So I finally stuck David Ortiz on my fantasy baseball bench last night. A grand slam and five RBIs later, I’m convinced that my team is cursed. My top two picks, Miguel Cabrera and Ortiz aren’t even hitting .400 combined! John Maine, AJ Burnett, Jon Lester (already been cut), and and Scott Kazmir’s DL stint isn’t helping either. Other than Xavier Nady, my Free Agent pick-ups (Mike Jacobs, Ryan Doumit, Ryan Dempster, Mark Lowe and Gerald Laird) have failed to pay dividends. Enough ranting. On to the NBA…
First Round:
Let’s keep it simple. The top 4 teams in the East are advancing. In fact, only the Wizards have a chance to go beyond 5 games. Cavs in 6, Celtics and Pistons will sweep and Orlando wins in 5.
Lakers in 5 over the Nuggets.
My surprise pick is the Mavs in 6 over New Orleans. Sorry Chris Paul, but I’ll take the experience of Dirk, Kidd, et al. in the playoffs. It has to be in 6 though, ‘cause if this goes 7, my faith in the Mavs on the road falters. My buddy Snow also assures me that the Finals will be Mavs, Pistons, so I have to have Dallas getting out of the first round…right?
Rockets over Jazz in 7. This should be a great series, and of all the first round match-ups, this is the one I’m most looking forward to watching.
Suns over Spurs in 7. Believe in Shaq. The Spurs stars are beat up, and the Diesel will beat them up a little more.
The rest of the bracket tomorrow…
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