Wedding Day

In a topic completely unrelated to the NBA playoffs.......I am the luckiest guy in the world, as I am getting married today. I feel extremely blessed to be marrying the one that I am, she is definitely far better than I deserve.This blog will be out of commission as we are gone on our honeymoon!

Conference Finals Set

The Conference finals are now set as the San Antonio Spurs take on the Utah Jazz and the Detroit Pistons battle the Cleveland Cavaliers. Some wise person right here on this very blog predicted all four of these teams to win their last round series. The San Antonio and Utah series is definitely a far less exciting series than Detroit and Cleveland. LeBron will have to play out of his mind for the Cavs to have a chance against the veteran Pistons. It's not likely for a Cavs upset, but thats why we play the games!

2007 NBA Champion

With the second round of the NBA Playoffs nearly completed, the question must be asked, "Who will win it all?" The Dallas Mavericks entered the playoffs as the odds-on favorites to bring home the trophy, but....Golden State pulled the biggest playoff upset in recent memory by sending Mark Cuban and the Mavs home early. Golden State ran into a tough and well-coached Utah team that sent them to the golf course. Utah now awaits the winner of the San Antonio and Phoenix series that is tied at two. The Eastern Conference favorite, the Detroit Pistons, are up 3-2 in their series with the Bulls, while Cleveland leads New jersey 3-1. I see Utah and San Antonio matching up in the Western Conference Finals while Detroit and Cleveland battle it out in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio should have very little trouble getting rid of the Jazz, as the Spurs pose too many match-up probelms for Utah. Give me the Spurs in 5. Detroit and Cleveland looks to be an intriguing series as LeBron's Cavs took Detroit to seven games last post season. I still think Detroit is too talented for a young LeBron to single handedly beat. Look for Rip, Flip, and Sheed to their thing in 6. As for the NBA Finals, it will be a rematch of two years ago when San Antonio captured the title beating Detroit in 7. I look for history to repeat itself again with the exact same scenario playing out again, meaning the San Antonio Spurs winning the league crown three times in five years. I could be wrong.....but I seriously doubt it.

Suns Even the Series 2-2

The Phoenix Suns evened their series with the San Antonio Spurs last night with a 104-98 victory. The Spurs continued their physical assault on MVP candidate Steve Nash. A Robert Horry forearm with only seconds remaining sent Nash flying into the scorers table. The Spurs have taken on a physcial and borderline dirty identity, reminding some of the "Bad Boy" Detroit Pistons of the 80's. One would think that Horry would be suspended for his game five tactics. Bruce Bowen has had several questionable fouls this is series- one one Amare Stoudemire and the other on Steve Nash. While playoff basketball usually brings a heightened itensity on the defensive end of the floor, the Spurs are walking a fine line of being flat-out cheap. I can't see David Stern sitting back and watching a posterboy point guard Steve Nash being continaully beat up by San Antonio. As for the series, give me the Spurs in six. Defensive oriented teams always find a way to grind out close games in the playoffs, this should be no exception.

A Not So Golden Night

The Utah Jazz took a commanding 3-1 Series lead on Sunday Night with a 115-101 over the Golden State Warriors. Utah used a 40 point fourth quarter effort to defeat the Warriors on their home court, something that had not been done all post-season. Golden State needed just six games to defeat the number one seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round. A big reason for Golden State's post season success has been their ability to shoot the three. Last night however, Golden State launched 39 attempts only connecting on 12. The explanation for such a low percentage? Bad shots. With Don Nelson's free-flowing, jack-it-up offensive style the Warriors can easily fall into the trap of settling for contested threes. As the world saw last night....if you live by the three, you will die by the three. This series is done, Utah will close it out in 5.