I'm a basketball fan.
I'm even a basketball fan that enjoys the NBA.
Examination of the aforementioned pair of sentences might lead one to think that I'm excited about the NBA Finals, which have just begun play this evening. Alas, such a conclusion should not be jumped to. If the series to decide the NBA's champion for the 2009-2010 season involved the Cavs, the Suns, or any of about 25 other NBA franchises, I'd be watching the games with great interest. Instead, we see the Lakers and the Celtics match up in a rematch of the 2008 finals.
Why don't I like the match up? Let's count 10 ways...
1. Kobe Bryant's ego.
2. Paul Pierce's alma mater.
3. Phil Jackson's hypocrisy.
4. Shannon Brown's hideous performance in the 2010 dunk contest.
5. Rasheed Wallace's attitude.
6. The fact that the "Laker" nickname makes no sense in Los Angeles.
7. The fact that Nate Robinson refuses to wear a leprechaun hadt while sitting on the bench.
8. Kobe Bryant (again)
9. The fact that the Grizzles gift-wrapped Pau Gasol for the Lakers, getting absolutely nothing in return for him.
10. The face that Celtic legend "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison (average nearly 7 points per game in the 1994-1995 season) is in no way involved in this series.
Lousy basketball.
I'm even a basketball fan that enjoys the NBA.
Examination of the aforementioned pair of sentences might lead one to think that I'm excited about the NBA Finals, which have just begun play this evening. Alas, such a conclusion should not be jumped to. If the series to decide the NBA's champion for the 2009-2010 season involved the Cavs, the Suns, or any of about 25 other NBA franchises, I'd be watching the games with great interest. Instead, we see the Lakers and the Celtics match up in a rematch of the 2008 finals.
Why don't I like the match up? Let's count 10 ways...
1. Kobe Bryant's ego.
2. Paul Pierce's alma mater.
3. Phil Jackson's hypocrisy.
4. Shannon Brown's hideous performance in the 2010 dunk contest.
5. Rasheed Wallace's attitude.
6. The fact that the "Laker" nickname makes no sense in Los Angeles.
7. The fact that Nate Robinson refuses to wear a leprechaun hadt while sitting on the bench.
8. Kobe Bryant (again)
9. The fact that the Grizzles gift-wrapped Pau Gasol for the Lakers, getting absolutely nothing in return for him.
10. The face that Celtic legend "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison (average nearly 7 points per game in the 1994-1995 season) is in no way involved in this series.
Lousy basketball.
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