Rainy Wednesday Afternoon

If you saw the video I shared on Facebook today (not the Kevin Durant MVP one, though I'll probably mention that later), then you know I'm missing Derrick Rose today, and again feeling bummed that I was in Romania as a missionary and missed his whole MVP "coming out party" season (2010-11). On a brighter note, the playoffs are in full swing and they are awesome. Damien Lillard and Steph Curry have solidified themselves as two of my favorite players. Too bad the Warriors had to lose, although I didn't want the Clippers to be out of it either. I think the NBA should consider a change to the whole East/West setup. How is it that the West has been so far superior to the East for so long? I would seriously like an explanation, because I haven't come up with a reasonable one yet. Maybe they could do something similar to MLB with two leagues of randomly-assigned teams (but maybe not completely random). These playoffs would be much better if the 16 teams with the best records made the playoffs, irrespective of conference. Now the Heat will just coast to the Finals and be pretty fresh, meeting one of these West teams who just ran a veritable gauntlet only to then meet up with the two-time defending champs. Oh well, it's still gonna be sweet to watch. And I'm now rooting for the Thunder to win it all after watching Kevin Durant's MVP acceptance speech. What a great guy. If he doesn't win it this year, he should go to Chicago, because you know they would win it all with that defensive system and a guy like Durant to score alongside D-Rose. Hey, a guy can dream, right?

Speaking of players moving, I am realistically looking forward to Carmelo coming to Chicago over the summer. Although if, for some reason, that doesn't happen, we'll settle for Kevin Love, but I'm not sure Lance Stephenson would do it for me. But all that aside, I'm still not convinced that destiny doesn't have Jabari Parker ending up with the Bulls (somehow) in the cards. Hey, a guy can dream, right?

And sometimes dreams come true. Just ask Kevin Durant.