The NBA season is finally over, so I thought I'd provide some closing thoughts:
- While NBA analyst Charles Barkley is entertaining at times, the guy comes across as batsh*t crazy at others (or perhaps it's this batsh*t craziness which makes him entertaining). The man can't seem to given an ounce of respect for the Golden State Warriors, even though the team won the championship a year ago and had the best record in league history this season. The team may be drastically different to teams he played for a couple decades ago, but give credit where credit is due. Not only has he made a habit of bashing the Warriors, he hasn't been coy about bashing LeBron James. Even after James' incredible close to the finals, resulting in his third championship ring, Barkley decided it was again time to say the finals MVP still doesn't rank in his top 5 of all time. The guy isn't receiving letters from AARP just yet. He has three championships to his credit, not to mention numerous individual awards. Let's allow the guy to finish his career first before making such ridiculous claims, especially directly following his fantastic run late in the finals. Again, give credit where credit is due. Golden State has had a great team these past two years and LeBron James is a great basketball player. Period.
- No, Ayesha Curry (Stephen Curry's wife) shouldn't have tweeted that game 6 was rigged, but let's give the woman a break here. She allowed her emotions to get the best of her, but she's not the first person to have done this. Also, while I don't think the finals were rigged, considering the fact there have been such instances in the past and the league is about entertainment, ratings, and money first and foremost, let's also not pretend that her comment was any more ridiculous than what Donald Trump says at any and every rally. As a matter of fact, I'll go on the record to say Ms. Curry's tweet was actually more sane than 75% of the things Trump says at such events. I'm happy for the city of Cleveland, but Draymond Green shouldn't have been suspended for game 5, Stephen Curry shouldn't have picked up multiple fouls in game 6, and Cleveland shouldn't have had a 2 : 1 advantage from the free throw line in game 7. Was the series rigged? Highly unlikely. Should we cast Ms. Curry as crazy? No again.
- I don't understand why so many people are poking fun at LeBron James' post-game sobbing. The man is a human being, with real emotions. So what if he let's those emotions show after such a great accomplishment? Just because a grown man cries, that doesn't mark him as weak, and just because a grown woman doesn't cry, that doesn' mark her as strong. Men and women alike should be afforded the right to cry without fear of judgment from onlookers.
- Enough with pointing at teams' star players and calling them babies/whiners. Point out an NBA player that complains about officiating and I'll point out a mosquito that likes blood. They all do it. Has Stephen Curry complained? Yes. Has LeBron James complained? Yes. Did Michael Jordan and Larry Bird ever complain? Yes again.
- Lastly, for a 7-game NBA finals, excluding game 7, that had to be one of the dullest championship series I've ever watched. Leading up to game 7, the closest game in the series had been 12 points. When one team showed up, the other decided not to do so, and vice versa. In spite of that, I am grateful that game 7 went down to the wire. Congratulations to both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors on great seasons. With the way things have been trending the past couple years, perhaps the two teams will provide us a rubber match in the 2016-2017 season.
- While NBA analyst Charles Barkley is entertaining at times, the guy comes across as batsh*t crazy at others (or perhaps it's this batsh*t craziness which makes him entertaining). The man can't seem to given an ounce of respect for the Golden State Warriors, even though the team won the championship a year ago and had the best record in league history this season. The team may be drastically different to teams he played for a couple decades ago, but give credit where credit is due. Not only has he made a habit of bashing the Warriors, he hasn't been coy about bashing LeBron James. Even after James' incredible close to the finals, resulting in his third championship ring, Barkley decided it was again time to say the finals MVP still doesn't rank in his top 5 of all time. The guy isn't receiving letters from AARP just yet. He has three championships to his credit, not to mention numerous individual awards. Let's allow the guy to finish his career first before making such ridiculous claims, especially directly following his fantastic run late in the finals. Again, give credit where credit is due. Golden State has had a great team these past two years and LeBron James is a great basketball player. Period.
- No, Ayesha Curry (Stephen Curry's wife) shouldn't have tweeted that game 6 was rigged, but let's give the woman a break here. She allowed her emotions to get the best of her, but she's not the first person to have done this. Also, while I don't think the finals were rigged, considering the fact there have been such instances in the past and the league is about entertainment, ratings, and money first and foremost, let's also not pretend that her comment was any more ridiculous than what Donald Trump says at any and every rally. As a matter of fact, I'll go on the record to say Ms. Curry's tweet was actually more sane than 75% of the things Trump says at such events. I'm happy for the city of Cleveland, but Draymond Green shouldn't have been suspended for game 5, Stephen Curry shouldn't have picked up multiple fouls in game 6, and Cleveland shouldn't have had a 2 : 1 advantage from the free throw line in game 7. Was the series rigged? Highly unlikely. Should we cast Ms. Curry as crazy? No again.
- I don't understand why so many people are poking fun at LeBron James' post-game sobbing. The man is a human being, with real emotions. So what if he let's those emotions show after such a great accomplishment? Just because a grown man cries, that doesn't mark him as weak, and just because a grown woman doesn't cry, that doesn' mark her as strong. Men and women alike should be afforded the right to cry without fear of judgment from onlookers.
- Enough with pointing at teams' star players and calling them babies/whiners. Point out an NBA player that complains about officiating and I'll point out a mosquito that likes blood. They all do it. Has Stephen Curry complained? Yes. Has LeBron James complained? Yes. Did Michael Jordan and Larry Bird ever complain? Yes again.
- Lastly, for a 7-game NBA finals, excluding game 7, that had to be one of the dullest championship series I've ever watched. Leading up to game 7, the closest game in the series had been 12 points. When one team showed up, the other decided not to do so, and vice versa. In spite of that, I am grateful that game 7 went down to the wire. Congratulations to both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors on great seasons. With the way things have been trending the past couple years, perhaps the two teams will provide us a rubber match in the 2016-2017 season.
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