Earlier this season I wrote a blog where I apologized for
being a bad Nuggets fan. I compared the
2012 Nugget’s season to season 4 of The OC, and,
promised to double my efforts as a supporter of the team.
(Perhaps because,) I was a better fan in the second half of
the season; the Nuggets are a 6 seed in this years playoffs. I’m ready to eat my OC comparison, because
the OC got canceled midway through its 4th season, and this year’s
Nuggets are going all the way.
Well maybe not all the way, (I was insulted by the frantic effort
of the Thunder to knock the Nuggets down to a seven seed, but I understand that
we don’t have what it takes to get through the Thunder. I don’t think any team can match up with Ace
and Gary, but if I’m Scott Brooks, the last thing I want is a first round
matchup with a team that came from fucking nowhere to roast
the big potato in 2011,) but enough of the way. Dare I say all the way out of the first round
of the playoffs?
I dare.
The Nuggets enter the playoffs having won 11 of their last
15 games. Lawson is confident, Afflalo
is in shape, McGee is blocking shots and molding high lob passes into nasty
dunks. My man K-Fed, (I’m all for the Manimal nickname, but how do
you just skip past K-Fed? The best place
to hide is in plain site.) has made a legitimate case for rookie of the
year, we have some crafty veterans (Harrington, Andre Miller,) an offensive
force who can come off the bench and wreak havoc, (Brewer,) and for the first
time since the beginning of the season, we are a Rudy Fernandez (Which could be a huge loss. During a trip to Israel in January I hung out
with some players from the national team, and Maccabi
Bazan Haifa. All they would fucking talk about was how sick Ferandez
is. We haven’t really seen that side of him
this NBA season, but it doesn’t bode well for the US team in the Olympics. I’m very curious to see what impact Feranndez
has next season,) away from a full roster that is the deepest in the NBA.
This deep roster includes 3 seven footers, and a 6’10” weak
side shot blocker who can wiggle his way into our 5 hole. 4 eligible centers = 20 hard karate chops
delivered to Bynum’s forearms, and he is going to LOSE it. Mark these words, a suspension will keep him
out of the late games in the series, or he will be benched when the frustration
stemming from constant fouls renders him ineffective.
So we just have to worry about Kobe. Or do we?
I’m not trying to be cryptic, (rape charges aside,) I have a lot of
respect for Mr. Bryant, but I have to wonder about him sitting out his last few
games. Conceding a scoring title to
Kevin Durant is the least Kobesque thing I’ve ever heard of. Either the man has belatedly developed an
enormous generous streak, or his injuries are more serious that he is letting
on. Either way, the Lakers are in
trouble.
Because Kobe is going to have to shoulder an ENOURMOUS
burden to win a championship with this Lakers squad. I’m talking enormous in a greatest player of
all time sense. I’m in the Jordan camp,
but if Kobe wins it this year there has to be an argument, especially if he
sticks around long enough to win a scoring title.
What the fuck am I saying? Kobe is absolutely not the best
player of all time. He’s just conceded a
scoring title to a school
nerd with a backpack. He’s about to
get absolutely clowned by Aaron Affalao.
Michael Jordan has literally never conceded anything, especially a scoring title, and especially to a school nerd. No offense to my man, by Jordan would rip A
squared’s heart out.
None of this matters, because, (pardon the blasphemy,) not
even Michael Jordan could lead the 2012 Lakers to an NBA championship. The long and short of the series is that the
Lakers shouldn’t be able to match up with these Nuggets. They don’t have any players who can stand
in-front of Ty Lawson. They will be out
coached, and outworked by our bigs, (Timofinsanity!!)
Nuggets in 5.
