NBA Conference Finals Predictions

1^st Round Record (6-2)

Conf Semi Record (3-1)

Eastern Conference

Boston Celtics Vs Miami Heat

God this is such a horrible matchup for me personally because these are the two teams I can't stand the most! But oh well one will lose this round and hopefully the other will lose in The Finals! This is where I thought The Eastern Conference playoffs would end up when the playoffs started. The Celtics have really stepped up their game since the second half of the season and have been back to their dominant defensive ways. Even if The Heat had a healthy Chris Bosh in the middle this would be an uphill battle for them, but with an injured Bosh or no Bosh at all Kevin Garnett is going to own The Heat in the paint! Garnett has really stepped his game up since the playoffs began and I think a lot of it has to do with him actually being healthy for once, he looks really hungry to get back to The Finals and I don't see him letting Lebron or D Wade just run around all over him like some of these other teams in The East. The Celtics have owned The Heat during the regular season and can easily match what The Heat are doing on offense because they have more weapons, a deeper bench, and play better on defense. The Heat have no one at all who will be able to play one on one against Rondo for the entire game, let alone an entire series that could end up going 7 games! The Celtics aren't intimidated by The Heat at all and actually thrive on moments like these where as The Heat, especially Lebron, crumble in the crucial moments. I never bought into The Heat hype at the start of the season, the end of the season, anytime during the playoffs and still won't even if they move onto The Finals. That's not just hater talk either, that's real talk, this team has not fixed their issues from their loss in The Finals last season and the remaining teams in the playoffs are all teams capable of taking advantage of them like The Pacers ALMOST did! This should be a good series to watch but The Celtics are going to shut a lot of people up!

Celtics over Heat 6 games

Western Conference

Oklahoma City Thunder Vs San Antonio Spurs

This series is going to be so much fun to watch if you're a basketball fan. These are the two best teams in the NBA this season, between the two of them they have only lost one game in the playoffs! Hell The Spurs are on an 18 game winning streak going back to the regular season. These teams are pretty much equal from top to bottom, two great point guards (Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook), two 6^th men that come off the bench and make a difference (Manu Ginobili and James Harden) and two leaders who have been dominating all season (Tim Duncan and Kevin Durant). These are two of the top teams on offense and defense and both teams are about as healthy as you can be at this point in the season. So the winner of each game is going to be the one who takes advantage of all the little things like steals and fast break points. The Spurs have owned The Thunder ever since they moved to OKC so The Thunder have a lot to prove in this series. I picked The Thunder from the start of the season to win it all and even though The Spurs are playing really well and have Championship pedigree from coach to players, I'm going to stick with my gut on this one and go with The Thunder. I think they are finally ready to take that next step and become a Champion and become one of the elite teams in the league by beating all of the Champions before them in the Western Conference. But with all that said WHOEVER wins this matchup WILL be the Champion when it's all said and done!

Thunder over Spurs 7 games

NBA Conference Semi Finals Predictions

1^st Round Record (6-2)

Eastern Conference

Indiana Pacers Vs Miami Heat

The Pacers have been one of the surprising teams out in The East not only because they're winning, but how they're winning. They play a very paced game and once they get going they are hard to stop, so they should be able to keep up with The Heat. But unfortunately I don't think they are good enough to win a seven game series against The Heat. The Pacers won't be a chump team for The Heat to run over like most of the garbage teams in The Eastern Conference, this will actually be a good test for them and offensively they should be able to keep up, but on the defensive side that's a completely different story. That's where The Heat have the edge in this series and that will be the deciding factor in the series.

Heat over Pacers 6 games

Philadelphia 76ers Vs Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are playing some great basketball right now. They are back to their old ways playing great on defense and scoring on offense. I don't know what has got into Kevin Garnett but dude is ballin hard! Everybody was ready to count this guy out and now that he's healthy he is back to full form and talkin mad ass shit! Paul Pierce is still coming up with the clutch shots and Rondo is dishing the ball, scoring and rebounding, he does it all. The 76ers have had a good season but I don't think they have a chance against The Celtics. The Celtics are on a whole other playing level compared to them and they will make the series interesting but that's about it!

