ROLAND GARROS 2K12
It is a general truth that Wimbledon and French open are the most counting Grand Slams other than ordinary Aussi and USA open no matter the organisation and the game is extraordinary. For me, It is the time for the most glorious moment of the Grand Slams; because the contribution of the powerful services is less, because it requires more talent and risk to play service volley, because we will be watching longer rallies even in some cases get bored but still we will not take our eyes otherwise we will not be able to catch the ultimate winner, and finally because at all circumctances unless you get washed in clay you will not earn a tint of point and respect.
==> Men..
Upper Table..
Djoker owns the 1st quarter, but the path is full of tiring obstacles for him as if he is not the very first seed. Possibly 4th round will be the first important test for him against verdasco. The counter part of the Q1 is more challenging, Djokers quarter final opponent will come from good series of big games. I assume 3rd round of the bottom table in Q1 will be a tough challenge between 11th seed Simon of France against Wavrinka (14); Simon doesnt have much credit in recent years; however, i pay him more attention against wavrinka, who is a middle stage player always hanging around 3rd-4th rounds in France. The winner then will find Tsonga in 4th round. I expect to see Simon against Djoker in quarter final, if he would explode as i foresee otherwise any ordinary Tsonga performance would knock him down to face Djoker in the quarters.
Federer is in Qs as the third seed having Roddick in the sub groups. However, I expect Nahut to knock Andy down and face Roger in the 4th round. The sub patterns will be dominated by del Potro (9) (only if he doesnt get injured) and Berdechy (7), and their game will be the best 4th round match. I expect Berdechy to grab a win over Roger in the quarter final to face Djoker. On the other hand, these are just the words hard to turn into action if we talk about Federer.
Bottom of the table.
This is maybe the most average table formation of all men and women classification.
Q3 is so inattractive that only the quarter final match of ferrer (6) and Murray (4) would be worth to watch. Another important match will be in the fourth round of upper sub group between Ferrer to Isner, and that is the only possible gamet hat is open to discussion and surprise.
Q4 is also an underdog area. I am afraid Nadal will not even get tired up to the final of the whole bottom table. Just a foot note to those who will check in Nadal matches, he will confront two players of not clay court but service play; and old bot Ivo Karlovic and a new comer Raonic. These matches would take to longer matches but anyhow Nadal win at the end is unavoidable.
==> Women..
Upper Table..
Combining the two facts; challenging natrue of the clay court and womens independable tennis performance, i’m aware that the below comments are nothing but the notes to the infinite time.
Anyway.. Here is the Upper table..
Azarenka of the Q1 will go straight to the quarter final possibly passing by Cibulkova in the fourth. She was storming in the beginning of the season but the clay performance is not so shining although she grabbed two finals. This is alarming since the bottom of the Q1 is also housing a shining star Lisicki (12) and big name of Aussii Stosur(6). As all would know, she is challenging in clay maybe a talent coming from birth J. If Vika shows up with an ordinary girl as she play
ed in recent finals, Stosur would storm her out. Last but not least I would cheer for Lisicki among those firl fellas.
Q2 is also whirling. Alla re underdog against Radwanska of 3rd seed but is Aga aware of the fact that she is a top seed? I believe Venus is eager to call her name on the spots once again by challenging her; the next stop Kuznetsova also would challenge this Aga to jump back to top list of wta. Bottom pack of the Q2 I expect Ivanovic (13) to face Kerber (10) in the fourth. The second round will let Ana to take the revenge of last years Wimbledon against Peer (not for her but for the sake of me maybe – I was the only hell one to shout for Ana and she sank down against Peer). Ana seems to regain her fitness which would make her move on the court improved, i believe she will follow all rallies up to the last shot. Then it will be easier to pass Errani in the 3rd to stand against Kerber.
Bottom of the table..
I dont like the players of the Q3 at all; but Li Na (7) is the name quarter eventough she doesnt seem to be quite ready. She would fire up straight to the four to meet Zvonerava. The result of this meeting would lead to a half final considering that the opponent from the Q3 in quarter final will be Schiavone (14) – Jankovic winner. Kvitova is not mentioned in the listings so she would be the underdog surprise of the quarter for sure.
