I have to say that basketball is one of my favorite sports, but I don't particulartly like the NBA. I am from Indiana so I have to have some basketball in my blood, but I typically stick to High School and College. I absolutly love March for basketball, but the same feeling doesn't happen when the NBA playoff roll around. Well this year is a little bit different.

Here's why I don't like the NBA more than I do: The players are always in trouble, they don't play team basketball for the most part, and and my team (the Indiana Pacers) havn't had much to cheer about since Reggie Miller retired. The games are typically predictable and not very exciting. At the begininng of the year you can usually pick three or four teams that will win the chamipionship that year and normally be correct. Plus the playoffs are so long with four seven game series.

Well I'm actually into it this year. Maybe I'm just bored, or maybe the race has tightened up and many teams can win the championship. Teams are playing more like teams this year. There's alot to get exctied about in each conference too. Who's gonna win either conference is up in the air. I've watch two games so far and they've both been great. It seems that each series has a big story behind it that will keep me watching.

Personally I want San Antonio to win. They seem like a bunch of good guys who play the game the right way. Tim Duncan is a great player who does it right too. I laugh everytime he banks in a shot because it looks so boring, but is very effective.

I'm sure I'll have more posts about the different series over the next few weeks. I'm actually excited about it. We'll see if it lasts.