the playoffs are here

The NBA and NHL playoffs are here and normally I am somewhat excited to watch them. The Hockey playoffs are the best playoffs of all of the sports because every night is a different game. One night the goalies can "stand on their head". One Oveckin and Crosby can get a hat trick and dominate. One night the defense of the Devils can be difficult to penetrate. Vancouver can hit and physically beat up teams. Chicago and San Jose can too. The NBA unless you are a fan of west coast basketball, you are bored. The Heat and Celtics are interesting because we want to see if Wade can play like Jordan. We also want to see if this is the end of the Celtics re-emergence or are they about to fade out to oblivion. Lebron is a god. He has Shaquille Oneal and Antawn Jamison on his team. They are going to be a tough out. He needs to win this year and erase Kobe Bryant from out of our conscience. The west has great match ups and on any night any of the teams can beat each other. Kevin Durant is in his first post season and everyone is waiting to see how he handles the pressure. Unfortunately he has to go up against the "black Mamba" who is looking to repeat as a champ. The Spurs and Mavericks should go all seven games. Both teams are on their last legs and want to give their two hall of fame players a proper send off. Jason Kidd has been to the finals twice and this may be his last hurrah. Tim Duncan is finally slowing down and the Spurs defense has not been the same this year. The team on the rise could be the Blazers!!! They are so athletic and with Andre Miller running the point, they have a better identity than they have in years past. Can You imagine how good the would be if they had Greg Oden and Brandon Roy healthy? Phoenix is very nervous about this match up because Portland is very long and quick. They will be a headache to eliminate. Utah should be an easy out but Deron Williams is a beast. Denver should have a 2-0 lead but let their lack of concentration get the best of them the other night. Can they contain Boozer and Williams? We shall see because they have only one mission and that is to beat the Lakers in the western conference finals. We hope that George Karl is getting healthy and that his cancer will not be an excuse why his team lost.
The NHL has some intriguing match ups leading up to the game that we all want to see. For some strange reason Detroit has forgotten how to play defense. The Coyotes have shown great puck movement and have exploited the Red Wings defensively. The Bruins have done the same to Buffalo. The Sabres are supposed to have superior goal tending and the Bruins have shown no fear. Montreal has to start playing better defense or they will be going home real soon. Brodeur has not been sharp yet. The Kings have shown me some moxie that I did not think they had. They are young and show no fear. The Blackhawks have been a shock to me all season. I thought that last year was a fluke but they can really play. Nashville is not impressed. San Jose better start taking Colorado seriously or they may be home for the summer sooner than they want to be. Sid the Kid was awesome the other night and they are ready to make a run. They have to avoid the Devils after what they did against them this season. Should be a fun spring eh?