IMHO Final 4 will be:

Miami
Detroit
Phoenix
Dallas, San Antonio OR Houston

8)

IMHO Final 4 will be:

Miami
Detroit
Phoenix
Dallas, San Antonio OR Houston

8)
Oh...you live in Texas so you don't count ;D ;) BTW, I like San Antonio...especially afetr seeing the post game where everyone wasa shaking hands and hugging....and that George Karl played as a Spur and Doug Moe was the Spurs coach once :)

Oh...you live in Texas so you don't count ;D ;) BTW, I like San Antonio...especially afetr seeing the post game where everyone wasa shaking hands and hugging....and that George Karl played as a Spur and Doug Moe was the Spurs coach once :)

Well Mark - unfortunately I am not a Texas fan! I would love to see either Miami or Phoenix win! I am a tried and true Shaq and Steve Nash fan! (Although it would be hard for me if the championship came down to those two!)  :o

Well Mark - unfortunately I am not a Texas fan! I would love to see either Miami or Phoenix win! I am a tried and true Shaq and Steve Nash fan! (Although it would be hard for me if the championship came down to those two!)  :o
TWO of my sons were BORN in Arizona....HOW could I forget Phoenix??!! Okay...they are my first choice, Tam ;)

TWO of my sons were BORN in Arizona....HOW could I forget Phoenix??!! Okay...they are my first choice, Tam ;)

GTK Mark... so we can cheer for them together!!  8)

GTK Mark... so we can cheer for them together!!  8)
;)

The man the American Basketball Association referred to as "The Great Satan"...Red Aurbach is pissed tonight with a former ABA team (Indiana Pacers) whooping up on his Celtics.....currently 61-48 with under a minute left in the 3rd :)

Pacers win 97-70 over Boston! Bring on Detroit :)

Whomever wins this series, I hope that their are no more incidents like the brawl in November or the bomb scare in April. And BTW, GO PACERS! ;D ;D ;D
Pacers win 97-70 over Boston! Bring on Detroit :)

Whomever wins this series, I hope that their are no more incidents like the brawl in November or the bomb scare in April. And BTW, GO PACERS! ;D ;D ;D
Since my Nuggets are gone...I'm taking Phoenix in the West and Indiana from the East :)

YES!! Indiana 92 Detroit 83...series even at 1-1 heading back to Indianapolis ;)

All right!!! They play again tonight, so I'll just wait and see if the Pacers can win two at home. They've had trouble winning here recently. I don't know why.:-\\
YES!! Indiana 92 Detroit 83...series even at 1-1 heading back to Indianapolis ;)

All right!!! They play again tonight, so I'll just wait and see if the Pacers can win two at home. They've had trouble winning here recently. I don't know why.:-\\
Hey, I'll be rooting for them as well, Jonathan ;)

Since my Nuggets are gone...I'm taking Phoenix in the West and Indiana from the East :)

Sounds like good choices to me. ;)

Sounds like good choices to me. ;)
:) I'd have a tough time choosing between the two since I once lived in Arizona....and I am a loyal fan of the now gone ABA from which the Pacers were born :D

Darn Detriot beat the Pacers yesterday but Phoenix won :)

Darn Detriot beat the Pacers yesterday

Detroit won again yesterday too ::)

Detroit won again yesterday too ::)
The only player I like for Detriot is former Colorado player, Chauncey Billups.

And I think San Antonio won again last night too...Seattle has one last chance or they're history... :-\\

And I think San Antonio won again last night too...Seattle has one last chance or they're history... :-\\
Yeah, I'd like to see Phoenix win it all now....unless Indiana makes it :-\\

Yeah, I'd like to see Phoenix win it all now....unless Indiana makes it :-\\

Same here...things don't look too good for Indiana but I'd also like to see Phoenix win. ;)

Same here...things don't look too good for Indiana but I'd also like to see Phoenix win. ;)
;)

CLASSY move by Detriot coach Larry Brown...calling a time-out and gathering his team to applaud Reggie Miller. Sadly, The Pacers lost and a great career ends :\'(

REGGIE,  REGGIE,  REGGIE,  REGGIE, REGGIE,  REGGIE,  REGGIE,  REGGIE!

Spurs have a 2-0 lead against Phoenix and heading home for the next game

GO SPURS!!!

If the Spurs win the series I'll definately root for them...either way, I want the Western Conference to win the Title. If the Spurs win it all again, I'll be happy knowing they are one of the four origianl ABA teams ;)

If the Spurs win the series I'll definately root for them...either way, I want the Western Conference to win the Title. If the Spurs win it all again, I'll be happy knowing they are one of the four origianl ABA teams ;)

I like Tim Duncan, I think he's a class act

I like Tim Duncan, I think he's a class act
I couldn't agree more :)

Doesn't really matter to me who wins now...as far as I'm concerned, it's all good :-\\

I agree. Although I'd like to see Phoenix come back and beat the Spurs and win the whole thing too. But it looks like the same thing that happened to the Pacers last season (best record, loses final) will befall the Suns. (And I also pick the Pistons to beat the Heat, although it won't be as easy.
Doesn't really matter to me who wins now...as far as I'm concerned, it's all good :-\\

Phoenix staved off elimination last night by beating the Spurs. My friend Mike wants Miami to win it all so that loser Kobe can see that Shaq doesn't need him to help win another title :)

I don't know about that one. I guess it would be worth it for Shaq to thumb his nose at his ex-teammate. But he does have enough hardware as it is. It's time for the new blood to enjoy.
I must be one of the few people that commend Larry Brown for not totally denying he might be going to Cleveland's front office. It was inappropriate for the arrogant sports media to bring up the rumor in the first place at a time when he is still working for the Pistons who are looking to repeat as champions. Coach Brown may not have been ethical about it, but the reporters shouldn't bully any coach or athlete for a response. :-\\ 

Phoenix staved off elimination last night by beating the Spurs. My friend Mike wants Miami to win it all so that loser Kobe can see that Shaq doesn't need him to help win another title :)

I'm so bored with the  San Antonio  Spurs.

