天空 by 蔡依林

drizzling out on a day i could've jus gone to the doc n get an mc.. i'm gonna overdose on paracetamol soon and my sup jus passed me one huge box.. 100 tablets.. n i was saying.. u think i sick so often arh?? 100 tablets expiring in 2008.. n i hate the taste of paracetamol.. clarisil or panadol extra for me anyday.. no paracetamol..

anyway, i'm recovering from the untimely illness, not dat serious, i jus fear for my kidneys for digesting so many different medicines.. untimely bcos its reporting time, die die oso have to finish the report b4 i can go sleep in peace..

yeahh.. the nba's in the conference semis. 8 teams left, Miami-Washington, Detroit-Indiana for East, Phoenix-Dallas, S.A.-Seattle for West. boss aint ard, i can do some Steve Kerr-ing analysis for the moment..

Miami-Washington 1-0
Put ur $$ on Shaq and Wade. Look at how Lakers crumbled without Shaq. It just goes to how contributive Shaq is, a dominant figure on the courts, both defending/attacking efficiently and scaring the shit outta ur shorts effectively. No team can rely on ONE MAN either. Wade's the other factor. He made the opponents chase after him, depleting their stamina defending, which will affect the opponents' offense. Shaq could just relax under the boards, get the rebound, launch the missile to Wade and complete the play.
Washington, fresh from beating the recently rejuvenated Chicago and winning their 1st playoff series in 23 yrs, needed more than just youth to win Miami. They lack playoff experience. They lack teamwork. Worst, they lacked someone who could pair off with Shaq. Its gonna be tough to rely on Arenas and Hughes to outscore Shaq and Wade with A. Jamison on the injured list.

Detroit-Indianas..
Detroit is well-known for its physical plays. Look at the 2 Wallaces. 6'10, 235 pounds avg with a total of 17 yrs of experience. Take a peep at their lineup. Arroyo, Billups, Hamilton, Milicic, Prince. Take a look at the previous yr standings, where r they? Right at the top of the tables!
Indianas got the hardest hit of suspension trouble during the brawls in the regular season. Artest is out, Stephen Jackson n J. O'Neal lost valuable action. Miller is retiring at the end of this season, will that alone spur the Pacers to play their best ball?
Pistons aint the defending champ for nothing.

Phoenix-Dallas
Phoenix holds the best record for this season. Phoenix has the ultra savvy MVP. Phoenix has Marion, Bo Outlaw, Q. Richardson and Amare Stoudemire. Phoenix has the coach of the yr at the sidelines. Phoenix has home court advantage. What they need is luck and consistency to finish off the Mavs.
Dallas shld have the deepest bench in NBA. Read down the roster n u'll see Bradley, the tallest player in the league, Dampier, Finley, J.Howard, Nowitzki, who dominates the lead for most of Mavs' stats, Stackhouse, J. Terry, K. Van Horn. They, too, need luck and other players to support Nowitzki.
I wouldn't bet on this one.

S.A.-Seattle 1-0
Out of biasness, out of analysed data, out of anything, i'll place my $$ on TD and co. Can you even see ginobili and parker?? they're everywhere!! TD without David Robinson is still TD. His routined shots r great. Oh! there's Robert Horry. Is he even on the roster during the regular seasons? Pop's ard every season and starting Barry ahead of Ginobili is a great choice. Spurs are not a ONE TRICK ONE MAN TEAM. They can play lightning fast with Ginobili and Parker. They can play postup with TD. They can play perimeter with Barry, Bowen and Horry. Udrih and Brown can step up sufficiently for Ginobili and Parker to take a break. n they just added Glenn Robinson to their powerpacked roster. They can get physical if they want to too. They just need to be consistent.
Seattle fought back to a respectable 20 pts defeat in game 1 with Allen and Radmanovic injured. They'll need more firepower to win, or at the very least, lose respectably.

dats it for the conference semis. it'll be tough next. i'm still behind S.A. and praying that Ginobili, Parker and TD stays healthy till the end.