Why this assumption that the knicks will face the celtics?

[RHODEY]

I’m on the record Pistons in 5

You need a penalty for being wrong.
I propose that you to promise to post nothing but Knick homer comments for week.

[Luv those Knicks]

Pistons in 4

I don't see that at all. NY is way too talented. Even if they lose the series, they'll win a few.

Team is soft, coach sucks. Knicks not making it out of round 1

I get what you're saying, but no way in heck do they lose in 4 games. No way.

Could they lose to Detroit or maybe Milwaukee . . . sure. Lose in 4? I don't see it. Ain't happening, just as I have a hard time seeing them wining in 4. I could see them wining in maybe 5 if they get hot.

This is a good team with lots of scoring options and some flaws, but it's still a good team.

[kNicksGmen]

I mean say what you want about Thibs but the Knicks have only gotten eliminated in the first round once and that was with Randle. People claimed they were going to lose to Cleveland and they beat them pretty easily. They also claimed that the Knicks were going to lose to Philly last season. Now this year it’s the Pistons that’s going to supposedly eliminate them.

i feel like the way that series is remembered isn't fair to the cavs.

it was closer than people remember and they missed a ton of wide open 3s (thibs defensive specialty).

mitch and ihart dominated yes but most games came down to the stretch and hart hit some timely 3s as their gameplan was to smartly leave him open (backfired). the idea that thibs outcoached bickerstaff or knicks won easily, dominated etc etc is a bit of a stretch.

game 1 knicks barely won by 4 - brunson clutch down the stretch
game 2 cavs won in a blowout
game 3 knicks won in a blowout
game 4 knicks won with a big 4th quarter. game was close and i remember hart hitting a few grenades (aka lucky shots) late.
game 5 knicks came out and won convincingly - at that point i think the cavs spirit was already broken as they were down 3-1

so yea knicks won "convincingly" but 2 of the knicks wins were close that they pulled out in the 4th / down the stretch with some hart heroics.