It's starting to fall in place

The NBA regular season is down to about 10-12 games left for each team and many teams have earned playoff births for this years playoffs.



Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers earned their second consecutive birth to play in the playoffs seeking that ever so coveted Championship trophy. The Cavs became just the second East team so far to clinch, joining division foe Detroit, trailing them by only 2.5 games. Will the Cavs take it easy now down the stretch, or will Lebron and co. try to earn the division crown and most likely be the 1 seed in the East?



On the other side of the league, the Western conference has already seen 5 teams clinch playoff spots, which is pretty impressive. One team has clinched their division title, the Phoenix Suns. So there are 3 spots left out West and about 5 teams who have a shot at earning 3 of those spots. Now is the time to play sharp, stay focused and give it all you got. Teams started the season with one goal and that was to win a championship and to do so you have to prove that you are an elite team and can win down the stretch in important situations.


The East has been a different story all season. Teams have been struggling, up and down, up and down and there's a possibility that 1 or 2 teams could make the playoffs with a sub .500 record, which is shocking to say the least. There are 6 spots left and about 8 or 9 teams fighting for a birth. Should be interesting down the stretch.


Who remembers the 2004 Olympics in Athens? Now who remembers US swimmer Michael Phelps? (Evidently I looked like him back in those days; I never saw the resemblance) The guy is not only setting World records, he is breaking his own World records. Preparing himself for next years Olympics, Phelps is not only making a statement, who is showing everyone what the hype was about and more.
I don't know if you remember Australian Swimmer Ian Thorpe, aka Thorpedo, but he was the hot shot before Phelps breaking World records and everyone was amazed by him. Now Phelps just keeps getting better and better, winning Gold medal after Gold medal at the World Championships. I am amazed every time I watch championship swimming at how ridiculously great swimmers are. Even in interviews Phelps states that even he is shocked at his record breaking performances.
Will he just continue to improve over the next year and stay in shape and on top of his game? Or will he be caught by up and coming unknown swimmers? Only time will tell and until then, keep the good times flowing.