced offensive attack (7 players in double figures, 3 more with 8 or more points) and forced 16 turnovers, handing the Suns not only heir second loss in a row but, also their worst scoring output of the year. Jason Richardson is probably having nightmares of LeBron James rejecting his fast break attempts but, at least Amar’e Stoudemire pulled down some rebounds. Steve Nash looked human during this two game stretch and is looking to clean is hands of the losses. Luckily for him and the Suns they return to the West to face the Kings, where they will look to rise again.

The Nets have Been Cut Down…….for now
The New Jersey Nets are now off to the worst start in NBA history losing 18 straight. Adding insult to injury, it was their former franchise player who torched them from their 18th loss. Nets Watch 2009 is under way as the NBA universe wonders which team will have the dubious honor of being the Nets first victory. As the Nets chase the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record of all time (9-73) there is some hope for the Brooklyn bound basketball team. New Jersey might have a painful 2009-2010 basketball season ahead of the them but, the 2010 off season should offer some hope. The Nets are among the teams with the most cap space, are all but assured a high draft pick in what is what is widely considered a strong draft and have a rap mogul and Russian billionaire to help rebuild the franchise.

The more things change the more they stay the same
The headlines over the past few days seem like a 2004 throw back. Jason Kidd averaged 19.0 ppg, 10.5 apg and 7rpg over his last two games, and looked like he was fresh off of his back to back finals run. Jason Kidd is reminding all of us why is among the greatest point guards of all time and showing us that he isn’t ready to pass the torch quite yet. Ron Artest is still Ron Artest and said that he still wants to fight Ben Wallace. His comments about half time drinking made me wonder; was Tru Warier upset the beer was thrown at him or that the beer was wasted?

Player of the Week: Carmelo Anthony
A panel of Hall of Famers and basketball experts declared that Kobe is the best player alive , but this week it was Carmelo Anthony. Anthony has taken his game to another level. Over the last 7 days he has averaged 32.2 ppg, including a 50 point performance against the Knickerbockers. He shot 50% (45-89) from the field, had an average efficiency rating of +27.25 and most importantly his team is 3-1 over the stretch. Carmelo is well on his way to a MVP season as he leads Denver to the Western Conference elite.

Overachiever of the Week: Earl Boykins and DeJuan Blair (tie)
Its impossible to choose between Boykins and Blair for the inaugural overachiever of the week.

DeJuan Blair had a career day last night. He scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. He was the second leading scorer in the game (behind Kevin Garnett) and the second leading rebounder in the game (behind Tim Duncan). Did I mention he is only 6-4 (according to Reggie Miller) and he has no ACLs?

Every game Earl Boykins is the smallest person on the court. He plays along side of Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. When the Wizards needed to draw up one play to win the game, who gets the call from Flip? Earl Boykins. Boykins dropped 11 4th quarter points and was showered with MVP chants as he stepped up to the free throw line in a win over the Bucks.

Dunk of the Week
I’ve already nominated my early canidates for the 2010 Dunk contest. One man made my list based on the destruction he unleashed on a fellow NBA guard. I of course am referring to Dahntay Jones stealing the soul of Monta Ellis.

What did the NBA teach you this week?

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