Things I learned this weekend

NBA Playoffs now.

The Lakers are dead
The Celtics are on life support.
The Grizzlies are exhausted.
The Thunder are rejuvenated
The Bulls are a one man show
The Heat are a two man show
The Mavericks are sleeping
The Hawks don't matter.

To my friends who told me that Scott Brooks doesn't hate Nate Robinson, and that he merely hasn't had an opportunity to use him yet... They played a full 3 overtime game. Westbrook got in foul trouble. Nate rode the bench.

To those who said the Mavs would get crushed. As soon as everyone and their mother said the Blazers would win, that should have been a hint. The Mavs have been good. I'll still have the Thunder to beat them.

The Bulls will not win it all. The non-Rose portion of the team never shows up. They need more firepower. They need a shooting guard with no conscience like Westbrook. I'm sure you have J.R.smith's number.

The Lakers got swept. That doesn't mean the Mavs were that much better. That means the Mavs played better AND the Lakers played horribly.

The Heat might have enough to get the job done. James and Wade aren't batman and robin. They are equal to each other.

The Celtics are essentially dead. The Heat are on point. Ray Allen on the other hand has not been.

The Hawks are have done a great job of using the let one player do all the work technique. They are done after this round. They won't beat either Big 3. Celts or Heat

The Grizzlies are a decent team. Physical, versatile. Paint dwellers. I like them a lot. Shame they are playing the Thunder, or else I'd root for them.