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My reasoning is this. In a HEAT-ROCKETS, HEAT-SPURS, or even HEAT-GRIZZLIES finals I would favor the Western Conference contender. But precisely because there are three elite teams in the West plus very good squads from Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, and Dallas the odds of any given team winning the Western Conference Championship are relatively low. By contrast the NETS, BULLS, and PACERS are all overrated in an extremely weak Eastern Conference. The odds of Miami making it to the Finals are overwhelmingly strong, which from an ex ante viewpoint more than compensates for the fact that (barring an amazing Greg Oden comeback) they'll likely be finals underdogs.

Broadway Downtown on Flickr.

This album is 20 years old!

One of the 90s finest moments. 

Hear me road!

This whole place was a vacant wasteland what 5 years ago? on Flickr.

Totally insane that donations to exclusive private schools are tax deductible. on Flickr.

Tubthumping - They Might Be Giants & The AV Club Chorus (by ParticleMen)

An important illustration of the principle that everything rhymes in French.

The fact that great authors across genres and times rely on coincidence to make their tragic schemes work is telling us that contingency plays a large role in human affairs not that the authors are cheating.

I feel like Operation Ivy belongs here but....

The Hold Steady - The Bear and the Maiden Fair (lyrics) (by tamuli0nis)

We basically ended up as the majority. #ObamasAmerica