Winter Sports Champions

 Well, the two major winter sports, NBA and NHL completed their championships over the weekend. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4 games to 1 in the NBA championship and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights for Lord Stanley's Cup.

The Knicks last won the NBA Championship in 1973. This was around the time I got interested in basketball and the Knicks were the team I liked. They had an all-star lineup in Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley, Clyde Frazier, and Earl Monroe. Today's teams can't afford to carry that many stars. They usually have two or three and then some quality pieces that specialize in defense, scoring or rebounding. 

In the NHL the Carolina Hurricanes last won the Stanley Cup 20 years ago in 2006. I got interested in hockey as a kid when I got a rod hockey game for Christmas. Usually those came with only Montreal and Toronto but I also got a set of players for all the NHL teams. Carolina wasn't a team back then they first came into the NHL when the WHA merged with the NHL in 1979 and at that time they were the Hartford Whalers. In 1997 they moved to the Carolinas and got renamed the Carolina Hurricanes.

 

Congratulations to both the New York Knicks and The Carolina Hurricanes on winning their respective championships. Also, congratulations to Jalen Brunson and Jordan Staal for being named MVPs of the finals.

I'd like to hear from you on who you have winning the NBA next year and what team will hoist the Cup in the NHL next year. Leave a comment.

That's Frustrating

 About 11 months ago I wrote on this blog with the intent of blogging more about my APBA games and sports in general. That didn't go so well, but I promise to those who read this, I will post more APBA game recaps and other sports musings.

Currently the Stanley Cup is going on between Carolina and Vegas, I'm not a big fan of either, so for me I not to invested in it.

The NBA finals are going on between the Knicks and the Spurs. I'm pulling for the Knicks. How about those ticket prices. You cannot take your family to a playoff game without mortgaging the house.

Of course, my favorite sport, baseball, is in full swing, and we have seen a few surprises as Tampa has been exceeding expectations and others like Boston and Detroit aren't living up to expectations.

Let me hear who you are pulling for?

Thunder and Heat

During these summer months when the weather gets really hot and it collides with a cold front it produces Thunder.

The NBA finals are set with the Oklahoma City Thunder playing the Miami Heat. Kevin Durant and Michael Westbrook against the big three from the Heat, James, Wade and Bosh. Who will it be?

I am hoping that a cold front comes to the Heat and produces a Thunder win. We saw the Thunder down two games to none and looking almost left for dead by the Spurs come back and win the next four games. We saw the Heat go up two zero on the Celtics only to almost lose it when the Celtics won three straight.

Will we see the Heat of games 6 and 7 and the Thunder of games 3-6? If so we will see quite the series. I am not a big Heat fan and I will be pulling for the Thunder. I do want to see some good games and some games that come down to the wire. I would like to hear who everyone is pulling for. Please leave me a comment on who you like in this series.

We saw when the Celtics played good defense and made their shots they prevailed. It was when they let LeBron have his way that they found the Heat taking control. The Thunder will have to play good defense and be able to make their shots to win this series. It won't be easy for either team but lets hope it is entertaining.

Who Will It Be?

In a lock out shortened season the NBA is continuing their long tradition of lengthy playoffs. By the time the Western and Eastern conference champions will be crowned stores will be advertising their back to school supplies.

Both the NBA and the NHL have postseasons that last too long. Baseball is trying to extend theirs next year with a one game wildcard playoff.

Once the weather turns nice my sights are set on baseball and I lose focus on the NBA and the NHL. I think the NBA has a couple of good conference finals match-ups. Oklahoma City Thunder versus the San Antonio Spurs in the West and in the East Miami Heat versus the Boston Celtics.

Can the crusty old Celtics overcome their age and outduel the Miami franchise that is wrought with enormous expectations and so far disappointment? Can the Thunder utilize the tandem of Durant and Westbrook to put to rest a aging Spurs team that is playing great basketball?

It should be an exciting time in the NBA over the next two weeks. I am pulling for an NBA finals match up of  Boston verses Oklahoma City. If it is Miami versus the Spurs I doubt I'll even watch.

Who are you pulling for? Please share.