Skip to the content   What 10 series would Sports Guy MOST like
to see in the playoffs?  by Bill Simmons  Getty Images     We
couldn't have gotten a better tip-off to the most anticipated
playoffs in 15 years: a pantheon game on Day 1 that somehow
exceeded the hype. Well, what if this entire postseason were to
exceed the hype? What are the possible outcomes that could
possibly rival Spurs-Suns, Round 1—and that could actually
happen?  After narrowing my list to 10, here's what was left on
the cutting-room floor: Pistons-Suns (the most even Finals
possible), Lakers-Mavs (star power, plus the inevitable Cuban-
Jackson pissing match), Cavs-Suns (an enjoyable romp), Mavs-Suns
(this isn't top 10?), Celtics-Mavs (this either?) and Spurs-
Pistons (just kidding; this is ABC's worst-case scenario,
narrowly edging the cast of Lost being eaten by a polar bear).
The Sports Guy's Addendum I missed a biggie with this column: a
Suns-Lakers battle that would have cracked the top-five if I
hadn't accidentally deleted it from a