Jordan vs. Bird

post from Scandalous Sports on 20 April 2006 04:34:00 AM. © Scandalous Sports

I remember when this game came out around 1992 and a few of my friends and I would gather around that NES system to play. Of course you would blow into the cartridge to remove dust (what a bogus myth) and start the system up. It seemed everyone would line up to be Michael Jordan. They preferred the aerial style attack of Jordan over the finesse play of Larry Bird. I on the other hand, a Celtics fan, would gladly take Larry Bird and his money three pointer from the corner. Sure, dunks are nice to see and brings excitement to the game, but I would rather bask in victory. Guys would always try to blow by Bird on the baseline and one hand dunk and while that worked 1 out of 3 times, I would simply take the rebound, take a couple steps back to the arc and fire off that tre. Easy points. Those were the good old days. Now it's Lebron vs. Kobe. And with the NBA Playoffs set, here are my picks to win.

EAST
Milwaukee vs. Detroit: Detroit Pistons because I want to see Kid Rock in the stands.
Chicago vs. Miami: I really want to pick the Bulls, but the Miami Heat turns on the afterburners in the playoffs.
Indiana vs. New Jersey: New Jersey Nets because I went up to Jermaine O'Neal in Disneyland last summer and he blew me off.
Washington vs. Cleveland: Washington Bullets... errr... Wizards because they are all offense and the Cavs Donyell Marshall ruined my fantasy team.

WEST
Sacramento vs. San Antonio: San Antonio Spurs featuring Eva Langoria
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix: Phoenix Suns as long as Steve Nash is healthy.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver: Los Angeles... Clippers?
Memphis vs. Dallas: Dallas Mavericks and monkey boy Mark Cuban jumping everywhere.

East Conference Semis:
Detroit vs. Washington: Detroit Pistons are just too good.
New Jersey vs. Miami: Miami Heat

West Conference Semis:
San Antonio vs. Dallas: Dallas with great playoff coaching by Avery Johnson
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix: Phoenix Suns

East Conference Finals:
Detroit vs. Miami: Miami Heat

Western Conference Finals:
Dallas vs. Phoenix: Phoenix Suns

Finals:
Miami vs. Phoenix

Miami Heat win.

This should be one of the more exciting playoffs we have had in the past few years. I have laid out my picks for the playoffs, but I will be cheering for a Washington Wizards vs. LA Clippers finals.

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