Can Lebron Pull it Off? Even if he can't, Who cares!

I wasn't the only one who desperately wanted Lebron James and his Cavaliers as the Eastern Conference representatives in the NBA Finals. The idea of "Deeee-troit Basketbaaaall" ringing in my ears every time Tayshaun Prince draws a charge against Tim Duncan's flailing elbows makes me sick to my stomach.

The fact that I have to watch The Spurs is ALMOST enough reason not to watch the finals at all.

They are as good as they are boring to watch. I know that I am not breaking new ground with that statement but as much as the NBA figureheads HATE the fact that their players portray an image transcendent of the Boyz in the Hood, they have to hate it even more that when a team, like the Spurs, comes along and portrays the type of image that they desire. A clean, fundamental team that features a player who is about to marry the star of their TV networks highest watched program. But the only problem is that NO one tunes in to watch. There is a solution to this quandary that has been haunting the NBA the last few years. Promote a player with a clean image that can can jump over the barn (see above), and can take over a game at any time.

Now people will most likely watch to see if he can deliver the types of performances that men called Michael, Magic and Larry once brought into our living rooms. He showed in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals that he was more than capable of putting on a show, but can he do it against the Spurs? After watching Game 1 of the finals, no, probably not. He played like how the autistic kid who hit six 3 pointers in a high school game has played in every OTHER game of his life.



I'm just playin, this kid is the MAN. But you gotta smell what I'm steppin in. I know what your thinking, Your right I didn't have to make a crack about some kid with autism. But put all seriousness aside, this kid must have been a turnover machine in practice, just like Lebron was in Game 1.

We all know that there are at the least 3 more games in the Finals. In my estimation probably 5 more games. I expect Cleveland to win Games 3 and 5 at home. In those home games Lebron will "Dunc on Duncan" 1-3 times. Like any and most sports fans, when my favorite team isn't playing in these championship games, then all I want is action. I could care less who actually wins. I just want hard-played, exciting competition that elicits the same emotion out of me that I get when I double down on a soft 11 in blackjack.

Give the fan some close games down the stretch that aren't decided by the refs or by points at the charity stripe. Give the fan a reason to like the NBA when their favorite team isn't playing. Give the fan a reason to watch the games. Because after all we all don't tune in to see what type of outfit Eva is wearing, although I don't mind when the camera cuts to her 1-3 times a game.