enough whining

I tell you what, I have heard enough whining from Spurs fans before this series has even started. Yes, the play-off system is flawed when the two teams with the best record meet in the second round instead of the third. Yes, a 36 hour turnaround is short. The least they could have done was make this a 5:00 game rather than noon, but the bottom line is that the Spurs could have beaten the Kings in four or five games. There is a reward for knocking out a team quickly. The Mavs did, and the Spurs didn't.

But there is also a larger truth. The better team basically always wins a seven game series. All of this crap evens itself out in the end even within a series. And if you want to be the champs, then you need to be able to beat anyone. There are only two outcomes from the playoffs for Spurs fans: champions and not champions. Is there a difference for us between losing in the second or third rounds? I say no. If the Spurs can't handle the Mavs, then they are not the champs.

Starting in four hours, we will see how it breaks out.