I read the article by Bill Simmons entitled Time to Fix the NBA Playoffs, and while I agree with some of what he and others have said about matching the teams up better based on actual records, not just conferences, reseeding isn’t going to fix the NBA Playoffs.

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By the end, there was no stopping the San Antonio Spurs. I don’t know that any of their opponents were much better than any of the others, but the Spurs were playing their best basketball by the NBA Finals and the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t even take one game. Utah knows how they felt — they could only manage to win one of five, as the Spurs steam-rolled through the playoffs.

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I have to admit that with my beloved Utah Jazz out of the mix, I decided that I would probably forgo watching the NBA Finals. I hadn’t watched any of the Eastern Conference games up to that point, except for a couple of earlier games between the Cavs and the Nets, which I found insanely boring.

I think I lasted more than most.

With games that included the small markets of San Antonio and Utah and the slow and methodical pace of all four teams, I think most NBA Fans were already checking out NBA Draft Prediction web sites or lists of Free Agents.

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In this corner…

The San Antonio Spurs are heavily favored because of their experience. They have an experienced coach, an experienced front office, an experienced superstar in Tim Duncan, an experienced but young point guard in Tony Parker, and experienced role-players such as Manu Ginobili, Brent Barry, Robert Horry, and Michael Finley.

They are the oldest team in the NBA. Of course, they have experience, but these guys take experience to a new level.

In the other corner…

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Salt Lake City, Utah turned ugly on Monday night when fans perceived that the big three defeated the Utah Jazz at home in an ugly fourth quarter marred by technicals and fouls aplenty.

The big three I am speaking of are, of course, Joe Derosa, Ken Mauer, and Steve Javie. The officials.

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