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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2163983, member: 1026"] I think that's right, the NBA regular season was unexpectedly great this year due to the emergence of new superstars (Giannis, Wall & Beal, Isaiah, Hayward) and a few of the very best players taking their games to MVP levels (Russ, Harden, Kawhi) but that obscured the fact that Cavs were likely past peak while Warriors still ascending. This might be a rare case where the regular season is more dramatic than the playoffs. That said I still think there are going to be lots of good basketball games to watch. FOUR first round series are pretty intriguing so far (Celts-Bulls, Raptors-Bucks, Houston-OKC, Clips-Jazz) and reasonable to expect 3/4 to remain good thru 5-7 games. Likewise the 2nd round will have good matchups and I think for first time in many LeBron years the Eastern finals will be intriguing. So although the final outcome might be a fate compleat, bottom line is we are getting more good basketball games and interesting players to watch. Mostly due to Eastern conference improving while the West slides back down to earth via OKC/Durant loss and Spurs + Clippers aging. With respect to Bulls-Celts 100% agree with gtcam, I didn't mean I'd trade Rondo for Smart long-term, but for this series Celts guys in general are inexperienced and really playing quite stupidly. Doesn't matter that the Bulls have no chance to make the finals, neither do the Celtics but I'd sure like to watch them play 12+ playoff games vs 4 or 5 and out. [/QUOTE]

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