alright, so i made my NHL picks, might as well throw out NBA too. i'll do it with a helluva lot less fanfare though, heh.

west
(1) san antonio vs (8) sacramento - kings are rather upstart, but spurs are way too good to make too much out of this one. spurs in 5.

(2) phoenix vs (7) LA lakers - kobe's still fun to watch and the suns have struggled a bit. i don't think they're what they were a year ago, but they can still pull this one out. suns in 6.

(3) denver vs (6) LA clippers - i wouldn't have guessed the clippers finishing ahead of the lakers like, ever, but... kind of a nothing series, doesn't really matter who moves on, they'll get trashed in round 2 probably. nuggets in 7.

(4) dallas vs (5) memphis - cuz of the weird seeding rules the mavs are way down in 4th since the spurs took the division. i don't think this is really that close of a matchup, i'm gonna go with mavs in 6 since there are some lingering injuries on the team.

east
(1) detroit vs (8) milwaukee - kind of a joke. i'll say pistons in 4.

(2) miami vs (7) chicago - bulls are surging a bit, but too shaky. heat aren't as good as they should be, but they'll win the series in 6.

(3) new jersey vs (6) indiana - i'm actually kinda surprised the pacers even made the damn playoffs with their problems. nets have looked strong lately. NJ in 5.

(4) cleveland vs (5) washington - lebron is fun to watch. i'll say cavs in 6.

i'm not even gonna mess with brackets though. i'm not too thrilled that NHL and NBA first rounds are overlapping either, that's not gonna help anything. especially with BB06 australia starting sunday too. there goes *all* my free time. yay.

--j