After 28 straight days of NBA postseason action, with series schedules oddly staggered for maximum television exposure, the playoffs are taking a day off on Saturday. Now, your first inclination might be to ask, Why today? Why take a day off when the Spurs and Hornets played Game 6 on Thursday yet won't play Game 7 until the following Monday?Well, the answer is simple. The NBA is taking a breather to let its sister league, the WNBA, take center stage on the day of its season tip-off.
Which is a decision that is identical to the play of Hornets hustle player Ryan Bowen: noble but flawed.
