i say it gets a 10

last year was like a 6 or 7 iirc but it was Lebron vs. the boring Spurs who've been there

Lakers Celts, Kobe v Pierce, Gasol v KG, etc should be bigger

6/5/2008 8:48:23 PM

what a shitty version of the national anthem

I expected a lot better out of james taylor

6/5/2008 8:55:46 PM

James Taylor is the polar opposite of Roy Williams

(one's going to Carolina in his mind, the other doesn't give a shit about Carolina)

6/5/2008 8:56:06 PM

Don't let Garnett bring too much energy. He'll have an aneurysm.

More goosebumps.

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 9:03 PM. Reason : bumps]

6/5/2008 8:58:36 PM

god damn nba has some of the better commentators of any sport and all they can get for the finals is this shitty jackson/van gundy team?!

6/5/2008 9:05:08 PM

This is a good team, believe it or not.

6/5/2008 9:09:24 PM

Van gundy blows balls

6/5/2008 9:11:45 PM

I love Van Gundy... he actually breaks down the game... I think Walton as the third man would be GREAT instead of Jackson.

I like both teams so I hope we see a great series...

6/5/2008 9:14:37 PM

Fisher with his Nick Anderson impression

6/5/2008 9:16:22 PM

Hubie Brown is on ESPN Radio...that dude is a great announcer...he really knows basketball

6/5/2008 9:16:26 PM

but do EITHER one of his eyes look forward?

6/5/2008 9:20:24 PM

i dunno but he coached the GRIZZLIES to a 50+ win season, thats impressive in itself

6/5/2008 9:21:30 PM

I was dreading this announcing team for the past week. They're the one's employed by ESPN/ABC so that's why they're doing the finals. They are horrible, sometimes they spend minutes at a time arguing with each other over some stupid topic.

Doug Collins / Marv Albert >>>>>>>>>> shitty ABC announcers


Go Lakers.

6/5/2008 9:27:22 PM

how clever, they're playing Boston. 

6/5/2008 9:29:17 PM

Marv Albert is the best... by far... probably in the history of basketball.

Only an organization as completely porous as the Knicks could fire a LEGEND like Marv Albert. Fuck you Dolan...

6/5/2008 9:29:53 PM

Kobe shooting terribly, and the Lakers only down two. That's good news, I suppose.

I do wish that Marv Albert or even Kevin Harlan (WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE) was doing the play by play. Breen is alright, but he doesn't get me as pumped up when something great happens.

6/5/2008 9:41:21 PM

i like van gundy as a commentator. he's funny.

6/5/2008 9:47:05 PM

With the promos of players holding the trophy, I'll raise this question: do NBA players give a fuck about the Larry O'Brien Trophy? Or am I just jaded based on how much hockey players (and fans) revere the Stanley Cup?

6/5/2008 9:52:21 PM

You're jaded. The cup rules all.

6/5/2008 9:56:49 PM

Good start to the series. The 2nd half should be entertaining.

6/5/2008 10:17:55 PM

Let's skew the player of the game poll.

6/5/2008 10:25:41 PM

lakers will take care of business

6/5/2008 10:26:26 PM

Ok, that commercial was awesome.

6/5/2008 10:28:43 PM

i'll admit... although i haven't been a fan of the NBA for a while, this final is awesome.

6/5/2008 10:43:20 PM

Pierce just crumbled like an Italian soccer player

6/5/2008 10:47:51 PM

If he's significantly hurt, Lakers win the title guaranteed.

6/5/2008 10:48:24 PM

or he could Willis Reed it

also: I didn't know Dwayne Wade played for the Celtics

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 10:51 PM. Reason : DW]

6/5/2008 10:49:51 PM

geeeeeez

6/5/2008 10:53:05 PM

^^^ yep

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : add ^]

6/5/2008 10:53:18 PM

BRIAN

SCALABRINE

TIME

6/5/2008 10:54:15 PM

blocking foul?!

6/5/2008 10:54:29 PM

It's Willis time.

That said, go Lakers. I hope he struggles.

6/5/2008 10:56:46 PM

the C's were playing well, Pierce should have milked it more.

6/5/2008 10:57:03 PM

i'm just stoked there's finally a finals i'm interested in.

6/5/2008 10:57:19 PM

KOBE

6/5/2008 11:05:15 PM

PAUL

6/5/2008 11:08:50 PM

i like the half assed applause they gave Kendrick Perkins when he came out of the locker room

6/5/2008 11:10:02 PM

yeah, Pierce has been a beast this quarter. Kobe's giving you at least 15 in the 4th.

6/5/2008 11:10:31 PM

wonder if pierce was fakin

6/5/2008 11:12:19 PM

It's time for the Kobe show...4 minutes into the fourth.

Which won't count for squat if the Truth decides to keep lighting it up.

6/5/2008 11:13:39 PM

I'd say he was embellishing if nothing else. I mean a wheelchair?? REALLY?? I thought those were only needed if you got hit in the shoulder.

6/5/2008 11:13:40 PM

or when you get stabbed in the neck

6/5/2008 11:15:02 PM

Nevermind...he's not sitting out the beginning of the 4th like he would.

PLAYOFF INTENSITY

6/5/2008 11:16:43 PM

I'll always be amused that a man named Pierce got stabbed. ahhh... good times.

6/5/2008 11:17:27 PM

that is FUCKING bullshit,,, he had stepped over the court and THEN jumped,,, that is absolute god awful officiating

6/5/2008 11:20:39 PM

I thought the same damn thing.

upon further review, it wasnt as bad as I thought. and if not for the giant trophy on the court, it might have looked even closer.

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 11:22 PM. Reason : replay]

6/5/2008 11:21:04 PM

turning point in the game, unbelievable they did not make that call

6/5/2008 11:21:43 PM

That's the second time the refs screwed up on a call and the middle of the court.

Seriously, get the stupid championship logo out of the way because it's clearly affecting the game.

6/5/2008 11:22:29 PM

can we please put kobe back in the game? thanks.

6/5/2008 11:29:20 PM

KG ftw. they call him the kid, but when you see him with a basketball, you know that he grown

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM. Reason : jadakiss]

6/5/2008 11:46:34 PM