Q4 is the most challenging group of all both men and women. It is a shame of the table configuration that Williams and Sharapova are here– both stars of the recent WTA period; in addition to that former top seed beloved Wozniacki girl is her. Wozniacki might be considered as the only obstacle for Serena on the quarter final road (instead of injuries which are more possible than any defeat she would face in this tournament) where she will meet the Masha for the sake of title. There is minor problem on Sharapovas way, Pavluchenkova, but as we consider that she is burning like hell even after Aussi Open, case closed, she will be in quarters against serena. Thats the problem, MAsha couldnt eliminated serena for years. Cheers for Maria by heart and soul. And I believe the winner will also claim the title here.
let the game begin..
eJdeR
28 Mayıs 2012 Pazartesi
27 Mayıs 2012 Pazar
NBA Finals
NBA Conference Finals 2K12
There was no great deals in the first rounds other than the dramatical injury of the Rose of Bulls which resulted in the defeat of conference leader. Another surprise to me was the Lakers against Denver with 4-3 win, i expected pretty shorter serie. Memphis was the only mess i missed the target, they would be a great match up for SA Spurs.
Throughout the second round to the conference final, it was quite straight for the west coast and this time it was tougher for the east. Clippers was not a measure for SAS class, however i hoped Lakers would push Oklohoma to the edge after having seen the young fellas confronted difficulty in front of Dallas; but maybe because of the tiring previous round or it is the time for a further change in Lakers, they just flagged out quite easily. Having lost Bosh boy of the Big 3 due to an abdominal strain, Miami is just stepped back against Indiana and the Pacers gang just hoped forward with a road and home win and lead the serie 1-2 to the fourth game in Indiana. Without Bosh on the court and Wade not playing as himself (5 !! points in 3rd game), LeBron was again into a position of being annouonced cursed. But the King turned the MVP mode on and showed a 40-18-9 and 30-10-8 performance not only made a winning comeback but bringing D-Wade back to life by pushing him to show up on the court. On the other eastern clash, the serie is ended up on game 7, not because of the quality of the game but the floating level of Old boys performance. Being the worst team of east, even maybe the whole playoff participant teams, 76 ers was the most luckiest one. they were just a quarter apart the conference final thanx to first Rose and celtics.
Now, lets give a look at the conference finals; SASpurs vs OCThunder & Miami vs Celtics...
Old boys of the SAS played the season as if they bathed in fountain of eternity and youth. For such a team, the playoffs was for sure like a play park against unquestioned underdog opponents, and as a machine comprised of great professionals and a big boss they swept up both teams. For those who havent been beaten even forced for a long time (18-0 for recent months) The conference final is the first stop to be tested. Oklohoma also were not subjected to quite important tests but anyhow they showed us that they are neither too young nor unexperienced as last year at the decision points of the Dallas and Lakers series. so there will be blood !! Both teams are quite satisfying in the short posisitons and Thunder step forward in the 4-5.. Other advantage for Thunder is that, This serie might be the easiest one for Durant since Leonard is even not near to defend him. They will use their rotation to slow down him only. the advantage of SAS coming from their nature (Age) is, the power of the rotation and bench; Diaw Bonner Ginobili vs Harden. Considering the importance of being a team, SAS is an elite class. They are well organised and have the differentiated skills to deal with different requirements throughout the game. 1-4/5 Pick n Roll game is the main stream with Parker (one of the best in terms of game sight while rolling the ball) but they have both the snipers and drillers. On the other hand, Thunder is a team of limited responsibilities, 1-2-3+harden are responsible for offense in turn and by improvisation; the penetrative offense is the highest priority. 4-5 are quite limited to defense. This limited variation in the game eliminates the advantage of being young for Oklohoma. I would tell that this will not result in quite soon. SAS by heart and soul in 6 or maybe 7 since I respect old boys and believe that young fellas have quite much time to dominate the game in the future.
Note: In the Post Jordan period of 15 years, west is dominated by SAS, Lakers and Dallas. It is this year those big 3 members confronted Oklohoma this year, two were defeated and yet the last one is still standing. If SAS falls, this will be the beginning of a new era.
No need to talk much on the East coast. Miami and the King James (and lately Wade) showed how much they desire the title no matter they have limited bench or short / long term losses. And they have a limited opponent, which makes the story easier -on the paper- with respect to the second round run against Indiana. But here is the fact, celtics are the counterpart of the SAS formation in the east; they are experienced so they will not be scattered out if the things would go out of plan, they are unexpected so there is always a risk of explosion of Ray, Pierce, Rondo and Garnett as they decide to take the initiative. Miami should push them hard and rigorously without decreasing the tempo of the game. This is the key point to keep celtics power and hope down. if the things turn into set defense/offense, celtics will then have the chance to keep their energy calm and also put a steady play on the both side of the court against Miami. In set offense, James is the solely name for the creativety in offense, this results in generally either he forces consistently which becomes easier to defend or he assists which results in a long term disaster because of the fact that there is no dependable scorer other than Wade for the inner court and the 3 pointers are not quite effective every day. Bosh should not be risked unless the serie would go 1-2 to the forth game. I think it will be 4-2 Miami, 1 for Rondo 1 for Garnett/Pierce but a HEAT sweep is also possible.
