Here's my Pick...
This is the final that I thought would happen last year...Well, I was a year late...So, I'm getting my due now...
Who am I going to go with...
A Repeat...Why? Because I believe in exposing inefficiencies with match-ups. And I believe there are a few when you look at the main players in this event.
First off, Tayshaun Prince vs. Manu Ginobli...I never thought Tayshaun was going to be a player in the league, but Joe Dumars did. With me proven wrong again, I really believe that Prince, who is a true freak of nature is going to be difficult to break down for Ginobli.
Yeah, I know Ginobli's is quick enough to get by him. Yet, I'm just not buying it. I think it's going to be difficult for Ginobli to create shots this series with Prince guarding him. Prince's gangly arms and good footwork are just so strange...Plus he's a left-hander that won't be quirked out by Ginobli's game...That's my first match-up difference.
The second one is Chauncey Billups vs. Tony Parker. I was a major Dennis Johnson fan in the 80s. After his stint with the SuperSonics and the Suns in the early 80's, I was always amazed how Red Auerbach discovered that his true strengths were as a point. Still to this day, I've never seen a guy protect the ball with confidence while pushing the ball up the court like DJ...When it was in his hands, it was locked down.
Well, I feel the same way with Billups. And I believe a big reason for that is because of his size and upper body strength. With that said, I don't believe a thinner and youthful Tony Parker can man up Billups...I just don't see it...Watch out for Billups not only penetrating the lane, but bumping and manning up Parker between the 3 line and half-court...That will wear Parker down.
So, there's my second exposure.
Third, here's the intangible...Watch out for Rasheed Wallace...After the Game 7 victory over the Heat, he mentioned his rivalry with Duncan while they were in the ACC...Don't think the underground baller lore that knows "The Big Fundamental" schooled 'Sheed back in the day isn't playing in Sheed's mind. He definitely has something to prove...That's dangerous. He's going to be ready to play.
Screw the tabloid stories that usually swirl with big-market teams. As Michael Wilbon says in today's Washington Post. This is a series for the "basketball purists." This is basketball at it's best...
Pistons in 6,
BD
Who am I going to go with...
A Repeat...Why? Because I believe in exposing inefficiencies with match-ups. And I believe there are a few when you look at the main players in this event.
First off, Tayshaun Prince vs. Manu Ginobli...I never thought Tayshaun was going to be a player in the league, but Joe Dumars did. With me proven wrong again, I really believe that Prince, who is a true freak of nature is going to be difficult to break down for Ginobli.
Yeah, I know Ginobli's is quick enough to get by him. Yet, I'm just not buying it. I think it's going to be difficult for Ginobli to create shots this series with Prince guarding him. Prince's gangly arms and good footwork are just so strange...Plus he's a left-hander that won't be quirked out by Ginobli's game...That's my first match-up difference.
The second one is Chauncey Billups vs. Tony Parker. I was a major Dennis Johnson fan in the 80s. After his stint with the SuperSonics and the Suns in the early 80's, I was always amazed how Red Auerbach discovered that his true strengths were as a point. Still to this day, I've never seen a guy protect the ball with confidence while pushing the ball up the court like DJ...When it was in his hands, it was locked down.
Well, I feel the same way with Billups. And I believe a big reason for that is because of his size and upper body strength. With that said, I don't believe a thinner and youthful Tony Parker can man up Billups...I just don't see it...Watch out for Billups not only penetrating the lane, but bumping and manning up Parker between the 3 line and half-court...That will wear Parker down.
So, there's my second exposure.
Third, here's the intangible...Watch out for Rasheed Wallace...After the Game 7 victory over the Heat, he mentioned his rivalry with Duncan while they were in the ACC...Don't think the underground baller lore that knows "The Big Fundamental" schooled 'Sheed back in the day isn't playing in Sheed's mind. He definitely has something to prove...That's dangerous. He's going to be ready to play.
Screw the tabloid stories that usually swirl with big-market teams. As Michael Wilbon says in today's Washington Post. This is a series for the "basketball purists." This is basketball at it's best...
Pistons in 6,
BD
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