I'm holding out hope for a miracle that perhaps this series will mark a turning point for the league. While the reality of the last decade or so in the league is that you can't win a championship without at least a good defense, this is really the first time I can remember that two teams known primarily as defensive teams have gone to the finals. My great hope is that the average fans who will watch the finals no matter who is playing will be exposed to the kind of basketball that we in SA and Detroit love so much and will learn to like it too. And that in the process of watching defense win one of these teams yet another championship that some of the assclowns in management in the NBA will sit up and say, "Hey, that doesn't look so damn hard. Maybe I could make our players do that too!"

I HAVE A DREAM!

Oh yeah, and ABC. I'm thrilled, THRILLED, that my favorite team (really my favorite two) are going to cost their sorry asses some serious money. And watching Stern try to not cry while he hands the trophy over? Priceless.