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Never Understimate the Heart of the ... Rockets
Posted by Eric Millegan on April 20, 2007, Noon ET

I'm so excited about the playoffs. Most excited I've been since the Blazers were in the playoffs in 2003. So many great storylines. Don Nelson vs his old team. Vince Carter vs his old team. Grant Hill vs his old team. Rematch of last year's exciting series between the Lakers and the Suns. Will Kobe be more aggressive this time around? The record for most points in a playoff game is 63 by Michael Jordan. Kobe has the skills to break that record. I can't wait to see what happens. I'm very excited to see how Iverson and Carmelo work together vs the Spurs. Iverson finally has a real superstar running mate. And watch out for Marcus Camby. He will shine. Cleveland has the closest thing to a first round bye since Gilbert Arenas is sidelined for Washington, Cleveland's first round opponent last year. The defending champs and the Chicago Bulls will have a rematch of last year's first round series. And the Jazz/Rockets series will be Yao Ming's coming out party. Just watch.
I hate to make playoff predictions, cuz in a way, I like to be wrong. I like to be surprised. Alas, I said the same thing last year when I picked the Heat to beat the Mavs in 6 games. Lo and behold, I was right! So I'm going to make some predictions again. I won't explain. I'll just type them out for you. You might think I'm crazy, but hey, I was right last year!

First Round:

Warriors over Mavs in 7
Rockets over Jazz in 6
Suns over Lakers in 6
Nuggets over Spurs in 7
Pistons over Magic in 5
Heat over Bulls in 6
Cavs over Wizards in 5
Nets over Raptors in 6

Second Round:

Rockets over Warriors in 6
Suns over Nuggets in 7
Pistons over Heat in 7
Cavs over Nets in 6

Conference Finals:

Rockets over Suns in 7
Cavs over Pistons in 6

NBA Finals:

Rockets over Cavs in 7

Finals MVP: Yao Ming

Peace

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Hmmm ... The Rockets Look Interesting
Posted by Eric Millegan on March 19, 2007, 11:24 a.m. ET

My Blazers are falling apart. I think that loss in L.A. did them in. I mean, man, even after that loss, we were STILL in the hunt for that 8th playoff spot that no one wants. But after getting killed by the Sonics in our own building... I have to admit that I'm starting to think about ping pong balls. And it makes me sad, because I'd really like to see this team play on a national stage. The playoffs would've given them that opportunity. Ah well. I was at that game at Staples, by the way. The night Kobe Bryant scored 65 points. My Blazers played so well. Roy. Aldridge. Zach. And how about that Ime Udoka? Five three pointers!! No one knows who he is. No one guards him. And so he makes a living out there.
Lemme take a break from my beloved Blazers and look to the rest of the NBA. The big team that I'm championing is the Houston Rockets. Before he got hurt, Yao was having an MVP season. He's back and playing very well. And so is McGrady. I think this team is ready for a real playoff run and they're kinda flying under the radar right now.

Look for McGrady to finally get out of the first round. And I think they have a legit shot to take down Phoenix and/or Dallas. Watch out for the Houston Rockets.

Also, how incredible are the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers? They're both hitting their stride at the right time of the year and Miami is doing it without Wade. Could Wade possibly return and lead Miami to another title? And how will LeBron do in his second playoff run? He was pretty amazing in his first go-round.

And how about those Pistons, sweeping that West road trip? I'm thinking the playoffs, even without my Blazers, will be exciting as hell.

Go Blazers!

Peace.

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