Category: Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

1.    It’s Over Johnny:    Count me in the crowd that thinks there isn’t much reason to watch Cleveland-Detroit, Los Angeles-Utah, or Denver-New Orleans.  Still, let’s take a look at what’s happened so far to see if there is anything to…

Playoff Thoughts

1.    Celtics Take Control:    One of the fun things about writing about sports is that we can chew the scenery a little bit and really delve into some points that aren’t mentioned on the television or in the newspapers.  After…

Playoff Thoughts

1.    Boston Beaning:    With the outlier of the Detroit series, the Finals appear to have mirrored Boston other playoff series quite a bit.  The Celts are playing like a formidable 66-win team at home.  They’ve controlled most of the first…

Playoff Thoughts

1.    Lakers-Celtics…blah…blah…blah:    Did you hear?  The Lakers and playing the Celtics and they may have even met before.  We’ve all touched on the history of the Lakers and Celtics and such.  ESPN.com and Classic Sports have been all over this…

Playoff Thoughts

1.    L.A. Land:    The Lakers impressively dispatched the Spurs to make their first NBA Finals since they lost to the Pistons in 2003-04.  It’s hard to figure why the Lakers were able to excel this entire series, winning easily in…