NBA Championship

Congratulations to the 2013 NBA Champions the Miami Heat!

Miami down 3-2 in the Championship series, stormed back after being down double-digits in game 6, and ended up tying the series 3-3 in a 103-100 OT victory. In game 7, Miami and San Antonio played tough for much of the game, but you could see how exhausted the Spurs were. Miami ended up winning 95-88 in game 7 to become back-to-back Champions. Duncan missed a crucial shot with the game 90-88 and that was really the difference maker. Manu Ginobili forced far too many turnovers and that was another thing that bit the Spurs in the butt. 

I've been saying it before, but the key to beating the Spurs is to tire them out. I believed that because the Spurs swept the Grizzlies in 4 games, and Miami had to play 7 against the Pacers, that the Spurs would be your new champion. But because Miami was able to continuously battle back in crucial games, they forced a Game 7, and you could see the exhaustion in the faces of the Spurs players. 

Now we wait and see what happens. Come July 1st, NBA Free agency will begin. Tim Duncan looks like he'll be coming back for the Spurs, but Manu is a different story. He is a free agent, so it's questionable if he'll retire or go somewhere else. Just watching him in this last series tells me he is no longer starter material. He had too many dumb errors and turnovers, and really just doesn't have 'it' anymore. 

As for next season. Heat, Bulls, Knicks, and Pacers will undoubtedly be your Eastern contenders. Brooklyn too most likely. Atlanta is trying to lure in Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. I think Paul will stick with the Clippers. Dwight, however, has already built a negative report with the staff for the Lakers, and though the players and fans want him to stay, the organization may not want to put up with his garbage. In the West, I expect to see the Thunder, Clippers, Nuggets, Warriors, and Grizzlies be your real contenders. Spurs maybe too depending on what they do this offseason. But in the end, I'll count on the Heat and Thunder to once again be playing for the title. 

In Aaron Hernandez news, don't be planning on drafting him for your fantasy team this season. Signs are pointing to him being the one who pulled the trigger. He destroyed his home security cameras which means 1 of 2 things. 1) He did it or 2) he's covering for the person who did it. Either way, he'll be facing charges if he is found to be withholding information. 

With fantasy season rolling along here, coming July 1st I'll start rolling out my fantasy picks. (Don't expect to see Hernandez on the list) So there's that to look forward to. 

The Blackhawks and Bruins are tied 2-2 in the NHL Stanley Cup series. I'm still riding on the Bruins winning, since they have been the more consistent team throughout this series so far. 

That's all I have to say folks! See ya next time!