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- I have completely flipped the switch on my Finals prediction back to Thunder vs. Heat. The Heat showed me a determination to win that I had not seen since last Summer. I should have seen this coming but like many others, I was under the belief that the Indiana Pacers had passed up Miami with their big men and MVP-caliber player in Paul George. In case you hadn't noticed, Paul George has slipped out of the MVP race due to waning offensive skills as the all-star break has passed. I'm taking Miami in five.
- Lebron is now back up to 2nd in the MVP race behind Kevin Durant with no other clear contenders in sight.
- The NBA's All-Star Weekend should be held in New Orleans once every five years. It's the perfect party venue in the United States.
- The Skills competition did not need a relay race aspect added to it, but it worked.
- The Three-Point Contest was the best it's been in years thanks to the addition of the "money ball rack". Really fun stuff.
- The Shooting Stars and Dunk Contest's formats should be killed immediately after the travesty that was last weekend.
- What happened to the Denver Nuggets? I realize you need to be nine games over .500 to make the playoffs in the west but I miss watching Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler, and (out for the season) Javale "Shaqtin' A Fool" McGee.
- The Spurs make no sense at all with how they're winning. No Tony Parker, no Manu Ginobili, no Kawhi Leonard, and rarely do we see Tim Duncan at 100%. Yet this team is winning with Patty Mills, Marco Belinelli, and Danny Green. Gregg Popovich is a ridiculously good head coach and one of the best to ever do his job.
- Your trade deadline winner? The 76ers and the Pacers. Philly acquired a whole ton of crap they'll never have any use for and left the day with a great chance at the #1 pick in next year's draft along with 7 second-round draft picks. At least two of those selections will work out greatly. Sam Hinkie is building a budding franchise in the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pacers did a great job at dumping off Danny Granger's contract and acquiring a clutch shooter in Evan Turner. Turner has a lot of potential and it'll be exciting to see how he fits in against Miami in the obvious Eastern Conference Finals.
- If I had to re-draft the 2013 NBA draft, I'm taking Giannis Antetokounmpo first because I'm a mad man who is in love with the Greek Freak. (Keep in mind, you'll need to look back insanely deep into my twitter feed but I started his bandwagon).
- I can't wait for Baseball season.
- Reggie Miller should never be allowed to announce anything again after the rough weekend he had in New Orleans.
- That all-star game was awesome, as was the halftime performance by Trombone Shorty, Dr. John, Janelle Monae, Earth, Wind, & Fire (Sorry if I left anybody out, it was a busy night).
- Baron Davis has a future in acting.
- Steve Nash has a future in cinematography.
- You have a future in being awesome.
- True Detective is a great television show (on HBO 9 PM EST)
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