First Round Playoff Thread

blazza18 · Post #3741 » by **blazza18** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:21 am

Great sportsmanship shown by Rondo and Garnett. Was classless.

Max Green · Post #3742 » by **Max Green** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:22 am

I wonder if the media will make a big deal over KG and Rondo leaving immediately without shaking hands like they did about Lebron James.

Max Green · Post #3743 » by **Max Green** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:23 am

blazza18 wrote:Great sportsmanship shown by Rondo and Garnett. Was classless.

Well they are the two biggest pricks on their team.

Newz · Post #3744 » by **Newz** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:24 am

Never really liked Boston... but I feel bad for those guys that it is likely over. They were a hell of a team.

This should be a very exciting Finals. I am going to pick OKC to win. But I think the series rides on Wade. If Wade steps up, Miami should have a very good chance.

trwi7 · Post #3745 » by **trwi7** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:26 am

Only two assists for LeBron? Should be amnestied imo.

InsideOut · Post #3746 » by **InsideOut** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:27 am

Will be interesting to see what Boston does.

I'm looking forward to this finals more than most. I think James is going to want to take it to KD.

If the Thunder win it I'll guess Westbrook wins the finals MVP.

europa · Post #3747 » by **europa** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:32 am

Sad day for the NBA.

ANTETOKOUNBROS · Post #3748 » by **ANTETOKOUNBROS** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:36 am

I love how the Bucks are responsible for the Heat not having HCA in the Finals. lmao we are the biggest trolls ever

Wooderson · Post #3749 » by **Wooderson** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:51 am

InsideOut wrote:Will be interesting to see what Boston does.

I'm looking forward to this finals more than most. I think James is going to want to take it to KD.

If the Thunder win it I'll guess Westbrook wins the finals MVP.

Westbrook has struggled scoring the ball so far in the playoffs and has a tendancy to stagnate ball movement at the expense of better options imo. OKC has so many weapons - even Sefolosha and Ibaka can kill you from the perimeter - that they are almost impossible to stop when everyone's engaged on that end. It's a huge advantage having so many guys that can help you on both ends of the court.

That being said, Westbrook can definitely get hot, and they may need him to with LeBron likely on Durant for large portions of the game.

AussieBuck · Post #3750 » by **AussieBuck** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:53 am

Hell of a series, i'm really excited for the finals now.

Ayt · Post #3751 » by **Ayt** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:02 am

Bosh is going to be very important in drawing defenders away from the basket. He also obviously provides both a perimeter shooter and a guy who can catch and finish in the paint. Miami has very few finishers beyond the obvious.

Newz · Post #3752 » by **Newz** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:36 am

Still going to pick OKC to win in five.

LeBron is the only guy on the Heat roster who can even hope to defend Durant. He's going to have to defend him 40+ minutes and the Heat will still be relying on him to come up with a majority of their offense. Can LeBron do that? Maybe. If anyone in the league can it's him. But that's a lot to ask of any player.

I think James Harden is an underrated player and nearing legit superstar status at this point. If he's on the Bucks or any team where he is 'the man' I think he's a 25/5/5 guy on good efficiency. Westbrook is also a stud and Ibaka is one of the better 'role players' in the league. In addition to that I think Perkins is going to have a big series against a small Miami team. OKC having Thabo to throw at LeBron to give Durant a rest on D is going to be huge.

Overall I don't trust Bosh yet despite the great effort tonight. Not sure he is quite back to who he needs to be after the injury. I especially do not trust Wade to turn in big performances with the way he has been playing.

However, if Wade plays the way he is capable of then I think Miami has a great chance.

Nowak008 · Post #3753 » by **Nowak008** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:48 am

Newz ur just saying that so if the Heat do win you can say how great Lebron is. I can see ur tricks.

Newz · Post #3754 » by **Newz** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:07 am

Nowak008 wrote:Newz ur just saying that so if the Heat do win you can say how great Lebron is. I can see ur tricks.

Nah. I think LeBron is the best player in the league and I think it's pretty clear. But I think Kevin Durant is pretty close and is destined to be a Hall of Famer/multiple time MVP as well.

I think Durant is an overall more complete scorer than James is. His jump shot is incredible and his length lets him get it off at will against just about any defender. It's also impressive that his range seems almost limitless. Durant has also turned into a very good rebounder as well and is actually good on the defensive end.

But I take James over him because James is one of the best distributors in the league and because I think he is the most dominant perimeter defender in the NBA right now. I think he's close to Durant as a scorer and has a slight edge on him when it comes to being able to rebound the ball.

In the end I wouldn't be surprised if Durant outplayed him though. He certainly has the talent to do so.

So you take that and then add in that I think OKCs cast is better and I think OKC is going to take the series.

jakecronus8 · Post #3755 » by **jakecronus8** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:00 am

I see Sefolosha doing a decent job on Lebron, and Westbrook will be MVP. Thunder in 6 after a few questionably officiated games

AussieBuck · Post #3756 » by **AussieBuck** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:28 am

Newz wrote:LeBron is the only guy on the Heat roster who can even hope to defend Durant.

IIRC Battier has done very well defending Durant. It could be very close series given that the bulk of Miami's defense comes from their perimeter talent which makes it a great match up plus both teams can put out ultra sexy small ball lineups with their big guns at PF.

White+Purple · Post #3757 » by **White+Purple** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:57 am

Wooderson wrote:
InsideOut wrote:Will be interesting to see what Boston does.

I'm looking forward to this finals more than most. I think James is going to want to take it to KD.

If the Thunder win it I'll guess Westbrook wins the finals MVP.

Westbrook has struggled scoring the ball so far in the playoffs and has a tendancy to stagnate ball movement at the expense of better options imo. OKC has so many weapons - even Sefolosha and Ibaka can kill you from the perimeter - that they are almost impossible to stop when everyone's engaged on that end. It's a huge advantage having so many guys that can help you on both ends of the court.

That being said, Westbrook can definitely get hot, and they may need him to with LeBron likely on Durant for large portions of the game.

$wag.

Offense wins games, defense wins titles, swag wins individual awards.

jerrod · Post #3758 » by **jerrod** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:50 pm

White+Purple wrote:
Offense wins games, defense wins titles, swag wins individual awards.

and the buck don't win anything

jakecronus8 · Post #3759 » by **jakecronus8** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:54 pm

jerrod wrote:
White+Purple wrote:
Offense wins games, defense wins titles, swag wins individual awards.

and the buck don't win anything

trwi7 · Post #3760 » by **trwi7** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:55 pm

jerrod wrote:
White+Purple wrote:
Offense wins games, defense wins titles, swag wins individual awards.

and the buck don't win anything

Man, we added a ton of swag and it's still not enough to win.