Alright. With the world economy tanking like Edmund Fitzgerald and the resurgence of piracy (not napster) as a world issue, don't you think its time for a little levity? Lets get real. This is the best time of year to be a professional sports fan. The intensity and drama of playoff basketball and hockey, the promise of a new baseball season are enough to captivate even the most passive fan. Even if you watch sportscentre to catch a glimpse of Jennifer Hedger's neckline (to that end what ever happened to Hazel Mae?) there is no denying the how fun professional sports is right now.
I hate to be a sheep on this one but a Laker’s/Cav’s finals is all but official.
However. I have never seen a title so easily awarded to a franchise. The whole thing seems like the Clevland Cavalier’s to lose. My question is this… Don’t they have to win the requisite 16 games before they are awarded the title? To many analysts, the team’s victory and the subsequent confirmation of Lebron James as the crowned King of the NBA seem to be foregone conclusions. I am not saying that the Cav’s won’t win. Rather, they still need to earn it.
Whats on my mind right now is of course the NBA playoffs and its lack of competitive and compelling matchups. Even those with a semblance of excitement (See Houston/Portland) leave the winners as relatively easy fodder for the West’s dominant franchise.
On the other hand, the Bulls and Celtics are making me bite my tongue. For once a dominating Boston team is being asked to earn their victories by a fiery young Bull’s franchise. Playing without Kevin Garnett has dialed up the requisite intensity for Boston. Be sure to watch the EPIC battle at point guard between Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo.
I’m starting to believe that the NBA post-season really is where amazing happens.
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