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the russell westbrook train is still chugging along.  he just put up great numbers again as the thunder beat the toronto raptors 108-104.  the win gave the thunder a bigger gap between them and the pelicans who are also in the hunt for that last playoff spot in the west. westbrook, in three quarters already has the triple double secured.  that was his 7th of the season which is notably more than kevin durant has in his entire career.  of course, it's easier for a point guard to rack up double figures in assist than it is for slim forward.  but then again, it's easier for forwards to grab more rebounds than guards.  this is not going anywhere though.  so let's just say that both are pretty good at basketball but it's westbrook who is shining so bright right now.

thanks to dr. carlan yates' lack of confidence in his work, tyson chandler is back in the big easy. yay! dr. yates performed the surgery on tyson chandler's big left toe last april 2007. and when the trade was made, yates, the thunder's team physician decided that the risk of re-injuring the toe is great and so advised the team to rescind the trade. i guess chris wilcox was devastated that he will not be playing alongside chris paul and david west. wilcox is now on his way to join the knicks after the thunder traded him for malik rose.

the knicks are so dramatic. they pulled the trigger on two trades already this day, the trade deadline. after receiving larry hughes from the bulls, they will now add chris wilcox to their roster after trading malik rose for him. chris wilcox would surely have loved to play with cp3...but after the thunder rescinded the tyson chandler trade, i think new york and its run and gun style would have to do for him. mabe he could be a david lee lite kinda guy.

it's done. the oklahoma city thunder secured the services of tyson chandler. in return, the hornets will receive chris wilcox, joe smith, and the rights to devon hardin, the 50th draft pick in the 2008 draft. upon learning of the news, i was crushed. c'mon jeff bower! tyson chandler is your main low post enforcer. why trade him away now when we took the battle-tested spurs to 7 games last year? can't you wait until summer? although sad to see tyson go, i still have faith in jeff bower. i hope he's not thinking about tanking this season. also, i would like to see him make a move in the next few days to scure the service of a big man to replace tyson chandler. i don't know what chris paul thinks about this trade but i'm sure that he's not too thrilled.