upsideandmotor.blogspot.com - 9/11/2008
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ESPN's "consensus" predictions on the season came out about a week ago ( West , East ), but today they unveiled the winners of each conference finals. 25 experts were polled , and each conference cleanly came out in a three team race. Out West, it's between the Lakers ...
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NBA Essentials: 'Is That a Clip Art Basketball?'
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... 6. Upside and Motor. More ESPN analysts picked the Sixers as the Eastern Conference champs (2) than picked the Pistons (0). ...
The Fundamentals
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... Upside and Motor: “The Pistons are ECF staples. They make the trip every year. But they’ve only made the Finals two times out of six attempts, with most of their losses coming after taking a series lead. This season, they have a new coach, and the same problems. Yes, Stuckey and Maxiell are awesome. Yes, as a team they are still very, very good. And yes, they will still do well in the playoffs. But supposing they make it to the ECF (which is no stretch of the imagination), who do they beat? The Sixers, who put up a tough fight last season with no outside shooting ...
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