Well the NBA Playoffs are set, and this is probably the most wide-open playoffs since the strike-shortened season in 1999.
I'm glad the Nets made the playoffs, beating a Celtics team that had their third-string in there at the end of the game. No, it wasn't an impressive win but I'd rather see Jason Kidd and Vince Carter in there than Lebron James getting swept by the Heat in a brave but futile effort. Don't get me wrong; the Nets will fall too, but they might pull a couple of wins out of the hat before they succumb to Shaq and Wade aka Donkey Kong and Mighty Mouse.
I'm still sticking to the premise that Lebron won't be in Cleveland after next season. Well, he has three more years left on that deal, but I don't see Cleveland keeping him that long. If they're smart, they'll trade him to New York, which I'm sure is where Lebron wants to go anyway. Or in a surprise move, he might go to the Clippers, which has some tradeable guys on their roster.
Also, my Bobcats finished the season with a good win over the Detroit Pistons tonight. That win made them 18-64 for the season, which is better than a good number of expansion franchises created over the last 15-20 years. Personally, I thought they should have won about 10 more, if they weren't choking down the stretch constantly throughout the year.
Now they need to concentrate on the draft, and pick up a good guard that can bring the ball down the court and make something happen. I would love to see Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire become a Bobcat, as I think he or Louisville's Francisco Garcia would make a great fit.