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Disclaimer from Agorá

In this article, there is reference to extremely powerful and widely reverenced figures (Religious, Academic, Political, Artistic, Fictional). The use of these names are to only show what they all have in common (the reality that they all have powerfully impacted our world). These statements are made with a whole and well intentioned heart, as well as a mind that has acquired practical and widely accepted knowledge even in the midst of ignorance (used in the proper), and does not strive to inappropriately make parallels other than the one aforementioned within this disclaimer. I remain in awe of all the works of human beings, and love all of our differences, appreciate our commonalities, and inquire, for the sake of learning, about the things within and outside of my ignorance. If this article in anyway offends you I apologize please now that it was not my intended or unintended goal.

Thank you and enjoy.

Joel R. – Agoránian

Making the Call: Introduction

The 2014 NBA Finals will be the Greatest Level of Basketball play we have seen this decade, plus some years, four to be exact (2010 – 2014). Not to be confused with great teams, players, or talent, “Great Level of Basketball Play” purely means the “Great Game of Basketball”. Yes, without a doubt this era of Basketball, The “King James Era” ( <– unintentional cleverness here), is exciting, powerful, conscious, and talented, however these Finals will symbolically, and without dispute, mark the perfect passing of the Torch from the Present to the Future, the Old to the New, the Obi-Wan Kenobi Master Jedi Knights of Basketball’s Past to the Luke Skywalker Padawans of today’s Present Future.

The flawlessness of the Spur’s Team, forged in teamwork, tradition, and excellence of old (old not to mean obsoleted, but to mean the foundational ties to past legacy), pitted against the high-flying, naturally gifted, and professionally excellence of tamed Gladiator the Miami Heat, is equivalent to the Dragon Ball Z Cell Games Saga, in which we see the passing of the torch to Gohan from his legendary father Goku, as he finally Finally (<– Second Finally with a capital “F”, for those who know how long we had to wait to see the “Great Power of Gohan” manifest) ascend to the all powerful Super Saiyan Two! For those who need something a little more contemporary, this is also equivalent to the passing of B-613 on to Jake Ballard; however, as it relates to this case Jake remains as the new generation of controversial, yet necessary invisible hand National Justice and Security…instead of being bossed moved by papa Pope (ßThe opposite could be the true case if the Spurs Win…however they won’t…moving on). The middle part of both of those examples, the actually “episodes that lead to the results of those examples, is what all of us will experience beginning on June 6, 2014.

Making the Call: The Set-Up

For the Heat, LeBron James, King James, will be the focal point of this series; and for the Spurs, the entire Team will be the focal point of this series.

Person:

Well duh…of course those are the focal points

Me:

Rude. Let’s not disrespect. Let me explain.

No this isn’t an “Of course he is and of course they are” moment folks, but a really deep and subtle actualization of evolution; only to be recognized if you allow your self to see the full picture of the game we admire, love, and sometimes hate along with it’s culture’s context.

LeBron James is now ascending into his undisputed Greatness. He is Gohan, becoming Super Saiyan Two. Now let’s be very clear as we expound on this point, it is in this series where we will see LeBron James bring full circle his legacy as the King. This has nothing to do with MJ, Magic, Bird, the Good Dr., and their “Cohort’s” Legacy, but has everything to do with evolution.

This is flip-phone to touch screen, this is gas to energy, and philosophy to pure science as history is completed, renewed, and re-started. For today’s generation, my generation, the Millennial Generation, this is the Era we will use to argue against tomorrow’s generation, my future children’s generation, the Z Generation’s “King James” Era.

With that clear, LeBron James, like it or not, will be for a long time the standard of Basketball, he will be the origin from which all things will be built, in order to advance into the new age of society, more specifically sports. So get comfortable.

In addition to his high level of play, his social stance, especially during this time of culture change, and his strong stance against the actions of Sterling, has given himself and us a glimpse of his “Divine Purpose” for existing.

Person:

Wait hold on What you say?! Divine you getting too deep! Stop it! Are you done!

Me:

No hold on let me explain…because you wasn’t ready.

Figures that change the world come in different ways, and for a long time, today included, have come to us through society as leaders within the core categories of our society: Religion, Politics, Academia, and the Arts.

I believe that for these new generations, our leaders and influencers of life will come from our “Gladiators” they will come from our Athletes. One by one, we are seeing them become, and one by one they are claiming and accepting their purpose just as Jesus and Prophet Muhammad, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein and Dr. Ali Moustafa Mosharafa Pasha, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne, and Kal’El. We will see new Generational Influencers; from all over the world begin to arise, through our favorite human past time of athletics. LeBron James is the first, of this generation, of many to take that step and that step will be taken on this Thursday.

Making the Call: The Call

“HEAT WIN in SEVEN…RECORD SETTING SERIES…TWO GREAT TEAM…ONE GREAT PLAYER. JAMES CLAIMS HIS THRONE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME!”

The Heat will win in seven games. Not because of a lack of play by the opponent, but because of the best of play by the opponent. It is that level of superior play, that will force LeBron to unleash his greatness, just as the Evil and Pride of Cell enabled him to crush Android 16 head, thus forcing Gohan to unleash what he at one time feared. Thus fully and forever solidifying him as the Greatest Player in Basketball during this Era; just as Leonidas’ act of pure sacrifice, when making a god king bleed, ushered him into his Glory while at the same time creating the opportunity for others to achieve Glory as well.

Person:

Dude you are LeBron fan, get of his blah blahah blahh”

Me:

Are you done…are…are you done…thanks…now let me explain.

Know that this is being said from a Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan believer til’ the day he dies fan, A believer in Derek Rose, and the great coach Tom Thibodeau. Yeah you just learned. Shut up!

We will see for the first time in a long time The Great Game of Basketball played the way we use to remember it as well as the way we hope to experience in the future. It is because of LeBron James, and the Eras that came before him that we will remember, forever and always, how great it the Game of Basket Ball can be.

Joel E. Ruffin Jr. – An Agoránian