Western Conference NBA picks
http://s19.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s19southeastofdisorderThe Western Conference playoffs will be fun for the first couple of rounds, but then people will finally realize that the teams that defend win.
Phoenix(1) over Memphis in 5
Phoenix is just way to athletic for the Gruzz. Amare is going to have a field day with Gasol. Somehow word gets out that Steve Nash is not really white, or from Canada for that matter, but actually was a much more talented looking player before a governmental agency placed a basketball player in the body of a short white canadian guy with crazy hair.
San Antonio(2) over the Mile High Nuggets(7) in 6
I sincerely hope the Nuggets invest some time during the off season to acquire Walter Mccarty, Tracy Mcgrady, Jeff Mcinnis, Aaron Mckie, Keith Mcloud, and Antonio Mcdyess just so people can start calling them the mcnuggets. Their best player right now is nicknamed after a slowly dying department store chain, so things really can't get much worse for them in the nickname department. Duncan is going to eat them up (no pun intended) on the inside, the Spurs are boring, but they are damn good.
Sacramento(6) over Seattle(3) in 7
There will be absolutely no defense played, these teams could combine for 300 points in one game. Ray Allen and Peja Stojackovich will each average 30 a game in the series, just fun basketball too watch.
Houston(5) over Dallas(4) in 7
Yao Ming is 7'6.
2nd round
Houston over Phoenix in 5
Yao Ming is 7'6, Amare Stoudamire is 6'10 and Jake Voskul is his back up, that's right, a big white, stiff look out.
San Antonio over Sacramento in 6
Should be a decent series, but Duncan is just too tough, and the Kings no longer have Webber to even remotely slow him down.
Western Conference championship
San Antonio over Houston in 6
Yao Ming is 7'6, but Tim Duncan is the best player in the NBA. San Antonio is the boringest team in the NBA, no wild personalities, they just play hard on both ends, wear teams down, and win. This is not a recipe for tv ratings, so expect the league to do everything in its power to stop San Antonio, yet Houston still will fail.
NBA Championship
San Antonio over New Jersey in 4
YAAAWWWN
The blogs NBA playoff preview
http://s19.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s19southeastofdisorderLast year I was pretty dead on with my finals prediction, so this year I figure I'll go all out with a full blown NBA playoff preview.
Eastern Conference Preview
Round 1
New Jersey (8) over Miami (1) in 6.
As long as Shaq is shooting 45% from the line, the Heat just won't be able to stop Nets from turning this into a track meet. Every time Shaq misses his second free throw Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson are hitting the other end of the court before you can say don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk
Celtics (3) over Pacers (6) in 5.
It's incredible how bad Indiana actually is right now. They start two guys who are both about 10 years removed from there prime (Miller and Davis), an injured Jermaine O'Neal, a point guard who probably couldn't start on my intramural team (Anthony Johnson), and finally a deranged psychopath with a jumpshot in Stephen Jackson. On top of this the top 2 bench guys are big white stiffs, not a recpipe for success againts a team that likes to run in the Celtics. Yet I still give the Pacers one win due to the Mark Blount- Doc Rivers factor. Doc for some reason feels the need to play the most overpaid man in the league, and Blount subsequently gives his opponent, no matter who it is a huge boost. His stat line is pretty much guaranteed to include 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 turnovers, and dunked on 8 times by Jermaine O'Neal through 25 minutes of play. One other note about this series, if your playing family feud, and the catagory NBA's ugliest player comes up, Blount and Reggie Miller are guaranteed to come up as the 2nd and 3rd answer behind Sam Cassell. Due to the Timberwolves losing out on a playoff spot this year, this makes them the two ugliest players in the playoffs. This leaves me very excited about the prospect of these two ending up at the same bar after a series game, and both attempting to pick up the same girl, which of these two prince charmings will sweep the local NBA groupie off of her feet first? NBA Action, it's faaaaantastic.
Chicago(4) over Washington (5) in 7
Da Bulls pull it out in 7, starting about a week of everyone in Chicago comparing Ben Gordon to MJ, before he gets spanked by Jason Kidd in New Jersey. Washington just isn't that good. They start two non-factors, and don't even have a good token big white stiffsittign on there bench, very disappointing from a Washington team that once claimed Jim Mclvaine. Kirk Heinrich will have a breakout series, while Gordon continues to dominate second halfs. This series is pretty irelevant in the big scheme of thigns that are the NBA playoffs.
Detroit(2) over Philadelphia(7) in 5
Rocky Balboa, a fictional character, remains the most popular sports icon in Philadelphia, not good for the 76ers. The Wallaces swat about70 shots combined in this series, Chris Webber blows at least 2 games in the final seconds causing a member of Allen Iversons posse to break his legs before game 4, meaning Big Softie Rodney Rogers gets the start and Rasheed goes for 50 in the final two games.
2nd Round
New Jersey over Chicago in 4
New Jersey is 3-0 agaisnt Chicago this year, including a win without Kidd. Winning by an average of 14 points when Kidd plays. Just not a fair match up. Have I mentioned that some guy names Andres Nocioni will have to guard Vince Carter, read that last sentence again, Andres Nocioni. Vince may set a record for points scored in a 4 game span.
Boston over Detroit in 7
I know, I'm a homer. I just can't help it, but this Celtics team is good. They have a great young bench, and any time you have a big guy like Lafrentz who can hit the outside shot pulling one of the Wallaces from the paint you have a good shot at knocking at sending Detroit back to 8 mile. Ricky Davis is one of the only guys in the league that can keep up with Rip Hamilton, who is the key to the Detroit offense.
Eastern Conference championship
New Jersey over Boston in 6
For some reason we just can't beat these guys when it counts. It hurt me enough writing this, so I'm just going to end it here.
