Comments on: Finals Memories

By: Heath

Heath — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:04:15 +0000

Neil, it's too bad you're not about a decade older. I, too, mark my life by these annual rites of passage and you can't convince me that there was a better time in NBA history than the 80's. I would anticipate regular season Lakers/Celtics games as if the fate of the world depended on the outcomes. And when my beloved Lakers squared off against the hated Celtics in the NBA finals (hard to believe it was only thrice), I'm not sure I did any homework during that entire two-week stretch. It's precisely because of how the Lakers responded to the Memorial Day Massacre in '85 that gave me reason to believe that despite their horrific showing against Houston on two occasions in round two this year they could come back. Players are more resilient than fans sometimes give them credit for.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:41 +0000

"It’s cool because there’s like a 23-day stretch where LeBron and I are the same age…" -- I've got that same sort of thing with Kobe. Was very cool when I was a senior in high school, but the novelty has worn off now that we're both ancient and grizzled.

By: steve norris

steve norris — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:58:50 +0000

remember in the knicks rockets series when oj simpson was being chased and the game was on.(i wanna say game 2)thant was definetly memorable.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:30:49 +0000

who has NBA Finals parties? man, my family been partying all playoffs, and will continue to do so in the finals. but then, we're Lakers fans :). good post, thanks for the memories. (and I was also shocked that you're only 23.)

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:14:57 +0000

I turn 24 in December. It's cool because there's like a 23-day stretch where LeBron and I are the same age... Next to that guy, it always makes me feel really inferior about everything I haven't accomplished in my life yet.

By: Daniel Bui

Daniel Bui — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:06:10 +0000

Neil, you only 24?

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:28:49 +0000

I do the same thing, Neil, to the point where if you asked me where I was living in a given year, I have to think of the NBA finals (or playoffs at least) from that year to remember. For instance I can say without having to think that I moved to NYC in 2004 - and I know that for sure because I remember rooting really hard for the TWolves in the WCF and then had no rooting interest at all in the finals (grew up in Maine, and just straight up couldn't stand the Lakers. Grew up a Bulls fan and never got over my distaste for the Bad Boy Pistons).