I suppose since college basketball season is over and there is not much new information to blog about, I will venture into the ranks of the NBA. I have not followed any of the teams much throughout the season, but now that it’s the playoffs I am interested. Already so many weird things have happened that could really devastate the teams that are affected.
Derrick Rose – During that last minute of Game 1 (Bulls vs. Sixers), he tore his ACL. Many people wondered why he was still even playing because they had such a big lead, but the bottom line is that this sort of injury could have happened anytime. There was simply no predicting something so devastating for the Bulls. Before this the Bulls were favored to win the Eastern Conference and possibly even the entire tournament, but now that the Player of the Year candidate is out for the season, so are the Bulls’ chances at a title. He was their only hope and now it’s the Spurs’ trophy to lose.
Amare Staudamire– Unlike Rose’s injury, this was self imposed. After the Game 1 loss to the Heat, Amare thought it would be a fine idea to punch a fire extinguisher. Now, when flesh meets shards of razor-sharp glass, the glass usually wins. It was as expected in this case with the glass leaving Amare with a large gash in his hand resulting in stitches. He had to sit out the second game and it is not known when he will return.
This year also seems to be the season for blowouts. Already there have been two 30+ point wins, one for the Heat over the Knicks and one last night for the Spurs over the Jazz. The only worse loss in history for the Jazz was the 42 point loss to the ‘98 Bulls which included the standout trio of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman. The Heat’s win was more amazing in the fact that they held the Knicks to 67 points; the lowest point total in playoff history. That’s more like a strong defensive score in the NCAA; absolutely pitiful. It’s no surprise that this was the game Amare Staudamire punch through the fire extinguisher.
With all of these team devastating injuries and blowouts, the post season is taking a turn for the interesting. It was pretty clear that it’d be the Bulls and Heat in the Eastern finals, but it looks like now that if the 8th seeded Sixers don’t beat the Bulls, the 4 or 5 seed surely will. We will just have to wait and see.
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