Sorry, folks. A bunch of real life forces combined to create a total shutdown around these the last few months (and, really, the whole season). I should have at least left a note, I know, but my dad was never friends with J. Walter Weatherman. I never learned.
But we’re back for the Playoffs. (More importantly, so is Doc Funk.)
The opening weekend was sublime. Not only did CP3, Dwight, Durant, JKidd and even Jermaine O’Neal put in some great individual performances, but all the match ups were competitive and both of the top two seeds out West lost their games. We really are entering an era where there are so many great players and very good teams that the league is becoming more unpredictable. That’ss a good thing — particularly for those of us who think predicting things is the least interesting thing a sportswriter could do.
There are at least five teams that can win the title and I can’t remember the last year during which I even thought there were legitimately three. Definitely not four. But any of Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and even the Spurs could take home the trophy and I wouldn’t be surprised. (The Spurs didn’t look very good without Manu though now did they? OK. Maybe it is just four. Sorry, Sixers.)
I can’t guarantee that there will be new content here everyday during the Playoffs but we will return much closer to the normal frequency of mediocre writing you have come to expect during the next 40 days and 40 nights. This will be the case even more so once the Pacers are eliminated in, oh, another six-ish days and my duties at 8 Points, 9 Seconds relent somewhat. Perhaps there will even be some new faces writing around here. Who knows? Stay tuned on that.
For now, I’ll just leave you with my three favorite plays from the first weekend of the Playoffs. For other fun-time NBA greatness, also check out Pacers/Bulls Game 1 in Pictures. Joakim Noah really steals the show.
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