The Bulls, Kings, Lakers and the New Jersey team are getting it on

It’s not just us, right? This year’s playoffs are the best in years, correct?

We’re perfectly willing to admit the Cavaliers being in has us extra excited, but we are fans of the NBA as a whole, and we can’t remember being this captivated since the last time Michael Jordan had a Bulls uni on.

Even then, it was to see history, not to watch every single game we can, Mavs/Griz/Pistons/Bucks aside.

That said, we were hoping to catch an off day where maybe there weren’t any games. That won’t be today – four games on the schedule, all of which are essential viewing. TrueHoop is doing a liveblog of the full schedule, and John Hollinger is explaining why the all-new Kobe Bryant isn’t the real reason the Lakers are up 3-1.

The answer comes down to second shots. Phoenix was the worst offensive rebounding team in basketball this season, recovering only 22.2 percent of its missed shots. At that level, the Suns still did so many other things well that they still could have the best offense in the league.

But against the Lakers, Phoenix has failed to approach even the low standard it set in the regular season. The Suns are rebounding only 13.4 percent of their missed shots, grabbing a pathetic 21 offensive boards the entire series.

Y’know, we like John Hollinger’s work. The whole PER and all the other stuff we don’t understand is fun, because it reminds us how we’re not smart, and that other people are smarter, and also have more intelligence.

That said, one must wonder if he’s actually watched the games, or if he’s just running numbers, ’cause there’s a lot more going on that PHX not hitting the offensive boards. The Suns are shooting 43% or something – doesn’t that mean they should have 43% more rebounds to get that they aren’t getting, anyway? Multiply that by pi and divide by math, and you get 7, which is how many games are in the series. Karma, baby.

So what are we doing for the games? Nothing special, just making out with girls. We’re going to make out with them and be like “mmmmm…oh yeah, I like to kiss you so much, MMMMMM…” You laugh, but try it next time you’re making out with someone – it works. It might not get the reaction you want, but you’ll surely be remembered. Ladies, that goes for you, too.