I'm pumped for the NBA finals. Timmy and LeBron are polar opposite superstars. One lives on fundamentals, the other on flash. It should make for a compelling contrast. Plus, I'm glad we won't be doing Spurs v Pistons redux from two years ago (not that I minded the end result).
I'd love nothing more than to see King James knocked off his "Next Jordan" thrown while Timmy earns his 4th NBA title in the 10 years he's been in the league. That would be one more than Mr. Jordan himself won in his first 10 years, if you count his un-retirement in '95 as a season.
The only bitter-sweet part of it all is that I'll be in England for the whole thing- not totally unlike Phantom's "London 5am" World Series experience. Chalk it up to karma.
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Didn't we go through this style vs. substance debate when the Kobe/Shaq Lakers lost to Timmy and D-Rob in the Western finals about seven years ago? Interestingly enough, that was when Kobe had a lot of "second coming" talk about him, too.
Perhaps you are referring to the SI cover of Timmy defending Kobe with a "Substance Over Style" headline. Maybe my all-time favorite SI cover.
How-evah, Kobe and Shaq then went on to win the championship each of the next three years.
But then Tony and Manu came along, and SA has owned the league since then. At least in odd-numbered years.
Yeup, that's what I was thinking.
London, 5 AM. True dat.
Do they have basketball in England? I should give you directions to the American sports bar. They'll have the finals on. You won't get home until like 4 AM though...
Oh yeah, have a safe trip. You'll have a blast!
Just wanted you to know I bumped into Manny in our hotel lobby here in Phoenix. He looks a little tired...
awesome!
maybe i'll run into a ... famous cricket player
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