A truly entertaining NBA Playoff series came to a gefilte fish tasting end Monday night when the San Antonio Spurs once again used their WNBA style game plan to defeat the far superior, younger, better looking, non flopping New Orleans Hornets.
The Hornets simply couldn't get much going. Missed shots. Missed opportunities. And the Spurs continue to wreak havoc on great teams (every basketball fan should still be pissed about how they found every trick in the book to screw the Suns in last year's Conference Semifinals).
Granted, NOLA will have many more chances in the upcoming years. Their nucleus is young and improving at a freakishly rapid rate. Think CP3, Tyson Chandler and David West won't feel like they have something to prove next year?
With any luck, this is the precursor to the Spurs quick decline to a lottery bound franchise. Everyone is talking about a dynasty. But the reality is the Spurs really only have two legitimate Larry O'Brien Trophies. Their 1999 title doesn't count because it was during the lockout year, which might be the worst season in sports history. Last year's championship doesn't count either because they were aided by a crooked ref, Steve Nash's bloody nose and the morally reprehensible rule that kept Amare and Boris Diaw off the floor for game 5 of the conference semis.
If you consider yourself a true basketball enthusiast, you'll be pulling for the Lakers and Celtics respectively from each conference. This has nothing to do with reviving the Lakers/Celtics rivalry (let's face it: after the first two rounds, it's clear that this is Boston's lone shot at the title). Because although they're not nearly as irritating as the Spurs, the Detroit Pistons are a similarly bland team. The only thing the Pistons have going for them is Sheed - who is equal parts clown and impressive basketball talent. If anyone hasn't coined the phrase "It's just Sheed being Sheed", I'd like to lay claim to it.
Thankfully Cleveland is gone from the Playoffs. Now all that's left are the Spurs and the Pistons.
Having to suffer through up to 14 more games of Tim Duncan and his dead-behind-the-eyes demeanor, Manu Vaginobli and his flopping/whinging, Tony Parker Longoria and his Franglais, and Bruce Bowen(don't get me started) is surely enough to keep me away from the NBA until Seattle has new basketball team.
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