In two rather surprising coaching moves this week, the Charlotte Bobcats have fired Mike Dunlap and the Cleveland Cavaliers are bringing back Mike Brown.

Dunlap only lasted one season with the Bobcats, going 21-61, the second worst record in the league behind Orlando. Despite Charlotte’s awful performance this year, I disagree with the decision to let Dunlap go.

Funny enough, I had my doubts about the decision to hire Dunlap in the first place because of his lack of NBA and head coaching experience. But the Bobcats picked him because they saw some potential in his ability to develop players. If that is what you are going for then you cannot just fire someone after one year. The team and their coach need time to grow, time to gel and time to improve.

Charlotte’s winning percentage this season was better than it was last year. They are getting (a little bit) better so let Dunlap keep going until they start getting worse.

This move reportedly came after exit interviews with the Bobcat players, some of whom gave negative reviews of Dunlap’s performance. I do understand that if a coach does not have the respect and appreciation of his team, then that is going to cause problems, so it makes sense in that regard.

It is still a very unfortunate situation that he had to be let go so soon.

As for where the Bobcats go from here, that is going to be a tough one. I am assuming Phil Jackson does not want the job.

Charlotte needs a strong-willed coach, someone who can get them to not act like the worst team in the NBA. They need someone who can come in and quickly earn their respect and get them playing like a team. I am not sure if the right guy is out there right now, and, if he is, if he would even want the job. But the Bobcats really just need to pick someone and commit to him long term. Give him a chance to shine.

The Phoenix Suns have opted to change course a year after losing Steve Nash and finishing in last place in the Western Conference. The organization has been lost in the woods even in those last years with Nash playing point guard, but moving on and moving forward has been difficult.

The organization fired coach Alvin Gentry midway through the season after he went 13-28. Now they have fired general manager Lance Blanks, putting Phoenix's future on a path for complete change.

The Suns announced that Blanks would be relieved of his duties Monday and that the organization would be moving on from him and likely from his selection for the interim coach Lindsey Hunter. Phoenix will likely have new leaders captaining this ship.

It is just the destination that seems so difficult to figure out.

Phoenix is in a bad spot right now. A team mixed with veterans and some disappointing young players. A team without a proven star and with a high draft pick in a bad draft (at least at the top). The Suns are going to have to bankroll another bad year just to get back to contention and probably find a coach patient enough to get through it.

I really do not have any words for this video you are about to watch of Heat's Chris Bosh and an animated show titled “Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse!”

From a scepter made of a puppy, a wolfman smoking a "pipe," floating bacon over a volcano, the "Evil Internet" to Mike Miller being possessed by a mystic wolfman.

Yeah, I am still trying to wrap my head around what I saw. In the end, all I can say is if you have the urge to see something completely random, insane, nutty and trippy, then this is for you.

Enjoy and watch your IQ drop a few points.

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Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat: Game 2

-     First time you need to make a choice about which playoff game you watch. Starting with this one, but guessing how I think it will go, I assume most of my attention will go to Celtics/Knicks.

-     The Heat are giving off the same vibe they did during the latter part of their long win streak. It seems like they feel they don’t need to try for the first three quarters because they can just hit the gas in the fourth and put teams away.

-     That strategy works fine against the Bucks. It will not work in the Eastern Conference Finals or the NBA Finals, but I am sure the Heat know that. Right now, it is probably just hard to get pumped for lesser competition.

-     So the Bucks lose by double digits when Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis play great. When Jennings and Ellis struggle and other players step up, they still lose by double digits. Simplified: The Bucks need the best game from everyone in the lineup to even make it close with the Heat.

-     Time for the Bucks to win four straight (according to Brandon Jennings).

To read Kyle's thoughts from tonight's other two games, click after the jump.

 Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets
Game 2 (1-0 DEN) -- 10:30 p.m./TNT

It was kind of weird to watch. Andre Miller with the ball in his hands. In 2013. With a chance to win a Playoff game.

This was not Utah and Michael Doleac and Keith Van Horn were not walking through the locker room door for support. Who thought Doleac and Van Horn would get any mention in 2013?!

The truth is, Andre Miller has had a long and successful career. He has been extremely consistent throughout his career and have found a way to extend his career again and again. And yet he has never been out of the first round. The last time his team won anything of import, he was with Van Horn and Doleac at Utah taking the Utes to the NCAA Tournament in 1999.

That was a long time ago. So when Miller had the game on his shoulders, he got to the basket and scored to give the Nuggets a win and avoid a loss at home in an unthinkable way. The 38-3 homestanding Nuggets are still tough to beat at home.

Adjustments have to be made though. The Warriors will need Stephen Curry to step up and a superstar, playing with more efficiency. He is not likely to shoot that poorly again. The Nuggets need to defend better and work harder to secure the glass, particularly with the Warriors playing without David Lee for the rest of the postseason.

