Which team out East has the best shot to upset the Cavaliers

JordansBulls · Post #1 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:10 pm

Which team out East has the best shot to upset the Cavaliers in the playoffs?

Orlando
Atlanta
Boston
Toronto
Chicago
Milwaukee
Miami
Charlotte

That Nicka · Post #2 » by **That Nicka** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:12 pm

Jimmy76 · Post #3 » by **Jimmy76** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:12 pm

raps in 4

raps4life~ · Post #4 » by **raps4life~** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:13 pm

Toronto has played them surprising well this season, winning a game, and taking another one to OT without Bosh. But in a 7 game series no chance in hell. Obvious answer is the Magic.

InBoobieWeTrust · Post #5 » by **InBoobieWeTrust** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:14 pm

I think Orlando is the only team that, over a 7 game series, has a chance at coming out on top.

kash3d · Post #6 » by **kash3d** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:15 pm

Vancouver Clippers January 1st 2013 o wait we'll be dead....

DumbyTheWizard · Post #7 » by **DumbyTheWizard** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:19 pm

Orlando has a shot, but they wont...

mattyBoi · Post #8 » by **mattyBoi** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:22 pm

If Cleveland beats the Magic I would consider that an upset. Orlando is Eastern Conference Champs regardless of record.

GameOver25 · Post #9 » by **GameOver25** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:23 pm

Magic

RoleModel · Post #10 » by **RoleModel** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:26 pm

mattyBoi wrote:If Cleveland beats the Magic I would consider that an upset. Orlando is Eastern Conference Champs regardless of record.

*Looks at avatar*

Oh, okay then. :lol:

LApwnd · Post #11 » by **LApwnd** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:26 pm

yea it is really an upset if magic beat them again? I wouldn't consider that an upset, not even if Bos beats them, I would consider Tor/Atl beating them an upset.

bicatmit · Post #12 » by **bicatmit** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:27 pm

I would have asked this question using the teams that are likely to be seeded 5-8 as they're the ones that are the big underdogs. Orlando already beat the Cavs last year so if they do it again it wouldn't exactly be an upset. I wouldn't be surprised if Boston did it while healthy, either.

GamePoint · Post #13 » by **GamePoint** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:32 pm

LApwnd wrote:yea it is really an upset if magic beat them again? I wouldn't consider that an upset, not even if Bos beats them, I would consider Tor/Atl beating them an upset.

+1

Boston or Orlando beating Cleveland wouldn't really be an upset.

If anyone can pull it off, it'd be ATL/CHA/TOR

Atl has the athleticism, scoring prowess, and I expect them to build on their previous playoff showings.

CHA - if im not mistaken - has split games with Cleveland so far.

Tor beat Cleveland once and took Cleveland to overtime without Bosh

With that said, the only team that can realistically eliminate the Cavs will be either ATL/BOS/ORL.

ImmortalD24 · Post #14 » by **ImmortalD24** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 9:39 pm

mattyBoi wrote:If Cleveland beats the Magic I would consider that an upset. Orlando is Eastern Conference Champs regardless of record.

Was it an upset when the Lakers beat the Spurs in 2008? The previous season/ playoffs have nothing to do with this season, nothing is permanent.

Cavaliers are not only the favorites coming out of the east, they are the favorites to win it all.. and deservedly so.

illiance · Post #15 » by **illiance** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:05 pm

Orlando would be favored IMO.

JordansBulls · Post #16 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:06 pm

GamePoint wrote:
LApwnd wrote:yea it is really an upset if magic beat them again? I wouldn't consider that an upset, not even if Bos beats them, I would consider Tor/Atl beating them an upset.

+1

Boston or Orlando beating Cleveland wouldn't really be an upset.

If anyone can pull it off, it'd be ATL/CHA/TOR

Atl has the athleticism, scoring prowess, and I expect them to build on their previous playoff showings.

CHA - if im not mistaken - has split games with Cleveland so far.

Tor beat Cleveland once and took Cleveland to overtime without Bosh

With that said, the only team that can realistically eliminate the Cavs will be either ATL/BOS/ORL.

Why not? Cavs have the better record and better player. How could you not be the favorite if you have the better record and the best player on the floor?

J-Ville Smoke · Post #17 » by **J-Ville Smoke** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:15 pm

Orlando beating Cleveland would be an upset. Cleveland has the best player, best record, AND HCA.

That being said, I think it's Cleveland's year and only Boston and Orlando have a shot at taking the series to more than 5 games.

LApwnd · Post #18 » by **LApwnd** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:16 pm

JordansBulls wrote:
GamePoint wrote:
LApwnd wrote:yea it is really an upset if magic beat them again? I wouldn't consider that an upset, not even if Bos beats them, I would consider Tor/Atl beating them an upset.

+1

Boston or Orlando beating Cleveland wouldn't really be an upset.

If anyone can pull it off, it'd be ATL/CHA/TOR

Atl has the athleticism, scoring prowess, and I expect them to build on their previous playoff showings.

CHA - if im not mistaken - has split games with Cleveland so far.

Tor beat Cleveland once and took Cleveland to overtime without Bosh

With that said, the only team that can realistically eliminate the Cavs will be either ATL/BOS/ORL.

Why not? Cavs have the better record and better player. How could you not be the favorite if you have the better record and the best player on the floor?

that was the case last year, Cavs had better overall record/players and were unbeatable at home....when Orl. won I wasn't surprised, what was surprising was the fact that Clev gave up some many double digit leads in that series.

mattg · Post #19 » by **mattg** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:23 pm

the bucks if Jennings is on fire.

Vertical Limit · Post #20 » by **Vertical Limit** » Wed Mar 3, 2010 10:25 pm

I don't think the Magic will pull the upset this year though. Last year I had my money on the Magic. This year not so much, they will miss Hedo.