Guy Berger

Not necessarily -- almost everyone picked the Spurs to win last round and I don't think anyone picked Miami, so you're losing the same points as everyone else. As of right now, the tradesports.com probabilities on each series are: Miami series victory 72.0-74.0% Pistons series victory 26.2-26.9% Mavs series victory 85.5-87.0% Suns series victory 13.3-14.0% and overall chances of winning the championship: Mavs 46.1-46.9% Heat 33.0-34.0% Pistons 15.6-15.8% Suns 4.7-5.7%

The article strikes me as overly pessimistic. There's little if any discussion of the economics of energy. This could be really, really bad for the environment. Guy

Tim Thomas is killing Dallas. Josh Howard is doing the same to Phoenix. That last sentence was written before Dirk exploded for 19 pts in the 4th quarter. Guy

I do. Unlike the other series, I like the teams in this one. Guy

Agreed. At least insofar as blowing the series. They will have blown a big opportunity, though. Guy

Unfortunately I do not own this album and am barely familiar with Bluiett but based on your recommendation I will add this to the want list. Guy

I think both Devotion and My Goal's Beyond were recorded in 1970. Which was recorded first? Guy

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I turned it off during the 4th quarter, but I guess the game was more competitive near the end.

Ironically this is the reverse of the Pistons-Lakers series in '04. In both cases the better team mailed in the series. Guy

Well, let's keep in mind that the Suns are without Amare Stoudemire -- a guy who gives their run-and-gun style a lot more substance and makes them a real championship contender. If he was playing at full health, this would be quite a series. Count me as a skeptic about Miami's championship chances -- they will have a lot more difficulty against the Mavs then against a mysteriously imploding Pistons team. It's a shame that Flip Saunders will probably lose his job because all of a sudden most of his players decided not to show up for the playoffs. Guy

So, what do you think about this album? I picked this album up recently. Nothing earth-shattering but nice. Guy

Lee Morgan, The Procrastinator Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker, Original Quartet 2 cd set Larry Young, Mother Ship Julian Priester, Love Love Charles Mingus, Jazz Portrait

This is a silly thing to say. Aside from last nights Miami Pistons games I havent been able to watch any games. Anybody have a clue about how to generate apostrophes on South American keyboards? Guy

I agree about Afraid of Sunlight being their best. As far as the Fish era, I think Misplaced is overrated and (Im a minority about this) Fugazi is better. Guy

I'll be in Lima, Peru. I hope they broadcast NBA basketball down there! Guy

One more quarter (and how many overtimes) to go... can't wait to see how it ends! Guy

Van Horn is back. That guy used to be good, it can't hurt to have him coming off the bench. At least to collect fouls against Duncan. Speaking of which, WTF is up with Duncan's monster first half? Which is only good enough for a tie game! And also... somebody needs to choke Reggie Miller before he says "wooooOOOOoow" again. Guy

Jeez, when will the Pistons send Rasheed Wallace to frickin anger management. The Pistons might be taking an early vacation this year. Guy

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Apple's got the image/trendy thing going and they're milking it for all it's worth. Not that I blame them! Guy

I wouldn't be so sure -- as a wise man once said, even the sun shines on a dog's behind sometimes. Guy

Wow, that would be a tragedy. Guy

Feliz cumpleanos! Guy

I would guess in the affirmative. Guy