Conspiracy Theory

Remember the "Frozen Envelope" conspiracy theory that led to Patrick Ewing going to the Knicks? A lot of people subscribe to that particular theory. These people also believe that the NBA is rigged.

This year, for example, a lot of people think that the fix was in for the Spurs. Which is crazy, if you think about it. Why the Spurs? Wouldn't you think that the league would prefer that the Suns go all the way to the championship, since more people would watch? Wouldn't the league prefer that Spurs-Suns go seven, with the Suns (the more exciting team) prevailing, and going against...the Mavs? Why on earth would they have the Warriors win against the Mavs, and then lose against the Jazz, setting up one of the dullest Western Conference finals in history?

Then it hit me: This is the Year of LeBron!

It's straight out of a WWE script! To wit:
(1) Set up a "heel" turn by a beloved "face" team (i.e. the Spurs). Make them almost invincible.
(2) Have the "new face" (i.e. LeBron) struggle against an established "heel" team (i.e. the Pistons) and then "Hulk out" (games 3,4,5 and 6), winning the next four games in dramatic fashion.
(3) Have the Championship Match, with the heel almost winning...then the face pulls it out in the end against seemingly impossible odds.

And thus the King gets crowned.

You know what else the league would love? LeBron vs DWade for the title. Impossible you say, since they're both in the Eastern Conference? Cue Kobe and all his histrionics the past couple of days...

Kobe and Bynum get traded to Miami for Shaq and DWade!

Hey, anything's possible.