NBA Playoff Preview Courtesy of the King of Pop
spartyandfriends.com 4/17/2009 — So, being the observant Sparty and Friends reader that I know you are, you were probably wondering what I meant by this. It did garner some attention in the comments at the time and I’m sure that nobody forgot about it. Well, the time has come. It is now time for the moment that ...

Playoff retrospective: the regular season matters
nbanoise.com 6/3/2009 — Regular season records can have a major influence on playoff outcomes when certain teams match up. In June of last year, everyone assumed the Lakers were a lock for the title when they cruised through the Western Conference as they prepared for ...

2008-09 Playoff Predictions
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 4/17/2009 — Taking a brief look backward before moving forward with my predictions, in my 2008-09 Eastern Conference Preview I correctly picked six of the eight playoff teams, while I went seven for eight in my 2008-09 Western Conference Preview ; my only blemish in the West was picking Phoenix over Denver, ...

NBA Playoffs: First Round Preview
mvn.com 4/17/2009 — The NBA Playoffs tip off this weekend with eight games over the course of two days. Here's what you need to know to get you ready for the madness that is the first round... Eastern Conference (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Detroit Pistons Season series - Cavaliers won 3-1 Drama factor - ...

NBA Weekly: NBA Playoff Matchups, Analysis, & Predictions
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 4/17/2009 — Truth be told I haven't exactly been keeping up with the weekly part of NBA Weekly, but you can't really blame me, because the last part of this NBA season was boring as hell. Now that the playoffs are here, I was pretty hyped to see the Celtics and Cavs square off, but now KG is probably out ...

Links: I Got 50!
slamonline.com 7/29/2009 — by Lang Whitaker Fri-Day! Yes! And the good news? Summer League is almost over! Hey, did you hear that Anthony Morrow scored 47 points last night in a Summer League game? That’s great. He also scored 37 points last season in an actual NBA game. ...

NBA Free Agency Bonanza
sportstsar.com 7/1/2009 — Tonight begins the annual NBA Yard Sale, and exciting mix of player rejuvenation, team revitalization, and General Manager derision. Typically, an NBA off-season starts slow and builds energy post-draft and reaches a fever-pitch by later tonight. But this year has been somewhat of a tweaked ...

Picking the Semis
celticsblog.com 5/4/2009 — More photos » by Jack Dempsey - AP Browse more photos » A Daily Babble Production With Sunday afternoon's double-header featuring the Hawks shellacking the Heat and the Nuggets putting down the ...

Cross Polination: Emails With Both Teams Played Hard, Playoff Edition
talkhoops.net 5/1/2009 — About a month and a have ago, Jared Wade from Both Teams Played Hard and I exchanged emails to try and figure out the state of the NBA. What transpired was nearly 6,000 words of brilliance on his part and me trying to keep up. Well, we're back nearly six weeks later to try and figure out the ...

Predictions: The Second Round
ripcityproject.com 5/3/2009 — Here were my first round picks . With the exception of Portland and Miami (they are down 15 late in the second, I don’t see it happening) I was pretty spot on. 6 out of 8 isn’t so bad. I even nailed Denver winning in 5 and Cleveland winning in 4 so yay me. WEST: Lakers vs. ...