Yep, I watched it; said I should miss it, but tuned in anyway. I’d be quite surprised to hear of too many other folks following suit, because most fans tuned out of this NBA Finals.

The San Antonio Spurs are your 2007 NBA Champs.

The San Antonio Spurs are your first official dynasty of the new millenium.

Tony Parker showed yet again why he is one of the most elite point guards in the league. Despite his pairing alongside a flurry of Spurs weapons, no matter the game or opponent, Parker always found his way to the paint, making layup after layup. His reward for running through the Cleveland Cavaliers was the 2007 NBA Finals MVP trophy. But win, lose or draw at the end of the day Parker gets to head home to one of the finest actresses in the U.S. of A., Ms. Eva Longoria. Lucky guy, wouldn’t you say?

Manu Ginobli was like the Mariano Rivera of big games. He hit big shots whether or not the other big Spurs were hitting theirs and was a huge part of why the Spurs are such an efficient, all-around team. Once he learns to stop flopping all over the court like he’s in the World Cup and figures out the true definition of “adversity,” maybe then he will get a a bit more camera time he seems to love.

The most noteable role players also deserve tons of credit –

Bruce Bowen always guards the opponent’s best player. He’s dirty, but somehow, some way, finds a way to get the job done. At the end of most games you can find him lingering in the corner beyond the arc, awaiting his favorite spot to hit clutch shos.

Michael Finley, a man who finally wins his first title in 12 seasons (6 total playoff runs), contributed wherever the Spurs needed him. Even at the ripe-old age of 34 he found a way to contribute and his leadership can not be over looked. Finley also provided one of the best interview responses when Dan Patrick asked him where he would put his championship trophy - ”I might just put it in the bed between me and my wife.”

Robert Horry, a seasoned veteran who has a career average of 7.2 points per game, is now a seven-time league champ. Wow. I hereby nominate Horry as the luckiest NBA player ever. In the playoffs he is known as “Big Shot Bob.” Wherever Rob goes, everyone should place bets on his franchise winning the title. He has the lucky touch, always finding the right teams at the right times. If I am a team in need of a general manager, when Horry retires, I’m on the first plane to San Antonio, Houston, L.A. or wherever it is he now calls “home.”

And last, but certainly not least, is the big man known as The Big Fundamental. If you weren’t already aware, Timothy Theodore Duncan is already on his way into the annals of NBA history as one of, if not the greatest, players ever.

After winning a title in 1999, only two years after joining the league, he bounced back after injuring his miniscus before the 2000 playoffs, proceeding to win league titles in 2003, 2005 and now, 2007. For the first three titles, Duncan took the Spurs on his back, thus earning NBA Finals MVP honors each time.

This year he did his part, as usual, in dominating the paint and putting up his points. But more than ever, after leading the way past the Phoenix Suns in the Conference finals, he was able to defer to his teammates and cruise to the title in an easy sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Put Duncan’s numbers, rings and reputation as a teammate up against any big man in history and he will easily stand tall in every sense of the word.

What no one admits to right now is that years from now, there is a strong chance folks may need help remembering The Big Fundamental. He lacks the flair that appeals to casual fans of the game. The Spurs owe it to Duncan’s legacy to put more effort into marketing him to fans outside of Texas. The biggest show of his personality came during this Game 4 series/finals ender, when ABC showed a clip of him dressed as an old Johnny Carson character, wearing a long black wig and mustache, poking fun at assistant coach P.J. Carlisimo. But that seems to be Duncan for you - jokes on top of jokes, but only behind-the-scenes.

Lucky for him, those who write the NBA history books do not need him to appear in any Saturday Night Live skits to be remembered. Nor will they need him to have shoe commercials showing off “the other sides of The Big Fundamental.” Instead, all they will need to do is talk to anyone who either played with or saw him in action.

On the court, with or without the ball in his hands, Duncan is all business. And his now-four titles show — that is all that matters.