"Pre-Season" GMAT - Eastern Conf Playoffs (1st Round)

SimonFish · Post #1 » by **SimonFish** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:32 am

1. CLE vs 8. PHI

CLE:
PG: Kyrie Irving/Mo Williams/Matt Dellavedova
SG: Khris Middleton/JR Smith
SF: LeBron James/Luol Deng/Gerald Green
PF: Kevin Love/Marcus Morris
C: Timofey Mozgov/Anderson Varejao

PHI:
PG: Reggie Jackson, Patty Mills, Isaiah Canaan,
SG: Nic Batum, Ben Mclemore, Rashad Vaughn
SF: Giannis Antetokoumpo, Andre Roberson, Hollis Thompson
PF: Kristaps Porzingis, Thomas Robinson, Perry Jones III,
C: jusuf Nurkic, Willie Cauley-Stein

2. MEM vs 7. CHA

MEM:
Jrue Holiday / Norris Cole / Leandro Barbosa / Vince Carter
Jimmy Butler / Tony Allen / Jordan Adams
Kawhi Leonard/ Wilson Chandler / Matt Barnes
Draymond Green / Zach Randolph/ Jarell Martin
Roy Hibbert / Chris Anderson

CHA:
PG: Tony Parker, Rajon Rondo, Brian Roberts, Jerian Grant
SG: CJ McCollum, Justin Anderson, Nik Stauskas
SF: Al-Farouq Aminu, TJ Warren, Marcus Landry
PF: Paul Millsap, Joel Embiid, Richaun Holmes
CT: Al Jefferson, Frank Kaminsky

3. CHI vs 6. MIN

CHI:
PG: Jeff Teague/Deron Williams/Aaron Brooks
SG: Bradley Beal/Iman Shumpert/Langston Galloway
SF: Thaddeus Young/Mike Dunleavy/Doug McDermott
PF: Serge Ibaka/Taj Gibson/Bobby Portis
C: Marc Gasol/Steven Adams/Nene Hilario

MIN:
Ricky Rubio (28) /Dennis Schroeder (20) /Andre Miller
Danny Green (22) Zach LaVine (26) /
Andrew Wiggins (30) /Shabazz Muhammed (18)/Tayshaun Prince
Jabari Parker(28)/Nemanja Bjelica (20)/ Kevin Garnett
Rudy Gobert (28)/Gorgui Dieng (20)/Nikola Pekovic

4. IND vs 5. TOR

IND:
George Hill (32) /Monta Ellis (16)/ Toney Douglas
Wesley Matthews (20) / Manu Ginobli (12) / Monta Ellis (16) / Joseph Young
Paul George (24)/ Wesley Matthews (12) / Thabo Sefolosha (12) / Glenn Robinson
Chris Bosh (30) / Paul George (10) / Mirza Teletovic (8) / LaVoy Allen
Robin Lopez (32) / Chris Kaman (6) / Ian Manhimi (10)

TOR:
Lowry/Joseph/Wright
Derozan/ Jennings / Ross
Carroll/JJ/Caboclo
Al Horford / Patterson
Val/Biyombo/Nogueria / Booker

First to 4 votes advance.

ThunderFan123 · Post #2 » by **ThunderFan123** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:50 am

SimonFish wrote:1. CLE vs 8. PHI

CLE:
PG: Kyrie Irving/Mo Williams/Matt Dellavedova
SG: Khris Middleton/JR Smith
SF: LeBron James/Luol Deng/Gerald Green
PF: Kevin Love/Marcus Morris
C: Timofey Mozgov/Anderson Varejao

PHI:
PG: Reggie Jackson, Patty Mills, Isaiah Canaan,
SG: Nic Batum, Ben Mclemore, Rashad Vaughn
SF: Giannis Antetokoumpo, Andre Roberson, Hollis Thompson
PF: Kristaps Porzingis, Thomas Robinson, Perry Jones III,
C: jusuf Nurkic, Willie Cauley-Stein

2. MEM vs 7. CHA

MEM:
Jrue Holiday / Norris Cole / Leandro Barbosa / Vince Carter
Jimmy Butler / Tony Allen / Jordan Adams
Kawhi Leonard/ Wilson Chandler / Matt Barnes
Draymond Green / Zach Randolph/ Jarell Martin
Roy Hibbert / Chris Anderson

CHA:
PG: Tony Parker, Rajon Rondo, Brian Roberts, Jerian Grant
SG: CJ McCollum, Justin Anderson, Nik Stauskas
SF: Al-Farouq Aminu, TJ Warren, Marcus Landry
PF: Paul Millsap, Joel Embiid, Richaun Holmes
CT: Al Jefferson, Frank Kaminsky

3. CHI vs 6. MIN

CHI:
PG: Jeff Teague/Deron Williams/Aaron Brooks
SG: Bradley Beal/Iman Shumpert/Langston Galloway
SF: Thaddeus Young/Mike Dunleavy/Doug McDermott
PF: Serge Ibaka/Taj Gibson/Bobby Portis
C: Marc Gasol/Steven Adams/Nene Hilario

