"Trying not to overthink..."1st Round East 1st Round West
1CHICAGO/8indiana (4-1) 1SA/8Memp (4-2)
2MIAMI/7Philly (4-0) 2 LA/7n.o. (4-1)
4ORL/5Atl (4-2) 6POR/3Dal (4-3)
6NY/3Bos (4-3) 4OKC/5Den (4-3)
In addition to the Knicks/Blazers upset predictions, be on a lookout for upset sleepers in the Memphis Grizzlies over the Spurs (besides old age, Manu recently injured his non-shooting elbow) as well as the Denver Nuggets potentially beating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
That's where things get tricky. In the West, the Lakers are my favorites but I can totally see OKC or Denver coming out. In the East, it'll be between Orlando, Miami, or New York. Because I predict it's going to take 7 games to beat the Celts then follow that up with a series win verse the top ranked Bulls, they'll run out of gas for the ECF.
And even more intriguing in the Eastern Playoffs are the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat. I was saying earlier that if the Magic can make their three's, then they're going to the Finals to play the Lakers. But because the Knicks will be waiting for the winner of the Heat/Magic series, I'm predicting Mia will win where they will face New York in the ECF in a rekindled '90s rivalry!
In a fantasy finals matchup before the inevitable NBA lockout and demise of Kobe Bryant, we will finally "witness" the manifestation of Nike's premature "puppet" campaign from 2 years ago in the form of Miami/Lakers championship matchup.
Now I must admit, ever since "The Decision" I've opened my loyalty arms to Lebron James and rooting for him for "More than a game" reasons---you know like the whole nation dubbing him the villain and being dissed by his former owner, Dan Gilbert.
Then there's the Kobe Bryant factor. Anyone who knows me knows I love Kobe. But those same people also know my affinity for Michael Jeffrey Jordan. So to root for Kobe now isn't rooting for Kobe verse the Heat or New York, rooting for now is rooting for Kobe versus history and possibly equalling or eclipsing the legacy of Michael Jordan----blasphemy!
With all that said coupled with my intuitive, metaphysical and observant side, I predict the Lakers will pull it off and send Phil Jackson in the sunset with his fourth 3-peat (marinate on those semantics). I mean, the last time there was an NBA lockout (1998), the team who most recently won the championship was a Phil Jackson led Chicago Bulls.
1st Finals Prediction: 45% Dice probability
LA 4 Miami 3
2nd Finals Prediction: 42% Dice probability
LA 4 Orl 3
3rd Finals Prediction: 13% Dice probability
LA 4 NY 2
Love the Knicks prediction (of course).
ReplyDeleteNot a Kobe fan, so I can agree with sentiment of equaling or eclipsing MJ without reservation. Blasphemous indeed! How ironic would it be if Chi Bulls beat LA Lakers in 7th game of championship series with buzzer beater by the leagues MVP, D.Rose?! *crosses fingers*
Lol! Yes Brother Keezy...the symmetry of that coming full circle would be ironic and amazing at the same time! lol
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