OK, I'm still a huge NBA fan, but it's getting harder to explain why. I think a big part of it is the mix-up that seems to happen every year. Several teams grab some great free agents (Celtics) some teams grab some great draft picks (Bulls, Atlanta, Houston) and some teams have a key player get healthy (Nuggets). This creates a brand new look at each season and so many teams can make a case that this will be their year. And of course it's fun to see how it all plays out.
So how will it play out?
Bill Simmons takes the safe choice this year...
"Unfortunately for Suns fans, it's not nearly as conceivable as the alternative: Duncan rules, and the better all-around team prevails. It's the boring pick, the logical pick, but as much as we hate to admit it, sometimes sports is boring and logical. That's why I'm going with the Spurs over the Bulls in five, and that's why, eight months from now, you won't even remember that I was right."
I'm not so sure. I think the Spurs are played out. As in OLD. And there's a team I've yet to hear anyone pick, who just happened to look like sure-fire champions going into the playoffs last year. Dallas. Yes they imploded under the weight of Nelly and the Warriors. But the Warriors were their kryptonite, and the Warriors won't be in the playoffs this year. And Dallas has the weapons to beat both Phoenix and San Antonio........so there you go....I pick Dallas to be the 2007/08 NBA Champion.
LET'S GET IT ON!
