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Who Picked Miami?
Published: 5/19/2011 1:13 PM
Last Modified: 5/19/2011 1:13 PM

One day late last summer, it was the last of August or around the first of September, somebody said forget about the rest of it, the choice to win the NBA was Miami.

The response was tumultuous, and has been ever since, from all the "overnight" experts in OKC to people who actually knew the sport -- it will take time for Miami's new team to get used to each other, big stars can't share the ball, etc.

Wait.

Here it is.

Here's the proof that details who picked Miami.

The Picker did!

What do you know.

Where are the "instant" experts now?

And why is Miami-Chicago off until Sunday?


Reader Comments 10 Total
Gene M (last year)
Who cares about basketball when the Preakness is this Saturday? Time to get Dialed In.
laz (last year)
don't get your panties in a wad because "your" team has won one game. actually ONLY one out of FIVE games. Da Bulls and God bless coach Mike Ditka!!!!!!!!!
SoonerSkins (last year)
So Miami won 1 game.

Big deal.

Back to reality.

Bulls in 5.
The Picker (last year)
Gene-o, Dialed In will need a quarterhorse pace in order to get there won't he. Animal Kingdom figures to go off at around even money!

Laz and Skins, Miami won one game AT CHICAGO!

It's all or nothing for the Thunder tonight.
laz (last year)
picker, picker, picker chicago wil win more than ONe game in Miami.
The Picker (last year)
Laz, Chi couldn't win in Miami if it got a point for hitting the rim.
LaffALot (last year)
LeBron said he chose Miami because Boston set the “blueprint” for putting together a NBA championship
team.

Does da’ Thunder have a threesome of perennial all stars? Westbrook, Durant, & Harden? over knobby knee Perkins?

I guess ‘Snicker doesn’t want to admit to the other side of his NBA finals prediction,
the LA “Tankers”

But, he might be right about ‘ol Tiger Woodchunk’
If his 4 time reconstructed knee is toast, so is he.
MexiMike (last year)
Oh Picker, you make this too easy.

Who picked Miami in August? Um, a lot of people. Let's not act like you went out on some huge limb or something.

What's weird is I don't see you writing a blog about how you picked the Lakers as well. What happened there, Pick?

Better question: Why didn't you pick the Mavs or the Thunder?

As far as Chicago not being able to win in Miami, haven't they already won there this year? Hmmm...
tulsandn (last year)
I picked the THUNDER....

I also picked Orlando in the east but that was before they traded half their team to Phoenix....

Then I thought whoever comes out of the east will get beat in 5 by whoever came out of the west....

Thunder in 5 over the Heatles if they make it, Thunder in 6 over tha Bulls if they make it....
laz (last year)
whata mean there pick? they beat dhose guys 3 zip in the regular season and don't tell me that don't count.
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