For those of you who have been avidly watching the Playoffs, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I break this hilarious stuff down.
We’ve got two match-ups in the conference finals: Detroit vs. Boston, and San Antonio vs. Los Angeles.
The San Antonio vs. LA series has had major TV ratings since game 1, and has provided already some memorable plays from both sides. What’s funny is watching the Lakers push the crap out of the Spurs, forcing them to play at a more uptempo style for most of the series so far. This greatly upsets the Spurs, because the Spurs big 3 (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili) love to play at an excruciatingly slow tempo, passing the ball back and forth, sometimes not even to look for an open shot, but just to watch the ball travel through the air. There has certainly been a ton of whining and stunned faces coming from both Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan, especially after their team lost the first two games in LA. To me, this has actually been somewhat an entertaining series to watch. I stand by my previous prediction that the Lakers will win this series in 6 or 7 games.
Now, for the other series. The Pistons and Celtics first game received great TV ratings. The only problem is, now that people have realized just how grinding and slow this series is going to be, they have changed the channel to watch the “landscape channel” over these games. If ever there was a cure for severe cases of insomnia, this series would be it. With the exception of Rasheed Wallace, who’s constantly flipping out and losing his emotional control, I have not seen much whining or complaining from this match-up. I still believe the Celtics will win this series to face the Lakers in the Finals.
Be prepared, this year’s NBA Finals may very well be a flashback to the 1980′s, and if that happens, I hope that stars like Eddie Murphy, Kurt Russell, and Sylvester Stallone can be shown on the jumbo tron and recognized for their ’80′s movie star-ness.
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