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Friday, April 17, 2009 7:07 PM

2008-2009 Playoff Predictions

Each year I post my (insanely inaccurate) playoff predictions prior to the start of the postseason. I some rare circumstances my picks are spot on - such as my prediction last year of a Lakers / Celtics Finals with the Celtics winning in 6 - but most...

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Filed under: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz

Monday, May 19, 2008 1:41 AM

How Much Does Coaching Matter in the NBA?

The playoffs this year have been fantastic, but no series have been as intense as the Lakers v. Jazz series was. What made this series so entertaining was the raw competitiveness of the 10 players on the hardwood. So many talented players, all willing...

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Filed under: Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:36 AM

Welcome to the Second Round

What a first round! While there were a number of snoozer series that lacked a single competitive moment (I'm looking in your general direction, Denver), there were plenty of exciting battles, some where I expected, others in less expected series. While...

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Filed under: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz

Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:53 PM

2007-2008 Playoff Predictions

Each year I post my (insanely inaccurate) playoff predictions prior to the start of the postseason. I some rare circumstances my picks are spot on, but most of the time I take a gamble or two and end up blowing the whole postseason (like last year, I...

Posted by Scott Mitchell | 66 comment(s)

Filed under: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards

Friday, March 21, 2008 12:35 AM

Bynum Return Still Up in the Air

In mid-January, Andrew Bynum - the Laker's only true big man - went down with an injury that was scheduled to keep him off the hardwood for eight weeks. Well, eight weeks have come and went, and still no Bynum. A couple of days ago, Phil Jackson was quoted...

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Filed under: Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz

Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:36 AM

Great Teams That Couldn't Close: the 1993 Phoenix Suns and 1998 Utah Jazz

Over on ESPN.com, David Schoenfield has written an article chronicling the 18 greatest teams that choked . In short, what teams that had great written all over, were destined to win it all, but then choked when it was showtime. The 2007 Dallas Mavericks...

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Filed under: Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz

Friday, October 19, 2007 4:52 AM

Five Stories to Follow to this NBA Season

It's that time of year again. With Major League Baseball wrapping up its playoffs, the NBA regular season is right around the corner! The season tips off the last week of October (with the Lakers squaring off against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, October...

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Filed under: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle Supersonics, Utah Jazz, Referees

Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:18 PM

Midway Through the First Round...

We're nearing the midway point of the first round of the NBA playoffs... let's see how my predictions are faring. Let's start with the East... I picked Detroit to sweep Orlando, and they did that this afternoon. I predicted that the Cavs would sweep the...