What I said up there.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Chicago vs. (8) Indiana
(2) Miami vs. (7) Philadelphia
(3) Boston vs. (6) New York
(4) Orlando vs. (5) Atlanta

WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) San Antonio vs. (8) Memphis
(2) LA Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans
(3) Dallas vs. (6) Portland
(4) Oklahoma City vs. (5) Denver

Predictions:
FIRST ROUND
EAST
Chicago over Indiana in 4 (The Bulls don't have to sweat this one much)
Miami over Philadelphia in 5 (I think the Sixers can steal one, but they're not moving on)
New York over Boston in 7 (Boston screwed up trading Perkins. NY is not intimidated at all)
Orlando over Atlanta in 6 (Atlanta will fare better, but not much better than last year)

WEST
San Antonio over Memphis in 6 (San Antonio's had trouble with the Grizzlies, so this'll be tougher than it seems)
LA Lakers over New Orleans in 4 (New Orleans is WAY too small. Bynum and Gasol will eat them alive)
Portland over Dallas in 7 (This series is a coin-flip. I'm picking Portland due to Dallas choking in recent years)
Oklahoma City over Denver in 6 (Denver will put up a fight, but the Thunder move on in the end)


CONFERENCE SEMIS
EAST
Chicago over Orlando in 6 (Orlando isn't what they once were. Chicago will struggle at times, but pull it out)
Miami over New York in 7 (New York matches up VERY well with Miami, and it'll be a fight, but the better team will win)

WEST
Oklahoma City over San Antonio in 6 (San Antonio's age has already showed. OKC's younger and will top the Spurs)
LA Lakers over Portland in 6 (The Lake Show will stumble somewhat, but move on)


CONFERENCE FINALS
EAST
Chicago over Miami in 7 (This'll be a fight to say the least. Miami could win if Derrick Rose is stopped. If not, it'll be an uphill battle)

WEST
LA Lakers over Oklahoma City in 7 (OKC gave the Lakers trouble last year. This year, they'll give them more trouble. But LA's size wins in the end)


NBA FINALS
LA Lakers over Chicago in 6 (Experience + Size = a second three-peat for the Lake Show, a fourth for Phil Jackson, and LA burning in riotous glory for the third year in a row)

How are those predictions working out for ya?

Horribly.

Predictions are a high risk/high reward thing. You look dumb if you're wrong, but like a genius if you're right.

As for the NBA Finals we have now, I don't know how many games it'll take, but I see the Heat winning this one. Miami's a superior defensive team, they have more star power, Udonis Haslem will give Nowitzki fits (just like five years ago!), Dallas had to fight for wins against OKC's lousy defense, and they don't play defense.

OK then. I certainly didn't forsee Dallas' length giving the Heat fits. Good for the Mavs and good for Dirk and Kidd to finally get theirs.

This is only delaying the inevitable though. The Heat will be a force for the next five years, and they're only gonna get better.

As for the NBA 2012 Playoffs- GO HEAT! GO HEAT! Bulls lost two key players so eastern conference finals are ours again!!!! The king, the chosen one, will rise!!!!

thees dood was hilareiously off

Hey, you DO realize that the predictions I posted in the first post were for LAST YEAR, right?

You were still hilariously off.

That I'll grant.

You don't make picks to prove you're smart though. You make them in the hopes of looking smart.

You failed either way.

Yes, I did fail. But for God's sake don't take this as some sort of sign about my intelligence.

Your Sports IQ is pretty low, sir.

OK, at least it's not my general intelligence you're questioning.

Hopefully I can prove that belief wrong in time.

I doubt it.