TV Sucks.
June 9, 2008
When my team loses, I can’t function properly the next day. I have to avoid all things sports related: TV, sports websites, ESPN.com, newspapers, etc. It’s time like these I kind of wish we weren’t living in the information age.
I’ve avoided writing about the Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals because at first I was too giddy with anticipation to sit down and think of a write-up previewing the series. Then, after the disappointment began I was too depressed to start explaining why the Lakers were sucking ass.
All I have to say is that the Lakers need to take care of business and hold serve at home. Boston did what was expected of them and won their home games. That’s what good teams do. Now, it’s going to come down to who can win one on the road. If the Celtics come into LA and steal one, then they’re in the driver’s seat for the title. If the Lakers can take care of business like the Celtics, then they’re in the position to steal one on the road and seal a championship.
I take solace in knowing the Lakers haven’t lost at home in a couple months, but this is a different situation with the season hanging in the balance. Kobe Bryant needs to assert himself in a way that he hasn’t yet in this series. I know much has been made with “Team-first Kobe” changing his ways and riding his teammates to his first league MVP this year, but while that’s great over the course of the season, now is the time for the world’s best player to prove that his skills are on an incomparable level. He’s going to have to reach into his bag of tricks and will his team to a victory in game 3. Team ball worked for two close losses on the road, now he’s going to have amp it up a notch to win a very critical game 3. Boston has played the aggressor role in the first two games and have two victories to show for it. Kobe needs to be aggressive and put Boston on their heels if the Lakers are going to stand a chance against the more physical Celtics. It’s not beyond the realm of possiblity that the Lakers turn this series around, but they’re going to have to outwork the blue-collar Celtics to do it.
I’d write a more detailed analysis, but I’m trying to take my mind off the Lakers… for my own good.
