NBA Report

Game 3 of NBA Finals tomorrow. Ginobili is the MVP of the series so far. This guy is something. Give Manu an inch, and he'll get inside the paint. Clog the middle during his penetration, he'll dish out to teammates in the wings and corners. Single coverage and he'll roll and scoop his way to the rim. He can also shoot the treys (I think he made 3 yesterday) by the way. He's maybe around 27 years old, so we'll see maybe 5 to 6 years of pretty good MANUball. And, in this span, assuming this series is a lock, can Tim Duncan get 5 NBA Championship Rings? He needs only 2 after this series is all said and done. If he'll get 5, I think he'll be in the class of Magic and Bird and probably, ahem, ahem, MJ himself. When others have failed to win it all like Barkley, Malone, Ewing, Stockton, etc getting 3 (and more) is reaaly somethin so I am sure TD will go for the kill.

Segway to Kobe... Kobe has 3 rings, but he was Shaq's mini-me during those years. And so, the race is on between Kobe and Shaq to get another ring without each other. Kobe had rough start on his Main-Man championship quest with unreliable supporting cast and unstable coaching. While for Shaq, the Pistons slammed the door to him albeit he has kobe-like Wade with him. NBA Next year, it will be another great ride. Can Tracy get out of the 2nd round? Will Yao be better than 15 points 8 rebounds player? Can Dirk deliver in the play-offs? Can anybody stop Stoudemire from getting his first MVP and a possible championship too? Will Phoenix run and gun still? Will Kobe be ever alive again? Does the Diesel has some gas left or maybe Wade is ready to be the next Jordan?

With these thoughts, are the Pistons done? Why the hell I am looking forward to the next season?

For the record, there have been quite a few failed Next-Jordans. Penny, Grant and Carter to name a few. Tracy is nearing the end of his Next-Jordan tag meaning he too is not quite like Mike. Currently, only Kobe can compare a bit. I think LeBron should be able to taste Play-offs first. Wade is surging quite well, let's wait and see.

For the record 2: Today, Michael Jackson is a FREE Man or whatever he is. He's BAD!