With the first round of the NBA playoffs coming to an end and my
finals pick obliterated (they still haven't found all the pieces); it seems
like a good time to see where we stand so far. To make myself feel better about
the horrible predictions I made, I have decided to hand out some fake awards;
because nothing cheers me up more than this gimmick. The 'Requiem for a Dream'
award is a prestigious honour given to a team that has endured the most painful
and hard-to-watch ending to a season in any sport in quite some time. The
Gladiator Award is specific to the NBA, and is given to a player who has had
the best single-game performance of the first round. Lastly, the '2004 New York
Yankees' Award, is again NBA specific, and as you can tell from its name, is
awarded to the biggest choke (both team and coach) of the first round. Once I
am finished dishing out awards, I will proceed to hopefully put up some better
predictions for round two.
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| Both of these guys won an award, find out which ones. |
The 'Requiem for a Dream' award goes to: Manchester United! (In
case you missed the weekend’s final EPL match-day action, Man U lost their all-but-won
13th Premier League title when Man City came back from 2-1 down to
QPR, scoring twice in stoppage time to win the game and the title). Here is the video, feel free to fast-forward to the 4:00 mark for the good stuff.
Yes, I am fully aware that the incredible
finish to the EPL season has nothing to do with the NBA playoffs, but do
yourself a favor and just watch the video linked above. The NBA equivalent to
what happened to Manchester United, would be losing an eight-point lead with 15
seconds to play in a game 7. Had Liverpool lost the title the way that United
did, I would still be missing. We would not be able to call ourselves a sports
blog without, at the very least, mentioning the miracle of Manchester. The last
day this year's EPL season will forever hold the honor of this award.
