NBA Playoffs
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
You can say all you want about spoiled millionaires in the NBA and how the college game is so much better, but if you want to see amazing basketball, tune in to the NBA Playoffs. NBA players really put it on the line during the Playoffs and they can just do things that most college players can't.
After tonight every series will have played two games in the first round. There really are no big surprises so far, excluding San Antonio's loss to Denver in their first game (and maybe Houston's 2-0 lead over Dallas). The Spurs (the Western Conference 2 seed) rebounded to get a win tonight, though, and I expect them to end up in the Finals.
They'll have to get by the No. 1 seeded Phoenix Suns to get to the Finals, though. The Suns first series against the Grizzlies may end up being the most entertaining series of all. Both of these teams like to run and score. The way Steve Nash distributes the ball is just flat-out amazing. I wonder if Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams looks at him and sees what could've-been (or what could be). Williams has all kinds of talent; if only he could learn to look for his teammates the way Nash does.
Over in the Eastern Conference, the Heat and Pistons look like they're on a crash course to meet to see who advances to the Finals. But Boston or Indiana could give Detroit some trouble in the second round. I don't see anyone from this conference beating the Heat, though. Shaq, coupled with Dwyane Wade, is just too much.
How about the Bulls versus the Wizards in the first round? No player on either team has ever appeared in a playoff game for his current team. Neither city has had too much to cheer about since a guy named Jordan left them.
You can say all you want about spoiled millionaires in the NBA and how the college game is so much better, but if you want to see amazing basketball, tune in to the NBA Playoffs. NBA players really put it on the line during the Playoffs and they can just do things that most college players can't.
After tonight every series will have played two games in the first round. There really are no big surprises so far, excluding San Antonio's loss to Denver in their first game (and maybe Houston's 2-0 lead over Dallas). The Spurs (the Western Conference 2 seed) rebounded to get a win tonight, though, and I expect them to end up in the Finals.
They'll have to get by the No. 1 seeded Phoenix Suns to get to the Finals, though. The Suns first series against the Grizzlies may end up being the most entertaining series of all. Both of these teams like to run and score. The way Steve Nash distributes the ball is just flat-out amazing. I wonder if Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams looks at him and sees what could've-been (or what could be). Williams has all kinds of talent; if only he could learn to look for his teammates the way Nash does.
Over in the Eastern Conference, the Heat and Pistons look like they're on a crash course to meet to see who advances to the Finals. But Boston or Indiana could give Detroit some trouble in the second round. I don't see anyone from this conference beating the Heat, though. Shaq, coupled with Dwyane Wade, is just too much.
How about the Bulls versus the Wizards in the first round? No player on either team has ever appeared in a playoff game for his current team. Neither city has had too much to cheer about since a guy named Jordan left them.
