Initial reaction to the end of the Spurs-Suns series, just frustration. I mean what series do I really want to watch now. The Spurs were the perfect villain with their cheap shot tactics of Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry. But wow, they are good, very good. That's why they're such a great villain. You can't really hate a team that's mediocre. People hated the Cowboys in the mid 90s, the Yankees back in the day, and now the Patriots. I can't take away what Tim Duncan did in this series. Riles, remember the time Adam posed the question about which player I would take to start my franchise and I flipped out saying why isn't Duncan on this list. Do I have to say anymore? He set a record for most blocks in a playoff game and nearly recorded a triple double. He was UNSTOPPABLE this series. But the thing was, so was Amare and for the most part Nash. I'm not gonna get into THE hip check in game 4 that completely unraveled the series and cost the NBA revenue (btw you wanna talk about Lebron raking in money, this series would have trumped anything he could have done). This was basketball that was played with a grittiness that people from the Eastern conference can appreciate but also had a good dose of helter skelter Nellie ball. I mean look at the final score, 114-106. With the Spurs, defense is always emphasized yet the final score was a Suns type of game. And now with this series over, Cavs vs. Pistons? Pleeease. I wouldn't pay to watch Lebron phone in the 2 to next 5 games, even though its the Eastern Conference Finals. Lebron better drop triple doubles every single game to get me to watch. He IS the franchise player of the Cavs but I guess by default. All Mike Brown does during crunch time is say to his team, "alright clear out to isolate Lebron on the wing so he run into the paint like a running back and put something up" but forgetting that with Detroit, they actually play defense unlike anyone Lebron's faced these playoffs. The thing is Jazz-Spurs series is rather anti-climatic after the Suns-Spurs, but I think its a dark horse in terms of watchability. The Jazz have always been an effective half court team but showed in the previous series they can run up and down the court with the best of 'em. Not to mention, the Jazz have the most momentum in these playoffs and match up for the most part player to player with the Spurs. I'm not going to break down each match up but I have to say the maturation of Carlos Boozer as the most unknown superstar could come full circle if he stands up to Tim Duncan. I think these games at least have the potential to go into the upper 90s. There's no way I'm wasting my time watching Lebron vs. the Detroit Pistons. Tell me when he drops 50-15-and 12. Then we'll start talking about your NBA cash cow.