PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 11
Are the Phoenix Suns the best team to ever be knocked out in a first round playoff series? I’m not sure. But I know that two weeks ago I was one of the many people claiming they were perfectly suited to face the Spurs in the playoffs and a real chance to [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 9 & 10
Few things I learnt from the last couple of days:
The Washington Wizards must have the collective memory of a goldfish. So far pushing Lebron’s buttons has been about as successful as Lance Whitnall’s trips to the fat farm. But wait, I know, why don’t we call him a whiner who’s [...]

Contrary to what most of you are probably thinking, the reason I didn’t add to my playoff diary yesterday was not because my Pistons got slammed by the 76′ers. I actually had a friend’s bucks party to attend, and due to a bout of beersomnia I’m currently dealing with I thought I’d get to some [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 6
This was an important day for the playoffs. Based on the first two games between the Magic and Raptors, Cavs and Wiz, and Rockets and Jazz, a 3-0 result was looking likely across all three series. But instead the Raptors pulled out a balanced effort to spank the Magic (they lead by [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 5
Like I said I would on day 2, I waited till the Lakers v Nuggets game finished and checked only the Denver box scores to figure out who won. Chucko emailed me Denver’s stats and my immediate thought was: 31 points for Iverson, a big defensive game from Camby (17 rebounds, 4 [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 4
Did you know that Chris Paul throughout his career has averaged 33.5 points, 13.5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3.5 steals in the playoffs? Never mind he’s only been in the playoffs two games. That’s irrelevant. What matters is in the two biggest games of CP3’s basketball life so far he’s delivered near perfect [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 3
I’m sorry T-Mac. This isn’t going to be the year you break your six-time first round playoff drought. But hey, it’s not all bad. At least you’re not up 3-1 making spectacular predictions like how it’s “nice to finally be in the second round”, which is usually a comment reserved for [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 2
With two days of playoff action down and every team having played, time to hand out the grades. Class, be seated.
A+ Los Angeles Lakers
Couldn’t have written the script better than a 14 point win, easily proving you can out-score the offensively potent Nuggets with 128 points, and getting 68 points [...]

The podcast is back! Listen in for Robd, Jobba and Tizzle’s first-round predictions and other playoff ramblings.
Part II coming soon with a look at the Conf Finals and Finals predictions.

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This is my favourite time of year. Not only because the playoffs are here, but because I get to write my playoff diary again. No one knows what is going to happen over the next 45 days. Heroes will be born, hearts will be broken, and man-crushes will surface… but I cannot tell you right [...]