Saturday, July 16, 2011

Which upset you think was bigger: Warriors over Mavs in 2007 or Grizzlies over Spurs in 2011?

Warriors/Mavs. For one thing, everyone and their brother expected Memphis to put up a fight against San Antonio because of the match-up problems. For another, it was generally agreed that the Spurs' terrific regular season record was a mirage brought about by their almost miraculous good health (when Duncan finally got banged up near the end of the season, the Spurs immediately went into a tailspin that nearly cost them the top seed). You could argue Golden State beating Dallas wasn't THAT much of an upset either, as the Warriors had swept the Mavs during the regular season, but that was supposed to be Dirk's coming-out party. He put together his best all-around season, cruised to a top seed and the MVP, the West was a lot less formidable (just the no-defense Suns and the aging Spurs to deal with) and the East continued to stink (Cleveland, who eventually won the East, made it all the way to the conference finals without playing a team with a winning record). But the Warriors continued to have Dallas' number, and that was that.

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