http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown features eight participants. Two pick the Mavericks to win the 2011 NBA Finals -- the other six pick the Heat. ...]]> May 30, 2011 14:38:35 PDT The experts have made their picks. The NBA title is at stake in these Finals, but the 2010 TrueHoop Stat Geek title is not. Jeff Ma sewed that up i...]]> June 03, 2010 08:53:35 PDT Shortly after doing what "experts" do and telling everyone who I thought should win everything, I took a few minutes today to reflect on it....]]> April 15, 2009 14:40:12 PDT Who would you pick to take that shot? In survey after survey, expert after expert has said: "Kobe Bryant." Roland Beech of 82games.com just ...]]> February 06, 2009 13:26:34 PST The picks are in. And I found them surprising. Seven out of seven experts picked the series to last six games, and five out of seven picked the same t...]]> June 04, 2008 19:13:41 PDT The latest round of picks are in. Click over there for the full story, and you'll see that three different experts still have a shot at the winner's j...]]> June 05, 2007 08:04:25 PDT I guess my pick will be Pistons in six. But man, I have the willies about it, for several reasons: It seems like every time anyone ever writes an arti...]]> May 21, 2007 13:55:42 PDT Everyone's updated picks will be published soon. I have seen them and can tell you that every single stat expert believes San Antonio and Detroit will...]]> May 20, 2007 05:49:14 PDT We watched, slack-jawed, as Golden State humiliated the purported best team in the NBA. Now, we have to decide what to take from that. Of course, nobo...]]> May 07, 2007 10:50:41 PDT