Basketball

This week is almost certainly the last you will hear of the Warriors this basketball season until the draft which is almost 5 months away. They played on national TV two times in one week. That is amazing. They have 16 wins this season. There are teams out there with more wins than the Warriors have losses. And yet they give you the false hope that maybe they will actually look good on TV. I mean come on, they came back from 18 down against the Hawks, an Eastern Conference playoff team, and the best of it, it was all on national TV. People come to school the next day, saying hey man, did you see the game last night? It is great except for the part where they have 16 wins. 16 WINS! People around the country probably are asking around, what is wrong with the Warriors? How can they beat a team like the Hawks, but only have 16 wins this season? Then they start questioning the clearly better team. What do you think is wrong with the Hawks this year? I will tell you right now, nothing is wrong. It is just what to expect from a young team who's oldest starting player is 25.

Laker's center/forward Andrew Bynum was fined 25 thousand dollars for being quoted as saying "It's hard to win when it's five against eight." He is talking about the refs being the other three for those of you out there who feel refs are completely impartial. Those people need to get a reality check if you are a serious sports fan or are planning on becoming one. This world and this sport are anything, but perfect. Actually, other than the refs at times, this sport is almost perfect.

The Lakers are rolling other than the 8 on 5 game against the Mavericks Wednesday night. They beat the 76ers 99-90 on Friday night to stay close behind the Cleveland Lebron's for the best record in the NBA. If they had won that game against the 8 deep Mavericks, they would be tied for the best record in the NBA. This is big for home court advantage if it comes down to Cleveland against the Lakers. Home court gets you the all important deciding game 7 in your building with your fans yelling in their team's ears. Still doesn't sound like much? Imagine not being able to hear as your coach is yelling instructions at you. He then gets angry at you for not listening. Pretty frustrating, isn't it? Plus imagine how hard it would be to put a ball in a hoop while barely being able to hear yourself think. Ya it is a pretty big deal.

So the Lakers are 44-15 trying to claim that all important home court advantage and the Warriors have 16 wins and are trying to put as many bingo balls in the lottery for the number one draft pick next year to add to their already juvenile team which might actually need to get older and more experienced.