Yeah, they won two titles in seven years (WOW! ::) But those titles came with the demise of two dynasties, the Bulls in '99 and the Lakers in '03.  Even the Spurs first title is tainted as having been won in a lock out shortened season.

You would think that with a cast of Duncan, Robinson, Elliot, Parker, Ginobli, they would be able to have some sustained success, but since 1988, every NBA Champion has repeated the following year (in the case of the Lakers and Bulls, three peats), except, guess who? the Spurs.

I'm bored with both the Pistons and the Spurs. It's getting to a point where I believe only 3 or 4 teams know how to win an NBA title, and none of them are Indiana, Phoenix, or New Jersey. I'd hoped the Suns would make a series out of it (and if lightning strikes twice after the Red Sox comback against the Yankees, they still might). That's probably why I stopped watching the NBA. :(

Phoenix staved off elimination last night by beating the Spurs. My friend Mike wants Miami to win it all so that loser Kobe can see that Shaq doesn't need him to help win another title :)

I think I'll root for Miami as well. No special reason.

I think I'll root for Miami as well. No special reason.
Well, I'm NOT a big fan of Shaq since he showed NO respect to Spencer Haywood a few years ago. Spencer Haywood paved the way for underclassmen to join the pros when he joined the old Denver Rockets of the ABA after a year of college. I'm going for the Western Conference no matter who goes :)

I will root for anyone except the Spurs and that puck ass beyotch Bruce Bowen.

Well, I'm NOT a big fan of Shaq since he showed NO respect to Spencer Haywood a few years ago. Spencer Haywood paved the way for underclassmen to join the pros when he joined the old Denver Rockets of the ABA after a year of college. I'm going for the Western Conference no matter who goes :)

Part of me wants the Suns to win...but the Spurs are ok too. Since I don't have a favorite team competing this year, I don't really care who wins it. If the Spurs win and go to the Finals, that's fine with me. I rooted for them two years ago (over the New Jersey Nets) because the New Jersey Devils had beaten the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the Stanley Cup finals.

ITS ALL BOUT THE HEAT BABY..THE HEAT IS DEFINETLY ON!!!

ITS ALL BOUT THE HEAT BABY..THE HEAT IS DEFINETLY ON!!!
I actually like them but I'm for the Western Conference ;)

Miami won last night over Detroit to edge one game away from the Finals :)

Detroit 88 Miami 82...even though Detroit has some Colorado connections....Larry Brown is a former ABA/NBA Denver Nuggets coach and Chauncy Billups is from Colorado as well....I will root for San Antonio since the Pistons won last year, and the Spurs are a former ABA franchise....and I really like Tim Duncan ;)

So this is what I get for following the league all season long?  The Spurs and the Pistons?  Ho-Hum.  What a wasted year.  Finals promise to be really boring.

So this is what I get for following the league all season long?  The Spurs and the Pistons?  Ho-Hum.  What a wasted year.  Finals promise to be really boring.
Naw, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobli and the classsy Tim Duncan will overcome Detroits swarming defense to win thier 3rd title....or Larry Brown will masterminda great stragedy and Chauncey Billlups will run the offense and the Pistons will repeat :D
Personally, I'm for the former ABA franchise...San Antonio ;)

Personally, I'm for the former ABA franchise...San Antonio ;)

I've decided to root for them too.. ;)

I've decided to root for them too.. ;)
;)

Spurs? Pistons? Zzzzzzzzzzz

Spurs? Pistons? Zzzzzzzzzzz
Like I said before...Tony Parker, Manu Ginobli and the classsy Tim Duncan will overcome Detroits swarming defense to win thier 3rd title....or Larry Brown will masterminda great stragedy and Chauncey Billlups will run the offense and the Pistons will repeat Cheesy
Personally, I'm for the former ABA franchise...San Antonio ;)

Spurs win game 1 84-69 :)

What caused Detroit to collapse?

;)

Well I'm not a fan of either team; I just decided to go with them for no special reason. ;) :)

God was that the most boring, ugly game ever played in the Finals?

Where's Shaq, Kobe, Jason Kidd, AI, good god something before this series kills off intrest in the NBA all together.

God was that the most boring, ugly game ever played in the Finals?

Where's Shaq, Kobe, Jason Kidd, AI, good god something before this series kills off intrest in the NBA all together.
Kobe?? HE is a huge reason why I don't like the NBA that much...what a selfish  little punk  :P As for the others...well, Detroit with Chauncey Billups, Ben and Rip Hamilton...and the Spurs with the very classy Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Brent Barry etc. earned the Finals trip. Duncan has more class in his pinky finger than Bryant does in  his whole body. Kidd is exciting but is stuck on a kinda boring team without much support as  is Allen Iverson. The teams in the finals play "Team" ball...something Bryant will probably never learn how to play Roll Eyes Shaq? Miami? I thought they'd make it there and was kinda suprised when they didn't  ???

Last night the Spurs clobbered the Pistons 97-76 and take a 2-0 series lead back to Detroit.

For those who hate the NBA....looks like they'll be joining the NHL by going on strike July 1st anyway ::)

Tonight is game 3 from Detroit.

34-31 Pistons lead in the 2nd