See you at the finals.
eJdeR
There was no great deals in the first rounds other than the dramatical injury of the Rose of Bulls which resulted in the defeat of conference leader. Another surprise to me was the Lakers against Denver with 4-3 win, i expected pretty shorter serie. Memphis was the only mess i missed the target, they would be a great match up for SA Spurs.
Throughout the second round to the conference final, it was quite straight for the west coast and this time it was tougher for the east. Clippers was not a measure for SAS class, however i hoped Lakers would push Oklohoma to the edge after having seen the young fellas confronted difficulty in front of Dallas; but maybe because of the tiring previous round or it is the time for a further change in Lakers, they just flagged out quite easily. Having lost Bosh boy of the Big 3 due to an abdominal strain, Miami is just stepped back against Indiana and the Pacers gang just hoped forward with a road and home win and lead the serie 1-2 to the fourth game in Indiana. Without Bosh on the court and Wade not playing as himself (5 !! points in 3rd game), LeBron was again into a position of being annouonced cursed. But the King turned the MVP mode on and showed a 40-18-9 and 30-10-8 performance not only made a winning comeback but bringing D-Wade back to life by pushing him to show up on the court. On the other eastern clash, the serie is ended up on game 7, not because of the quality of the game but the floating level of Old boys performance. Being the worst team of east, even maybe the whole playoff participant teams, 76 ers was the most luckiest one. they were just a quarter apart the conference final thanx to first Rose and celtics.
Now, lets give a look at the conference finals; SASpurs vs OCThunder & Miami vs Celtics...
Old boys of the SAS played the season as if they bathed in fountain of eternity and youth. For such a team, the playoffs was for sure like a play park against unquestioned underdog opponents, and as a machine comprised of great professionals and a big boss they swept up both teams. For those who havent been beaten even forced for a long time (18-0 for recent months) The conference final is the first stop to be tested. Oklohoma also were not subjected to quite important tests but anyhow they showed us that they are neither too young nor unexperienced as last year at the decision points of the Dallas and Lakers series. so there will be blood !! Both teams are quite satisfying in the short posisitons and Thunder step forward in the 4-5.. Other advantage for Thunder is that, This serie might be the easiest one for Durant since Leonard is even not near to defend him. They will use their rotation to slow down him only. the advantage of SAS coming from their nature (Age) is, the power of the rotation and bench; Diaw Bonner Ginobili vs Harden. Considering the importance of being a team, SAS is an elite class. They are well organised and have the differentiated skills to deal with different requirements throughout the game. 1-4/5 Pick n Roll game is the main stream with Parker (one of the best in terms of game sight while rolling the ball) but they have both the snipers and drillers. On the other hand, Thunder is a team of limited responsibilities, 1-2-3+harden are responsible for offense in turn and by improvisation; the penetrative offense is the highest priority. 4-5 are quite limited to defense. This limited variation in the game eliminates the advantage of being young for Oklohoma. I would tell that this will not result in quite soon. SAS by heart and soul in 6 or maybe 7 since I respect old boys and believe that young fellas have quite much time to dominate the game in the future.
Note: In the Post Jordan period of 15 years, west is dominated by SAS, Lakers and Dallas. It is this year those big 3 members confronted Oklohoma this year, two were defeated and yet the last one is still standing. If SAS falls, this will be the beginning of a new era.
No need to talk much on the East coast. Miami and the King James (and lately Wade) showed how much they desire the title no matter they have limited bench or short / long term losses. And they have a limited opponent, which makes the story easier -on the paper- with respect to the second round run against Indiana. But here is the fact, celtics are the counterpart of the SAS formation in the east; they are experienced so they will not be scattered out if the things would go out of plan, they are unexpected so there is always a risk of explosion of Ray, Pierce, Rondo and Garnett as they decide to take the initiative. Miami should push them hard and rigorously without decreasing the tempo of the game. This is the key point to keep celtics power and hope down. if the things turn into set defense/offense, celtics will then have the chance to keep their energy calm and also put a steady play on the both side of the court against Miami. In set offense, James is the solely name for the creativety in offense, this results in generally either he forces consistently which becomes easier to defend or he assists which results in a long term disaster because of the fact that there is no dependable scorer other than Wade for the inner court and the 3 pointers are not quite effective every day. Bosh should not be risked unless the serie would go 1-2 to the forth game. I think it will be 4-2 Miami, 1 for Rondo 1 for Garnett/Pierce but a HEAT sweep is also possible.
See you at the finals.
eJdeR
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