Philadelphia Sports

In a stunning upset, the Flyers overtake the Canadiens 4-1 to advance to the semifinals.  The series against the Penguins should be prove equally if not more challenging, so it should be great to watch.  Also, I finally did it!  I sat down and watched Game 6 of the Sharks vs. Stars.  What a game.  Unfortunately, I could not stay up until the end of the 4th overtime, so I didn’t see the final goal.  The first 3 were pretty intense.

The Sixers gave us a chance to “run with them”, and it was a dissapointing end to a suprising season.  Nobody expected them to sniff the playoffs, including whoever was Billy King’s boss.  Looking back, trading Kyle Korver was probably the best thing that could’ve happened to this team, if only for the emergence of rookie Thaddeus Young.  With a legitimate big man, he looks like he could be a dominant player.  It will be interesting to see what Ed Stefanski does in the next two offseasons, particularly with Andre Iguodala.  Maybe in a few weeks, I will have more to reflect on about the Sixers season.  For now, I’m proud of what they did this year and excited about the possibilities in the future.

Oh yeah, about the NBA MVP.  Since he technically grew up around here, I guess it’s relevant to Philly Sports.  Congrats to “you know who” on it taking 12 seasons to win it.  As he put it, he couldn’t win it scoring 40 points a night.  Finally, after running the best center in the league out of town, he acknowledged that he can’t do it all by himself.  There would be nothing worse than a Lakers vs. Celtics finals.  I will not be watching that for sure.