It's Finals Season, Baby!

Now is the time when all sports fans begin to lock onto their TV screens with the beginning of the NBA and NHL Finals.  This is the only time of year when the sports enthusiast (much like myself) can watch two championship finals occurring at the same time.
Tonight (more like in a matter of minutes) the Miami Heat will try to once again end the Dallas Dirk Nowitzki's season on a sour note and sending them home hardware-less.  This is the reason LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh decided to come together.  However, this time, it isn't Dallas vs. Miami.  No, this time, it is Miami vs. The Rest of the Basketball World, as everyone else besides the Miami locals are hoping that The Big Three fall flat on their faces and begin their quest to go 0-for-7 in winning an NBA Title.

On the other end of the sporting spectrum, tomorrow night, the NHL Stanley Cup Finals get under way, with a matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins.
Neither of these teams have tasted victory in a while, heck, the Canucks haven't won since coming into the league 40 years ago.  But, if any year is their year, this is it.
As a raving hockey enthusiast, I can honestly say that I have never seen a power play run as effectively and efficiently as this Canucks team.  When you mix in the Swedish Twin Towers with arguably the best U.S. born player in Ryan Kesler, right there you have a nice three-man unit to pace your offense.  But, add in the emergence of Alex Burrows, Mikael Sammuelson, and Kevin Bieksa and you have a power play that is tough to stop.
I can't disregard the Prince of Whales champs though.  David Krejci and Nathan Horton have set the pace for the Bruins offense, while Denis Seidenberg and Zdeno Chara has proved to be too much on the blue line.  And don't be surprised if the potent attack of Vancouver is stymied by the should be Vezina Trophy winner in net Tim Thomas.

My Bold Predictions for these series:
1. Dallas Mavericks in 6-- Dirk finally shuts up any critics out there (if there are any) and gives Mark Cuban his first title and the city of Dallas their first since the 2000 Dallas Stars.
2. Vancouver Canucks in 5-- If this series isn't a sweep, don't expect it to be a long one.  Vancouver is destined to win the Cup.  They'll be backed by Roberto Luongo who will become Mayor of Vancouver after this series, bringing the team and the city their first Stanley Cup and leading team Canada to a gold medal in the 2010 Olympics, which also took place in Vancouver.

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