The NBA Finals

Welcome to the Big Show... I apologize for the long hiatus but I have been out of the country. .. ( That and I have been trying to avoid all NBA fans after game 7 of the Celtics magic Series..) I just want to remind everyone that the Boston Celtics are still the NBA Champs...

It is finally here.. The NBA Finals... I have never dreaded any NBA Finals more in my life. Who Do I root for?? I hate both teams .. First off my father has raised me to hate all things purple and gold... Second, have I mentioned that I hate Kobe Bryant ?? ( I have .. Oh Good ) On the other hand if the Magic win this series I will never hear the end of it from my rival , Michael Wegh.. How do I explain this ??? AH .. Remember in 2000 when the Yankees played the Mets in the World Series... The Mets who had suffered for so long had finally gotten to the world series and those insufferable Met fans would not shut up... For all of us Yankee fans ( Who by the way rest comfortably in first place) the horror of Met fans celebrating at our expense was more important then the Yankees actually winning... Thank God that worked out well... So to summarize I hate both teams ( and Kobe) .. The only way that I will be happy is if the series gets canceled because both teams come up with Swine Flu.. ( Keep your fingers crossed)

So who will win???

The Lakers are clearly the favorite here.. They have the best player in the series... ( No not Sasha Vuyajic) Kobe Bryant ..Better known as the Alleged Rapist.. They have the home court advantage.. ( Even though they Staples Center often sounds like a grave yard.. ) But most importantly in this series is they can match up with the Magic..


The Magic's major advantage in the past two rounds was the mismatches they were able to create with Rashard Lewis and Hedo Torkoglu.. Although both those players are overpaid and overrated ( Suck on that Michael) They created mismatches for the Celtics and the Cavs... Both teams did not have 6 foot ten guys who can guard Lewis on the perimeter and in the post... The Celtics could put Glen ( I will be overpaid this summer ) Davis on Lewis in the post but then he would blow by him.. The Cavs could put Varejao on him in the post but not on the perimeter.. The Lakers do not have that problem .. They have the two guys in the league who could stay with Lewis and Hedo without creating mismatches.. Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza.. Both of those guys are pretty solid on defense and can neutralize Lewis and Hedo so they do not dominate the games...

So how will Orlando score??? Well in the regular season they used Jameer Nelson's speed to penetrate and he got them a lot of points.. If he plays and is healthy they can score and keep up with the Lakers... If not, a lot of the scoring load is going to lie on Dwight Howard. The question is can Howard carry the load and get 30 or so points a game for the series... Personally I don't think he can.. His offensive game is still raw and a lot of his points are created by penetration from the guards and through offensive rebounds... You have to expect the Lakers to pound Gasol and Odom inside early in games and try to draw fouls... If Howard can prove me wrong and show that he can be the focal point of the offense for an entire series then the Magic have a chance... One thing that is on Howard's side is that Gasol is a complete WOOS and will probably move out of the way and let Howard dunk so he does not chip a nail...




On the other side of the ball.. The Lakers have a major mismatch.. The Alleged Rapist will destroy JJ ( I am not in Duke anymore) Redick if Stan Van lets him guard him.. The Magic would be smart to put Michael Pietrus in the game for close to 40 minutes and hope that he can guard Kobe a little bit.. Beside for Kobe the Lakers other major strength is supposed to be there bench.. Not really the case any more.. The Magic's bench with a capable backup center in Gortat and Pietrus and now with Nelson can match up favorably with Bynum , Farmar , and Vuyajic .. If the Magic can slow down Kobe, who by the way has been playing ball non stop for like 18 months straight and like 220 games with out a day off, they have a real chance... ( 2008 season-- 100 games .. Olympics -- 2009 season 100 games )

Ultimately I think this series is going to be more entertaining then people think.. Everybody wanted to see Kobe vs Lebron but this series may be closer ( I would have picked Cavs in 5. ) ... Throughout the entire playoffs we have seen good story lines but not such great games.. Aside from the Chicago Boston series,the games have been slowed by senile refs.. I think this series may be a little more entertaining then people think.. Except the scores to be in the 100's and close games..

Hopefully the series will be canceled by Swine Flu but if not...

Lakers in 6

Aside from the Preview and predictions I had some emails come in about the NBA Playoffs.. So I figured I would let you in on them..

Shaquille from Phoenix writes...

Hey Big Show... Who the hell am I supposed to root for in this finals... I hate both teams too.. If Kobe wins the title without me I won't be able to make fun of him anymore... If the Magic win then how will I be able to make fun of Stan Van and D Howard ??

Shaq I feel your pain... First off .. Even if the Lakers win this year Kobe will still have been the second best player on those championship teams ..You know it and he knows it . He was the Scottie to your Michael.. The Parker to your Duncan.. And he may have raped someone ... As far as Stan Van goes... No matter how many titles he wins he will always look like a porn star...What I am trying to say to you Shaq is.. Root for the Swine Flu...

Lebron from Akron writes

Hey Big Show.. I missed my flight to the LA...should I just fly directly to New York??

Lebron .. It is not your fault that you missed the flight... It is management's fault.. Go in there and tell them that Ben Wallace and Zydrunas Ilgauskas are not NBA Centers.. This is not 2001... O and Please hold off on the show boating till after you will the title .. It makes you look bad.. One final thing.. Please Please don't go to New York.. Stay in Cleveland..

Daniel from Cambridge and Ezra from Brooklyn write..

Hey Big Show.. Tonight is game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals who you got to win tonight??

Manchester United..Wait..Uhh

Finally Michael from Brooklyn writes...

YO .. You suck ... The Celtics Suck.. Magic in 4.. I will never leave you alone if they win this series... Every day for a year you will receive a text....

I can not believe I am about to write this but .. Go Lakers

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