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Many count the 2008 NBA regular season among the best in the league's history. The balance of the West, the tight races in the East ... It was suppose to be setting up for a memorable post-season for the NBA.

That didn't exactly happen. Aside from the marquee Finals matchup, the playoffs went without too many big surprises and the quality of play was average at best. You don't have to be an NBA scout to tell that the Finals weren't a thing of beauty.

So I ask ya: was this really a year where the NBA was so loaded that even quality teams like the Mavericks and Suns couldn't compete? Maybe it's just that the usual powers-that-be were sucky, leaving the door open for average teams like the Lakers and the Hornets to rise to the top.