...to get some NBA playoff predictions in. Basketball is a great and wonderful sport that I have absolutely no talent for. When you attempt to play but people tell you, "Er, maybe you should stick to tennis", then quitting your day job to try out for the Celtics probably isn't a great idea. I am genuinely good, however, at watching pro basketball. Especially the postseason. I can watch playoff basketball like nobody's business. Ask my wife and children.
Why, consider just one month ago when I had my best set of March Madness picks ever. Ever. I picked three of the final four: Michigan State, Villanova, and NC (damn Memphis Tigers). I even had the Spartans and Tarheels going to the Big Game (except that I had the hometown team pulling it off). Even with that loss, I still had only twelve missed picks. Total. No, seriously. I picked Western Kentucky and Wisconsin to get out of the first round. I picked Sienna. I picked Oregon to go two rounds. That first Saturday when Obama went 8-0? Yep, I matched the President of the yoo ess ay. Ha ha. We are very much alike, he and I, except that he is amazingly successful, extremely capable, and has more charisma than the demigod Ra. Other than that, you can't tell us apart.
Therefore, I have every confidence that I will be highly successful with my NBA playoff picks. Here they are, winners every one.
Eastern Conference (First Round): Cleveland (1) over Detroit (8)
Boston (2) over Chicago(7)
Orlando (3) over Philadelphia (6)
Miami (5) over Atlanta (4)
Western Conference (First Round): LA (1) over Utah (8)
New Orleans (7) over Denver (2)
Dallas (6) over San Antonio (3)
Houston (5) over Portland (4)
Eastern Conference (Semifinals): Cleveland (1) over Miami (5)
Orlando (3) over Boston (2)
Western Conference (Semifinals): LA (1) over New Orleans (7)
Dallas (6) over Orlando (2)
Eastern Conference (Finals): Cleveland (1) over Orlando (3)
Western Conference (Finals): LA (1) over Dallas (6)
Championship Series: LA over Cleveland
Believe me, I don't like picking the Lakers (hate em'!). Plus, Lebron's had an incredible year, one that causes people to talk about the Cavs as maybe a team of destiny. And I don't think he'll be forced to do it alone like last year. I think Delonte West was a great addition, and I think the rest of the supporting cast will finally show up this time. But I can't pick them over LA. Lordy, the Lakers are stacked, and now they've got Bynum back. That's comparable to, say, Bill Gates winning the lottery. So as much as I'd like to forecast some other team upsetting the Lakers' boat, I just don't see it.
Will some franchise prove me wrong? Please? I promise I won't be mad.
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