http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/home Recent 049233 Posts en-us As we follow the great reclamation of the Spurs who just last year were dead in the water as a too old too slow etc etc, everyone now has a good understanding that the transitions this team went through from Robinson to Duncan to Ginobilli and then Parker as the number one option Doesn't happen unless the 3 sure hall of famers (Robinson, Duncan, Ginobilli) and the one possible understand that the whole is always better than the one. Skip over to Boston whose elder statesmen have also realized that as rondo goes, so go the Celtics. No longer can Garnett, pierce, or Allen take over games on a nightly basis as in the past.  finally we have the Lakers....a first ballot HOF in Kobe Bryant who has yet to realize that it is time to pass the number one option to Bynum. During Bryant's absence due to a shin injury, the Lakers were much more dominant than when Kobe was on the floor. Bryant however is the only one who has yet to realize this and this will again prove to be the Lakers undoing in the year Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:25:45 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/kobe_to_live_or_die_in_la/10937384 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/kobe_to_live_or_die_in_la/10937384 KOBE- to live or die in LA http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/kobe_to_live_or_die_in_la/10937384 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Every year during the playoffs all fans and experts alike are picking who they think will win the NBA championship. Most people pick with their hearts, experts usually tell you that teams like the Knicks, heat or Lakers will win because they are the network darlings. There are a few experts that actually have a real clue as to what almost always determines the NBA champion, MATCH-UPS!!! Teams that match-up best against their opponents are the ones that have the best chance to win, period. Last year the Spurs were faced with a match-up nightmare having to take on the Grizzlies without Rudy Gay. that meant that they would repeatedly feed the ball to the post which was the Spurs glaring weakness. this year with Gay on the floor, the post feeds were fewer, and consequently they were out in the first round.    My beloved Spurs will be the beneficiary of great match-ups this year that will carry them to an NBA title. Today they will finish off the Clippers, and within the next few days they will prepare to Sun, 20 May 2012 16:02:57 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/match_ups_determine_the_nba_champion/10834430 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/match_ups_determine_the_nba_champion/10834430 Match-ups determine the NBA champion. http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/049233/article/match_ups_determine_the_nba_champion/10834430 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png