Paradox Alley  by Jeff Fogle 22. January 2011 00:49  You'd think
that when everyone was rested and focused, the best NBA teams
would crush the worst teams given the talent disparities from
top to bottom. And, you'd think that when everyone playing
tonight was playing again tomorrow night, the tendency to save
energy would lead to tighter scoring margins. Why go all out to
win big when you have to come right back the next night and play
again? Do what it takes to grind out a victory and take care of
business.  Let me take you on a brief stroll down Paradox Alley.
Several days ago I talked about the importance of emphasizing
"double hermit" games on the schedule. Those are matchups where
BOTH teams didn't play the night before, and don't play the
night after either. The game sits like a hermit on the calendar
for BOTH teams. It's as clean a test as you're going to get
because there are no fatigue issues, and no distractions.
Monday's holiday schedule saw nine double hermit games. The
final victory margins in