Sean’s Playoff Picks

Sean’s Picks

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Celtics def. Hawks 4-0

Boston is amazing, and deep. Atlanta is a good young team, but they
don’t really have the depth, talent, skill, or experience that is
needed in the playoffs. The Celtics have all of that. They might win
one game, but they’ll probably be swept, especially since the Celtics’
starters are rested.

Wizards def. Cavs 4-3

Even though Washington has “angered” Lebron with their comments about
him being overrated, last year Washington wasn’t even 60%… Since the
trade, the Cavs are barely a .500 team, and the Wizards are completely
healthy this year. The Wizards are a better team, and the unless
Lebron goes COMPLETELY insane, more insane than last year, the Wizards
will win in 7.

Magic def. Raptors 4-2

Chris Bosh is ridiculously good, but Orlando is better low post team.
While Rasho Nesterovic has improved significantly, Hedo Turkoglu is
playing ridiculous basketball. Dwight Howard will out rebound
Neserovic and take him over at center. The magic will lose 2-3 games
because of the Magic:Toronto turnover ratio.

Pistons def. 76ers 4-1

Detroit is an amazing somehow “under the radar” basketball team. Their
starting cast is the most experienced playing with each other, and
their team hasn’t changed all that much since their title win, except
they have more depth on the bench. Philly is an excellent young team
who will probably steal a game from Detroit.

Round 2

Celtics def. Wizards 4-2

Pistons def. Magic 4-2

Eastern Conference Finals

Celtics def. Pistons 4-3

Western Conference

Round 1

Lakers def. Nuggets 4-2

The Lakers look great right now, and Pau Gasol is back and healthy.
They have multiple threats, and Kobe Bryant is the best player in the
league. The Nuggets have a lavish offense, and Marcus Camby will out
rebound Pau Gasol. The Nuggets defense is definitely underrated, and
their fast paced gameplay featuring AI and Carmello Anthony will
probably allow them to steal 2 games. The Lakers are better at
protecting the ball, and I don’t think Camby can stop Gasol every
game. Kobe Bryant is also unstoppable, for the most part, and will
create shots where he can. That, and Kobe Bryant is really good. Did I
mention Kobe Bryant is good?

Rockets def. Jazz 4-3

That is completely biased, as the Rockets are extremely tired.
McGrady, Landry, and Battier are definitely not 100%, and Alston is
out for at least the first 2 games. McGrady will create shots, and
Landry and Scola are excellent threats at forward. The rockets will
need to play the excellent defense they played during their 22 game
winning streak. Deron Williams is a threat that needs to be
neutralized. Utah is awful on the road, and we do have home court
advantage, so if we can split these first 2 games until Alston gets
back, hopefully we can take a game on the road and the last 2 games at
home.

Suns def. Spurs 4-3

Phoenix lost to San Antonio last year because of players getting
suspensions, and no one being able to slow down Tim Duncan. Phoenix’s
acquisition of Shaq was purely to beat this team, and I think they
will. Last game, no Spur could stop Shaq as a low post threat. The
Suns combination of fast paced full court basketball, combined with
Shaq as a go to low post guy will allow them to advance to the next
round.

Mavericks def. Hornets 4-3

Chris Paul is really good, but I don’t think he’ll be able to carry
his team to 4 wins this series. Jason Kidd has shown that he has
finally started to mesh with the Mavs, and can actually score baskets
in a Mavs uniform. Look for Jason Kidd to be the do or die for the
Mavs. The Mavs have much more playoff experience than the Hornets, and
it will allow them to advance in 6 or 7 games.

