After finally winning his first NBA title, Dirk Nowitzki is finally a true international icon, and I am positive Mien Fuhrer would be happy. For the first time in 60 years the United States has a German man to fear, and I think we kind of welcome his presence. As much as the average NBA fan hates Mark Cuban and his Dallas juggernaut, the same fans are glad that the Miami Heatles didn't win their first championship just yet. Thus, I wonder why they even played these Finals, as no potential victor was favored by anyone. It is in times like these that I wish one of the Bay Area teams was good at sports, because no one would get mad if they won, ever. So to all of you sports fans out there that aren't from Dallas or Green Bay you'll have to wait another year, and in this time I invite you to scream out in hatred towards any of the oppressive sports Gods you worship, for not granting you a shinny metal cup.
The latter half of February is always an important portion of the NBA season, usually because of the trade deadline. Yes, the All-Star game tends to occur around this time as well, but as I have mentioned before , no one really likes All-Star games, in any sport. The NBA, however, has the unique ability to break this trend, due to its array of other competitions. In the All-Star game itself, either the East or West won, with an overall score of about 300, I think (as you can see, who cares). But the real excitement occurred earlier in the weekend, with the likes of the dunk contest and the three-point challenge. There are other competitions, such as the shooting challenge, but there's a WNBA player involved in that segment, so................ once again, who cares. The Slam Dunk competition, however, did impress, although the outcome was certainly expected. "Rookie" standout Blake Griffin (I say "rookie" because he was drafted a year earlier) wowed the crowd...
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