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Posted By: David Smith

Mr. Bretta,

The NBA isn't a sport anymore, it is scripted entertainment, just like Professional Wrestling.

When was the last time the best TEAM won an NBA Championship?? Probably the Bulls with Jordan and Pippen but there you go, a couple of STAR players. It wasn't a coincidence that Michael's book was titled, "Jordan Rules" because that was how it was on the court also. Jordan had one set of rules and most other players had a second set. It is not about the TEAM anymore, it is about what player or players are the most marketable.

LeBron James made the Finals this year. Dwayne Wade made it last year. Of course Wade was the highest seller as far as jerseys is concerned before last season started and Shaq joined the team before the season, so you had Shaq and the young star Wade.

When was the last time a team of NOBODIES that played well together won?? Not in the Stern era. The Dallas Mavericks have had the best record the last two years but haven't won a Championship. Why? Because Mark Cuban has given Stern and the League grief, especially about the officiating. Cuban felt it ws so bad that he got a group together and started making charts on the Officials and grading them. Stern didn't like this and fined Cuban every chance he got. Cuban has calmed down some but Stern still hasn't let his team win the Championship, even though I think they have been the best.

Stern controls it all and the NBA wont be a true "sport" again until he and his cronies are out of power. Until then, I am sticking to College Basketball, where even the BEST team can get beat on their home floor by a NOBODY.

David