Celtics over 76ers 5 games

Western Conference

Los Angeles Clippers Vs San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs have been resting up and patiently waiting for their next opponent in the playoffs. They are a team who benefits from all this time off too because they do have a veteran squad. The Clippers were pushed to the brink in a tough series against The Grizzlies, a few of their guys got banged up in the series too. That is not a good way to be coming into a series with the way The Spurs have been playing this season. Like I said in the last series I don't believe in The Clippers and never have so I think their run will be over in this round. I think The Spurs will dominate The Clippers and it won't even be that great of a series to watch unless you're a Spurs fan!

Spurs over Clippers 5 games

Los Angeles Lakers Vs Oklahoma City Thunder

From the start of the season I picked The Thunder to be The Champions so I am not surprised at all to see how much they dominated The Mavs in the first round of the playoffs. If The Lakers want any chance of winning this series Gasol and Bynum have to play well and the bench has to step it up. We never have to worry about Kobe, he comes out and does his job night in and night out, but he needs the rest of his team to step it up and play with the same heart or else they will get run over by this fast paced Thunder squad! There will be a little more animosity due to Artest and his elbow to Harden's head, so if there wasn't already enough hatred between these two teams it got worse with that! This will be a good series to watch and I'm sure I will have a million heart attacks throughout. I am picking The Lakers to win the series but that's only because I'm a fan of them. I won't be shocked at all if they lose this series. But when you have Kobe anything is possible!!

Lakers over Thunder 7 games

NBA 1st Round Playoff Predictions

Eastern Conference

Chicago Bulls Vs Philadelphia 76ers

I feel so bad for the reigning MVP Derrick Rose, he has been battling injuries all season long and then in the first game of the playoffs dude tears his ACL! But with that said The Bulls have been able to still play dominant basketball without their star player. The Bulls play smothering defense and spread the ball around on offense. At some point I think being without Rose is going to kill The Bulls in the playoffs, but I think they are a much better team with our without Rose, than the 76ers. The 76ers have been a surprise team this year and they play really good ball so they could make some of these games interesting, but I don't expect them to even have a shot at winning this series.

Bulls over 76ers 5 games

Miami Heat Vs New York Knicks

A lot of people are calling The Knicks a surprise team to beat The Heat. Well not me, even though I'd love nothing more than to see The Heat knocked out in the first round, The Knicks are not going to be the team to do that. The Knicks are definitely headed in the right direction, but The Heat are a much better team than them right now. The Knicks have no shot.

Heat over Knicks 5 games

Boston Celtics Vs Atlanta Hawks

This is probably going to be the best matchup in this round of the Eastern Conference. Both teams matchup well against eachother and have also been playing well the second half of this season. The Celtics are a bit beat up right now which has kind of been the theme all season for them so that can hurt them in a few of these games. But for some reason I just don't see The Hawks winning a seven game series against The Celtics. The Celtics are a bunch of scrappy vets who know how to get it done, while every year The Hawks choke in the playoffs.

Celtics over Hawks 7 games

Indiana Pacers Vs Orlando Magic

The Pacers have been the surprise team out in the East. They have played consistently well from the get go and have been doing it against legitimate teams. The Magic have had the complete opposite season, it's been full of nothing but drama and now they lost Dwight Howard to injury and he won't play in the playoffs. If Howard was playing this would be a much better series to watch, but I don't think The Magic have a shot without him. The Pacers are too fast, they can keep up in scoring with The Magic and also will dominate them in the paint.

Pacers over Magic 6 games

Western Conference

Los Angeles Lakers Vs Denver Nuggets

The Lakers have finally got their shit together at the right time. They started the season off up and down, but it looks like they finally put it all together. The defense has been great and the bench has finally started to step it up. Bynum has been having a monster season and was able to dominate even when Kobe was out due to injury. The only thing I'm not happy about is Ron Artest (I refuse to refer to him as Metta World Peace) his suspension is something that could hurt The Lakers in a few games in this series because he also has finally stepped up his game and been playing some of his best basketball the second half of this season. The Nuggets are a team that have always played The Lakers well especially in the playoffs so this should be a good series and it won't be no cake walk for The Lakers. But when you have Kobe Bryant you don't worry too much about the first round of the playoffs he won't be letting them lose this early!!

