Times change. I remember when people wrote the Spurs where too soft and would not win a championship because they were "good guys, not dirty or mean enough."

Now when they win. The gripe turns to Duncan is not good for the NBA because he does not mouth off like Shaq. Honestly, in the press you just cant win. The real truth is the Spurs mess up the NBA TV ratings terribly. And somehow people think Stern has some motive for helping the Spurs win. This is the worst possible outcome for Stern and he already stated the best TV series would be Lakers v. Lakers.

The NBA has a problem. They promote flash, and to the horror of the league, good solid basketball wins. Sounds like time for another rule change after this low scoring series. The NBA really needs to decide if they want team basketball while advertising individuals constantly.

I will take that Mav cupcake if Dallas does not.