Top reasons why none of this should surprise us:
1. ESPN has the next game and if you want to generate ratings and heavy word of mouth in order to get what I call pedestrian tune-ins you have to create controversy, this works. (I mean, we're here posting about right??)
2. The NBA needs to justify its very flawed playoff system, I can see David Stern now saying over the summer, "See anything can happen in the playoffs, weather you're a 1 seed or an 8 seed, look at the Hawks vs Celtics series" not caring one bit about how much this undermines the purpose of the regular season as long as he generates more playoff ratings for the league. Which, by the way, is the bread and butter of its TV deals...
3. There is no higher drama in sports than to have a meltdown by a superior and heavily favored team and if any subplot can fuel the fire, then so be it.
So I say all of that to say this, our accomplishments have been thrown in the media back burner pretty much all season, with the exception of the Texas Triangle sweep so its a waste of time to think they're gonna show us any love now. This team and we the fans need to understand that the media outlets are only interested in doing whatever is necessary for them to maximize revenue....