http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298 Kevin McHale (former Celtic) <a rel="nofollow" href="http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/07/31/limericks-about-the-kevin-garnett-trade/">traded his best player</a> to Boston for next to nothing and now the old green is back in the NBA finals. Jerry West (former Laker) <a rel="nofollow" href="http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2008/02/07/Sports/Lakers.Get.Better.End.Of.Gasol.Trade-3195019.shtml">traded his best player</a> to Los Angeles for less than nothing and now the purple and g en-us Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:52:39 EST Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:18 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298#5 The whining of Laker fans...I'm surrounded by the most beautiful music. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:18 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298#4 Woohoo! Screw you Lakers! Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:40:11 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298#3 Not me.  I was hoping my Cleveland Cavaliers would make it, but not quite.  LeBron James is likely destined to be the next Michael Jordan, but the team isn't going to survive just on the strength of him.  Zydrunas Ilgauskus is good, and live Thu, 5 Jun 2008 02:04:09 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298#2 It matters in LA and Boston and I kinda feel like David Stern has cut his losses and doesn't much care about anything else. He think he rues the day he let San Anton tank that season Robinson hurt his back so they could win the lottery. Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:33:33 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/6/3/135146/7298#1 I think to anyone my age (27 - still young, but not <i>that</i> young) and younger, especially if you're just a casual fan, this matchup just doesn't have the same cachet. The "big team" of my youth was the Jordan era Bulls, which dominated both the Celti Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:46:39 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/