1. Spurs-Jazz: While it appeared that the Jazz’s big front line just might give the Spurs some problems, it has not played out this way so far. The front court has been irrelevant as Tony Parker destroyed the Jazz guards…
Category: Playoff Thoughts
NBA Finals Recap
Well, the NBA Finals have come and gone. In between, we were left with a lot of fun and lots to examine. I thought we could conduct a Finals post-mortem to pick up on some of the issues that were…
NBA Finals Preview
1. Finals Preview: It’s been a long road this year to the Finals and there have been quite a few twists and turns that were unexpected (notably the fact that the Lakers aren’t here). Still, after all the happenings, the…
Second Round Fallout
Round Two is over and this leaves four teams with time to assess what happened in the playoffs and what might happen next year. The most notable elininations are last year’s NBA finalists in Boston and L.A. Meanwhile, in Memphis…
First Round Fallout (Western Conference)
Continuing our first round fall out column, we turn today to the Western Conference… 1. San Antonio Spurs: That definitely smarts. The Spurs managed a last gasp heroic regular season only to be beaten soundly in the playoffs. The loss…