Well I'm finally done with finals and I leave school tomorrow. Although I've been crammed with studying and essays I have had time to watch the play-offs or a least catch the highlights.
I predicted the Spurs would win the NBA championship, which I still think will be the case. Especially with Amare suspended a game that'll give the Spurs an edge in Game Five.
Lets forget my prediction and look at what would be good for the NBA.
AS crazy as this sounds but what would be best for basketball would be if the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets or Phoenix Suns won the NBA Championship.
Why? You ask. Diversity. I don't know the exact numbers, but NBA ratings have been down since the Jordan Era, and since it's doubtful another Jordan era would happen the NBA needs a resurrection similar to the NFL's after the Cowboy era...Diversity of champions.
FOR THE PAST TWENTY (YES TWENTY) YEARS THE NBA HAS HAD ONLY SIX DIFFERENT TEAMS WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
Lets look back at the past Champs:
86-87: Lakers
87-88: Lakers
88-89: Pistons
89-90: Pistons
90-91: Bulls
91-92: Bulls
92-93: Bulls
93-94: Rockets
94-95: Rockets
95-96: Bulls
96-97: Bulls
97-98: Bulls
98-99: Spurs
99-00: Lakers
00-01: Lakers
01-02: Lakers
02-03: Spurs
03-04: Pistons
04-05: Spurs
05-06: Heat
Dynasties and repeats seem like a dying fad, the Patriots were great for the NFL, but that's because they started as an upset story beating the heavily favored Rams. Predictable has become boring in sports. Other then the Patriots, the last time an NFL team repeated was in 1999 when the Bronco's did it, the last time in baseball a team repeated was 2000 when the Yankees did it. Okay, so there's no repeat for the NBA, but if the Bulls, Spurs, or Pistons take the crown it'll follow the continuing trend of these cities dominance in collecting titles in the NBA.
SO even though Phoenix isn't too much of an underdog this year, history says they are. So lets route for the underdog and bring the NBA championship to another new city (Miami pay be the pioneer of this trend) this year.
Oh and I want to give a shout out to UAlbany Men's Lacrosse who won their first NCAA tournament game in the history of the program and we're well on our way to becoming NCAA LAX Champs.
Information of past NBA champions courtesy of databasesports.com
You forgot the Steelers were a great dynasty too...ha ha. Good luck with the tests and stuff. My term ended about a week and a half ago and almost killed me. Congrats to Albany on Arerica's oldest sport. That's very cool. Super job with the stats of winning teams in the NBA. I'd like to see Phoenix get it at this point. But, I'd be happy with anyone other than Detroit or San Antonio. Good to see you. Expect to see you more after it's over at school. I'll be taking 12 hours over the summer.
I write my opinion like I'm chatting with my friends .I'm a college student. I go to the University at Albany. I'm a Psychology major as of now, and I'm not looking to spark a career off this blog. I just want to have some fun with this. I'm 20 years old. I'm from New York but I've only been a homer for the Giants during my life. Not too big on any other New York team except I'll jump on the Knicks bandwagon if they're doing good. I'm a big fan of the Lakers and Chargers. Other then UAlbany sports I'm a big fan of USC football and basketball. I'm a sucker for players though. I'll route for teams based on their superstars alone, especially when my teams aren't doing well. I try my best not to be bias with my opinion and I hope you enjoy my writing.
