My picks:

EAST

(1)Miami over (8)New Jersey in 4 (Fuck you VC)
(2)Detroit over (7)Philly in 5
(6)Indiana over (3)Boston in 7
(5)Washington over (4)Chicago in 6

Miami over Indiana in 5
Detroit over Washington in 4

Detroit over Miami in 6

WEST

(1)Phoenix over (8)Memphis in 4 (Nash for MVP!!)
(7)Denver over (2)San Antonio in 5 (Upset of the playoffs)
(3)Seattle over (6)Sacramento in 4 (Where did Jerome James come from?)
(5)Houston over (4)Dallas in 5

Phoenix over Denver in 5
Houston over Seattle in 6

Phoenix over Houston in 5

FINALS

Detroit over Phoenix in 5

I don't think anybody can compete with Detroit in a 7 game format, they wear you down far too much and Larry Brown is the best coach in basketball.

Lets hear what you guys think.

blah, sa in 6... they missed 17 shots (ten minutes of no scoring), duncan wasnt 100%, no brown and they still only lost by 6... denvers going down tonight...

Well I only say upset of the playoffs because of where they ended up in the standings, and because I had San Antonio and Detroit in the Finals when the season started.

The thing is Denver has been playing like a 3 seed for the last 20 or so games of the season.

Also, Tim Duncan at 100%, I'm going with the Spurs, even with them down 2 games.
Tim Duncan at 60-70% (which I beleive he is) Denver in 5.

I think the Final is going to be Pheonix over Maimi in 6 games and Nash is going to be the finals MVP

Welll, I feel like an idiot for 2 reasons.

1. I thought Denver was up by 2 games.
2. Duncan had a very respectable game tonight.

I'm still going to go with my prediction with Denver over them though, call it a hunch.

Its gonna be Miami vs Phoenix with Miami taking it all in 6 maybe 7 with D.Wade or S. O'neal as MVP

...I've said it since the season started...lets see how it goes

hmm, SA was up by close to 40 points at one point in the game... the only fault you can give them is the free throws... SA in 6 still...

*didnt you just love the brown 3ptr

Tonight's Matchup:

Heat over Nets by 15+ pts.
Pacers over Celtics by 5+ pts.
Rockets over Mavericks by 10+ pts.

well spency, it looks like me and you were both partly right...

Wow, Sonics sure are getting raped game 1 vs Spurs.

yeah sucks to be them though, with the two injuries and whatnot...

Ray Allen going down did not help at all

Now that the Spurs are playing like the team they should be, my East picks stay the same but I'm going to have to go with Phoenix San Antonio West final.

Will be very interesting to see how these teams match up since they are completely different styles.

I also think San Antonio is the only team with a chance to beat Detroit.

All hail Steve Nash!

spurs over the suns in 5... suns have no defense, theyll be closer games than what weve seen so far (no 30 point decimations), but the spurs will take it...

I hate the spurs, I say that Phoenix is going to win.

how can anyone possibly hate the spurs?

Bruce Bowen maybe?

IMO the sketchiest player in the league.

I mean Tim Duncan has the same stupid move in the paint. Bruce Bowen is just a avarge player at best. Tony Parker is still good but not as good as he once was. Manu Ganobli is having the season of his life to bad he won't do it again. They have no bench and Robert Hory is there only guy of there bench.

well their bench was doing just fine against full teams earlier in the season... and anyone playing duncan position uses the same moves all the time as thats what the postion calls for...

me htinks yall are just spur hating as theyre gonna take it, right after they embarass phoenix...

I'm not hatin on the Spurs, I just don't like Bruce Bowen.

Not everyone has the same moves at Duncan's position look at Chris Bosh, Donyell Marshell, Amare Studimere, Jermaine O'Neal. I just think he is way over ratted. I like Kevin Garnett the best as far as power fowards

The best line up is this

Center Shaq
Power Foward Kevin Garnett
Small Foward Shawn Marrion
Shooting Gaurd Tracy McGrady
Point Guard Steve Nash or Dawyne Wade

Center: Shaq
Power Forward: Tim Duncan
Small Forward: Kevin Garnett
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant
Point Guard: Allen Iverson or Steve Nash

2-0

DETROIT OVER PHOENIX NUFF SAID
STEVE NASH IS UNBELIEVABLE!!

detroit wont even play phoenix

yeah they will in the final one team from the east and one from the west.

the spurs might not even play phoenix if dallas keeps upsetting them...

Maves got lucky that Joe Johnson got injured. Suns are still going to win

Mark my words, Dallas will NOT beat Phoenix.

I'd actually be willing to bet money on this one.

jsut waiting for the comments... but the sonics DID NOT beat the spurs tonight, the spurs beat themselves...

Well first off I must say congarts to Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan making the NBA all defensive team this year. 2nd Go Sonics beat the Spurs in 7.

It's not unusual for the favorite to lose the third game on the road, the next one is the really important one.

The Spurs will pull it off.

At least the Sonics are starting to look a little more confident. Next game should be more fun.

the next game will be a flashback to the 2nd game in the last series bt spurs/nuggets... as the sonics are starting to play more like denver, the spurs will come out and be 15-20 points up the majority of the game and finish about 10-15 over seattle...

*wed have won the last game by over ten points had we been able to make any ft's...

Yes my suns won Amare and Steve did real good on my Fantasy pool. I think that it will be the Suns and Pistons for sure in the final

Suns will end up being the champs and Nash will be Playoffs mvp. What a season for Kid Canada

i was half right... but FUCK THAT, the sonics had a SPECTACULAR game, totally against their norm, and the spurs had a SPECTACULARLY CRAPPY game (only marginally better than last)... everyone here must admit that the spurs are the better team... whats the sonics defense? hack at anyone and hope your foul isnt called? yeah brilliant...

well see what happens on wednesday...

*Currently watching the Mavs beat off the Suns 43-58*
^^Go SunS!

Sure the Spurs weren't playing great but the Sonics were also out 2 of their top players.

Hope the Sonics win their series and get hammered by the suns

you would...

If the Suns can manage to get past the Mavericks

(@ tonights game...)

The West is getting pretty interesting.

I think the Sonics will make it a 7 game series, and at that point anybody could win really.

I still have faith that Detroit can beat Miami in the East as well.

Nash kicks ass.

Steve Nash is a God.

That is all for now.

Man Steve Nash killed the Mavs yesterday. I hope they win and beat the Spurs

eat it seattle... did you all hear the fans booing when the sonics fouls were called? if your entire defense is to hack at people and flagrantly foul them, expect to get called on it...