Man oh man; it’s been a long time since I’ve been featured on my own blog, huh? Admittedly I go through erratic phases where I churn out content only to have them followed by even longer phases of complete and utter laziness (cut to shot of me eating French fries off my stomach on the couch). Whatever though, it’s my process. Don’t judge me.
Anyways. I took a while to get into a preview for the NBA Conference Finals for a couple of reasons. Number one, the most obvious, my aforementioned laziness and need to binge watch Netflix when I should be writing. Number two, I wanted to give myself a little bit of time to come up with a well thought out prediction rather than just going with my heart as I have been since the opening round. The Western semi’s I got right for the most part, with San Antonio and OKC prevailing. My predictions in the Eastern semi’s were made more with my heart and less with an eye of objectivity. I had given up on the Pacers along with everyone else outside of Indiana, and totally expected the young, upcoming Wiz kids to send them fishing. Of course the Pacers continue to screw with the minds of basketball fans by showing up just enough to make it out of the round. I still think Washington lost the series more than Indy won it, but that’s neither here nor there at this point.
In the Brooklyn-Miami series, I had totally sold myself on the idea that the Nets could push Miami to the brink. They matched up well in the small ball game. On paper, there was equal star power on both sides, and if anything else I thought the personal rivalries between the Heatles and the zombie Celtics would be enough to make it go the distance. That thought process allowed me to overlook the facts that LeBron James is the best player in the world whenever he really decides to be, KG is done and it’s sad to see, Kidd is not a good coach yet, there’s no home court advantage playing in Brooklyn (unless Rhianna sits courtside braless again, but then everybody wins), and oh yeah, LeBron James is the best player in the world. Twice for emphasis. Add to the fact that Deron Williams devolved before our eyes this year and the Nets never really stood a chance.
What’s going on everybody? Hope your Throwback Thursdays were full of nostalgic memories of thirstier times falling on the same day. If happened to stop by Undrafted yesterday, you would hopefully have read part one of my NBA playoff previews, which featured all of the first round matchups in the Eastern Conference. If you didn’t, but are just now tuning in, I suggest you get take a look and see if you agree or think my opinions are full of crap. Either way, take a look if you’re a full-fledged NBA fan who’s pumped and ready for this weekend’s tip off to the post season. For those of you that are already caught up, I’ll spare you the long introduction and hop right into part two of my playoff preview, highlighting the first round match ups of the Western Conference. So, without further ado:
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