Playoffs: Insight into first round Matchups and beyond

As I said before, the sun's don't have go-to guys who can shoot the three and score big in the clutch when it counts like some of the great dynasty teams that came back from 2-0 deficits had, such as the lakers of the eighties and the rockets of the nineties. The Bulls even came back after a two nothing deficit against the Knicks in 1993. How did they do it. Well, they had a strategic Wizard in Phil Jackson and knew how to answer New York's on the spot defense with an instant triangle offense that could run and gun and pick and role, plus they had a guy by the name of Michael Jordan in his prime, who could carry a team. O'neal at one point could carry the team on his shoulders, but as he has slowed down it's been harder to feed him the ball,. He could have practiced Yoga like Kareem(but didn't). Aside from that, his current condition leaves him in no position to carry a team on his back like superman anymore.

Lets talk about the rockets in this day and age. Tracy Mcgrady and Yoa Ming have had some success, but they are without Yao right now and how could they possibly beat the Jazz without him when they lost to the Jazz in the playoffs last year with him, when most everyone was healthy. T-Mac can't be held responsible for all the free throws the rockets have missed and all the rebounds they have failed to get. Success and failure is in essence, a team effort.

Let's shift our attention to the east. I like Boston a lot. Their game reminds me of the NInety's Bulls or the eighties Lakers, and of course Bird, parish, and Mchale. These guys can secure their wins by keeping their leads. They have youth in, the "O". They have veterans like Sam Cassell who have won championships. They have the go-to guy superstar in Kevin Garnett. They also have instant offense from the perimeter in Ray Allen. Yes, Detroit has experience. T. Prince and Chancy Billups are mesmerizing. They will most likely meet in the eastern conference finals. Boston , I for sure expect to be there. Detroit is aging though, and what gives them points is starting to become predictable. Lebron and the Cavs have an expolsive team that could very easily knock them off as they did last year. Orlando is likely to light up some eyes this season, but their team is still developing. I look for them to be a very formidable opponent in the next two seasons.