NBA Playoffs 2008

So the NBA Playoffs are back on again, and it really sucks not being able to catch most of it. Things are starting off quite predictably, with most top seeds going through to the next round. There a few slight surprises, most notably the Boston-Atlanta Series which saw the Hawks drag the Celtics into a game 7. When i watched the games that Atlanta won, they really looked like a decent team and i just hope they don't fall into the category of Golden State Warriors. I mean, they pull one of the biggest upsets last year, creating a huge hype of what they could be this year, and now they're having holidays. I like young, energetic, hardworking team but they always seem to get to the first round, and then flop out years after that (look at Chicago Bulls).

Spurs-Suns was another disappointment to me. I never doubted that the Spurs is such a good team, but I was hoping the Shaq trade wouldn't slow the Suns down. But he did. Hopefully we'll see them adjust next year with almost certainly a new coach. Mike d Antoni in Bulls or Knicks would be interesting though. They are a much younger group and will benefit from the former Suns style.

And last but not least, my Houston Rockets. I've been rooting for them for quite some while, but i never saw them going far in the playoffs this year. But, i really think that they have a good group of players now and i hope they can build on that with a healthy Yao Ming next year. And if next year they flop again, its time to let T-Mac go (considering it doesn't happen in the offseason).

Chris Paul is having a break out season, but i think it's going to be the Lakers and Celtics at the summit, with the Lakers coming out on top. They are a whole different team with Pao, which i rate as the best center in the league, and with Kobe around they'll be hard to top.

Anyways, enjoy some of these comics i found. Don't bother reading it if you don't watch basketball.