It's easy to get disenfranchised with things like Scott Brooks and Dwane Casey, Michael Olawakandi and Andrea Bargnani, Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum...
Then you read that article from Bill Simmons about Tim Duncan and remember that this is why you watch the game...historically great players and performances...the guys that buck the trends and surprise you (in good ways) even when you know how things should go. I hated rooting against the Spurs in the Game 7, but I hated rooting against Chris Paul just as much. How weird is it that two of the best players of all time came from Wake Forrest? How the fuck does that happen? I love this game.