the (B)east is (coming) back

it's been far too long a time since michael jordan last hoisted the larry o'brien NBA championship trophy and reaffirmed his status as the best in the game. it also was the final time the east declared supremacy in the league, with the west (specifically the spurs and the lakers) snagging 5 straight championships and 8 of the last 11 overall, while articles containing various mockeries of the east have been published by writers and bloggers all over the globe.

but ever since KG and ray allen began wearing green jerseys, power has slowly shifted back to the east. sure, the lakers won the 2009 crown, but the east ain't no pushover any longer. last year alone, the cavs, celtics, and magic were considered serious contenders to the title with only the lakers being the clear favorites out west.

this year, the east will be one step closer to regaining the letter "B" that's supposed to come before "E." too long has the eastern conference suffered humiliating finals defeats.

also, while the west still currently has the established superstars such as kobe, dirk, chauncey, tony parker, steve nash, and amar'e, the east has much of the rising youngsters such as lebron, d-wade, d-rose, chris bosh, dwight howard, rondo, and devin harris. these guys already are scary players but most of 'em haven't even reached their peak. meanwhile, their western counterparts, while still great, now have knees that revolt against them and are experiencing drop-offs in their performance.

it all started in the draft of '03... you know, that draft where the world was introduced to lebron james, dwyane wade, chris bosh, kirk hinrich, and all them guys? a year later the pistons demolished the lakers. a little while later, lebron started attacking the record books. then d-wade won one for the heat. then lebron singlehandedly brought an otherwise mediocre cleveland team to the finals. it's been a great ride for the east from then on.

finally, it's interesting to find out that the east won the 2004, 2006, and 2008 championships, which are all even-numbered years. 2010, perhaps?

it's only a matter of time.

...but we all have to wait for kobe's decline

...i just did a rhyme.

ah, i'll stop now.