(In a very monotone mumble) It’s amazing, so amazing, so amazing, so amazing, it’s amazing…
I don’t know how David Stern did it, but somehow he managed to get one of Kanye West’s THE worst songs ever made, into a number one hit in just a few weeks, but I digress…
Welcome to the inaugural posting of “D way i C it”…still working on the title. Anyway, the obvious topic of this post must be the NBA Playoffs which begin tonight. Everyone knows that the only way for any self respecting sports writer to gain respect or credibility in this field is not through investigative stories or exclusive interviews, but by predictions, and they have to be right!
For me, it is simply, and painfully put: Lakers in 7
For those of you who don’t know me, I hate the Lakers, and more specifically, Kobe Bryant, with a fiery passion. Don’t get me wrong, I respect him as a player and competitor, but there is just something about him as a person I can’t get past. Maybe it is the Colorado incident, maybe it’s the fact that he is allowed to elbow other players in the face at will, or maybe it’s because he is #24 (“One over Jordan” if I may quote Kanye again). With that said, you can understand how hard it must have been for me to choose the Lakers to win it all.
I came to this conclusion after laying in bed for hours Tuesday night trying to think of a way the Magic could win, but there is none. Rashard Lewis is my X-Factor in this series. Kobe will get his 25-40 a night, and Dwight will get atleast three 20-20 games cause Pau and Bynum combined can’t guard him. Lewis (6’10” 230 lbs.) on the other hand, is to big for Ariza (6’8″, 210 lbs.) to guard, and to fast for Odom (6’11” 245 lbs.) to guard.
Lewis however, has no answer for what the Celtics and The Media have done to Kobe in the past year. If Kobe doesn’t win this championship, he will go down in history as the single biggest underachiever ever! “Can’t win without a big man/Shaq,” they’ll say. “Doesn’t trust his teammates,” they’ll write. “More focused on his own legacy and stats rather than the teams performance,” they’ll accuse. And he won’t be able to deny any of them. This post is proof of everything I just said too. I’m not talking about the Lakers, I’m talking about Kobe, because that’s all that will truly matter after that fourth W is tallied, no matter which team claims it.
Obviously I believe the Magic have what it takes to steal this series though, given the opportunity. It’s very hard to take a series to 7 games and not have a chance, but it’s not impossible (see round 2 verse the Rockets…7 games, but the Rockets never had a prayer). It’s just too hard to pick a 3-point shooting team over such a well-rounded, deep team like the Lakers.
Well, this is where I end this introductory post, sometimes I forget that other people read this and I need to stop myself before I begin to ramble (to badly). Comments, questions, agree, disagree…LET ME KNOW!!! I’m here for you! There is nothing I love more in life than debating sports with people, so comment on here and let me know what you want me to talk about next post! Thanks for reading!
Daniel J Cook
P.S. It IS ok that LeBron didn’t shake hands or talk to the media. Just cause he’s the face of the Cavs/NBA/all that is right in the world doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to be upset!
Complete unbias does not exist . . . but I'm as close as it comes! 