Hoops Heaven? Not Really.

NBA Playoff season has begun and the field has been cut in half and that came without even a whole lot of drama. Lebron hit a pair of game-winners (although only one should have counted since he took 4 steps before firing off the lay-up in the lane!!). The Spurs only showed their considerable mettle after being challenged by the upstart Kings, but once they did it was no contest. The Grizzlies were the Grizzlies, as in still winless in all 12 playoff games in their franchise's brief and non-memorable franchise.
Oh yeah and then there was the Lakers-Suns series. Each team rattled off a 3-game winning streak and the Lakers made it easy for the Suns by absolutely rolling over in Game 7 losing by 31. Worst Game 7 loss in Lakers' franchise history. Kobe's performance was just a bit perplexing. After scoring 23 of the Lakers 45 first-half points on good shooting — only to see his team still trailing by 15 — Bryant shut it down. Was he proving a point? "Hey all you haters, see what happens when I don't take all the shots." Yes he was proving a point. He is not a good teammate, never has been and it doesn't appear that he ever will be. Rightfully so, Kobe didn't finish first, second or third in MVP voting (although I have been saying for months that I personally would have had him no lower than third.)
Just so know here were our predictions for the entire postseason.
CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
Matt:Spurs in 7,Suns in 4,Clippers in 7, Mavs in 5, Pistons in 4, Heat in 7, Nets in 5, Wizards in 6
Wex:Spurs in 6,Suns in 7,Clippers in 5, Mavs in 5, Pistons in 5, Heat in 6, Nets in 7, Cavs in 7
As you can see Matt picked 7 of 8 winners, while Wex was 8-for-8 picking winners and maybe more remarkably picked 5 of the 8 series exactly correct.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Matt:Mavs over Spurs in 7, Suns over Clippers in 6, Pistons over Wiz in 6, Nets over Heat in 6
Wex:Spurs over Mavs in 7, Suns over Clippers in 5, Pistons over Cavs in 6, Heat over Nets in 6
CONFERENCE FINALS
Matt:Suns over Mavs in 6, Pistons over Nets in 6
Wex: Spurs over Suns in 6, Pistons over Heat in 7
NBA FINALS
Matt:Pistons Sweep Suns, 4-0
Wex:Pistons Top Spurs, 4-3
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