So LeBron finally won one

First and foremost, congratulations to the Miami Heat for crushing the OKC Thunder in a lopsided Game 5 to finally be vindicated for the coming together of three of the brightest young stars in the NBA today.

I have to say it was definitely a very convincing win for the Heat, as they simply dominated the Thunder who in my opinion were a more complete team. In the end, the Heat - with their Big Three and their bevy of complementary players - stepped it up to a notch that the Thunder, with all their talent, just couldn't reach... not just yet.

Now that LeBron has finally won one, I hope that the NBA becomes a more balanced league once again. What with Anthony Davis heading to NOLA in what has been debated as a dubious "Unseen Hand" move by David Stern in some circles, and the emergence of young talent such as the Thunder, Pacers, and hopefully my Pistons, not to mention Lob City and Love City (Minnesota), the NBA looks to be more and more competitive in the years to come. I'm sure that San Antonio will continue to be competitive, as well as Boston and the Lakers. What about the Bobcats? Well, the losers of the draft lottery will have to content themselves with having the GOAT as their owner for some time.

LeBron winning his first championship trophy is significant because it validates all the hype that has followed him ever since he was in high school. A question was asked during he post-game interviews about how his winning a championship now is simply the right timing - that people were putting him under the microscope too much early in his career. I tend to believe that that might just be true. MJ didn't win his first until '91, a good 7 years after he entered the NBA. He went on to win 6. The case of Magic and Bird was different because they entered teams that were already winners to begin with. Kobe was also different because he a lot of those with Shaq. LeBron was ONLY LeBron for most of his career. A year after joining forces with D-Wade - who also won one with Shaq - and Bosh, and they finally got theirs.

I still don't like how they did what they did - getting together, but the fact that they did it? I'm fine with that.

So now, what's next? The NBA draft is coming up next week!