By: Marcus Thompson

Marcus Thompson — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:10:47 +0000

But I think the East is that bad where they would still lose to a tired West team, except for Detroit. I think the Pistons, because of their physical style of play (and maybe the Bulls because they are athletic) have enough to take the legs from the West champ. But no one else does. It was Wade that wore down Dallas last year. LeBron is the only such player remaining who has a chance of making the Finals.

By: commish

commish — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:52:59 +0000

This is a very strange posting by you, because I think it was you who pointed out the reason Dallas lost to the Heat last year is they just ran out of gas after brawling their way through the unbelievably tough Western playoff teams. So I’m not sure why you think this year would be different when an exhausted Western team (hopefully the Dubs) play the more rested winner from the East. In fact, I just finished watching Denver and San Antonio play a game similar to the one in Oaktown on Sunday–a really fierce battle, especially in the fourth quarter. I really liked your idea, which will never fly, of making the playoff teams compete based on their records, not necessarily against teams within their divisions. The team with the overall best record would play 16 and so on based solely on respective records. That is a great idea because the winner from each bracket would have (in theory)had to play teams with approximately the same degree of difficulty.

Comments on: Heat Proves East’s Inferiority

By: Marcus Thompson

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