Lakers over Nuggets 6 games

San Antonio Spurs Vs Utah Jazz

The Spurs have been one of the most dominant teams all season long. Most people had them written off at the start of the season but even when they had injuries and Popovich resting his top 3 players because of the shortened season, they are still dominating. They kill people with their 3 point shot and they also play great defense. Tony Parker has had an MVP calibur season and has literally been carrying this team on his back. Everybody has been calling Tim Duncan old but the dude can still ball and he's a leader, oh yeah he also has four rings so he knows what it takes to win! The Jazz backed their way into the playoffs and I don't think they have a shot!

Spurs over Jazz 4 games

Los Angeles Clippers Vs Memphis Grizzlies

I am probably one of the few people who has not fallen into this stupid trap with The Clippers. Everybody has been acting like this is one of the greatest teams of all time when they have accomplished NOTHING!! Yes they can be a fun team to watch but dunks do not win Championships! The Clippers are nothing but a highlite reel and at some point they will have to step up the defense. The Grizzlies picked up right where they left off in the playoffs last year. They are tough on the defensive side and are hard to beat in the paint with Randolph and Gasol in there. They did blow their wad in the first game to The Clips, but I still think they will take the series.

Grizzlies over Clippers 7 games

Oklahoma City Thunder Vs Dallas Mavericks

The Thunder are probably so happy they get The Mavs in the first round so they can avenge the loss from last years Western Conference Finals! Durant has been having an MVP calibur year, Russell Westbrook has been playing the best basketball of his career, and James Harden is most definitely the 6^th man of the year because he has also played lights out. Also don't count out Derek Fisher, the man may be old but he does have 5 rings and he's played alongside some of the greatest players in the game and his leadership alone is big especially in the playoffs, the man is clutch! The Mavericks season has been the exact opposite. They haven't been able to get it together at all this season and I don't see them getting it together in the playoffs. They have Dirk so he's always going to keep The Mavs in it as long as he can, but the rest of his team will let him down.

Thunder over Mavericks 6 games

NCAA Basketball National Championship Prediction

Kansas Vs Kentucky

Kentucky has been one of the most dominant teams all season long, they are very talented and John Calipari is a good coach, but for some reason I never really saw them as The Champion when it was all said and done. When The Tournament started I had a feeling a not so obvious team would be the winner and Kansas is a team that can do it. Kansas has dominated teams on the defensive side of the ball, but they have also had their ups and downs throughout the seasons and lost some close games. But the same can be said about Kentucky. Earlier in the season when they played it was a close game until the end when Kentucky pulled away with the win and I expect this game to be similar in many ways, except this time around I think Kansas will walk away with the win. John Calipari teams seem to choke in the big games, remember when he coached for Memphis and they went to the National Title game and lost to none other than Kansas back in 2008? His Memphis team was almost identical to this team, they were dominant all the way up until The Championship and blew it. Bill Self has been in this position before and knows how to get the job done and has his team prepared for this matchup. This should be a good game overall and I'll enjoy it no matter what happens because Thomas Robinson is playing for Kansas and he is fine as hell!

Kansas Over Kentucky 66-63

Tropp's Bracket

Sweet 16

Kentucky Vs Indiana

Baylor Vs Duke

Michigan St Vs Louisville

Marquette Vs Missouri

Syracuse Vs Wisconsin

Florida St Vs Ohio St

North Carolina Vs Michigan

Georgetown Vs Kansas

Elite 8

Kentucky Vs Baylor

Michigan St Vs Marquette

Syracuse Vs Florida St

Michigan Vs Kansas

Final 4

Kentucky Vs Marquette

Florida St Vs Kansas

National Championship

Kentucky Vs Florida St

National Champions:

Florida St

Yes this is definitely an off the wall type of pick. Most people are looking at Florida St as a threat but not a legitimate contender for the Championship. I on the other hand have had my eye on The Seminoles all season long. They play smothering defense, great team ball and have some big playmakers on the team. The Seminoles remind me of Uconn from last year, a team that can step it up in big situations and play very well in the tournament format. Florida St dominated the ACC conference, they absolutely owned North Carolina during the regular season and beat Duke at home! Then they went on into the ACC Tournament and did the same damn thing! Don't sleep on Florida St ya'll and this team is for real!

