http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/041103 i found it strange that they put clevland 3rd and toronoto at 8th but i think its a afke thing cause its from page 2 but its pretty acurate abuot where the other teams r gunna end up and its pretty funny
Milwakee and Orlando both have legitimate shots at the playoffs, this guy is writing them off too soon.
I love Bill Simmons, he's one of my favourite writers. He combines humour and intellects in all of his articles (and no, this isn't a fake article). His predictions are really off sometimes so that might be the case in this instance as well. Nonethless, it's a fun peice to read as always by the Sports Guy. I think putting Cleveland ahead of Miami is strange. However, his reasons for Miami are accurate yet hilarious. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Miami's crunch-time lineup: Shaq, Laettner, Eddie Jones, Damon Jones and D-Wade. Eddie has been a notorious choke artist in big games for his entire career. That's just a fact. If Laettner's name was "Tom Franklin" and he wasn't carrying the Duke baggage, we would think of him as another run-of-the-mill, overpaid white guy who lasted in the league too long. As much as I like Damon Jones -- that was one of the best signings of the summer -- it remains to be seen whether someone who's played for eight teams in eight years can suddenly turn into one of those Shaw-Horry types. And I don't like anyone on their bench. Not one guy. Only one thing saves them: Thanks to realignment, the division champs get the 1-2-3 seeds in the playoffs, meaning A.) Indy and Detroit square off in Round 2, and B.) Miami gets easy draws for Rounds 1 and 2 (did you see the mess above?). As an added bonus, they'll be getting every call because the NBA will be doing everything possible to facilitate a Heat-Lakers Finals, even if it includes flying Dick Bavetta around in a private jet to referee two games in the same day. </div> lmao
Simmons is a great sports writer,and he has a keen sense of Humour.Sometimes his Anaylsis can be a bit much,but he has some insight in what's happeing in the sports world.
