Both the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs and the NBA Finals wrapped up this week, and with them brought a pair of new champions.

I’m admittedly not an NBA fan. I think it’s a watered-down version of one of the greatest sports we’ve got. There’s so little defense in basketball, and it seems like one really good player can change the makeup of the team.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.