What has this past NBA Finals taught us? In recognition of the Truth who was declared Finals MVP, here are some truisms that we can all learn from until the next season.
Kevin Garnett more than earned his hefty salary. He will surely merit a nice bonus from adidas after screaming during the post-game interview that, "Impossible is nothing!" They're gonna love ya, KG.
"Ubuntu," the rallying cry for this Boston Celtics team means in African, "I am who I am because of who we are." And for many other champion wannabes, it's a new jack catch phrase to be uttered in the huddle.
I remember after the movie Hoosiers came out and it became fashionable for quite a few teams to break from the huddle with a thunderous "team!" The NU Bulldogs did that then, remember, Chris Bolado?
After a not so great Finals performance, anyone who compares Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan ever again should be given the death stare and asked, "What the heck are you smoking?"
And after being denied twice in his last two finals appearances, there are larger forces at work who are denying Phil Jackson the opportunity to pass Red Auerbach. At least for the moment. So this was truly a huge victory for Boston.
Boston is on top of the sporting world. They've got champion teams in football, baseball, and now basketball. Now if they can get the Bruins to win the Stanley Cup then they've got a new millennium grand slam. Now I gotta take in all the "We are Boston" talk from Paul Ruzik and Martin Lacdao.
The Los Angeles Lakers could have used Kevin Garnett. They had a chance to pry him away from Minnesota but they didn't. Of course they got Pau Gasol and that's gas in the tank for the long haul. But credit Danny Ainge because he had the guts to pull the trigger on such a massive trade. For the return to service of Andrew Bynum next season will give them more power at the post and should create nightmare problems for opponents. But I guess the biggest sub-plot in Los Angeles after this is, what will Kobe do again? Will he launch into another tirade versus his teammates and demand a trade (thereby pissing off everyone) or will he use this Finals failure as motivation for next year?
I remember after the movie Hoosiers came out and it became fashionable for quite a few teams to break from the huddle with a thunderous "team!" The NU Bulldogs did that then, remember, Chris Bolado?
After a not so great Finals performance, anyone who compares Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan ever again should be given the death stare and asked, "What the heck are you smoking?"
And after being denied twice in his last two finals appearances, there are larger forces at work who are denying Phil Jackson the opportunity to pass Red Auerbach. At least for the moment. So this was truly a huge victory for Boston.
Boston is on top of the sporting world. They've got champion teams in football, baseball, and now basketball. Now if they can get the Bruins to win the Stanley Cup then they've got a new millennium grand slam. Now I gotta take in all the "We are Boston" talk from Paul Ruzik and Martin Lacdao.
The Los Angeles Lakers could have used Kevin Garnett. They had a chance to pry him away from Minnesota but they didn't. Of course they got Pau Gasol and that's gas in the tank for the long haul. But credit Danny Ainge because he had the guts to pull the trigger on such a massive trade. For the return to service of Andrew Bynum next season will give them more power at the post and should create nightmare problems for opponents. But I guess the biggest sub-plot in Los Angeles after this is, what will Kobe do again? Will he launch into another tirade versus his teammates and demand a trade (thereby pissing off everyone) or will he use this Finals failure as motivation for next year?
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