What was that? Sorry, I was sleeping

I fell asleep during that last Spurs possession. Is anyone else getting sick of Tim Duncan -- the NBA's Albert Pujols -- and the Spurs -- the NBA's St. Louis Cardinals?

Think about it -- Duncan is the most boring star in the NBA's highest tier of superstars. He uses the backboard. He casually dunks, if he has to. He just posts up and scores. He is quiet. He hardly makes the news -- save for the random incident with referee Joey Crawford.

He is the most boring basketball player on the planet. Yet he has three championships and three NBA Finals MVP awards. He has two NBA MVP awards. He's played in nine All-Star games. He's made eight All-NBA teams. And he's made nine All-Defensive teams.

He has the resume of one of the greatest players of all-time. He will go down as probably one of the top five post men in NBA history.

But when you're grandkid asks who the greatest players of your generation were, you might not get to him right away. You'll say Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Shaq, heck, maybe even Allen Iverson. Then, when you flip through Kevin Garnett, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, you'll slip in Tim Duncan. You'll describe him as a fundamental player. A player who if you weren't careful, would score 30 points, grab 20 rebounds and block five shots.

But he was always like that "conventional" background the guys picked in their elementary school photos -- nothing out of the ordinary.

And let's face it -- Pujols is the same. He plays for an old school team in the middle of the country, like Duncan. He is wedged in between a group of bunting, stealing, fielding players. He might have the most dangerous bat in baseball.

But when your kids say, "Daddy, who was the greatest player of your generation?" You'll respond with A-Rod, Clemens, Bonds or David Ortiz.

Then you'll chime in with some more guys -- Vlad Guerrero, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson. And you'll find Pujols in there somewhere.

Pujols has a World Series ring, one NL MVP, five trips to the All-Star Game, 256 home runs, 775 RBIs and a career .330 batting average in just six-plus Major League Baseball seasons.

And he's only 27.

But the point is this: Duncan and Pujols are boring. They never say anything worthwhile. They always put up the same numbers the same way. Their teams are always successful by playing boring styles. They are always in the thick of a title race.

And they are the most boring superstars in their sports.

So, as much as Duncan is arguably the best big man in the NBA right now, I have no desire to see the Spurs beat the high-flying, slamma-jamma Suns.

I want the Suns to score 120 points every game. I want the Suns to win the NBA Title.

And I sure don't want the Cardinals to repeat.

Bronx Fairy Tale?
-- Roger Clemens is headed back to the Yankees. In other news, the Yankees might break .500 this year after all.

Launch canceled in Houston
The Rockets choked in the big game -- again. Now we get to see the Jazz and Warriors square off. The Jazz have a little more depth than the Rockets, so that might spell the end of the Warriors' run. But then again, the Mavericks had a lot of depth, experience and certainly talent. And where are they?

Van Jobless
Jeff Van Gundy appears to be out as the Rockets' coach. He's 182-146 in Houston. He's also 7-12 in the playoffs. In four seasons, Van Gundy coached the Rockets to three playoff berths and three first-round losses.

Am I surprised? No. Can the Rockets do better with another coach? Well, first they'll need some players to help T-Mac and Yao. And of course, we'll keep a tab on free agents and potential draft selections.

Nice chip-covered shirt
Thanks. I've thoroughly enjoyed eating chips, drinking Dr. Pepper and chatting sports with you. See you soon.