NBA
The
disaster that is the NBA season is finally over. The Knicks
can stop pretending they care, Isiah gets a swift
kick in the ass and the VC and the Nets get to set up tee time.
For
the 16 teams that actually know how to put the ball in the hoop more consistently
then everyone else, there are some very intriguing matchups
over the next month.
Let's
start with the East.
Celtics vs. Hawks
Sweep.
Wizards vs. Cavs
This
will be the 3rd straight year that these two teams have met in the playoffs
with the Cavs prevailing in the last two. The Wizards
are healthy and looking for revenge. Dashawn
Stevenson thinks LeBron is overrated, LeBron could care less. The results of this series come
down to 1 thing, can LeBron
win with this cast of characters? Answer, no chance. The Cavs
went 8-14 since their big trade and look like a 1 man show day in and day out.
Ben Wallace looks like a geriatric 60 year old trying to play D. Look for the
Wiz and their Big 3 to score early and often and send the Cavs home without another trip to the Finals.
Every
other series in the East will be won by the favorite. On to
the West.
Spurs
vs. Suns
Without
a doubt the most intriguing series out West, especially after last years battle
in the Conference Finals. The Suns traded for Shaq
for one reason, to defend Tim Duncan in the post season. That is unfortuante because he can't do it, Shaq
is 67 years old, at least, and well past his prime. The same may be true for
The Big Fundamamental but it doesn't matter, he has
the mad Argentinian on his team. Look for Manu to go buckwild and light the Suns porous D up. Prediction, Spurs
in 6.
Lakers vs. Nuggets
The
Nuggets average about 200-220 points a game. The only problem is that they give
up about 250. This team of me first shooters and guys who shoot 30% from 3
but take them anyway; A.I., Melo, J.R. Smith,
has a lot of work ahead of them if they are going to knock off the 1 seed in
the West.
