Boris Diaw, Beethoven, and the Suns

[chumdawg]

The inimitable Bill Walton just said on the broadcast that Beethoven's Third Symphony ushered in the era of Romantic Music (he's right about that...Eroica was indeed a mo-fo) and that Boris Diaw is likewise ushering in the Age of Romanticism in NBA players.

Questions:

1) Have you ever heard an announcer make such an esoteric, yet correct, reference while calling a game?

2) Is Boris Diaw really at the vanguard of a new style of NBA player?

3) Do the Lakers stand any chance of beating the Suns in a series? After all, Kobe scored close to fifty tonight and they still lost their ass.