Philly, more predictions

[Douglas342@AOL.com]

In a message dated 4/22/02 9:16:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, sly_75@yahoo.com 
writes:


> I hate A.I. I hate Coleman. I hate PHILLY!

I guess as one gets older one feels less vehement about this stuff.  I 
certainly dislike Philadelphia, but it is really more of a time-honored 
rivalry.  When the Celtics won titles in '80 and '86 (I think) against 
Houston, I felt somewhat cheated.  The Celtics are supposed to meet and beat 
the Lakers, not Houston!  So it is here:  it is right and just that the road 
in the playoffs starts with Philly.  As for the two players, I agree on 
Coleman, who has, by and large, wasted his talent and been a toxic presence 
on is teams.  Iverson, though, is terrific.  He is a warrior, a great player. 
 I bought into the image for a while, but the guy's talent and heart cannot 
be disputed.  I have watched enough games this year to appreciate how good 
some of the guys are and what a demanding game this is.  I guess the ultimate 
question is, would you want this guy on your team?  Iverson, certainly; 
Coleman, certainly not.
    And some more predictions I made the other day in a pool:  
Nets 3-1 over Indiana
Philly 3-1 over Celtics (yeah, yeah...)
Pistons 3-2 over Toronto
Charlotte 3-1 over Orlando
Sacto 3-0 over Utah
San Antonio 3-0 over Seattle
Lakers 3-1 over Portland
Dalls 3-1 over Minnesota