The NBA Playoffs thus far have been a not so balanced combination of blowout series (see: Knicks, Celtics) and unexpected ties (see: Hornets, Lakers) but none has been more unprecedented than the Memphis Grizzlies putting the Western Conference’s number one seed on the ropes.
It’s unprecedented because, one, it’s the Grizz. Let’s face it, this is the team whose franchise faces had been Bryant “Big Country” Reeves and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. This is also the franchise who not only had never won a playoff series, but had never won a game coming into the 2011 edition of postseason basketball. Let’s look at it like this, think if Lindsay Lohan had never done any movies before, and all you knew her for was being a high-profile train wreck. Then, instead of Sandra Bullock, Lohan nails the part for “The Blind Side” and wins an Academy Award.
OK, so the Grizz haven’t won the NBA Finals, but this ragtag group of misfits is giving the Spurs fits. And on an official side note, I would like to give a gigantic ############################ you for deciding to actually show up to the NBA AFTER leaving the Knicks and about 100 lbs back in New York.
And speaking of the Knicks, we haven’t seen an eight seed reach the NBA Finals since the 1999 incarnation of the Knickerbockers. Are the Zombie Vancouver Grizzlies talented enough to reach the same heights? It’s a strong enough case for maybe.