2011 NFL Season breakdown

Super Bowl XLVI

Well I picked the wrong team from New York to win The Super Bowl at the start of the season. I never thought at any point this season the stupid ass Giants were going to even have a chance at winning The Super Bowl, until they beat The Green Bay Packers in the playoffs. Congrats to them though they proved a lot of people wrong and turned their entire season around and showed everyone that you don't have to have the greatest regular season, all you have to do is do enough to get into the playoffs and then kick some ass come playoff time! Overall this Super Bowl was terrible for me because I hate both The Giants and Patriots so I was going to be pissed with the end result no matter what. But it was hilarious watching The Patriots lose another Super Bowl! Hopefully next year's Super Bowl is better with a Cowboys win!

Tropp You Stupid!

I made predictions on the season before it started so now it's time to recap on all the stupid shit I said that came back to bite me in the ass!

~ My Super Bowl prediction was way off, I picked The Jets to beat The Falcons! Both teams failed miserably this season! Way to go!

~ I hopped onto that Eagles bandwagon thinking they would actually be decent but they weren't! They were a garbage ass team and I love watching The Eagles lose, so I'm glad I was wrong!

~ I didn't think The Giants would even make the playoffs, I said Eli isn't anywhere near an elite quarterback...hehe.

~ I was WAY off on The Bengals I thought they'd be God awful and they ended up making the playoffs.

~ I laughed at The Lions and said they wouldn't do shit this year, and I'll still think the same next year! It will take a Christmas miracle for me to believe in them!

~ Completely wrong about The 49ers didn't think they had a chance to win their crappy division, let alone get all the way to the NFC Championship game!

~I actually believed in The Cowboys....

Giving Myself Props

I was right about a few things too!

~ The Redskins sucked ass, I knew their qb situation would fuck them over and I predicted they'd go 4-12 and they ended up 5-11 so you go Rex Grossman you were terrible once again!

~ I predicted The Texans would finally make the playoffs for the first time in their franchise history

~ I predicted The Patriots would go 13-3, would be the #1 seed overall and would not win The Super Bowl

~ I picked 3 of the 6 NFC playoff teams at the beginning of the season correctly: Falcons, Packers & Saints

~ I picked 4 of the 6 AFC playoff teams at the beginning of the season correctly: Patriots, Ravens, Texans & Steelers

Dallas Cowboys

Once again another let down for us Cowboys fans! You think I'd be used to this shit by now since it's happened on such a consistent basis, year in and year out, but the bleeding has got to stop at some point. Not this year though. For once all the blame can't be put on Romo overall he had a good season, but the offensive line wasn't any help to him. That has got to be a big focus in the offseason as well as getting help in the secondary. The defense was a huge disappointment this year because they kept getting beat in coverage and leaving guys wide open in the secondary to get the big play! One of the few bright spots this season was Demarco Murray, he was The Cowboys third round pick and came through to have a monster rookie season, as soon as he got injured The Cowboys offense changed dramatically. I knew The Cowboys season was done as soon as he was lost for the rest of the season. Demarcus Ware also had his best season in a Cowboys uniform, he played with a neck injury for the majority of the season and managed to stay at the top of the league in sacks. But all of that was for nothing, we gave the division away to The Giants and now here they are Super Bowl Champions...LAME! Maybe next year......

