Back Again

So, it's been far too long of a time since I've had something to say about sports. Living in an apartment without cable and internet will do that to you. Things have changed now, though, so I hope to be back in full swing. So without wasting too much more time, I'll get down to work



The NBA Playoffs

I don't have too much to point out here. I did want to note the fact that the playoffs started April 21th. I still think the NBA playoffs are too long. According to nba.com, the first game of the finals isn't until June 7. If that series goes 7 games, you're looking at the playoffs ending two months after it began. Nobody should be expected to follow playoffs for that long.

If I were able to call the shots, I'd try shortening the first two rounds. Nobody needs a best of 7 series between Orlando and Detroit. You can't really allow less teams to get into the playoffs because that will just encourage more teams to play poorly for a better shot at the lottery. The only option would be to have a best of 3 or even best of 5 in the first two rounds. Keep people interested.

That being said, there are some teams I'd like to see play well. Chicago and Toronto have a lot of young players who would be fun to see play in the second round (Chris Bosh, Luol Deng). I also wouldn't mind seeing Iverson getting another shot at a championship. I have no bad feelings about that trade. He deserved to get a better shot with a good team. Detroit and Dallas are two teams who I wouldn't mind seeing bounced at all. They aren't exciting. I'm not going to want to watch them play, especially if they end up in the finals against each other.

With all that said, I'd really like to see Cavs-Suns or Cavs-Nuggets in the finals. Lebron James is ridiculously good and having him face up against the speed of the Suns or the scoring of AI and Carmelo would be a great series to watch. I think everyone would rather see some high scoring and high flying rather than a team like Detroit win again. We will see


Alright. I think I'm calling it quits for today. Hopefully within the next couple of days I'll get down my thoughts on the beginning of the baseball season. It actually looks like the Phils will get a record somewhat close to .500 by the end of April. That will be pretty clutch if they are able to. That'll be a topic for next time though. I'm just getting back in to this. It's probably not best to tackle too much in one sitting.