i was going to add this to the end of my sheffield post, but that got longer than i had expected. so here are a few things happening this weekend that i think are worth tuning into/reading about in the sports world:
(1) nba playoffs. sure i agree with choi that the cavs are well outmatched in this series, but hell that's what i said about cavs v pistons. and the cavs have that which the spurs do not: king james. now i still use the phrase hesitantly, for how can you be king without having won the big one. but maybe lebron rightfully earns his crown starting tonight.
(2) french open final on sunday. the semis still have to happen tomorrow but after watching rafa plow through carlos moya i see little reason to believe he won't be there. and given that TMF is playing really well right now and that he has a great track record against Davydenko, he should be there to. so the feds - rafa collision that everyone in tennis so badly has wanted since the beginning of clay season may well happen. if it does expect me to be glued to the television for every moment of it.
(3) mlb draft (going on now). so maybe you don't actually decide to watch any of this (although espn2 is actually carrying the early rounds for the first time ever), but if you've got a team then certainly give a look at who they draft. the mlb draft pales in comparison to those of the nfl and nba because there's so much uncertainty, but it is still pretty intriguing. the biggest point of intrigue for me is the different team philosophies when drafting... especially in the area of high school pitchers v. college pitchers.
(4) pirates - yankees saturday afternoon. as if espn would even allow you not to know about this, the rocket returns to the bigs on saturday against the buccos (barring another groin problem - as of today he has been cleared to start). will be interesting to see if his stuff is still ace stuff and if he can help the bronx bombers try to claw back into the race.
(5) pocono 500 -- just kidding. some may say i have awful taste in tennis... but i'm not this bad.
that should be enough to keep you busy this weekend.
go roger.
riley.
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are you cereal? you cannot,I repeat, cannot compare the prediction you made against the pistons with your prediction with the spurs! Like I said, the Pistons are a double A version of the Spurs. And finally, your line about who do the Cavs have that the Spurs don't? Well, I've got one for you, who do the Spurs have that the Pistons don't? Right, only the best power forward in the history of basketball. Peace out a town.
the comparison is completely valid based on the fact that i picked the pistons in six and now i'm picking the spurs in six. in no way am i saying the two teams are equals, just that i believe both outmatch the cavs and that they will (would) win in six. if i thought the similarity in comparison meant the cavs were bound to win, i'd have picked the cavs now wouldn't i?
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