By Evan Bleier “To be the man,” as Richard Morgan Fliehr, known professionally as name Ric Flair, used to say, “You gotta beat the man.” As relevant as that line of thinking may or may not actually be to professional wrestling because the sport is as real as Santa Claus, it certainly is applicable to professional basketball. From Michael Jordan and the Bulls finally beating the Detroit Pistons on the way to breaking through for an NBA title to the LeBron James and the Miami Heat getting past the Boston Celtics on their way to a championship, the NBA has a long history of teams needing to advan…