MVP: Aaron Rodgers

I can't argue with that, Rodgers tore up just about every defense that he faced this season. He threw for 45 touchdowns, over 4600 yards, and only had 6 interceptions! Those are some spectacular stats that you absolutely want to see from your quarterback. Rodgers carries The Packers offense and can work with whatever he is given, he doesn't even need a good ground game to help him out, give him time and he's going to find his man and deliver ball in the right spot at the right time or just take off and run!

Offensive POY: Drew Brees

Drew Brees had one of the best season's a quarterback has ever had statistically in the history of the NFL. He broke Dan Marino's record for most passing yards in a season ending up with 5476 yards and threw for 46 touchdowns. I hate Drew Brees and the growth on his ugly ass face but I'm glad he broke Dan Marino's record because at least he has a Super Bowl ring and I hate Dan Marino and always thought he was overrated!

Defensive POY: Terrell Suggs

Suggs has been a beast linebacker his entire career in Baltimore and he had his best season of his career this year. He had 14 sacks, 70 tackles, and 7 forced fumbles. Suggs was the leader of one of the top defense's in the league and carried them into the playoffs.

Offensive ROY: Cam Newton

DUUUUHHHHH!!! No question this award should have gone to Newton, he had a great season and it's going to be crazy when The Panthers get him some more weapons. He proved all the critics wrong by breaking records and doing things no other rookie quarterback has done (not even Tebow) and he looks like he will have a great future in the NFL and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it because hes hot as hell!

Defensive ROY: Von Miller

Von Miller missed quite a few games this season due to injury and still ended up with 11.5 sacks, 64 tackles, and 2 forced fumbles. Even though everything was all about Tebow for The Broncos this season, Von Miller is one of the big reasons why they had that big win streak! The defense stepped up big and he was the leader of that defense!

Comeback Player: Matthew Stafford

Stafford passed for over 5000 yards and 41 touchdowns coming off of his two previous seasons of injuries, I'd say that's a pretty nice comeback!

Coach Of The Year: Jim Harbaugh

Yeah this was an easy choice he not only took one of the worst teams in the league and turned them into one of the best, but he also made Alex Smith look like a half way decent quarterback. That in itself is a miracle!

Super Bowl XLVI Prediction

Wild Card Record: 1-3 (Turrible)

Divisional Record: 2-2

Conference Championship Record: 1-1

Super Bowl XLVI Prediction

Well in my personal opinion I am so not excited about this Super Bowl! I can't stand either of these teams so it really can't get much worse than this, but hey here we are, Super Bowl Sunday is still my favorite day of the year so I'll be watching the game! I remember before the season started when Eli Manning said he belonged in the same category as Tom Brady, well he gets to prove it! I know the media is caught up on the previous matchup four years ago in The Super Bowl between these two but that has absolutely nothing to do with this game, these are two completely different teams and it doesn't matter at all what happened in a game that happened four years ago. Both of these teams have made it to The Super Bowl on completely different paths. The Patriots have relied mostly on their offense, their defense is one of the worst in the league, but as long as Tom Brady is standing up right the dude is gonna score. He has multiple weapons to choose from and can rip apart any defense, but the problem is his main target Rob Gronkowski is injured and who knows what his status will be for the game, it won't shock me if he plays but how well will he play with a sprained ankle? The Giants had an up and down season and never got it together until the end, but that was the right time! Their defense started to get healthy and ever since they have had quarterbacks on their ass! On offense they have smart, quick receivers who are always on point with their routes and rarely ever drop balls and their running back duo of Bradshaw and Jacobs is perfect because Bradshaw is the running back who get the big gain which Jacobs can get the short yardage or goalline plays. I can tell The Patriots are still pissed from their last Super Bowl apperance losing to The Giants and blowing their perfect season so it seems they do have a little extra motivation. But ever since The Giants beat The Packers I've had this sick feeling that they were going to be The Champs when it's all said and done and I'm going to stick with it. As the old saying goes “Defense wins Championships” and I think The Giants have a killer defense that has already stopped Tom Brady in his Uggs earlier this season and that's the key to always beating The Patriots.

Giants over Patriots 24-21

MVP: Jason Pierre-Paul