NBA Playoffs

GO CLIPPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although I'm a huge Grizz fan I think the Thunder and the Heat will be in the finals

As a lifelong Laker fan, I have no dog in this fight, which actually makes watching the entire playoffs a less anxious and more fun proposition. My formula for making predictions in this sort of situation (not saying it ends up being accurate) is this:

Which team's BEST game, when firing on all cylinders, is the best overall? To me, that can only mean the Thunder and the Heat, and I think Wade's health and four consecutive deep title runs for Miami mean that they may not be able to get to that "Flying Death Machine" gear as they have in prior years. Also, we're in historically uncharted territory for what's being asked of LeBron on a nightly basis. He's gotta break down or at least slow down at some point.

OKC's highest gear, when Durant is filling it up, Westbrook is attacking, Ibaka is making shots, the bench is aggressive, and the team defense is athletic and swarming, is just better than anybody else's best, including the Clippers. The Spurs don't really have an extra level to jump to- they're just consistently great, and they'll beat OKC or Miami if those teams don't make the leap to their highest gear. But if OKC can play their best 4 out of 7 times against San Antonio and/or Miami, they'll win.

Spurs are the best-run organization in sports. From RC/Holt//Pop/Duncan on down- the culture they've created has no equal. That they've contended for titles almost every year since drafting David Robinson in 1989 (only one season sub-.500 in that time) has no analogue in any American sport. OKC is clearly trying to emulate San Antonio, as every small market team should try to do- strong culture, smart drafting and great scouting is the only way to compete against the LA/NY/Chicago/Boston nexus, who will always be able to improve via free agency.

GO MAVS LOL !:happy: