Who Can Dethrone the Boston Celtics? Who Can be New to NBA Elitedom?
The women of the WNBA just finished their most successful season ever, despite some financial issues that I have heard of. Caitlin Clark has helped them a great deal.
I care more about the men. The Boston Celtics won last June, and in convincing fashion. They look great now. Who can top them?
I was hoping my Indiana Pacers would be better. They got a new seven-footer, but now he is done for the year with an Achilles problem. Achilles, that Greek mythic tragic hero.
The Pacers will have to get another big guy, (back-up center), and keep trying. All these teams that have never won it all.
The Oklahoma Thunder? The Minnesota Timberwolves? Teams from yesteryear, like the Philadelphia 76ers or the New York Knicks? Is Orlando any good, or good enough?
Who else? Milwaukee, Denver, recent champions. Could the Lakers find their verve and swerve? Lebron is the mythic hero. Who else? Dallas? They have lots of talent. Memphis?
I would like most teams to crack at it this year, and take down the Celts. Too much shamrock ringery. Those rings of power in Beantown are overwhelming at this point. Let's go to another place...
Minneapolis? Oklahoma City? Could happen. Likely not San Antonio again.
Did I leave someone out? Oh, yeah, those Warriors of San Francisco. Toronto, no. But maybe Cleveland. Chicago and Detroit, I think not. Miami Heat? You never know, Mr. Wilkinson. You never quite know how it will play out.
Injuries and momentum. We mostly hope for a peaceful world, a time of no pandemic nor riots, but a nice, smooth June of the end of the journey on the hard courts. Here's hoping.
We shall see.
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