Final Fatigue

I've watched about 15 minutes of this year's NBA Finals... The Reason? ABC's opening sequence featuring clips of past NBA Finals legends is SO DOPE that I don't even want to stay tuned for the fake ass, video-game finals matchup between the Heat and Mavs. It leaves you in a state of yearning for the NBA of your youth, when Louis Orr was still around and Marv Albert's toupee was still alive ... I've been skeptical of the NBA's TV coverage ever since it left CBS for NBC in the 1990's, but ABC has been completely and utterly on point. ABC's NBA Finals opening sequence is the best, most inspiring piece of nostalgia since Cosell shouted "down goes Frazier!!!" If you haven't seen it, just imagine a collage of footage from the greatest champs ever edited to cover the NBA's best eras. Luckily, the sequence happens right at 9pm sharp, that way you don't have to endure uber-whitey Dan Patrick's blathering. In addition the goosebumps and teary eyes I get from the opening (especially the part when Riles predicts back to back trophies), ABC also has my main Roman, Hubie Brown (peep his classic Caesar cut), and some funky ass, Temptations inspired background music straight from the 70's. Too bad the games are as boring as Adonis Haslem's game. Let's bring back the Pistons, Celtics, Sixers, and Lakers please. You can keep Tommy Heinsohn's drunk ass.