Round 2

Lakers def. Rockets 4-3

Suns def. Mavericks 4-2

Western Conference Finals

Lakers def. Suns 4-2

Finals

Celtics def. Lakers 4-2

Cailin’s Playoff Picks

Cailin’s Picks

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Celtics def. Hawks

Cavs def. Wizards

Magic def. Raptors

Pistons def. 76ers

Round 2

Celtics def. Cavs

Pistons def. Magic

Eastern Conference Finals

Celtics def. Pistons

Western Conference

Round 1

Lakers def. Nuggets

Rockets def. Jazz

Spurs def. Suns

Hornets def. Mavericks

Round 2

Rockets def. Lakers

Spurs def. Hornets

Western Conference Finals

Rockets def. Spurs

Finals

Rockets def. Celtics

Eric’s NBA Playoff Picks

Eric’s Picks

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Celtics def. Hawks

Cavs def. Wizards

Magic def. Raptors

Pistons def. 76ers

Round 2

Cavs def. Celtics

Magic def. Pistons

Eastern Conference Finals

Cavs def. Magic

Western Conference

Round 1

Lakers def. Nuggets

Rockets def. Jazz

Suns def. Spurs

Hornets def. Mavericks

Round 2

Rockets def. Lakers

Hornets def. Suns

Western Conference Finals

Rockets def. Hornets

Finals

Rockets def. Cavaliers

Ty’s Playoff Picks

Ty’s Picks

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Celtics def. Hawks - no comment

Cavs def. Wizards - ill go with boston

Magic def. Raptors - yep, i still like boston here

Pistons def. 76ers - boston with the sweep

Round 2

Celtics def. Cavs

Magic def. Pistons

Eastern Conference Finals

Celtics def. Magic

Western Conference

Round 1

Lakers def. Nuggets - Kobe = MVP

Rockets def. Jazz - TMac is hungry

Spurs def. Suns - still the champs

Hornets def. Mavericks - homecourt advantage

Round 2

Lakers def. Rockets

Spurs def. Hornets

Western Conference Finals

Lakers def. Spurs

Finals

Celtics def. Lakers

Miguel Tejada’s Age and the Astros’ Getting a Save!

So…Miguel Tejada is 33. Not 31. While this may look like it has very little bearing on anything….it doesn’t. As far as the game of baseball goes right now, him being 31 or 33 doesn’t change the fact that he’s hitting .328, and delivering like we hoped him to deliver when we traded for him. The only things that this influences are off season problems. …CONTINUE READING =>

That’s Not a Sport!

Let me introduce myself, readers: my name is Cailin, I’m Eric’s wife and this is my first post. Since I happen to be a makeup writer who found out four months ago that the Steelers do not play baseball, I’m probably not the most authoritative source on sports of the writers here at 7 Game. However, I do have a complaint about nearly everything in life and my issue today is with the use of the term “sport” for almost every male-dominated hobby under the sun.

Most of the blame goes to ESPN’s desperate search for midday filler shows - there was a time that if you called golf a sport, people would laugh. Now that “Your Worldwide Leader in Sports” (keyword: SPORTS) shows everything from NASCAR to bowling to Magic: The Gathering tournaments (seriously), what separates a hobby from a sport is less well-defined.

Let me clear it up for you.

If there is literally no possibility that you will reach your target heart rate as a direct result of the activity, it is not a sport. (This means YOU, chess/poker/Magic/video game players. While your hobby may excite you, you won’t elevate your heart rate that much doing it unless you’re insanely overweight anyway - in which case, I’d suggest a MORE ACTIVE hobby.)

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Houston Rockets Season Finale and My Birthday

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NBA playoff matchups

i want to talk about playoff matchups.

ok really i want to talk about the rockets.

ok really i just want to say “dammit, the jazz again!”

please beat the jazz. please?

in all seriousness, i think we might have a better chance this year without yao than with yao. i know last year he was unstoppable, but he was also a liability on defense. i think without him, the rockets can focus on the team defensive effort needed to stop a balanced team like the jazz. houston in 7, unless tmac really is cursed to never win a series, then we have no chance unless he gets hurt.

“What’s the deal” with the Houston Astros in the 9th Inning?

That was a Seinfeld reference…yeah. My last blog was also a reference to the Obama Girl video. I am clever.

What’s up with Astros closers? Serious business. For the last 5 years, the Astros have looked for the next Dave Smith or Billy Wagner to solidify the closer position that these two have dominated for so long. Obviously between Dave Smith and Billy Wagner there was about a four year gap of testing closers before Billy Wagner emerged as the go to guy, but it’s nothing like this. Let’s go through all of the closers the Astros have given the ball to for an extended role since the 2004 season began.

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Is your NBA Announcer a homer?

A user over at Flickr has compiled his opinions on a big percentage of the hometown play-by-play and color announcers for NBA teams. He put them into a chart that ranks them on Homerism/Objectivity and NBA knowledge or lack thereof. Check it out and let me know what you think? Wrong? Right? Opinions on people who aren’t listed?

Source
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62498538@N00/2413153215/

Thanks to Ryne over at Odenized.com for pointing this out to me.