But in that Game One, Golden State proved that as a lower seed it can hang with Denver and can possibly make a series of this. Of course, the Warriors do not have homecourt advantage and need to win one game in Denver at least. Golden State may have let that opportunity slip Saturday. Now with some of the nerves perhaps gone, the time to strike must be now.

With the game tied at 91 in Game 2 between the Clippers and Grizzlies, the Clippers had eight second to make a shot or head into overtime against a feisty Memphis squad that wasn't backing down.

So who do the Clippers turn to when they need a bucket? Jamal Crawford? Blake Griffin? Chauncey Billups? Nope, try Chris Paul.

Paul caught the ball way beyond the 3-point arch and guarded by one of the best defenders in the league, Tony Allen, when he went right to the rim to put the nail in the coffin for Memphis and allowed Los Angeles to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series as it shifts to Memphis for Game 3.

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Chicago Bulls/Brooklyn Nets: Game 2

-       The line for this game was Brooklyn -5. The line for Game 1 was Brooklyn -4.5. The beat down the Nets gave the Bulls in the first game was only enough to move the line a half a point. I guess that shows you that Vegas thinks the Bulls will have a much better showing. I have $10 that disagrees.

-       If Brook Lopez can make his outside shot consistently, he has a very bright future ahead of him.

-       Reggie Evans is annoying in a very comical way. His two purposes in life are to get under the skin of his opponents and rebound.

-       Sad that everyone who spent the last couple of days writing about how awesome Deron Williams is (myself included) now has to write some sort of retraction.

-       Finally we get a road win. I lost my $10.

Memphis Grizzlies/Los Angeles Clippers: Game 2

J.R. Smith played in 80 games for the New York Knicks this year and never started once. No matter who was injured, Smith came off the bench.

Before the season started, Smith told coach Mike Woodson that he should be starting, but Woodson stood firm.

The decision paid off.

Today J.R. Smith is being rewarded for accepting his role as a non-starter, winning the KIA Sixth Man of the Year award.

Smith thrived all season coming off the bench. He still managed to play 33.5 minutes and score 18.1 points per game, good enough for second on the team behind NBA scoring champion Carmelo Anthony. Smith also added 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Smith had to beat out some pretty tough competition for the award. Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green and several others all put in some pretty solid seasons, but in the end Smith was surely the most impressive.

The Knicks have put together a great season with two guys who truly LOVE to shoot the ball. You would think that might cause some problems but when both Smith and Anthony are on their game, New York looks pretty unbeatable.

Smith probably would not have won the award if it were not for a strong push in the latter part of the season. During the Knicks’ 13-game winning streak that went from March to April, Smith averaged 23.2 points per game and scored over 30 in three straight games. He picked up the slack for the team when Anthony missed some time with injury and is a big reason why the Knicks were able to secure the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

Now Smith and the Knicks have to focus on getting past the Boston Celtics in their first-round playoff series. If they can do that, they have looming matchups with the Indiana Pacers (most likely) and Miami Heat (most likely). Smith is going to be a big part of New York’s success from here on out, but you can bet, no matter what happens, he’ll still be coming off the bench.

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The Thunder won Game 1 of their opening playoff series versus the Rockets 120-91 and to add insult to injury, Russell Westbrook decided to make Patrick Beverly look absolutely silly.

In the third quarter, Beverly caught himself one-on-one with Westbrook and the moment you saw Russell start to dance with the ball, you knew something awful for Patrick was going to happen and something eye-popping was going to happen for the fans to enjoy.

Check out Westbrook breaking Beverly's ankles (h/t The NBA Mistress) and make him look silly on a drive to the rim. Though he got called for the offensive foul, it was still great to watch.

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If the haters were talking yesterday, D-Will shut them right up

If Deron Williams has not directly addressed the many criticisms he has heard since heading to the Nets from the Jazz a few years ago, then he is probably lying.

Countless writers, beat reporters, and fans alike have been incessant in ripping the franchise point guard for a perceived "letting-up" that Deron was blasted for as he made the tough transition from playoff team (Jazz) to a former cellar-dweller (Nets). In the 67 games D-Will played in New Jersey with the Nets right after the trade (in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons), he shot just under 40 percent from the field, a far contrast from the brisk 44 percent he has put up so far in Brooklyn.

Also, Deron's turnovers have cut drastically from last year to this one. A demonstration of this: He committed 219 turnovers in 55 games (1999 minutes) in the 2011-12 campaign. This season, 218 in 78 games (2842 minutes). 843 more minutes, 1 LESS turnover.

Even more than the marked difference in field goal percentage, the drastic cut in turnovers by Deron has shown just how much better he has been this season than he has been the last two.

That improvement has been apparent in the 78 games he has played in 2012-13, shooting significantly better this season from the field, from three-point range, and from the free-throw line and averaging one full turnover less per 36 minutes than he did in 2011-12.