NBA Playoffs (Start of Round 2)
They are starting Round 2 today, even though the Boston/Atlanta series hasn't been resolved yet. I haven't caught any of the that series' games, but the result is surprising. Boston was never challenged and they don't have a clear go to guy which is causing some problems. I still think Boston will be able to win at home tomorrow. If they do I'll be 6/8 in my predictions.
I watched most of the Suns/Spure series and it was hard to watch. The Suns couldn't execute and made numerous mental mistakes. Hack-a-Shaq was super effective and really broke the flow of the Sun's offense. It didn't help that Nash looked like he aged 5 years during that 1 week and made numerous mental mistakes. Like I mentioned before, not having Marion to use defensively really hurt them. The Suns couldn't stop Manu or Parker from getting into the paint, something Marion would have helped with.
The most exciting development from that series is D'Antoni might be leaving the Suns. And the perfect place for him to go is Toronto! It would be great to have a real coach in Toronto, not some impostor like Sam Mitchell. It's going to be an exciting off season.
Onto my predictions:
Spurs/Hornets: This will be an exciting series with Paul leading the way. He really made Dallas and especially Kidd look stupid and I think he can do more of the same with the Spurs. But the Spurs have Bowen to sic on him. I think that'll make the difference so Spurs in 6. If the series goes to 7, I think NO will win at home.
Lakers/Utah: Another exciting series that is going to be physical. I wonder if Gasol and Odom can handle Utah physically, and how much Deron Williams is going to dominate. But the difference will be Kobe in the end. Lakers in 6.
Orlando/Detroit: Probably a boring a series. Detroit will not show up to 1 or 2 games, so we'll likely see this series go to at least 6 games. If Howard gets into foul trouble, Orlando will have trouble scoring on Detroit's tough D. Detroit in 6.
Boston/Clevland: If Boston wins, I think they'll be able to handle James in 5. As long as they don't trash talk James.
I watched most of the Suns/Spure series and it was hard to watch. The Suns couldn't execute and made numerous mental mistakes. Hack-a-Shaq was super effective and really broke the flow of the Sun's offense. It didn't help that Nash looked like he aged 5 years during that 1 week and made numerous mental mistakes. Like I mentioned before, not having Marion to use defensively really hurt them. The Suns couldn't stop Manu or Parker from getting into the paint, something Marion would have helped with.
The most exciting development from that series is D'Antoni might be leaving the Suns. And the perfect place for him to go is Toronto! It would be great to have a real coach in Toronto, not some impostor like Sam Mitchell. It's going to be an exciting off season.
Onto my predictions:
Spurs/Hornets: This will be an exciting series with Paul leading the way. He really made Dallas and especially Kidd look stupid and I think he can do more of the same with the Spurs. But the Spurs have Bowen to sic on him. I think that'll make the difference so Spurs in 6. If the series goes to 7, I think NO will win at home.
Lakers/Utah: Another exciting series that is going to be physical. I wonder if Gasol and Odom can handle Utah physically, and how much Deron Williams is going to dominate. But the difference will be Kobe in the end. Lakers in 6.
Orlando/Detroit: Probably a boring a series. Detroit will not show up to 1 or 2 games, so we'll likely see this series go to at least 6 games. If Howard gets into foul trouble, Orlando will have trouble scoring on Detroit's tough D. Detroit in 6.
Boston/Clevland: If Boston wins, I think they'll be able to handle James in 5. As long as they don't trash talk James.
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