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J-Business said 02/17, 04:50 AM
My suggestion is:
Bring back Hans Solo as the older non-Jedi who is now trying to teach his young undisciplined son that the force is real.
Harrison Ford has remained a top level actor and can pull it off

I loved Luke and Leia but their real life counterparts have grown old and haven't been in big time movies lately. I don't think they can pull the part.

They die between episodes and their memories live on.

The new young Jedi finally comes into his own and defeats a new enemy that threatens to bring back the Dark Side

Try to be original, no expanded universe stuff
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Now to the TD

Which NBA team will be a dark horse in the playoffs? Dark horse meaning a 6-8th seed that can do damage and win a rd and maybe more.

My suggestion is the Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks have a good mix of offense and defense. With Monta Ellis and Jennings on offense and Sanders on def, you have to believe that they'll be competitive in the playoffs

They also have a good chance at slipping into the 6-7 seed. I can definitely see them beating the Knicks or Pacer.

The Bucks will surprise someone in the playoffs

J-Business said 02/18, 03:28 AM
From what I hear, they'll go with an original plot.
I think the new Star Wars will be good
Luke was in his late teens/early 20's so I can see a mid 50's-60 character of Hans solo with a son

I don't see the Hawks doing well in the playoffs. Right now, they are actively looking to trade Josh Smith, their leading scorer and very well may do s, because they want to get something for him before he leaves via FA

They traded their top player last yr (Joe Johnson) and one of their key players (M. Williams). This yr, they also lost one of their leading scorers to injury (Lou Williams)

This means they'll be in the playoffs w/out Josh Smith and basically a new team. Indiana and all other teams are veteran clubs with experience.

Without having serious high level talent, it's unlikely Atlanta will beat anyone in the playoffs
Also, Roy Hibbert is only the 4th leading scorer for Indiana. Atlanta would also have to deal with George, West, Hill and a returning Danny Granger.

Milwaukee's team has been together for a few yrs, so they'll do well. Also, they match up well against any team except Miami and I don't see Boston holding on to the 7th spot w/out Rondo.

J-Business said 02/20, 02:04 AM
Indiana may seem better without Granger but the reality is they will need his scoring punch in the playoffs.

Also, I see you didn't mentioned anything about Atlanta which is smart because they can potentially be going into the playoffs w/ a starting 5 of
Horford
Player traded for Smith
Teague
Korver
Devin Harris

That is hardly a winning team against a battle tested squad like Indiana w/
Hibbert
West
Granger
George
Hill

I feel that Milwaukee will climb over Boston for the 7th seed. Boston is in sell mode and this can be seen by their desire to trade Garnett

Milwaukee has a good solid team that has played in the playoffs
Yes, I'm a big fan of Sanders and ehe Bucks are actually better at the guard position than the Knicks

In fact, the Bucks guards have outscored the Knicks guards 65-31. While NY relies more on Melo, this isn't a good number going into a playoff series

I see it being a tough series that Milwaukee has a good chance to win

Good idea for the Jedi academy
I think they'll go with the idea of the child of Hans and Leia. That's the only direct tie in to the previous cast that makes sense.
It will be interesting