Playoff ratings way up....

[Gino]

So much for the whole "small market" theory.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4222827

Cleveland/Orlando was up 19 percent over Boston/Detroit.

LA/Denver was up 32 percent of LA/San Antonio.

Generally, I would give this playoffs a thumbs up. I think the LeBron/Kobe hype and the sense that Denver could actually beat the Lakers helped out.

[BUMP]

For true and intelligent basketball fans (like myself) a Magic/Laker Final intrigues you more than a Cavs/Lakers Final.

The Cavs are just a mini version of the Lakers. Kobe will equal out Lebron and the rest of the Cavs suck. Lakers would sweep them or win in 5. Cleveland doesnt match up well at all.

Orlando meanwhile has weapons all over the floor and they could definitely push the Lakers. I would much rather watch this series