Back from the depths of nowhere to bring forth another installment of information that should be read in the same room where porcelain can be found. Let's take a quick look at the NBA Playoff Picture shall we? We shall....
Heat/Bulls
I originally saw this being a 5 or 6 game series with the Heat prevailing. After seeing the Heat drop the first game last night I'm more inclined to think that number has to be 6. Their opening loss shouldn't be too surprising considering Lebron and crew celebrated their victory over the Celtics by stopping just short of pouring champagne over each other. I was waiting for someone to slap them with the "Hey, this was just the 2nd round" stick...if such a stick existed. My rationale for going with them can be summed up with this text [verbatim] that I got during game 1 Sunday:
"Really, how do you beat the heat in a series? If wade/bosh/james play at this level for the next 5...how do u beat that? Once Jordan and Pip got rolling, they never lost. The other pieces were interchangeable. U can't stop Jordan and Pippen for 4 games. Shaq and Kobe eventually got stopped...same with Magic and Kareem, but a second coming of MJ and Pip?? Athleticism and both have the ability to bring the ball up the floor, lock down wing defenders and can kill you in transition. How do you beat that?" My response "You don't". And if the Heat lose this series, don't blame me....clearly I was persuaded into picking them.
Mavs/Thunder
Is Oklahoma City known for having alot of rain? Always wondered that. Anywho, no texts to piggy back off of on this one. The 9+ days will be good for the old legs of vets like JKidd and I think Dirk "Diggler" Nowitzki is an absolute matchup nightmare for the Thunder. It's rumored that Durant will guard Dirk and if that's the case, Westbrook will throw up even more shots for the Thunder since Durant will use up energy attempting to limit a pure scorer. To me, that's a strategy that benefits the Mavs. Dallas in 6
I give credit to Mr. Ochocinco for somehow staying relevant OFF the field even though he has been less than relevant on the football field the last few years. I even give him mad props for attempting this. I only hope that those who deemed this to qualify as "1.5 seconds of riding" would be present the next time I'm due for a raise.
In a change of pace, I'm through 2 movies that I've dubbed my Summer 6 Pack. Actually it was like 8 but I couldn't admit to wanting to see the Smurfs and threw out the Green Lantern to get to 6. My post game thoughts on them without spoiling anything for your "waiting for redbox-ers" of the world.
Fast Five managed to string together scene after scene that had me laughing at the total disregard for believability. With that said, I loved it. I can't say the same for Thor. Simply put, I'm not a Thor fan and this movie didn't convert me. If you have no previous knowledge for the God of Thunder or slightly like him, then you'll love this movie. It was the best 3D movie (effects wise) that I've seen (and no I didn't see Avatar in 3D). Both movies did the "hidden scene" after the credits. Can we just go ahead and move that up to say...right after the movie? Or perhaps the goal is to have the audience acknowledge John Doe as the key grip?? Hangover 2, X-Men First Class, Transformers 3 and Captain America round out the rest of the Summer 6 Pack....in case you were wondering ;)
