SI Covers

Lets compare last week's Sports Illustrated cover to this week's.

Last week...

This week...

Now... Obviously, both of these covers and inside articles on Lebron and Duncan are in praise of some great basketball players, but I just want to take a moment to discuss them. The one on Duncan is four pages long and the one on Lebron is nine pages long. Hmm... maybe this means something. Oh yeah... and a whole half of a page in Duncan's article has a insert about Lebron. Wow. I know no one in the country wants the Spurs to win another championship (outside of San Antonio), but does the media really have to be that biased and subjective. So, it's "present vs. future" is it? More like good vs. bad the Spurs vs. Lebron or the best in the West vs. any horrible team out of the East. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have no chance, and I mean no chance to beat the Spurs in a seven game series. Spurs in five.

LeDirk James

LeDirk James, oh oh... I must have meant Lebron James. I mean, I guess I have just been getting the two (Dirk and Lebron) confused lately because they both have been showing some similar characteristics, that being non-clutch. Last night, the Cavs were trailing the Pistons by two points in the last seconds of game one in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals and Lebron decided to pass the ball to Marshall for an open three when he was driving to a practically open basket. We all know that Marshall missed the basket and the Cavs ended up losing.

Today, Lebron has been getting bashed by the media for not taking the shot and being a clutch playoff player, he ended up with 10 points. However, we all need to remember that if Marshall had made the three we would all be talking about how non-selfish Lebron is because he would have ended up with a triple double, being that Marshall's shot would've been Lebron's 10th assist, and the Cavs probably would've won. Well... coulda, shoulda, woulda... Cavs lost and Ledirk James isn't looking so hot right now. Why couldn't Marshall take into account Lebron's legacy before the shot? Geez!