A Fire Side Chat

Alright, we here at torontosportsblog have been wrong about almost everything this spring. Wrong about the Raptors, Pistons, all the hockey matchups and Brad’s sexuality (He has a crush on the crazy manager in the first video below. After watching the video Brad sighed; ‘I wish he would toss me like he tossed that base’.) So god dammit, we are going to be right about this.

Tonight the NBA playoffs will begin and Lebron James has a chance to forever separate himself from the Jordan comparisons. At 22, Jordan was not anywhere close to leading his team to the finals and when he did finally get there he had better players around him than James does. Lebron can smell his destiny, he can feel himself hoisting the championship trophy in one arm and the playoff MVP trophy in the other. Too bad the only think he is going to feel is the cold, hard bitch slap of the Spurs. The Spurs are too good of a TEAM for the Cavs and they are not going to implode the way Detroit did.

You think Gary Bettman is a little bit jealous of David Stern right now? Hockey just finished one of the most boring Stanley Cup finals I have ever watched. Other than Alfredsson trying to break Niedermayers knee with a slap shot and a Pronger elbow, there wasn’t much to talk about. The series received the lowest ratings EVER for NBC…..hmmmm….that doesn’t bode well for a new T.V. contract Gary.

The NBA, on the other hand, is about the showcase its brightest young star on its biggest stage. If Lebron can make keep this series close the ratings will be huge. Think of the marketing: “One man against the best team of the decade. Can the King defeat his enemy and rule his kingdom?”

David Stern secretly wants Lebron to win. Even though the NBA has been pushing the team concept with its “It takes 5” commercials, it is way easier to market a player than a team. Lebron obviously wants this too. This series could play right into his goals of “Global Icon” and first sports billionaire. If he wins this championship we will see him shucking every product in every country in the world; his agent must be drooling at the prospect. Too bad he isn’t going win.

I predict a 5 game series ending in a Spurs victory. I love Lebron but right now Duncan has a better team and is a smarter player. No one has been able to consistently beat the Spurs and that isn’t going to change now. Let’s hope I am wrong. Let’s hope this is a great series that goes 7 games because after this we have a long, long, long wait for anything other than baseball highlights. The guys at the Score and TSN are getting ready to join sports fans in the annual numbing of the brain that summer brings. Imagine having to try and make a half hour sports show with nothing but baseball highlights for 3 months. They should get Pierre McGuire hopped up on speedballs to do highlight packages for Jays games. His shiny, bulbous head might explode as he desperately tries to make people get excited about Jason Phillips striking out for the 4th time in one night. I would love to see Jody Vance get drunk and start making fun of all the country bumpkins she works with at Sportsnet (who in their right mind watches that channel for any reason other than to look at her?).

Well enough of that. I hope you have enjoyed the fire side chat with the Young Master. Remember, if you need any advice on any type of fantasy sport or any sports in general I am the one to contact and will be able to answer all your questions.

Go Dunn Go!