Why are they still playing? The NBA Playoffs Thread

Post #1 » by **fatlever** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:03 pm

what are your predictions for the playoffs?

1st round

bulls vs sixers - bulls in 5
heat vs knicks - heat in 5
pacers vs magic - pacers in 7
celtics vs hawks - celtics in 6

spurs vs jazz - spurs in 5
thunder vs mavs - thunder in 6
lakers vs nuggets - lakers in 6
grizzlies vs clippers - grizzlies in 7

how boring, i didnt predict a single upset.

which 1st round series are you most excited about? i cant wait to watch grizz vs clippers and thunder vs mavs

which player will make a name for himself in these playoffs? i think ramon sessions is going to have a really good playoffs and give the lakers what the missed last year, which is much needed quickness at the pg spot.

which favorite team is ripe for an upset? i'd have to go with pacers simply due to inexperience

rank the top 5 teams in order of who you think has the best chance to win it all
1. spurs
2. heat
3. thunder
4. bulls
5. lakers

rank the teams in order of who you want to win
1. grizzlies
2. spurs
3. sixers
4. mavs
5. thunder
6. pacers
7. nuggets
8. jazz
9. bulls
10. magic
11. hawks
12. knicks
13. celtics
14. lakers
15. clippers
16. heat

who will be finals MVP? tony parker

Post #2 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:12 pm

HorCats in 7

Kembastockton · Post #3 » by **Kembastockton** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:31 pm

what are your predictions for the playoffs?

1st round

bulls vs sixers - bulls in 5
heat vs knicks - heat in 4
pacers vs magic - pacers in 6
celtics vs hawks - celtics in 7

spurs vs jazz - spurs in 5
thunder vs mavs - thunder in 5
lakers vs nuggets - lakers in 5
grizzlies vs clippers - grizzlies in 7

which 1st round series are you most excited about? Lakers and Nuggets

which player will make a name for himself in these playoffs? Galinarri- Without Metta I think he makes this series more interesting than it should have been.

which favorite team is ripe for an upset? Celtics- The hawks are playing great right now.

rank the top 5 teams in order of who you think has the best chance to win it all
1. Thunder
2. spurs
3. heat
4. lakers
Let's be realistic no one else has a realistic chance.

rank the teams in order of who you want to win
1. Thunder
2. spurs
3. Pacers
4. Nuggets
5. Hawks
The Lakers, Heat and Sixers I can't stand. The rest of the teams in the playoffs I don't care enough about to make a list.

who will be finals MVP? KD

amcoolio · Post #4 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:07 pm

The Knicks fans are actually thankful they got the Heat and think they can win the series in 6 or 7 games. Nothing would be better than a thorough asswhooping 4 straight games.

Jaruff · Post #5 » by **Jaruff** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:22 pm

Bulls v Sixers - Bulls in 6
Heat v Knicks - Knicks in 7, upset alert, **** gets crazy
Pacers v Magic - Pacers in 5
Celtics v Hawks - Celtics in 7

Spurs v Jazz - Spurs in 5
Thunder v Mavs - Thunder in 5
Lakers v Nuggets - Lakers in 7
Grizzlies v Clippers - Clippers in 7

Kembastockton · Post #6 » by **Kembastockton** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:23 pm

amcoolio wrote:The Knicks fans are actually thankful they got the Heat and think they can win the series in 6 or 7 games. Nothing would be better than a thorough asswhooping 4 straight games.

That is because Knicks fans think they are good. The knicks are fool's gold.

Knicky Barnes · Post #7 » by **Knicky Barnes** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:28 pm

amcoolio wrote:The Knicks fans are actually thankful they got the Heat and think they can win the series in 6 or 7 games. Nothing would be better than a thorough asswhooping 4 straight games.

Hahahaha!! Bless your little hearts, LOLcats fans.

Post #8 » by **fatlever** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:49 pm

@ knicky barnes - this isnt the general board. be careful. i dont have much tolerance for fans from other teams coming to laugh at our team right now.

Knicky Barnes · Post #9 » by **Knicky Barnes** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:01 pm

fatlever wrote:@ knicky barnes - this isnt the general board. be careful. i dont have much tolerance for fans from other teams coming to laugh at our team right now.

My bad... But I didn't laugh at the team tho, I laughed at the comment.

Post #10 » by **fatlever** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:08 pm

Knicky Barnes wrote:
fatlever wrote:@ knicky barnes - this isnt the general board. be careful. i dont have much tolerance for fans from other teams coming to laugh at our team right now.

My bad... But I didn't laugh at the team tho, I laughed at the comment.

fair enough. good luck vs the heat. for the record, i am rooting for the knicks.

