Friday, May 1, 2009

Best Series of All-Time?










This is now a decent question. I think it is about 50/50 from my talks with NBA fans. Some say yes, pretty much every game has came down to the final seconds, plus overtimes. Others say it lacks the Star power (which I don't understand, more of Paul Pierce not getting his due, and that's not to mention Ben Gordon or Ray Allen and his 50+ Points last night)

Either way that you argue you cannot deny the greatness of this series. You expect players to make fall away 3-pt shots at the end of games, because that is the way this series has gone. Whether it's Ben Gordon going ballistic, shooting and hitting shots most players in the NBA aren't allowed by their coaches to take. Or, if it is Paul Pierce taking a game over late. Maybe it is Ray Allen hitting shots over 7 footers while falling out of bounds.

All series there have been great plays, you could make a half hour highlight show that people would love to watch, just from the first 6 games of the series. Joakim Noah means something for the first time since he was a gator. Tyrus Thomas is not a bust, he is an emerging star. Derrick Rose is reminding people how amazing he was last year at Memphis. Ben Gordon is earning himself some cash, as he is an upcoming Free Agent (can I say, that I am happy he didnt opt to play in europe). Brad Miller is the goat one game, and then scores 5 points in 20 seconds to put the do or die game 6 to Overtime. John Salmons has even at times been unstoppable, what a showing by the young Bulls squad.

For the Celtics Ray Allen has been insane. He is sizzling. He tied his own record last night for playoff 3 pointers in one game, and that was pretty much the norm for this series. Ray-Ray has hit game winners, game tying shots, you name it he has nailed it, and in most cases right in someone's grill. Jesus Saves! Buy the tshirt.

I will go on record as saying this is the best series I have ever seen. Every night is must see action, where you cannot figure out for a second who is going to win the game and how. Every game has a person hitting a GW shot, or you think, and then a better shot gets nailed on the other end. 7 footers are going coast to coast for and-1 dunks. Brad Miller is hitting 3s in the final seconds. Big Baby Davis is hitting fade aways like HE IS KG.

It doesn't matter to me that it is a first round series in the East, if you aren't watching this series, you are seriously missing out on some good basketball.

Check out ESPN's top ten plays from this series, AMAZING!!!

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