We think we've got the problem solved. We make daily backups of the website just in case something happens that we just can't fix. Those backups I assumed were happening between 2am and 4am EST but they have been happening in British Summer Time (BST) which is 9pm here.
So, with the increased user load due to summer league games and the Bynum rumors, coupled with a 5 gig backup happening we crash and burn. The backup has been suspended for tonight to see if that is the major culprit of all our problems. If things run smoothly then we have our fix and I can start turning things back on.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Ben