Can’t decide what’s worse — having your teams suck so bad that they don’t even reach the playoffs, or watching them flame out with the whole world watching. Someone pointed out that the Pistons are stuck in a rut on offense against the Cavs — just as they were last year, a bump in the road they never recovered from. Billups had five TO’s against three dimes last night. Not good.
Meanwhile, I wouldn’t be so alarmed at the Tigers getting swept at home by the Indians, except that they got pummeled just a week and a half ago by the Sox. I don’t see a front-line starter stepping up to stop losing streaks, and the bullpen is really in tatters without Zumaya. Guess I’ll go back to quietly posting poems and whatnot…
Well, I don’t mean to rub it in…
i don’t see it mattering. spurs have already beaten the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the NBA.
by my count, the pistons have outplayed the cavs in the 3rd quarter of every game, but that’s about it.
and oh by the way, if things keep up as they are in the american league, it doesn’t seem like either of our teams stands much chance against the sox. as i said, long season, though.
I’m not as worried about the Red Sox as it probably seems like I should be, given the present series, because the Indians faced Boston’s three best pitchers (Schilling, Beckett, and Dice-K), while Boston got the bottom three of the Indians’ rotation. Throw Sabathia (7-1) and Carmona (6-1) into those games and I think the match is pretty tight.
And are you calling Denver the third best team in the NBA? Or is that Utah?
the problem is that wakefield’s pretty good too, and in a series you’ll have to face all of them, not to mention that killer lineup. bottom line is there are seemingly no weaknesses on that team (and that’s with ortiz out). but we shall see.
i’m calling phoenix and utah nos. 2-3. utah’s done. no way the spurs let them off the hook tonight. having said that, how @#$ing lucking has san antonio gotten this year? dallas — probably the only western team that could threaten them — gets knocked out early, stern kills p’honix in game 5, and now d. williams has a sprained foot. as if they needed any more gifts.
Yeah, Wakefield’s good, no doubt, but he’d be number four (facing Lee or Westbrook, who are both traditionally just as solid), and the first three matchups (Any mix of Schilling, Beckett, and Matsusaka, versus Carmona, Byrd, and Sabathia) could easily go Cleveland’s way, despite amounts of national recognition received. And the Indians (as well as the Tigers) have both outscored Boston vaunted lineup this year, even though neither of those teams have gotten as much help as hoped-for from their ballyhooed DHs. But, anyway…
And San Antonio has been pretty damn lucky, but I can’t talk too much crap since the Cavs got the easy path, too. Do you think anyone can stop the Spurs?
only david stern…