I am a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal. It's funny I love to learn about business; I'm a business person. My passion for the NBA is second. Now the WSJ has a sports column. I forgot the cat's name, but he wrote a bad article pertaining to the NBA and the economy. He speaks of the NBA being diluted somewhat because there are only maybe five true title contending teams: Cleveland, Boston, Orlando, LA Lakers, and San Antonio. Some fans know that their teams aren't going to be competitive, and this is different from other years.
I am going to rudely disagree. First off, even going back to the Jordan era of the Association, There has always only been a couple of title contending teams and everyone else. The beauty of the NBA is that 16 teams get in and anything can happen. Hell, I remember some surprises over the years in past playoffs. in '94 the eighth seed Nuggets beating the one seed Lakers. The Houston Rockets whom never was an elite team before the playoffs winning back to back titles. Don't forget during the lock out season in '99, the Knicks as an eight seed making it all the way to the Finals against the Spurs.
The beauty about the NBA is that anything is possible. The teams that are said to be the top contenders may not when the Larry O'Brien trophy. Who Knows, maybe the Hornets or the Hawks could win. I grew up during the '90s, I remember those old McDonald's commercials: "Hey it could happen". Keep hope alive, anything and I mean upsets are possible in the playoffs. So I'm dissing one of my favorite papers, the Wall Street Journal.
