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The good thing:::one of ya's would end up with the other 28 of us in last place.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/B...-Finals-020111Celtics, Spurs play the right way
Mitch Lawrence
Fox Sports
With all due respect to David Stern, Pat Riley, Miami’s Big Three, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, everybody at ABC and the millions of NBA fans who are dying to see a Miami Heat-L.A. Lakers Finals, we’ve got a better championship series waiting for you in June.
Boston-San Antonio.
That’s right, Celtics versus Spurs.
What’s that, if you’re forced to watch those two teams, you won’t need Sominex to help you get some sleep?
Sure, Boston-San Antonio wouldn’t have the glitz or glamour of a Lakers-Heat Finals and the first-ever June showdown between Kobe and LeBron. We have to admit, we’re rooting for that matchup because we’d like to see at least one Finals pitting the game’s top two players. As far as sheer entertainment goes, who wouldn’t want to see Lakers-Heat, especially with a lockout looming only a few weeks after they put the balls away for the season?
So we understand, a series putting the Celtics’ Big Three against the Spurs’ Big Three would not have the sizzle of a Heat-Laker series or the astronomical TV ratings.
But if the two teams currently leading the East and West — and who, incidentally, are showing no signs of letting up — were to meet in June, it would bring a smile to the faces of all the basketball junkies who aren’t carried away by the drama and daily soap operas surrounding the Lakers and Heat.
Who isn’t sick of the Heat by now? If you’re tired of Phil Jackson winning rings, who wouldn’t want to see him denied a fourth three-peat as he heads off into the sunset?
Yes, the NBA would lose the casual fan if Boston plays San Antonio. We can live with that. But there would still be lots of fans who appreciate the unselfish team concept of Boston and San Antonio, along with their strong defensive play, who would love to see these two franchises in their first-ever Finals showdown.
Compared to L.A. and Miami, the Celtics and Spurs don’t have any of the top superstars in the sport. At this stage, there isn’t even one player from Boston or San Antonio who would even crack the list of top 10 players in the league. Yet, there would be plenty of star power to give us one of the best Finals in recent years.
Above all, the team would be the star, rather than the individual. Wouldn’t that be refreshing?
But here’s what Boston-San Antonio would give us: A series pitting two grizzled future Hall of Famers in Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. That matchup wouldn’t bore anybody. How about Rajon Rondo, the NBA’s top assist man and perhaps its best playmaker, running the floor against Tony Parker? Not shabby. Sure, these are two teams that don’t have anyone ranked in the top 20 in scoring. But does anyone think that there wouldn’t be any offense, at all, if Paul Pierce and Manu Ginobili are on the floor? Throw in Ray Allen’s 3-point shooting and perhaps the last Finals fling for Shaquille O’Neal, along with Gregg Popovich’s quest for a fifth ring, while trying to deny Doc Rivers his second bling.
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The good thing:::one of ya's would end up with the other 28 of us in last place.
Thanks for posting, good read. I would love to see a spurs - celtics finals!
I'd take it too. I'd take a Spurs vs. anyone Finals, actually.
Spurs and Celtics would honestly be an epic FINALS matchup. I'd also love to see the Spurs destroy the Heat...
Celtics would win that series. Defense against offense, defense always wins.
Great Articles Duncan228, keep em coming!
I've been wanting to see a Spurs-Celtics Finals since Boston acquired both KG and Ray. Imagine all the matchups...Rondo vs. Parker, Manu vs. Ray, Pierce vs. RJ, TD vs. KG, Blair vs. Big Baby.....
The more appropriate match up is Manu vs Pierce. Pierce is more of the playmaker/Celtics analog to Manu. Ray Allen is a billionaire's Gary Neal, possibly better.
Ginobili vs Pierce
KG vs Duncan
Rondo vs Parker
Gary Neal vs Ray Allen (really, I'm sorry to insult someone of Ray's caliber by comparing him to Gary Neal. Believe me I'm not taking Ray's skill for granted, I know how ridiculously good he is, but this is the most analogous match up we have. Obviously Ray is just laughably superior to Gary Neal)
Or maybe RJ vs Ray Allen? RJ does shoot more 3s this year. Eh...maybe not.
Blair vs Big Baby
The gay sissified David Stern will do everything possible to see that his love child, Jamie Lebra, gets himself a ring finally. As everyone knows Jamie needs outside help to get a ring. David Stern will kneel down and kiss Jamie's ring in front of the world. So our Spurs and the Celtics will have to play superior bball to overcome the crap out of NBA headquarters who want the annointed one to get annointed this season! So I say to with little David Stern and his lover Jamie Lebra (sorry HarlemHeat but Sternie loves Jamie more than you do).
that was pretty good, and I agree that that series would be awesome..and extremely nerve-racking.
Most definitely nerve-racking. Just imagine being up by 2 with less than ten seconds to go? With ray allen in the game...scary.
Remember when Bowen would guard Allen? Miss you Bruce
How are these 2 boring teams. I don't get it, are writers just complete re s these days? I'm not even going to explain why these 2 teams aren't boring. What would be boring is cavs vs kings.What’s that, if you’re forced to watch those two teams, you won’t need Sominex to help you get some sleep?
Everybody but Garnett plays the right way. What a fake arrogance that loudmouth carries around. I don't think there's ever been a more annoying player ever. Then you have that whiner Ray Allen - mama duet....I'm not into the Celtics.
Neal's rape squares that.
Sneaking in again, uh?
Or you got a daily pass since we play the Lakeshow?
I'm thinkin' about relocating, El.Sneaking in again, uh?
Or you got a daily pass since we play the Lakeshow?
It's a calmer place here, you just gotta dot the i's and cross the t's so you don't get on The Queen's bad side.
The Princess does indeed run a taut ship.
A more adorable bundle just doesn't exist.
Not at all, just put Bruce on him.......
Oh wait a minute.
We left Allen alone in Game 7 and he himself.
He wouldn't be your death knell.
Kendrick Perkins....
& Daddy too. He gets that far he'd be a driven human being.
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