Own a Team - 2012 Playoffs - EAST - 2nd round

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WELCOME TO THE 1ST ROUND OF THE
2012 NBA PLAYOFFS!

EAST

1.BROOKLYN NETS


vs

4. NEW YORK KNICKS


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2. BOSTON CELTICS


vs

3. ORLANDO MAGIC

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Please allow a bit of time for teams to post write ups for their 2nd round match ups before voting begins.

Good Luck!

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Depth Chart



Jameer Nelson / Dwyane Wade / Jason Richardson / Chris Bosh / Nikola Pekovic



Jerryd Bayless / Courtney Lee / Quentin Richardson / Glen Davis / Spencer Hawes

pg: Nelson 28 / Bayless 20
sg: Wade 38 / Lee 10
sf: J. Richardson 30 / Q. Richardson 10 / Lee 8
pf: Bosh 38 / Davis 10
c: Pekovic 30 / Hawes 18

vs.

Boston Celtics


Minutes from 1st round:
Wall (36)/Dooling (10)/Thomas (2)
George (36)/Pietrus (12)
Pierce (44)/Pavlovic (4)
Garnett (40)/Steimsma (4) Johnson (4)
Hibbert (34)/Steimsma (12)/Hollins (2)


Game plan: The Celtics team has zero bench, playing aging pierce and garnett over 40 mpg in the 1st round. fatigue and foul trouble will render this team very vulnerable. i plan to use younger, fresher legs to expose their slow/aging front court. my depth will come through for me as well as having the best player on the court in dwyane wade. their rotation is simply unsustainable.

[The J Rocka]

Starting 5:



Key role players:



Minutes:
Wall (40)/Dooling (8)/Thomas (2)
George (36)/Pietrus (10)Thomas (2)
Pierce (40)/Pavlovic (4)/Pietrus (4)
Garnett (38)/Stiemsma (6) Johnson (4)
Hibbert (34)/Stiemsma (12)/Hollins (2)

Offense:
With Wall's youth, we'll look for him to attack hard this series. With Nelson/Bayless on him, he'll be able to shake them off going iso. We'll need him to share the scoring load with Pierce. KG still has that uncanny adrenaline that will keep him going this series. He'll be able to still knock down his mid-range & money baseline shots. Paul Pierce will need to continue to be our number one scorer. We'll have Wall and George use their athleticism and ability to score and look for Pierce to close out the game. Any signs of KG getting tired, we'll lean on Hibbert to do all the big man scoring while Stiemsma does the dirty work defensively.

Defense:
-We can only contest Wade. He'll more than likely do his damage every game but George with his longer frame should be able to make it difficult for Wade to get easy buckets. He'll have to work to get his.

-We're not too worried about the supporting cast. Wade will want the ball in his hands as well as Bosh. KG should be able to lockdown Bosh one-on-one.

-Defend the 3. Nelson, J-Rich, Bayless, and Q-Rich will all be camping out at 3. Defend it, nothing easy.

-Force Courtney Lee to take outside shots. Protect the paint against him.

-Pekovic is most effective with a pass first PG. He'll look to get points off putbacks/second chance opportunities. Box him out and strip the ball out of his hands in the paint.

Defensive match ups:
Wall - Nelson
George - Wade
Pierce - Richardson
Garnett - Bosh
Hibbert - Pekovic

[Blazer50]

Wall has a great run in this series - to the detriment of his team. While he averages 21 PPG, he is unable to get easy opportunities for his team mates and in the end the Celtics age catches up to them. With no depth, the Magic are able to run fresh troops in with Bayless and Hawes providing scoring punch from the bench and kicking up the tempo to the Celts demise. Boston stays close in each game but is out in 6.

[Zion Wembanyama]

BK - NY (NY 4-3)

BOS - ORL (ORL 4-2)

[RoyalWun]

A tough one. But imma say:

Brooklyn over New York in 7
Orlando over Boston in 6

[Dan Verze]

Brooklyn-Knicks - Brooklyn wins in 7.
Orlando-Boston - Orlando wins in 5.

[-Kees-]

Knicks over Brooklyn in 7
Orlando over Boston in 6

[HartfordWhalers]

Brooklyn in 5,
Orlando in 6.

[erolgonzales]

Brooklyn in 6,
Orlando in 7.

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Eastern Conference Finals will be Orlando 7 -0 v Brooklyn 4-2