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2013 NBA Playoffs Western Conference First Round Preview

Posted on April 18, 2013 by feltbot| 1 Comment

Here’s my look at the first round of the Western Conference playoffs:  Continue reading →

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Nellieball Supreme: 2012 NBA Finals — Miami Heat v. OKC Thunder

Posted on June 12, 2012 by feltbot| 258 Comments

For the second straight season, Nellieball will rule the NBA finals. This season, it ruled even in the conference championships. Those series were played almost entirely without centers.  Joel Anthony, Greg Stiemsma, Tiago Splitter, Dejuan Blair — and even Kendrick Perkins at times — were all sent to the bench, revealed as regular season cannon fodder. The power forwards — Serge Ibaka, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett – were shifted to the middle, and the small forwards – Durant, James and Battier, Pierce, Leonard and Jackson – became Nellieball power forwards.

The Nellieball four is now supreme in the NBA. Is it a coincidence that the last two NBA finals have featured the three greatest Nellieball fours to ever play the game? Dirk Nowitzki, Lebron James, Kevin Durant.

At a time when Joe Lacob is trying to turn back the clock, and turn the Warriors into a 1980′s style halfcourt team, the NBA is moving in a completely different direction. At a time when Joe Lacob is insisting on “changing the culture” of the Warriors back to the Ewing Knicks and Smits Pacers of coach Mark Jackson, the culture of the NBA is moving in the opposite direction, towards the vision of a crazy man with a penchant for Dewars and fish ties.

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2012 NBA Playoffs Conference Championships Preview

Posted on May 27, 2012 by feltbot| 17 Comments

The undercards are finished. Only the heavyweights remain. Let’s get ready to rumble….

Jump for Feltbot’s platinum-plated picks for the 2012 NBA Playoffs Conference Championship Series!                                             Continue reading →

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2012 NBA Playoffs Round 2 Recaps

Posted on May 26, 2012 by feltbot| 1 Comment

Here are my top three reasons the Heat, Celtics, Thunder and Spurs advanced. With one bonus reason apiece.                                               Continue reading →

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Clippers 82 Grizzlies 72 + NBA Western Conference Round 2 Preview

Posted on May 13, 2012 by feltbot| 194 Comments

Wow. If someone would have told you beforehand that Chris Paul and Blake Griffin would combine for 2 points in the fourth quarter of this game 7, would you have picked the Clippers to win by 10?                       Continue reading →

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Playoffs, Baby!: Feltbot’s 2012 NBA Playoffs First Round Predictions

Posted on April 27, 2012 by feltbot| 224 Comments

Here’s something I don’t think I’ve ever said before: Thank God we now have the opportunity to watch some basketball played by teams that are trying to win.

Jump for my 2012 NBA playoff first-round predictions. As well as my bonus predictions for the conference champions and the NBA title, in case you happen to be looking at those lines (I’m not).     Continue reading →

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NBA Western Conference Championship Preview: Thunder v. Mavericks

Posted on May 17, 2011 by feltbot| 47 Comments

The Mavs looked to have the better of this matchup during the regular season, but all three games were played before the trade that sent Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic to the Celtics for Kendrick Perkins.  So this is an extremely difficult series to handicap.                                           Continue reading →

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Previews: Grizzlies v. Thunder, Game 7 + Heat v. Bulls, Game 1

Posted on May 14, 2011 by feltbot| 21 Comments

Grizzlies v. Thunder, Game 7

This one has played out almost exactly as I believed it would.  The key to game 7 will be the officiating, as Jeff van Gundy slyly hinted in the last game when he said this regarding the Grizzlies’ physical defense of Kevin Durant: “I’m curious to see whether those bumps will be fouls in Oklahoma City.”                      Continue reading →

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NBA Playoffs Game 3 Previews: Lakers v. Mavs; Thunder v. Grizzlies; Bulls v. Hawks; Heat v. Celtics

Posted on May 5, 2011 by feltbot| 12 Comments

Feltbot’s got action in every series in round 2, but after the first two games hit the books, only one series is really making him sweat.  Jump for the 411.

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NBA Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Lakers v. Mavs, Bulls v. Hawks, Celtics v. Heat, Thunder v. Grizzlies

Posted on April 30, 2011 by feltbot| 17 Comments

One of the most intriguing NBA playoffs in recent memory didn’t disappoint in the first round.  Shockingly, the #1 seed San Antonio Spurs fell to the #8 Grizzlies.  But I don’t buy into the idea that this means the Grizzlies are now a better team than the Spurs.  Ginobili was playing with one arm, and Tim Duncan was probably only 80% coming off his late season ankle sprain. These sorts of unlucky injuries can mean everything in a playoff series. Remember Lebron on one arm?

The Atlanta Hawks also shocked the Orlando Magic.  Which shows conclusively that how a team plays down the stretch in the regular season means almost nothing.  Was there a worse team than the Hawks in the last month of the season?  I remember the Celtics were also horrible last year in March and April. And of course, the Lakers were 3-7 coming into these playoffs.

Round 2 begins tomorrow, and with it the promise of more intriguing matchups. Jump for the 411.                                                Continue reading →

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