MIN:
Ricky Rubio (28) /Dennis Schroeder (20) /Andre Miller
Danny Green (22) Zach LaVine (26) /
Andrew Wiggins (30) /Shabazz Muhammed (18)/Tayshaun Prince
Jabari Parker(28)/Nemanja Bjelica (20)/ Kevin Garnett
Rudy Gobert (28)/Gorgui Dieng (20)/Nikola Pekovic

4. IND vs 5. TOR

IND:
George Hill (32) /Monta Ellis (16)/ Toney Douglas
Wesley Matthews (20) / Manu Ginobli (12) / Monta Ellis (16) / Joseph Young
Paul George (24)/ Wesley Matthews (12) / Thabo Sefolosha (12) / Glenn Robinson
Chris Bosh (30) / Paul George (10) / Mirza Teletovic (8) / LaVoy Allen
Robin Lopez (32) / Chris Kaman (6) / Ian Manhimi (10)

TOR:
Lowry/Joseph/Wright
Derozan/ Jennings / Ross
Carroll/JJ/Caboclo
Al Horford / Patterson
Val/Biyombo/Nogueria / Booker

First to 4 votes advance.

My votes are

Cleveland

Memphis

Bulls

Toronto

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SimonFish · Post #3 » by **SimonFish** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:53 am

1. CLE vs 8. PHI
Cleveland sweep because it is much better.

2. MEM vs 7. CHA
Memphis sweep because it is much better.

3. CHI vs 6. MIN
Chicago win in 7. Reminds me of the CHI vs MIL series this year, but this Bulls team is worse than real life and this Minni team is better than real life Bucks. Chicago win because they have the best player (Marc Gasol).

4. IND vs 5. TOR
Indiana in 5. TOR was the 3rd seed in my books (same Raptors team adding Horford), but too bad they match up with the 2nd seed in my books which is far more superior.

ChicagoSportsFan21 · Post #4 » by **ChicagoSportsFan21** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:02 am

My votes goes to...

CLE vs. PHI

Winner: CLE-Too easy for the big 3 of Irving, LBJ, and Love.

MEM vs. CHA

Winner: MEM-Butler/Leonard tandem would be deadly in this series.

IND vs. TOR

Winner: IND-George makes a difference in this one plus I like the duo of Ellis/Ginobili coming off the bench for them.

DroppinDimes · Post #5 » by **DroppinDimes** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:08 am

Memphis
Bulls
Pacers

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ChicagoSportsFan21 · Post #6 » by **ChicagoSportsFan21** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:08 am

SimonFish wrote:this Bulls team is worse than real life

Really? I thought my team was a lot better constructed.

Coach: JVG>Hoiberg..experience counts.
PG: Teague>Rose...can't trust Rose anymore with injury history/huge contract
SG: Beal<Butler...I will give you that although Beal is still very young.
SF: Young>Dunleavy...younger/more athletic/versatile
PF: Ibaka>Gasol...younger/more athletic/versatile
C: Gasol>Noah...more versatile/less injury concerns

My depth>Bulls team-all potential starters for my second team

SimonFish · Post #7 » by **SimonFish** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:13 am

ChicagoSportsFan21 wrote:
SimonFish wrote:this Bulls team is worse than real life

Really? I thought my team was a lot better constructed.

Coach: JVG>Hoiberg..experience counts.
PG: Teague>Rose...can't trust Rose anymore with injury history/huge contract
SG: Beal<Butler...I will give you that although Beal is still very young.
SF: Young>Dunleavy...younger/more athletic/versatile
PF: Ibaka>Gasol...younger/more athletic/versatile
C: Gasol>Noah...more versatile/less injury concerns

My depth>Bulls team-all potential starters for my second team

Agree to disagree, I voted for your team anyway.

spearsy23 · Post #8 » by **spearsy23** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:15 am

Memphis
Chicago
Don't think either of those series are close, and I agree with CSF, I think this Bulls team is loaded with talent AND fit.

Indy vs Tor is the closest but I'll take Indy, I think they're slightly better or equal at every position.

ChicagoSportsFan21 · Post #9 » by **ChicagoSportsFan21** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:31 am

VOTE SUMMARY (need minimum of first 4 votes to advance):

CLE (3) VS PHI (0)

MEM (5) VS CHA (0)

CHI (4) VS MIN (0)

IND (4) VS TOR (1)

Congrats to MEM, CHI, and IND moving on to the next round. MEM will play CHI while IND will face the winner of CLE vs PHI

spearsy23 · Post #10 » by **spearsy23** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:34 am

Philly's primed for a comeback here. Right guys?

damecurry · Post #11 » by **damecurry** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:11 am

I'll cast the deciding vote,
Cleveland in 4. If this game were a year in the future philly would grab a game, if it was 5 years they'd win the series but right now, easy cavs win.

Eastern conference round 1 is decided, I'll post round 2 up shortly.