Is it any wonder why the television audience for the NBA Finals is shrinking? Between Tony Soprano and ugly basketball, people have better things to do than to watch games like Sunday and last night. I'm pretty old school about basketball, I could do without the loudmouth PA announcers, pyrotechnics, and endless hype regarding the game; just give me some good, tough, well played basketball, where some of the greatest athletes of the world actually rise to the occasion. This hasn't been one of those series. It's been all noise, flash and spin...and bad basketball.
James has been ordinary, and the supporting cast have played like boneheads, especially Drew Gooden and Anderson Varejao. Gooden had at least two silly fouls last night, fouling out when they needed him the most, while Varejao's idiotic desperate flip at the end of the game last night sunk the Cavs. Given the status of the Eastern Conference, and the youth of their core, the Cavs chances to come back in the next few years are substantial. Everyone--including Mike Brown, the Cavs OJT (on the job training) coach--should be able to learn from their mistakes. Get the brooms out--this year the Cavs are facing oblivion.
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