NBA: Where Amazing Happens

 
It is that time of year where fans get all crazy about March Maddness. The NBA might finally have something to say about that. Yeah, Tyler Hansbrough is a tearing up the ACC and Beasley is having a better all around season than Durant last year, but the NBA is where the action is at. Better players, better coaching, and finally better team play. With that groundwork, I'll lay out the top 5 things to watch as the NBA Season heads down: 1. Kobe Bryant's Pinkie: Make no mistake about it. The NBA championship goes through Kobe. There's nobody on the face of the earth that wants to win more now than Kobe. Pau down? No problem. Kobe can give you a couple 50 point games. Andrew won't be back till April? So what? The Mamba led a team of smush parker and Kwame Brown to the playoffs in the West. After Kobe picks up his most deserved NBA MVP trophy, it will all be resting on his health and pinkie to see if he gets finals MVP as well. 2. The Second Round in the East - Let's be honest, whoever meets ... [link]

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