home theater, home theater componentWell, the NBA playoff schedule is now official and I could not be happier for how things turned out for the Phoenix Suns. This is a team who has gotten another chance at the championship thanks to the talents of head coach Alvin Gentry. While I was watching their final game against the Utah Jazz one of the comments made was how Gentry was able to make Phoenix defensively competent to go along with their offense. I heard this loud and clear not just because it was coming out of our home theater components. Defense has been their killer in past post seasons. Anyone who watched their last regular season game saw the Suns’s secondary steal more back to back balls out of the hands of driving Utah Jazz then ever expected. It was easy to see Utah missed Boozer on this one.

With the win, Phoenix will go into the playoffs with home court advantage hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. This is where things get interesting. See a good friend who lives across the hall from me is from Oregon and can’t get enough of the Blazers. With our two favorite teams playing first round starting this Saturday we are going to have it out for one another. Since I have the home theater components, the plan is to watch it on my living room couch.

There is a home theater component that would make this playoff experience even better. I saw it while browsing Save Cash Time at http://www.savecashtime.com/. Pictured above, the Optoma Home Theater 720p DLP® Projector - 1280x720 Native, 1600 Lumens is a projection television that would transform any white wall into a front row seat to the best basketball on the planet. Unless I had seats near the floor, I would honestly rather watch the playoffs over a projection TV screen. Beer is cheaper, there are no bathroom lines and the size of the screen makes it impossible to miss every crossover.

My friend hasn’t put any bets on the table yet to go along with this first round and I don’t think he will. In the back of his mind, he can’t expect Portland to beat even the secondary Suns’ squad. Phoenix has such a deep bench this year that their stars have time to rest as much as they need. The Blazers have been hindered by injury and haven’t had much experience in the playoffs as of late. I can’t wait to see it all go down on my home theater components. As for the projection television, maybe I’ll have one for next playoff experience.