Round 2!.. Fight!

Here are my predictions for the Conference Semifinals:
Boston in 6. Chicago in 5. Oklahoma in 5. Dallas in 6.
I will be explaining the reason for these in future blogs. So for now, feel free to post away in the comments.

Here is my pick chart for Games 1 to 4..

May	MIA BOS	CHI ATL	OKC MEM	LAL DAL	Default	if MEM 2-1	if MIA 2-0	if ATL 2-1	if LAL 2-0
1	G1		G1		M.Gasol
2		G1		G1	Crawford
3	G2		G2		Bosh
4		G2		G2	Bynum
6		G3		G3	Bryant				Nowitzki
7	G3		G3		Lebron		Rondo
8		G4		G4	Johnson			Rose
9	G4		G4		Wade	Durant	Garnett

For the Game 1s, I'll be picking players from the obvious match-ups -- Gasol of the Grizzlies, and Crawford of the Hawks. For the Game 2s -- Bosh of the Heat, and  Bynum of the Lakers. On the Default column, you can see my picks based on the top 8 players still available to me (note: Zach Randolph may still be in your top 8)..

Lebron	41.0
Wade	35.8
Bryant	30.0
Bosh	29.6
M.Gasol	28.7
Johnson	28.0
Bynum	26.2
Crawford	25.0

Their picking order is rearranged based on each player's home and road record. Lebron, Crawford and Marc Gasol, for example, are road warriors. Note that anytime I can replace Crawford with Conley (also 25.0), Josh Smith (24.8) or Pau Gasol (24.0), and then provide a slightly different chart.

As result of games go against my best-case scenario, I'll be adding dates and players. But most importantly, I have already laid out my Plan B for each series. If, for example, the Heat wins their first two home games, then that is the time to switch sides and start picking Celtics. This pick chart will change as we go along the playoffs. I'll be sure to mention and elaborate on these tweaks in my blogs.

::cross-fingers::