If the Magic weren’t in the equation, I would kind of want the Cavs to win. The fact is, LeBron earned his title last year, but his teammates earned nothing.

Now, granted, the whole thing is rooted in my annoyance at the kind of people who use team success as a barometer for individual players’ ability. On some level, I’m thinking “if the Cavaliers won the title, I wouldn’t have to hear idiot Lakers fans harping on that fact… as though the Magic’s conference finals victory last year was somehow LeBron’s fault.” I tend to sympathize with the guy who deserves to succeed but gets let down by the people he works with.

Of course, on a much more immediate level, I’m thinking, “if the Magic won the title, the Magic won the title.” And I’m pretty convinced that, even if LeBron does have a good series, his supporting cast is still too weak to beat Orlando. But we’ll see.

The guy who really has a tough case to argue is the Lakers guy. When do you think was the last time that any non-Lakers fan rooted for the Lakers under any circumstances? I’m thinking… maybe Magic Johnson era? Those years when the Pistons were winning — a lot of people hated those Pistons.