"First Round Preview" or "You Think This is Good? Wait Til the Next Round"

A reporter from two weeks from now sent me this picture from the First Round

Alrite, it's been a crazy couple of weeks, so I haven't had the most time in the world for blogging. However, since the NBA Playoffs are on the horizon, I figured I should make my First Round Predictions, and then when I write my second round preview, we can all laugh at how wrong the First Round ones were.

East

1) Bulls vs. 8) Pacers
This is not the cakewalk that everyone thinks it is. However, the Bulls are, at the moment, an unstoppable force, and you know what they say, when an unstoppable force meets the Indiana Pacers, the Bulls go to the second round. It's a saying that has a very small area of application. Anyways, Bulls in 5

2) Heat vs. 7) 76ers
I hate the Heat, but I'm no idiot. Sure Doug Collins' team is a great story but Lebron and Wade (notice I didn't say Bosh) are just too good. Heat in 6

3) Celtics vs. 6) Knicks
I don't really think that the Knicks can knock out the Celts, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. It's hard not to win a couple of games when you have Carmelo and Amare on a team that is playing against an aging, size deficient Celtics. Regardless, the Celtics get it done: Celtics in 6

4) Hawks vs. 5) Magic
I love Kirk Hinrich. I've named things after him (not my penis, it remains nameless, anonymous, laughing at all the silly names the other penises get disgraced with). But even my dumb Hinrich adoring ass would never think that these Hawks could beat the Magic...........Or would I?!? I was ready to pick the Magic like everyone else out there but it just doesn't seem like the inconsistency in Howard's character (his inability to help himself from racking up technical fouls and subsequent suspensions) and the fact that the Hawks have indeed won three of their four meetings (one of them at the end of March after they "quit" on their coach). I have no basketball reasons behind this decision: Hawks in 7

West

1) Spurs vs 8) Grizzlies
I know nothing about the Grizzlies due mostly to the fact that not a whole lot of West games get aired in the Midwest unless they are games starring Kobe Bryant. Spurs in 5

2) Lakers vs 7) Hornets
Poor Chris Paul. Shitty team to play with. Shitty knee to play on. Shitty match up in the first round. Kobe and Co are licking their chops because they know their first real challenge won't be until the Conference Finals. Chris Paul wills one win, Lakers in 5

3) Mavs vs 6) Blazers
I'm not going to make an argument for this other than I think Dirk is going to carry this team (as usual) and the Blazers (while they are pretty good) won't have enough to take him down. Mavs in 7

4) Sonics vs 5) Nuggets
Does it make Carmelo sad that his old team is better without him than his new team is with him? After spending my last two shifts delivering pizza listening to nothing but BS Reports about the playoffs, I have come to the conclusion that Durant, Westbrook, and Perkins (A Celtics fan cries a single tear) are going to destroy what looks like a very good Nuggets team. Sorry George Karl, Sonics in 5

Random Side Note: Been listening to the Tron Soundtrack by Daft Punk alot, it's awesome.