Dre, I agree with you. Yes, everyone is happy again here. I really would love to see the Celts melt down but if you look at it, the Lakers players are now playing at maybe their true level. Odom has slid back, they are weak at guard, very weak at small forward and no Bynum on the front line. Personnel-wise, no it doesn't look like Kubchek did that great of a job.

Phil Jackson made an adjustment that stopped the Boston offense. If only our staff could have made such adjustments.

2008 finals ratings (and for comparative purposes the 2004 series)

1st game 8.7 - Lakers/Pistons 9.8
2nd game 8.5 - L/P 10.7
3rd game 9.2 - L/P 10.5

Ironically, the ratings went up after the whole "game was fixed for the Celtics, 38-10 thing" dominating the media coverage the days before.

Maybe they should have picked up Theo Ratliff and Won Dixon. Then pulled in a 38yr old guard who sat on the bench all year and promoted him to 3rd guard during the 2nd round.

No, I am not bitter. May actually watch one of these games before its over.

One coach I often hear criticized in the media is a coach I really admire. Doc Rivers. I love how he talks to his team. He is the antiFlip. You could just tell that nobody ever listened to Flip. I only had to endure him a few seconds a game and I was already pulling my hair out, thinking, would you please shut up. I can't imagine having to endure his pep talks for 40 minutes each game. No wonder our Pistons lost. Doc is cool. He may not be a deep person but he is a practical one. He says what needs to be said and he says it with authority and passion. I may be in the minority on this one but I'm a Doc guy.

My favorite coach is Byron Scott. Just by looking at him you can see the intensity and confidence oozing from him. Flip always looked like a scared rabbit to me, even when he was winning. I hope Curry is a winner. At least Dumars gave him a short contract. That's good. Since you never have a coach, coach his last year of his contract and be a lame duck coach, really, Curry's contract is only for two years instead of three if you think about it.

ROTFLMAO.

One thing I will never figure out. Why is it that when I try to be funny, I am the only one laughing; and when I am serious, I find someone rolling on the floor, laughing their tushies off?

I understand the first part. I'm not funny. It's the second part that worries me.



I hope the moral of this little story is that my opinions cannot be taken seriously. Ouch!

So who is going to lose tonight? I think Stern and the Celtics will.

Wow. That boring blowout of a series with the unexciting Pistons got better ratings that the NBA's dream Finals? That's hard to believe.

The uber-intense LA v BOS rivalry is killing off viewers.

"Making love for... making love for 2... making love for 2 minutes. When you're with me, you only need 2 minutes, cause I'm so intense." Jemaine- Flight of the Conchords.