HornetJail · Post #11 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:30 pm

1st round

bulls vs sixers - bulls in 5 (Rose playing at 75% is a thousand times better than Collison/Hill)
heat vs knicks - heat in 6 (Melo/STAT aren't playing well together)
pacers vs magic - pacers in 5 (Magic are a bottom 5 team in the league without Dwight)
celtics vs hawks - celtics in 5 (Hawks probably won't Al Horford)

spurs vs jazz - spurs in 5 (too young to compete against the loaded Spurs)
thunder vs mavs - thunder in 7 (hard-fought series, but the Mavs are going to miss TC immensely)
lakers vs nuggets - lakers in 6 (really wish this was a LAL/DAL series, but it isn't

Denver's depth could win them a couple of games)
grizzlies vs clippers - clippers in 6 (I'm not a believer in the Grizz. I am however a believer in Lob City)

which 1st round series are you most excited about? Thunder/Mavericks (two favorite teams outside of the Cats), Heat/Knicks (I had these teams matchup in the ECF in predictions before the season)

which player will make a name for himself in these playoffs? Shumpert (I expect him to go absolutely nuts when matched up against Norris Cole in the first round)

which favorite team is ripe for an upset? Spurs (They are old and I think LAC will go crazy on them in the 2nd round.

rank the top 5 teams in order of who you think has the best chance to win it all
1. Thunder
2. Heat
3. Chicago
4. LA Clippers
5. San Antonio
5a. LA Lakers

rank the teams in order of who you want to win
1. Oklahoma City (because I love their Big 4)
2. Dallas (Dirk should repeat)
3. Knicks (TC, Amare, and Shump are among my favorite players)
4. LA Clippers (Blake fan)
5. Nuggets (I love watching the Manimal)
6. Heat (It would really shut up all the Heat/Lebron haters)
7. Celtics (I was born less than 100 miles from Boston)
8. Spurs (Kind of neutral, I think they've been overrated the last couple years)
9. Atlanta (J-SMOOVE, no one else really)
10. 76ers (I'd love Iggy, one of the most underrated in the league, to add a ring to his collection)
11. Grizzlies (Just not really a fan of anyone on that roster, and they're overated)
12. Jazz (same as Grizz, although they're not overrated, they're just not very good)
13. Magic (J-Rich is the only dude on that team I even remotely like)
14. Pacers (just don't like them or anyone on the team)
15. Bulls (because I get $50 if they don't win a championship, also Bulls fans are generally annoying)
16. LA Lakers (too many reasons to list why I hate them: In short: 1) Kobe 2) Bynum 3)MWP 4)Their fans)

who will be finals MVP? KD: The first of many

LamarMatic7 · Post #12 » by **LamarMatic7** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:34 pm

I think the Hawks have a decent chance of beating the Celtics. I believe something will go wrong for Boston (an injury or two) and the deep Hawks bench will play a role.

My dark horse is Memphis, I truly believe that they are capable of making it to the finals and guess what - they seem to match up with the Heat just great.

captaincrunk · Post #13 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:03 pm

I really don't think OKC is that great of a team. They remind me of the Magic a few years ago where they were in the ECF and finals a few times but there was always a better team.

amcoolio · Post #14 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:40 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:I think the Hawks have a decent chance of beating the Celtics. I believe something will go wrong for Boston (an injury or two) and the deep Hawks bench will play a role.

My dark horse is Memphis, I truly believe that they are capable of making it to the finals and guess what - they seem to match up with the Heat just great.

Rondo will dominate the Hawks. I don't think Boston is that good either. They should have traded Pierce/Allen/KG sooner to build around Rondo. They are hanging on to them too long like we did with Wallace

TheKingofSting · Post #15 » by **TheKingofSting** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:00 pm

Bulls vs Sixers - Bulls in 4
Heat vs Knicks - Heat in 4
Pacers vs Magic - Pacers in 4
Celtics vs Hawks - Celtics in 5

Spurs vs Jazz - Spurs in 6
Thunder vs Mavs - Thunder in 5
Lakers vs Nuggets - Nuggets in 6
Grizzlies vs Clippers - Grizzlies in 6

which 1st round series are you most excited about? Grizzlies vs Clippers, Heat vs Knicks

which player will make a name for himself in these playoffs? Avery Bradley continues to breakout.

which favorite team is ripe for an upset? Lakers, the Nuggets are a tough draw.

rank the top 5 teams in order of who you think has the best chance to win it all
1. Heat
2. Spurs
3. Bulls
4. Thunder
5. Grizzlies

rank the teams in order of who you want to win
1. Heat
2. Clippers
3. Sixers
4. Thunder
5. Nuggets
6. Pacers
7. Jazz
8. Magic
9. Celtics
10. Spurs
11. Mavs
12. Hawks
13. Bulls
14. Grizzlies
15. Knicks
16. Lakers

who will be finals MVP? LeBron

doc.end · Post #16 » by **doc.end** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:25 pm

fatlever wrote:
Knicky Barnes wrote:
fatlever wrote:@ knicky barnes - this isnt the general board. be careful. i dont have much tolerance for fans from other teams coming to laugh at our team right now.

My bad... But I didn't laugh at the team tho, I laughed at the comment.

fair enough. good luck vs the heat. for the record, i am rooting for the knicks.

I am just glad one of them would come home. Same primadonnas, only ones are better and (the way how they are getting) supporting cast differ. And Anthony used his wedding insted of The Decision.

thruthefire · Post #17 » by **thruthefire** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:46 pm

It's pretty comical just how much better LeBron is than everyone else on the court.

thruthefire · Post #18 » by **thruthefire** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:36 pm

TC's playing like he did with the Bobcats: 0 points, 3 rebounds, 7 turnovers.

captaincrunk · Post #19 » by **captaincrunk** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:49 pm

the officiatiing crippled NYK early on in this game. Took a 5-12 point deficit to around under 20. Completely deflated them.

HornetJail · Post #20 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:56 pm

Westbrook better watch out tonight. Today's been a rough day for athletic point guard knees.