LBJ at home ... but can you really upset about? Ok, he had not expected or almost none. Or at least even people like me, went to talk to any chance for the Celtics, he did so more out of respect for the glorious past of the Big Three for a real belief that pale green this year could make it. After
front had "only" just elected LBJ MVP, a team that won this year like no other in the regular season, who had worked on the market all year trying to build a team as strong as possible to send The Chosen 1 in the final, allow him to play, if not win the ring, proving that even in the "Mistake on the Lake" (this is known as Cleveland as sucks as a place) it was possible to win and build a successful project, abandoning any ambition to transfer summer.
Then happens what happened with the Big Three becoming Big Four because Rondo has purchased more than a few DVDs of Oscar Robertson, with Garnett back in high levels of excellence, especially motivation, a necessary component for the way he to play, and found that in addition to Allen and Pierce, Sheed also beginning to wake up in the spring after a year embarrassing, and even the bench early to say its.
I do not want to play the part of those of the 'I told you so ", but what I said just before the start of the PO was: look at these greens, if there is anyone that can do damage and disrupt hierarchies that were already established to the Conference Finals are their own. Too bad those of the regular season to be the real ones. It could be a sign of permanent decline, advancing age, and certainly this is true in part. But the Big Three have also realized that with age no longer have that energy physics, and also in my mind, for hold almost 100 games at peak intensity. What does this mean? Regular season dedicated to the bare minimum, low-profile but very low, which made them dismissed, and died too early to give a bit 'all. Even and especially from their opponents. Why not neghiamolo: if the Cavs have lost this series it should, if not more, in part to the arrogance with which they took to the field. Glazing too played excellent season and believe we can win this series, where, how and when they wanted. Big mistake before when people have the experience of Allen, Pierce and Garnett especially that really seems to be reborn since I started these playoffs. So
semifinals : Lakers-Celtics, Suns and Magic.
My prediction? This time a few surprises, until the 24 Lakers will play in the final and on the other hand, these Magic I really like them too (ok there are more words for Howard, Rashard Lewis, but ave to be deburred in such PO) to think that the Celtics can get rid of them too. So, for me to be in the final if not comfortable, almost, Lakers and Magic. Also because after the amazing series against the Cavs, no more will the mistake of underestimating these Celtics. At the bottom is still good old chicken soup. But the Magic are too big, physical, young and desirous of that ring (see the anger with which Vincredible is playing, if that does not exploit this opportunity when Ricapito more?) to be able to miss this opportunity.
But in the NBA playoffs are almost never miss the surprises this year and if they have had confirmation. After all, the odds will only who does not make them wrong.
Enjoy!