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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Full Force!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SMYRNA - Are you kidding me, Game 6!
Didn’t the Celtics finish the Lakers off already?
This series should be over already.
You should be doing something else tonight.
We all should be doing something else.
But thanks to the evil NBA spirits, we’re subjected to a Game 6 in these NBA Finals.
The spirits wouldn’t allow the Lakers to be vanquished on their home floor. Not with a chance for the Celtics to squish Kobe Bryant’s face in their championship celebration on their home floor.
It better happen tonight.
It has to.
For the sake of the sanity of all Boston fans it has to happen tonight. I don’t think any of their nerves could take a Game 7.
The pressure would be too much for any of them to deal with.
I remember how crazy they acted when they faced the Hawks in a game 7 last month.
Can you imagine how psyched out the fans would be for a Game 7 against Mr. Bryant?
It’s a frightening thought, I know.
Between all their personal family drama (Ray Allen) and the travel troubles, things are pointing up for the Lakers to force that Game 7. Never mind that they’ve been outplayed in all but about three quarters of this series so far. Somehow we’re still here, just 48 crazy minutes from a winner-take-all Game 7 for the title.
If I didn’t know any better I’d be inclined to believe that this is just the way the powers that be at the NBA office planned it (tongue firmly planted in cheek right there).
Who else benefits from this thing going 7?
If the Celtics can’t finish this thing off tonight I want an investigation into the whole affair.
I want the full force of the investigative community (everybody from the FBI to Smyrna PD) on the case.
Because this situation (Games 6 and possibly 7 with everyone’s senses heightened focused on the actions of the officials more than the players) is a prime time to examine the particulars of the game.
I’m going to be watching fouls (who gets them, how fast and when?) and other pivotal calls all night long.
The officials missed that foul on Kobe in Game 5, yeah, the one where he slapped Paul Pierce across the ribs and then finished the play with a dunk on the other end for a crucial lead late in the game.
It was a foul that wasn’t called. Terrible. All I’ve been thinking about the past two days is if the roles were reversed would Pierce have gotten away with what was clearly crappy defense and a foul that ended up being the play that sealed the game for his team?
Well, we’ll find out soon. Just a few minutes before tip and we’ll see who’s ready to play. I’m heading to JR Crickets down the road from the Honeycomb Hideout here for some snacks and Southern Champagne (sweet tea for all you haters).
But keep your Blue Blockers on. I am. I don’t want to miss a second of the trickery that could be going on tonight.
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