by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com

10) Orlando’s Stan van Gundy needs the time to work out why he hates his team now

9) The national media demanded a full 100 hours to devote to the LeBron James Free Agency Deathwatch

The layoff allows Orlando’s Jameer Nelson time to rehab his knee fully, then retire due to advancing age

7) Extra media time means someone eventually breaks down and talks to Adam Morrison and JJ Reddick

6) Lamar Odom needed this much time to get clean before the next pot test

5) Phil Jackson’s ego was worn down to 45 percent inflation by the end of the Rockets’ series

4) It allows Kevin Garnett a little extra time in the sanitarium with the trophy

3) The Association is now taking its cue from college football, so as to not build to an exciting climax

2) Kobe Bryant needed the time off to finally charm the last member of the national media into forgetting all about that Eagle Colorado alleged rape and admitted adultery wackiness

1) The refs didn’t get the memo that the conference finals were supposed to both go to seven games