tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794801666266415731.post83385031434459618..comments2023-09-03T23:51:55.914-07:00Comments on Drive to the Finals Blog: Round Two... Fight!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794801666266415731.post-53687942794055539232013-05-05T04:31:24.643-07:002013-05-05T04:31:24.643-07:00Look at the bright side, you still have Noah for t...Look at the bright side, you still have Noah for the second round.<br /><br />Besides, a Nets player should be the pick of that day. Nets should have won. Spoiled most of us.Taong Gagambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172021582832968662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794801666266415731.post-36620515912681506772013-05-05T02:49:11.328-07:002013-05-05T02:49:11.328-07:00And again, I picked the wrong player.
BUT: This w...And again, I picked the wrong player. <br />BUT: This was entirely my fault. <br />I had Boozer as he was the best and most steady of the Bulls. But I should have known that a) Boozer is a player that does not thrive on big games. He was not horrendous, but nothing more than solid with foul trouble. <br />b) Noah is a warrior, has played in highschool in NY and should have been picked.<br />In hindsight, Boozer was not the clever pick I hoped he would be. Noah was better than could be expected, sure, but that would have been the reasonable choice.<br /><br />Well, live and learn. On to the next round where, unfortunately, there are two pairs of series every day, and I have players missing from all but 1 of the teams without homecourt. This won´t be easy, especially if the Grizzlies (where I am missing the two best players) manage the upset against the Westbrook-less former favorite Thunder. Alex Hergeshttp://www.donald.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794801666266415731.post-12381712253197700882013-05-04T14:27:30.704-07:002013-05-04T14:27:30.704-07:0025.0 average PRA this season at MSG. Not bad25.0 average PRA this season at MSG. Not badTaong Gagambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172021582832968662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794801666266415731.post-48027399141906084892013-05-04T12:42:14.074-07:002013-05-04T12:42:14.074-07:00Ah, Round 2. Now it starts to get interesting.
So...Ah, Round 2. Now it starts to get interesting.<br /><br />So, in answer to your first four points (I don´t play that other game... yet. Maybe next year, then I wouldn´t pay through the nose for my bad picks in the first round):<br /><br />1. I already got lots of bad PRA, even those from players that racked up good PRA all the time except for when I picked them. But I whined about this in details in the last days :)<br /><br />2. Yep, that´s gonna be difficult, especially when one has no idea who is gonna win a series. Thank you Clippers for losing four straight after that nice 2-0 lead.<br /><br />3. Thank you again Clippers, I am now missing Z-Bo and M.Gasol from a team that just might have a shot to advance to the conference finals. Also, Stephen Curry is not available. And I am missing a stud from the last series to be decided.<br /><br />4. Ah yes, overthinking. I seldom do that. I look at the games, think about who to pick, and when I decided I rarely if ever change my picks out of fear to make a mistake. <br /><br />So, with all that in mind, I will start with the Knicks - Pacers series (two Grizzlies gone, series open to surprises) and pick a Pacer. Haven´t yet decided who to pick, but I will not start from the top. As you said, I will probably have to pick at least three players per losing team, probably more (if the Thunder win I would have to go to Grizzly number 5, yikes). So no need to start with number 1. I´ll test my luck (ha!) with David West. He is on the upswing and I hope he delivers in MSG.Alex Hergeshttp://www.donald.orgnoreply@blogger.com