Game Seven.
The two greatest words in team sports. However, this series should be over
already…
The Spurs had their boots firmly planted on Miami’s throat
Tuesday night and to borrow a phrase from former NFL Coach Dennis Green, “They
let em off the hook!”
Which brings us to tonight, one game, throw everything out
of the window, it just comes down to which team executes better and wants it
more.
I couldn’t tell you who is going to be holding the Larry
O’Brien Trophy at the end of the night.
My heart says Spurs, but my head says Heat but if I had to
pick a clear-cut winner I’m going to go with….
David Stern and the NBA.
The nation (outside of Miami) will be tuning in for one
simple reason tonight, and that’s to see the possibility of Lebron James and
the Miami Heat going down.
No matter how many more titles LeBron James wins, people are
not going to forget “The Decision,” James’ hour-long TV special dedicated to
his ego in which he uttered maybe the douchiest line ever by a pro athlete.
Dwayne Wade pouts because he’s not held in the same regard
as other local legends in his hometown of Chicago.
Chris Bosh actually seems like a nice guy but, his facial
expression, overall weirdness, and the fact that he looks the offspring of a
Ostrich and a Raptor make him an easy target.
The reasons to detest the team don’t just stop with the “Big
Three.”
Mario Chalmers thinks he’s a lot better than he really is.
Birdman and
Udonis Haslem are agitators.
Shane Battier is from Duke, and Mike Miller has a very
annoying habit of just waiting until the Finals to torch teams.
The only likable players on the are Jesus Shuttlesworth
and Juwan Howard. Because you stamp yourself a one-way ticket to hell if you dare hate on either. It's impossible not to like them.
Then you have the coach, Eric Spolestra…
A decent coach, but let’s be honest, he’s more or less a
human sock-puppet for the guy really running things, Team President Pat Riley.
Even the front-running fan-base is detestable; they show up
late to the game and tend to leave early...
They blow up social media when they win, and they’re nowhere to be found when they
lose.
And the best part?
In their worlds, anyone who doesn’t like the Heat is just a hater.
Add all that together and you have the perfect villain,
worthy of a comic book or pro Wrestling.
It also means big entertainment, big ratings, and big
dollars because there’s a big profit in being hated.
In the world of sports, you NEED a “bad guy” for people to
despise.
You ever wonder why the Dallas Cowboys or New York Yankees
get multiple primetime games every year no matter how good or bad they are?
Leagues know just as many people will tune in to see them
lose, as they will to see them win.
During the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers,
fans clamored for them to beat the Heat, but an Indiana-San Antonio Finals
wouldn’t have been nearly as fun or entertaining for that matter.
If the bad guy does go down tonight, this is the way it
should be, the big stage with everyone watching.
If they win it all?
Well, it’s going to be a long wait until October, help us
all.
-WST
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