Overcoming Adversity

2009-06-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

How can a NBA fan take the Finals seriously? Kobe was supposed to be playing the King in a death match to the end! When it comes down to it the Magic have stepped up to the plate when faced with adversity since a little after the All-Star break. No team would have been able to overcome what they have. Give me a team that can afford to lose an All-Star and still make it to the Finals. Boston tried to do it without K-G and failed, If the Lakers lost Pau they would not be playing in Game 4 tonight as well, and without Mo Williams the Cavs would have been lucky to be the three seed in the East. Nelson goes down and it was gut check time for the Magic. Dwight Howard easily could have packed it in and said "you know this just isn't our year". Instead he and Stan Van Gundy changed the game plan. They worked the inside out game and with the help of Skip to My Lou and and Rashard Lewis the Magic turned into one of the most accurate and dangerous deep threats in the NBA. There was not a single minute in which Cleveland got close to stopping the sharp-shooters known as the Magic from bucket after Bucket. So when you are sitting down and watching Game 4 and the Lakers are up fifteen points at halftime remember that is nothing for this Magic team. You think a fifteen point defeceit is something to overcome try losing your point guard for the second half of the season and see if your team would be playing in the NBA Championship threating to tie the series at two with the whole world thinking that you should not be there!

Corey's Sports Corner

Overcoming Adversity