The only ESPN expert correctly predict the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals?
John Hollinger, current Vice President of Basketball Operations … for the Memphis Grizzlies. (SB Nation)
To quote Homer J. Simpson: “it seems the cat burglar was caught my the very man trying to catch him.”
Quote Principal Seymour Skinner (dryly) “how ironic.”
I’m not showing you this graphic to bash ESPN; but that it is a little bonus by-product. I’m just showing you the irony of the Spurs being picked in the NBA Finals by just one forecaster of 15. And it’s the one who’s team was just dismissed by the Spurs.
Click the image for a larger view. The Spurs will now rest up and await the winner of the Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat series to determine the NBA Finals. The Spurs as an underdog? If you won as many titles as the Spurs how can you be an underdog?
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