Everyone Wants To Shine Off The NBA Finals……Literally

Let me apologize to the readers for my absence its been crazy lately anyway ive been very pleased with my Lakers and in this first paragraph I would like to gloat. As you recall in a previous article I predicted that the Suns would no benefit from the Shaq trade. While most would argue that they did better than expected, I would argue that losing in 5 games in the opening rounds is failure. Honestly I don’t know whats more humiliating, getting burned on your home court, or giving up a 3 to Tim Duncan. I personally think it’s the latter. I also put that the Hornets inexperience would be there downfall and I almost ate crow until the wheels fell off in the third quarter in game 7(At home I might add).

Okey, now to the good stuff. Ive never been the type of fan to complain about referees. I figure theyre human and are prone to make mistakes. However last night the referees were leaning so far toward the Celtics they might as well just put on Celtic green themselves and joined the fans in the crowd. The free throw discrepency(38-10 C’s) should say enough but theres more. Leon Powe shot more free throws than the entire Laker squad and that’s unacceptable. Now don’t confuse that as an excuse for the horrendous defense the lakers played or the fact that the role players disappeared from view. I mean they were so soft inside I sort of wished we had Kwame Brown back(I don’t really mean that it was a moment of anger).

Now ive never really believed that David Stern was fixing games, but im starting to get skeptical. Now hear me out on this. Lets say the Lakers win all 3 at home and go back to Boston up 3-2. Now Boston wins Game 6 and forces Game 7, how much does the NBA stand to earn from a Lakers/Celtics Game 7 on national television(answer anybody c’mon it’s a daily double ).

My point is that everyone wants to be seen in this year’s finals and the refs were noticed last night. Im trusting Phil Jackson to make adjustments. Kobe has to penetrate and dish because that’s how the rest of the team is effective.Also less fadeways would be nice, lets go into the defender not away from them.