Thoughts on the NBA and NHL Playoffs
1) First time in the Conference Finals for the Bruins since 1992, with a 1 in 4 chance for their first Stanley Cup since 1972. That's a long time to be Cup-less (Thanks, Jeremy Jacobs and family up there in Buffalo). Eight more wins, 4 over Tampa Bay and 4 over, most likely, Vancouver will do it. Lots of work left to do for the boys, but this is getting exciting. I was six the last time the Bs took home the Cup and have no memories. I didn't become a sports fan until Yaz and Tiant in 1975.
2) Oklahoma City will never (NEVER) win a title with Russell Westbrook as their main point guard. He commits too many turnovers, especially at crucial times, and is a shoot first point. A deadly combination for a team looking to win a title. They could really use a JJ Berea type that can come in and run the team for twenty minutes a night and show Westbrook how a point is supposed to play. The Thunder front office has quite the conundrum right now because Westbrook is their number two offensive option and they have built the team around him and Durant. To trade or move him over would show that they have made a big mistake in building the team around the former UCLA player, who didn't play point in college because his teammate was Darren Collison. I bet the Thunder would love to trade Westbrook straight up for a pure point like Collison right now.
3) Both the Canadians and Flyers won no fans in their series with the Bruins with all the diving and instigating. Play like men, please! Don't try to draw penalties by whacking somebody with your stick then act like you got shot when the Bruin retaliates. The Flyers and Canadians have a lot of soccer players on the roster (Soccer freaks are know to dive and dive often).
4) One of the great moments in sports has always been the singing of the Canadian national anthem in a Canadian rink during the Stanley Cup playoffs, but tonight in Vancouver was a big disappointment. The massive opera singer didn't seem to have much of a feel for the anthem, a beautiful song, and mangled the end of it when he went for the big finish. Despite that, any real pro hockey fan is rooting for the Canucks, the only Canadian team left in the playoffs.
5) Great effort by the Celtics tonight in beating Miami. I would have expected a better effort out of the Heat, but Bosh disappeared, Bibby and Z are fossils, and James Jones never got untracked. If not for Joel Anthony playing so well the Heat may have lost by 30. What happens in this series if the Celtics tie it up with a win on Monday? The Heat choke, presumedly, and the Cs win the series in 6 games. Hey, it could happen.
2) Oklahoma City will never (NEVER) win a title with Russell Westbrook as their main point guard. He commits too many turnovers, especially at crucial times, and is a shoot first point. A deadly combination for a team looking to win a title. They could really use a JJ Berea type that can come in and run the team for twenty minutes a night and show Westbrook how a point is supposed to play. The Thunder front office has quite the conundrum right now because Westbrook is their number two offensive option and they have built the team around him and Durant. To trade or move him over would show that they have made a big mistake in building the team around the former UCLA player, who didn't play point in college because his teammate was Darren Collison. I bet the Thunder would love to trade Westbrook straight up for a pure point like Collison right now.
3) Both the Canadians and Flyers won no fans in their series with the Bruins with all the diving and instigating. Play like men, please! Don't try to draw penalties by whacking somebody with your stick then act like you got shot when the Bruin retaliates. The Flyers and Canadians have a lot of soccer players on the roster (Soccer freaks are know to dive and dive often).
4) One of the great moments in sports has always been the singing of the Canadian national anthem in a Canadian rink during the Stanley Cup playoffs, but tonight in Vancouver was a big disappointment. The massive opera singer didn't seem to have much of a feel for the anthem, a beautiful song, and mangled the end of it when he went for the big finish. Despite that, any real pro hockey fan is rooting for the Canucks, the only Canadian team left in the playoffs.
5) Great effort by the Celtics tonight in beating Miami. I would have expected a better effort out of the Heat, but Bosh disappeared, Bibby and Z are fossils, and James Jones never got untracked. If not for Joel Anthony playing so well the Heat may have lost by 30. What happens in this series if the Celtics tie it up with a win on Monday? The Heat choke, presumedly, and the Cs win the series in 6 games. Hey, it could happen.
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