Have to admit, I’m not thrilled with the prospect of another Celtics-Lakers final. I’m so blah with this finals that I started writing this post a week ago, and I’m finally getting around to finishing it. I know, I know, all you Lakers and Celtics fans and all the morons who “just like good basketball” (but actually know nothing about basketball except “Phil Jackson is a really good coach”) are just salivating, but tell me honestly what’s more exciting: a) Phoenix/Orlando wins first championship, b) broken-nosed Canadian/mild-mannered giant leads team to NBA history, or c) Laker/Celtics win umpteenth championship.
It’s like the age-old argument – would you rather be a Yankee star for a year or two, or be an all-time great Rockie/Astro/Marlin/Brewer/etc/etc? I choose all-time great over being a lesser light in the pinstripe pantheon, because, hey, free drinks anywhere you go in that city! Another championship for L.A. or Boston would be nice, look good in the trophy case and all, but it’s kind of expected. More than kind of. Not earth-shaking like it would be for most other cities.
