I was talking with a really good friend this morning we were both commenting on how much we are enjoying the current format. He compared it to when he and his buddies were kids and they just went and played at the gym. No parents, no scouts, no cheering crowds, and it just made you focus on the game. We are probably seeing the most pure basketball we’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA.
NO ONE has a “sixth man” for this playoff run. It’s only going to be about who plays better. I’m going to have more fun watching these playoffs than I have in a very long time. I hate to think that this almost made the game better, but in some ways I think it did.