1st and Last ATTEMPT to Analyze NBA Finals

As the Finals start tonight, we have all gone through, listened on TV or sports talk radio or had that water cooler conversation at the office. We have also had more than our share of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. (why do I get the funny feeling this is ONLY the beginning?? What year is this again?) Well since everybody else put their two cents in, I figured I would take a stab at it myself - I really don't care who wins! (Kobe 'deserves' it, would love to see Ray and KG FINALLY win one) I don't care to have the 'who is better' argument. I don't even want to worry about how many Kobe will score and in which quarters will he score the most - I'll save that for the professional commentators! I am simply going to present what I think the 3 major factors are for the teams that I believe will ultimately decide who will win the NBA Championship. Which are: The Match-ups How UNSELFISH will the Big Three be? Which Kobe Shows Up? Yeah - its th...