Here’s what I’m NOT going to do; read a bunch of “expert” series picks, and then reword their predictions as if they were my own, when I really have no idea about the strengths and weaknesses of each team.

Plenty of fools already do that for you. I pity the fools. That’s right, Mr. T. You have a problem with that?

Here is what I can tell you from my limited basketball knowledge (and this isn’t going to be all that shocking or original, either…); The Mavericks and the Suns are really, really good.

And the Spurs and Pistons aren’t half bad either. Especially when the playoffs roll around.

In the end, it will be one of those 4 teams. There really isn’t any magic in the NBA, because the best teams are simply tiers above the rest. You don’t get wild card teams going all the way like in baseball or football, and you don’t get 8-seeds going to the finals like you do in hockey.

The Rockets have no chance. If they beat the Jazz, they face off against the Mavericks next. Then, miraculously, they win that series, they face off against the Suns. 2 miracles later, you play the best of the East, which despite the fact that its a joke of a conference as far as depth is concerned, its got a few decent teams in it that could conceivably beat whatever beat-up team comes out of the West.

It’ll be the Pistons out of the East. If anyone beats them, it’ll be the Cavs or the Bulls. But I don’t think that is going to happen.

It’ll be the Mavs out of the West. Anyone picking Golden State in this series is a bigger joke then I was for picking the Wild over the Ducks. Seriously, get over it Golden State fans. You are going to lose this series in 5 games maximum.

My radio show co-host Brandon Marcus said to me “I hope the Mavericks lose that series so I can give you heat for it”. I’d like ALL of you to give me heat for it. Go ahead. If the series goes to SIX, make my life a living hell.

All that said, if anyone will actually beat the Mavericks, it’ll be the Suns. When these two teams face off, it’ll be a playoff basketball series I’ll actually watch; and that is saying something. I don’t think the Spurs have what it takes to keep up with either of these teams this year; but time will tell.

So, Mavs/Suns over Pistons in the finals. Shocking. Don’t think anyone has ever made this prediction, have they? I feel so original.

For the record, I bet the Phoenix Suns 1 Unit to win 6 Units at the beginning of the year. Now they are bet 1 to win 2. Go Suns!

(http://vegasdavesdime.blogspot.com/2007/04/nba-playoffs-wrap-up.html)

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