I have been watching both the NBA and NHL playoffs this year and the NHL playoffs have been much more exciting than usual , while the NBA playoffs have been much more boring than usual. Not even my compulsion for Sports Betting can save my enthusiasm for the NBA playoffs. I guess if a Kobe-Lebron NBA finals were to happen, I would return to my NBA betting ways.

The highlight for this NHL playoff season so far has to be RW Scott Walker of the Carolina Hurricanes. First he KOs Bruins D-man Aaron Ward in Game 5 of their western-conference semifinals.  Personally  I don't think this was a sucker punch. Ward had his arms at his sides while Walker grabbed his sweater and cocked his right fist.

Then for 2 games every red-blooded Bruins fan was wanting retribution and bloodshed. I dont blame them. But the hockey gods had something else in mind.

Game over. Series Over. Who cares what any "American" sports commentator says about fighting in hockey,you have to give props to a game where players grow ugly beards, throw their bodies around without hesitation and if a line is crossed they drop their gloves to protect their own. Every NHL player knows its all business come playoff time, that is why every NHL playoff series ends in a handshake and a "job well done" pat on the back.

Now lets turn to the NBA playoffs:

• Derek Fisher body checks Luis Scola = Flagerent 2 + ejection + 1 game suspension for Fisher
• Rafer Alston slaps Eddie House upside his head = technical foul + 1 game suspension for Alson
• Kobe Bryant elbows Ron Artest = a private call from Stu Jackson about his future in the NBA (currently just a conspiracy theory)

Now imagine if everyone involved in the above was able to play on without fallout from the referees or the league. Now that would be a series to watch.

Other suggestions for David Stern:

• Add games played outdoors on the black top with a chain netting instead of the mesh.
• If a player wants to be considered for the MVP award he must enter the slam dunk contest.
• Every team must have 1 goon/enforcer type on the squad.
• Add a penalty box. Instead of ejecting a player, lets give him a timeout.