Latter 2 rounds don't interest me-
I hate to say it but it's a foregone conclusion that the Heat are going to walk with this thing. So few of the teams are even at full strength, having lost major pieces to injury- Kobe, Rose, Rondo, Amare, Granger, Gallinari, a ton of guys shaky- Ginobli, Pierce, Garnett, Nashy, Larry Sanders, Ilyasova, Billups, KMart, etc. Sure, some listed in injury reports are guys resting, but more teams are down a major piece than any other time in recent memory.
If even Chris Bosh is buying into the not "tipping your hand" strategy, they are going to steamroll. The strategy being they have 2 guys that can draw fouls at will-
Lebron will go most of the game, controlling the pace legitimately. If/when teams are close in the 4th, Wade will roll out his "running into me, but I really ducked under you" bullshit to get calls. *This* is what Bosh is referring to not giving away. But we already know. Book it.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9191846
I still love Round 1, it's my favorite basketball of the year, every year. I miss the 5-game "upset" format. I would've liked HOU for an upset in the old format, but they're matched up with OKC anyhow.