After a long and eventful season of basketball filled with plenty of intrigue and drama, and one that saw a number of new stars being born before our eyes, it finally comes down to the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs – two of the very best teams in the league – to settle the score in the NBA Finals.
The Spurs, much like they did last season, are the experienced executioners, who almost never play the game the wrong way.
The Heat are in the Finals for the third consecutive season, but the road was nowhere near as easy for them as it was for the Spurs, due in part to the mysteriously ongoing-issues of Dwyane Wade’s knee, as well as the overall inconsistent play of Chris Bosh.
Also of note is the fact that LeBron James faces the team that dominated him in the Finals half a decade ago, when he simply did not have enough help from his Cavaliers teammates to win a single game. Of course, LeBron has become a much more assertive player since then (which is pretty scary given how good he was back then ,too).
The biggest advantage the Heat have over the Spurs is homecourt advantage. They have only lost twice at home in the postseason, and had the second best home record of 37-4 in the regular season. Being the best team prior to the playoffs sure has its perks when you come this far.
So whose series is this for the taking? That’s the question President Barack Obama presented us with on Tuesday night:
If you want to see a breakdown on the series, be sure to check out why Chris Sheridan is picking the Spurs in 7.
The most notable responses to Obama’s question came from David Robinson and Micky Arison, who obviously picked their respective teams to win it all:
Thursday can’t come soon enough.
It’s so comforting to know the Prez of the United States is spending so much time pandering to his constituency, and so little time putting out the fires of one outrageous scandal after another happening right underneath his nose.
You know tweets take like 15 seconds, right?
Really? Gee, thanks for the knowledge, I had absolutely no idea. I’ve been spending all my deep thinking brain time being mesmerized by the guy’s NCAA tournament bracket.
First of all, BO didn’t spend anytime writing those remarks. It was done by his staff. All actual BO tweets are followed by a “BO”.
2nd, there are no scandals in Washingtion, just Republican trumped up Controversies to try to distract attention from what really needs to get done in Washington. The Economy is turning around thanks to the policies that are in place (could have been quicker, if not so much obstruction), but we need to be talking about having a GRAND BARGAIN, Immigration reform, Gun Safety, Jobs, Jobs, etc.
Even the Internal problem in the independent IRS may not be what it seems. The Tea Party IS POLITiCAL and most of those organizations didn’t deserve tax exempt status. They want to overthrow the current government. There were so many of them applying, that IRS did the right thing, but should have been more Subtle with how they handled it. The truth will eventually come out, but Democrats dislike the IRS as much as the Repubs.
Dude, get over yourself. If any of that nonsense was a true ‘scandal’ you might have a shred of credibility, but in all reality the President is an American, a man and a sports fan. I think it’s great that we have someone in office that can be a ‘regular guy’ sometimes. Better than some stuffy old legacy in a suit.