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I hate it when I'm right
May 27, 2009About a week ago I felt something was amiss and I was right.
Maybe Kobe vs. LeBron in the NBA Finals -- sure-fire ratings bonanza that it could be -- wasn't such a sure thing after all.
The Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic weren't just going to roll over on cue for the casual fan's enjoyment. And, so far, that's been exactly the case.
The Kobe and the Lakers deserve to be in the same 3-1 hole LeBron and the Cavs finds themselves in after Tuesday night. And the only reason they're not is that pesky inbounds pass that the Nuggets keep screwing up.
Apparently though, hope springs eternal -- especially in the world of advertising.
This fading hope was evident when, in the moments following the Cavaliers' 116-114 overtime loss, the first commercial to pop up was the Kobe vs. LeBron Powerade spot.
Unless the chalk-throwing Chosen One can will three straight wins out of his supporting cast, Kobe vs. LeBron goes the way of the Dan vs. Dave leaving the NBA to try to get us hyped about Dwight (Howard) vs. Carmelo (Anthony).
Good luck with that.
Posted by Stephen Smith at 12:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
