I don't pay too much attention to the countless theories that seem to surface every day, like JFK's assassination, aliens, the Illuminati and whatever other nonsense people come up with. Nor do I pay too much attention to people saying sports like the NBA are fixed (although regrettably, I have come to accept that the WWE is fixed). But in the recent case with Draymond Green's Game 5 suspension the NBA is exposing itself to the obvious imbalance of power between the Western and Eastern Conference and hiding it under the money-hungry profit seeking eyes.
If anyone has paid attention to the NBA finals you know that the real finals championship has already happened. In the OKC and GSW series there was teamwork and ball movement, excellent coaching and plenty of players contributing off the bench. Overall the series turned out to be one of the best comeback stories in NBA history.
Each team's journey in the western conference was tough. OKC beat a Spurs team that had a 67 win season with 40 wins at home. And the GSW earned their spot by posting the best-season in basketball history.
Yet what did their conference rivals achieve? Well, they swept two teams that wouldn't have made the playoffs if they were in the Western Conference. Then they made a series with the Raptors who have been an irrelevant team all of their history with the exception of the brief time Vince Carter spent there.
Therefore it should be no surprise that the statistically best team in NBA history is kicking their opponent's ass.
Yet the league is doing everything they can to extend this pitiful series in the hopes of drawing in more money. While the Cavs came out and took it to the Warriors in Game 3 at home, they also received every call possible. Game 4 was different in on-court officiating but now the league officiating issued out a suspension to Draymond Green for absolute nonsense.
They don't care about the Warriors historic 73 win season. They don't care about only unanimous MVP in NBA history chance at winning a second title. And they definitely don't care about under the radar players like Andre Iguodala or Green who are winners in every sense of the word. Why don't they care? Because they care more about the most athletically gifted human being and not the real winners.
So when the Warriors win their back-to-back championship in Game 5 at home tonight, like I predicted they would when the finals started, it will be a victory for the best single-season team in NBA history. It will be a victory for the undersized kid from North Carolina who had one college scholarship offer from a small school then went on to be the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.
It will be a victory for the fans who weren't born 6-foot-8, 250 pounds like a Lebron James, but who now think they can be the best in the world with a combination of skill and hard work. It will be a victory for the organization who built their team with winners in every sense of the word and not the best "athletes." And most importantly it will be a victory for the players who were once the best players, but have humbled themselves enough to contribute in any way to help the team win.
