Pelton previews the playoffs, picks Indy, Sacramento, and (gasp) Detroit.

Voepel previews the East, and repeating the criticism made by some fans, says Blaze is silly for saying that Shemeka Christon came from a "small school."

In a story in The New York Times on Sunday, Liberty GM Carol Blazejowski said Christon "played for a small school in Arkansas." Last year, then-Liberty coach Richie Adubato, on a teleconference, referred to Christon as coming from "a small conference." Is this some Liberty myth-making attempt to turn Christon into a totally unknown gem found deep in the Arkansas wilderness? Once and for all … Christon was an outstanding player at a big school, the University of Arkansas, in a big conference, the SEC, which -- across the board in all sports -- almost certainly has the finest collection of female talent in college athletics.

Via pilight, Jan Hubbard argues that the 1-2 series format is bad.

But as Steve says, we don't have the interest for a five-game series in the early rounds, and a 1-1-1 would add considerable cost.

John Lopez at the Houston Chronicle argues inanely that the WNBA has become a wasteland because the league is "afraid to make stars out of individuals," and because it allowed Diana Taurasi to be drafted rather than being "placed in [a] mega-media market."