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Cam · 05-05-2003, 01:13 AM

My observations from the first round of the playoffs.

1. T-Mac and KG should learn from this year to shut your mouth and let your game talk for you. Both ran their mouths about how they were this close to winning the series and ended up loosing. T-Mac did this last year too and had the same thing happen.

2. Detroit is an unstoppable force if they can score. Their defense is suffocating, the Magic couldn't buy a good look at the basket let alone a bucket. If Detroit’s shooters remain hot throughout the playoffs, they will make the finals

3. Ben Wallace should be an MVP candidate. He completely changes a game on the defensive end. If he were not on the Pistons, they wouldn't have made the playoffs. He makes defensive plays that leave you wondering what just happened. Not many players do that on the defensive end.

4. The Mavericks feel the need to collapse every once in a while. They blow a 30-point lead to the Lakers near the beginning of the year. And nearly become the first team to loose a playoff series they were up 3-0 in.

5. Officiating in all Major sports needs some serious work. The NFL had problems in there playoffs, the NHL playoffs have had some really crappy calls. The NBA has had some the worst officiating I've ever seen beyond high-school. Game 3 of the Lakers-Wolves series was ridiculous, and it hasn't been just limited to one game or even one series. It's not so much the missed calls in the NBA but the refs don't seem to call the games very consistently.

6. With the passing of the Stockton-Malone era every player I grew up watching has either retired or faded into the background on their respective teams. The only two left from the MJ generation are Pippen on the Blazers and Miller on the Pacers. Malone may stick around for a couple more years but it will not be the same without Stockton there beside him.

7. Finally, the Kings will win the championship. The Lakers may survive the Spurs but I'm predicting a 7 games series that drain both teams. The Mav's Kings Series should be good to but I don't think the Kings will have any trouble. They will just do what Portland did in games 4-5-6 to finish the Mav's off in 5 games. Whoever does survive the Lakers-Spurs series will be completely drained and neither of those teams has the depth to compete with the Kings this year. The Lakes especially so after loosing Rick Fox. Whoever comes out victorious in the East might put up a fight but the East is still inferior the West.

05-05-2003, 01:13 AM	#6
Cam dripping with ignorance Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 642	My observations from the first round of the playoffs. 1. T-Mac and KG should learn from this year to shut your mouth and let your game talk for you. Both ran their mouths about how they were this close to winning the series and ended up loosing. T-Mac did this last year too and had the same thing happen. 2. Detroit is an unstoppable force if they can score. Their defense is suffocating, the Magic couldn't buy a good look at the basket let alone a bucket. If Detroit’s shooters remain hot throughout the playoffs, they will make the finals 3. Ben Wallace should be an MVP candidate. He completely changes a game on the defensive end. If he were not on the Pistons, they wouldn't have made the playoffs. He makes defensive plays that leave you wondering what just happened. Not many players do that on the defensive end. 4. The Mavericks feel the need to collapse every once in a while. They blow a 30-point lead to the Lakers near the beginning of the year. And nearly become the first team to loose a playoff series they were up 3-0 in. 5. Officiating in all Major sports needs some serious work. The NFL had problems in there playoffs, the NHL playoffs have had some really crappy calls. The NBA has had some the worst officiating I've ever seen beyond high-school. Game 3 of the Lakers-Wolves series was ridiculous, and it hasn't been just limited to one game or even one series. It's not so much the missed calls in the NBA but the refs don't seem to call the games very consistently. 6. With the passing of the Stockton-Malone era every player I grew up watching has either retired or faded into the background on their respective teams. The only two left from the MJ generation are Pippen on the Blazers and Miller on the Pacers. Malone may stick around for a couple more years but it will not be the same without Stockton there beside him. 7. Finally, the Kings will win the championship. The Lakers may survive the Spurs but I'm predicting a 7 games series that drain both teams. The Mav's Kings Series should be good to but I don't think the Kings will have any trouble. They will just do what Portland did in games 4-5-6 to finish the Mav's off in 5 games. Whoever does survive the Lakers-Spurs series will be completely drained and neither of those teams has the depth to compete with the Kings this year. The Lakes especially so after loosing Rick Fox. Whoever comes out victorious in the East might put up a fight but the East is still inferior the West. __________________ After the seventh beer I generally try and stay away from the keyboard, I apologize for what happens when I fail.