Showing posts with label Eastern Conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern Conference. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Battle of Thermopylae and the Eastern Conference Finals
By Scott Simon
The Battle of Thermopylae was immortalized on the big screen in the movie 300. The Battle of Chicmiami is going down in the Eastern Conference. You know the basic plotline- 300 Spartans with massive spears and minimal clothing block a crucial pass before ultimately getting run over by Persian soldiers and their leader Xerxes who referred to himself a “King-god” (shhh, don’t tell LeBron, he may fancy the monarch’s moniker). The Spartans were fantastically skilled but were too small in number to continue to endure the relentless force, determination, and sheer quantity of the Persian army. Inevitably, the Thermopylae Pass was won by the Persians although we admire the Spartans for their dedication and effort. I have a feeling James, Wade, and Bosh may go the same way as the Spartans, but please, do not go tail between the legs because I’m pretty sure there was no cloth covering their backsides.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Eastern Conference Playoff Preview: First Round
We have very few rules at the RFH Collective. However, we do have a motto that we try to live by: Blog hard or go home. After his first effort, it doesn't look like Guest Contributor Ryan Mahanna will be taking his ball and going home anytime soon.
(1) Chicago Bulls vs (8) Indiana Pacers (Regular Season; Bulls 3-1)
Expect some Chicago Public School League highlights.
This will be an old-school first round beat down. If you think the Bulls' Bandwagon is crowded now, wait until they completely dismantle a decent Pacers team. The media will be talking about them like they are the favorites to win it all. What? They already do? Oh, my bad, didn't know that. I thought they a just were well-coached team that played hard for 6 straight months and have a Top-5 talent in Derrick Rose but I guess I missed something. Either way they are going to make Indiana wish they were picking 14th in the Lottery...again.
According to Sports Synergy Tech, Indiana is in the bottom half of the NBA in short clock defense (less than 4 secs) and transition defense, which is exactly when Derrick Rose is going to have the ball in his hands the most. Throw in the fact that they the worst defensive team in the league in isolation situations and Pacer fans are looking at the only first round sweep of the 2011 Playoffs and Bulls fans will enjoy lots of this.
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