NBA Finals Musings

Whomever said that the Cavs/Lakers dream series would be the only thing worth watching- they are wrong. This finals has been entertaining, and the Magic actually have a chance of beating the Lakers (they won't). But the Cavs would have no business with the Lakers.

1. The Magic are a legit powerhouse in the East, and are here to stay. With Dwight "make me my own vitamin water commercial" Howard anchoring the middle and Hedo and Lewis bombing threes, they'll have the youthfulness and dominant player necessary to win the East yearly. The Cavs and Celtics better upgrade their teams, or else they won't taste the Finals anytime soon.

2. Rafter Alston is better than Jameer Nelson. I can't stand the analysts who declare that the magic is Jameer Nelson's team. They say this only because he was an all-star this year before getting hurt. But this is Superman's team. You could put the little annoying kid from the Lebron/Kobe commercials at point guard, and he'd get 10 and 7 every night. Alston isn't as good a shooter, but Skip to my Lou has the "Cota Flota" in the lane that is lethal. He's the better player in the playoffs and overall.

3. Kobe has the same demeanor on the court as MJ.

I know I know I know. "Does that mean he's better than MJ?" No. Not yet. And probably won't ever be. He'll always have had more talented teams than MJ. But on the court, he keeps calm even when they are down. He drives to the basket late in games to get to the line (b/c he knows he'll get the calls). He knows when to take over a game, and knows how to out work and outsmart great defenders (see Shane Battier and even Michael Pietrus). The Black Mamba isn't eh best player in the game (that'd be LeBron), but mentally he kills teams in the 4th quarter, and thats why I'd rather have him on my team than LeBron.

I hope Catherine Zeta Jones knocks on my door and asks me for a phone make-over. That'd make these finals even better!