Well since my teams basically sucked this year (Heat lol, and Pacers) I\'ve spent most of the playoffs rooting for the Kings and the Pistons. If you could only put Detroit\'s defense with the Kings offense, wow that would rule, anyway predictions...
Nets in 6
Pistons in 7
Lakers in 6
Kings in 5
About AI...he is so overrated its not even funny. Mutumbo used to shoot a lot more before being traded to the Sixers, now he has to do the grunt work and get rebounds off of Iverson\'s misses.
About Kobe being as good as MJ, please. Kobe has Shaq, who did Jordan have during his early twenties? plus Jordan didn\'t come out of highschool so Kobe had been in the league a lot longer when comparing them both at 23. Put any good player with Shaq and watch them become great.
Shaq is the glue that holds the Lakers together, without Shaq the open shots for Fisher, Bryant, Horry and Fox wouldn\'t come, Shaq commands the double team and in turn kicks it out for the wide open 3.
Im telling you, put Shaq on ANY team in the NBA with a good SG/PG and watch that team do a number in the playoffs, if not win the Championship.
shock Garnett is no doubt one of the best players in the league, but he also has good players to pass to and rely on, thats why he is unselfish. Tracy McGrady on the other hand is probably one of the most versatile players in the league, he basically carried his team to the 4th or 5th spot in the East. The East isn\'t exactly easy to get into the playoff hunt. Put another superstar that isn\'t CONSTANTLY injured on TMac\'s team and watch the W\'s come, like for example Tim Duncan after his contract is up next year.... ahh the possibilities.