It's the Spurs that make the horse go!

For those of you that know me well, when you read this you will be like I must be on the wrong blog; because I know D Brown is not talking NBA and it is not April. Really just an overall surprise I am talking NBA period.

I just happened to be inspired on my recent trip to SA, and seeing all of the spirit down there so I had to make a brief entry.

I pretty much hate the NBA, and of all the teams I hate the most in the NBA the Spurs are #2 on my list (Lakers are #1 of course). I have to show nothing but love to the Spurs fan though and their passion for those Spurs. They really put on a class act celebrating the most recent Championship (plus they showed love for my Cowboys too)!

I started thinking about this whole sentiment that goes on with the media and the fans that the Western Conference is dominant and the East Conference is irrelevant. To tell the truth this really all comes down to the Spurs. The Spurs are carrying the West! Yes the other teams in the West give the Spurs some decent competition, and yes the West dominates the East in the "regular" season.

When it comes to the Finals it's all about the Spurs, not the West. Since Jordan left the Bulls in 98. There have been 9 Championships, the Spurs have won 4, the Lakers (w/Shaq) won 3, the other 2 winners came from the East.

Now that the Lakers have traded Shaq and became irrelevant, it's only the Spurs. Honestly, who else is going to win a Championship form the West?

The Dallas Mavericks? Great team, but in the Finals up 2-0 playing a team they had beaten the last 6 times they played them, they proceeded to lose the next 4 games.... Do I even need to mention the meltdown against Golden State this season?

The Phoenix Suns? Really? They haven't played in a Finals since Charles Barkely was there in 93? Has a team playing the style of play Phoenix does ever won a Championship? I think they are a great team, but you can't honestly say they could win a Championship when they haven't even came close.

So who else? There isn't another team in the West that you can throw out there confidently. The Spurs swept Lebron James and the Cavs this season, they beat them so bad it was boring. In game 3, they actually tried to give Cleveland a chance to win the game, but they just couldn't play bad enough to give the game away.

So you would assume that the Mavs or the Suns could have smoked them too, they did in the regular season. Not so fast the Cavs style of ball plays to the weaknesses of both the Mavs and Suns. They play tough team defense, they penetrate the lane, and they have a "Superstar" (Lebron James) that gets all of the calls.....

Can't say they would have loss, but you are kidding yourself if you would put $100 on them to win. Believe me, I did and I lost!