Friday, June 15, 2007

HALF HEARTED CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER

If a Spur wins a championship and nobody's there to watch it, did they really win? I don't know why I just can't congratulate the Spurs on winning the championship, without feeling the need to tarnish it in some way.
All I want to talk about today is how injuries and suspensions kept the playoffs from being exciting. It is really a shame when the first round of the playoffs is more exciting and competitive than the NBA Finals. Has it been that long since every fan was gushing about how exciting it was to watch Golden State dismantle the Dallas Mavericks? Don Nelson's small ball completely threw Nowitzki for a loop, tarnishing his MVP award along the way.
Not only was that series fun, but I would go as far as to say that the Nuggets gave the Spurs a better run for their money in the first round than the Cavs did in the championship game. That's how loaded the Western Conference was this year. Any team from the West would have come out of the Eastern Conference this year to represent. With Dwayne Wade's injury, the Heat had no shot at defending their championship, as the rest of the Heat looked old. If Antoine Walker never shoots another ill-advised three pointer again, I can die in peace. The rest of the East looked no better.
With the top two picks going to Western Conference teams, parity among conferences seems to be far away, so once again we will have to tune in to the first 3 rounds of the Western Conference playoffs for some real fun. Imagine a Suns team without any suspended players and another big man that they traded Shawn Marion for going against the Spurs in a 7 game series. The Spurs will be a year older, but do not expect them to slow down. They are the best coached team in the game, and with Tony Parker running the point, the pace will still be pushed.
So here we go into another NBA offseason, where every team will be making changes that their fans will spin into title dreams. This is time for teams to sell tickets, so get ready for reports how Nazr Mohamed is the missing piece to a title or how the big signing of Vince Carter will put a team like the Bobcats into the finals. Good luck fans on keeping your heads above water, with all that is going to go on in the offseason.

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