I remember when Van Exel said eff 'em. He was talking about the Kings, back in '03 (pretty sure, not fact checking). We beat them. The trio of Dirk, Nash, and Finley wasn't enough. They needed that eff 'em. We ended up losing to the Spurs in the conference finals (getting outscored like 39-13 in the 4Q of game 6, while Walt Williams's socks just couldn't get it done - loudest game I had been at in the AAC until Lakers last year).
2006 we didn't have it. Devin, Josh, Dirk lost to the Heat, who had it.
Last year, finally, we had it. Chandler, DeShawn, and even JJ. We weren't going to lose. Dirk proved the critics wrong. You can obviously win a title with Dirk as your best player.
But, I don't think you can do it with Dirk as your leader.
Tonight, the result of the game was never really in question. But, a great team runs SAC off the floor in the first quarter and kicks their asses as they run away. Not tonight.
2011 will carry me for a long time. Best sports time of my life. But, it's still frustrating seeing this. Things can change quickly, but I'm not holding my breath this year.
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