"The NBA's Hairdos and don'ts"

Here's what's been on my mind this morning: Will it take the Spurs five or six games to dispatch the Suns? Will the Warriors hold court at home and take the Jazz to seven games? Will the Pistons lose even a single game before making it to the NBA Finals?

And then I came across this bit in today's San Francisco Chronicle:

Commenting on a basketball team's hairstyle is the type of thing that your passive- aggressive sports-hating spouse does to get you back for hogging the television during "Grey's Anatomy." (Sound familiar, Funk?) But once -- and just this once -- she/he may be onto something. Along with free throws, rebounding and team defense, this NBA playoff series may come down to hair.

Whether you're applying for a new job, going out on a big date or about to play your first home game in a best-of-seven series, nothing boosts a man's confidence like a great new haircut. Is it a coincidence that Golden State had way better hair than the boringly coiffed Dallas Mavericks -- starting with coach Don Nelson's galaxy-shaped spiral of gray hair and including the Heat Miser-inspired locks of Andris Biedrins, which make the Warriors' center appear as if he's about to spontaneously combust?

I doubt you'll find this kind of writing in any other major city newspaper. I'm not sure if this is a good thing.