Reader poll: Who will be pro hoops champs?
My buddy Dwight Jaynes is picking Miami over Dallas in the NBA Finals as the league semi-finals get under way. What do you think?
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Comments (9)
I'm going to call Dwight wrong, but not out of loyalty to the Mavs. I suspect that the Mavs are going to win for the same reason the Texas Rangers got so far in the World Series last year. Namely, we Dallasites are in love with (a) any local team that isn't named "Cowboys", and (b) any local team named after Dallas that's actually based in Dallas. You should see how crazy people are going: it's like watching the Chicago Cubs make it to the Series.
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | May 16, 2011 4:02 PM
Chicago in 7 over Dallas. Guaranteed.
Posted by the other white meat | May 16, 2011 4:18 PM
Conference Finals and Finals will all go to seven games. Youth will win over experience.
Posted by gutobr | May 16, 2011 4:25 PM
Tough call.
All four remaining teams are tough and fun to watch.
Great series the rest of the way.
Posted by Ben | May 16, 2011 4:26 PM
I don't think the Finals start for another 6-12 weeks, as the conference finals started this week.
Posted by andy | May 16, 2011 5:21 PM
Chicago vs OKC
Stern wants Rose & Durant
Posted by pdxmick | May 16, 2011 5:38 PM
Canucks and Bruins in the final, with the Canucks winning The Cup in 6.
Posted by Rich | May 16, 2011 7:10 PM
Best thing about the NBA Playoffs: The repeated use of James Brown's song,"Superbad". Most obvious thing about the playoffs: Win or lose, basketball fans are now living in the age of Kevin Durant. When he came off the court after Game 7 against Memphis he raised one fist in a power salute. Did you see that? It was like seeing that timeless sports moment from the Olympics and it seemed fitting rather than pretenious. He's becoming one of those athletes that matter in a way that transcends the game. He's got soul and he's Superbad.
Posted by Bill McDonald | May 16, 2011 10:20 PM
Gatorade's ad gurus scored a major hit by resurrecting "Super Bad," one of James's funkiest. Everybody in the band gets a piece of that off note -- is it a seventh? Bootsy and his brother Catfish are totally workin' it. The Godfather in his prime: "I jump back! I wanna kiss myself... Watch me! I got it... Blow, Robert! Blow me some 'Trane, brother!" What a day in Nashville.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 16, 2011 10:49 PM