As a long time fan of the NBA and viewer of the playoffs this years playoffs has been nothing sort of entertaining, in years past it seems the trend was to have the clearly dominant force plow through the competition on their way to the NBA finals i.e. Boston Celtics and LA Lakers, this year however there is no clear cut prediction. A week previous it appeared as though the Lakers and Cavliers were a sure fire lock for the finals, however both teams have thus far disappointed and as a result have not lived up to the hype portrayed through the media and fans. Both teams find themselves in 1-0 and 1-1 series respectively.
Theorists of the "rigged" theory believe this is nothing more of a clever tool to draw in viewers through a long drawn out series, and no matter how long both conference finals occur, eventually it will be the Lakers vs. Cavliers in the finals. This is just my opinion, but that series seems incredibly boring. I mean sure you have the Lebron vs. Kobe matchup but beyond that the "amazing" that the NBA promotes severely lacks in this situation. If the regular season tells anything, the Lakers beat the Cavs in all games including a 105-88 blowout. Also if one takes into account the NBA is always purposely attempting to create some sort of epic rivalry,as it sells and becomes a reason to watch the games. Looking back at previous finals it seems as though either two individuals or teams rival each other. The Boston Celtics and Lakers have a rich rivalry that dates back centuries ago, as well as the magic vs Bird era. That being said how sweet would it be for the NBA to lock up two of the best stars in the game, speaking of Lebron and Kobe and put them n the biggest stage in sports.
Once again it is not up myself to create the ideal NBA finals match up, however I'm sure fans would appreciate something greater than the expected, a little surprise wouldn't hurt.
