wow, this crow sure looks tasty...

I've had a couple of days to absorb the crushing blow of having to watch the Antichrist (see my last post) lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA championship. Yup, it still sucks. But there are several reasons why I am quite happy to see this unfold. Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you are. But anyway, here goes....


1. I just realized that I like Shaq. No, really I do. I still wouldn't want to see him in a dark alley, but he's much more down-to-earth than I thought he was. I guess it was all those years he spent under the tutelage of the only coach I hate more than Pat Riley (Again, I'm a Knicks fan), and watching him squabble with Kobe Bryant like Cartman and Kyle on South Park just made him annoying to me. (Oh wait, I forgot...Big Aristotle???) But watching the sheer joy on his face as he passed the MVP trophy (and the torch) to Dwyane Wade was quite touching. When he guaranteed a repeat to Stephen A. Smith during the post-game interview....I realized I actually wouldn't mind that happening.

2. The mental image of Kobe Bryant turning green with envy somewhere in L.A. Dude took more jabs during the post-game interviews than Antonio Tarver a couple weeks back, and he hasn't been in the playoffs since Memorial Day! Heeee....
Speaking of jabs, did anyone else hear Shaq on center court with the championship trophy in his hands, proclaiming that Pat Riley was the best coach he'd ever had? Buuuurn!

3. Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning finally got rings. Yay! Mourning's post-game interview had me in tears, and I'm just sooo happy for him and for Payton, who waited SIXTEEN seasons for this. That's perseverance.

4. Dwyane Wade. I'm in love. It's hilarious to me, in retrospect, that everyone was talking about being witnesses to Lebron's greatness a little more than a month ago and now every sportwriter on the planet is now proclaiming Wade the best player in the league. I wouldn't dare weigh in on this debate, but I'm firmly on Team Dwyane for no other reason than watching him break down quietly during Stephen A.'s post-game interview. Awww.... Never mind the scoring 35 ppg during the Finals, never mind the fact that with his team down 0-2, he picked up his squad and basically carried them on his back to the title. I just like sensitive guys, what can I say? I just bought myself a year's worth of clowning for that statement, but I don't care!

uh...when does football season start?