by Trent Lorcher

Created on: May 05, 2008   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

I love my children, but I hate changing their poopy diapers (especially when my dog runs off with it), but there's one diaper I didn't mind changing; ironically, it was the most difficult diaper-change ever, requiring 17 wipes and a blow torch. All you parents out there know what I'm talking about: it's baby's first poop, commonly referred to as the tar poop. Although it's a horrible mess, you don't mind because it's your brand new perfect baby and your brand new perfect baby's perfect poop..

You may be wondering what baby poop has to do with the 2007 NBA Finals. Well if you're a Cavaliers' fan, you witnessed your favorite team put forth a horrendously crappy display of basketball, but since it was their first finals ever, you really didn't mind. You were just happy they got there. That being said, here are some of the most exciting moments of the 2007 NBA Finals:

A Record Breaking Foul: 2:32 remained in the first quarter of game 4. Realizing the series was pretty much settled, I reached for the remote control to channel surf when amazing happened. While driving to the basket, Manu Ginobili was hacked on the arm by Zydrunas Ilgauskas, breaking the NBA Finals record for most syllables involved in a personal foul. The record was tied later in the half when Anderson Varejao did the same thing.

Tim Duncan's Fundamentally Sound Pivot: With the Spurs clinging to a 17 point lead in game 2, the Cavaliers unleashed their vaunted three-quarter court trapping-press. Dribbling at his own foul line, Spurs point guard Tony Parker passed the ball to Tim Duncan who was standing near the mid court stripe. That's when NBA fans witnessed the magic of Duncan's fundamentally sound pivot. He caught the ball at his chest, elbows out; then, keeping his right foot planted, swung his left foot toward the basket, and delivered a crisp chest pass to a streaking Manu Ginobili, who deftly allowed the shot clock to dwindle down to three seconds before launching a wild shot that Duncan rebounded and banked in from 6 feet.

Timing Error: During the second quarter of game 2, I fell asleep and my wife turned the channel. When I awoke, Seinfeld was on. It was the episode Jerry threw away the watch his parents gave him. Jerry had to make up a lie in order to not hurt his parents' feelings. It was hysterical. I turned the game back and caught the last 47 seconds of a Spurs' rout.

War Declared: In game 4, with the Cavs trailing by two in the final moments, everybody knew Lebron James would be taking the last shot, everyone, that is, except Brazilian power forward Anderson Varejao, who instead of passing the ball to James, standing 5 feet away, took 2 dribbles and threw up a wild shot that ricocheted off the back board, almost killing a spectator in the 22nd row. Immediately, Cavs fans took to the streets demanding the U.S. invade Brazil. Their pleas were ignored and Cavs fans returned home to lament their team's defeat.

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